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Teachers' Perspectives on Culturally-Relevant Computing: Principles and Processes
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Hoffman, Daniel L.; Leong, Peter; Ka'aloa, Rochelle Pi'ilani H.; Paek, Seungoh – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
Culturally-relevant computing has been discussed as a way to promote K-12 Computer Science education and address ongoing challenges related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. What is not well understood about the practice of culturally-relevant computing, however, is how to bring together existing cultural frameworks and Computer Science…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Computer Science Education, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Principles
The Dissertation in Practice Experience
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Watson, Joshua C.; Mochizuki, Lynn T. – Educational Perspectives, 2017
In the fall of 2011, the University of Hawai'i College of Education initiated its Doctorate in Professional Educational Practice (EdD) program with the first cohort of thirty students. These students, representing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, began a three-year voyage of coursework and collaborative inquiry in applying…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Graduate Students, Program Descriptions, Program Design
A Study of 10 States since Passage of the National Family Caregiver Support Program: Policies, Perceptions, and Program Development
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Feinberg, Lynn Friss; Newman, Sandra L. – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: This study describes the preliminary experiences of 10 states in providing support services to family or informal caregivers of elderly adults and adults with disabilities; it focuses on the newly created National Family Caregiver Support Program, state general funds, Medicaid-waiver programs, and other state-funding streams. Design and…
Descriptors: Family Support, State Officials, Program Design, Program Development
Health Indicators: A Tool for Program Review
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Abou-Sayf, Frank K. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2006
A visual tool used to evaluate instructional program performance has been designed by the University of Hawaii Community College system. The tool combines features from traffic lights, blood-chemistry test reports, and industry production control charts, and is labeled the Program Health-Indicator Chart. The tool was designed to minimize the labor…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Instrumentation, Program Development, Program Descriptions
A Framework for Understanding Community Education.
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Ing, Vivian S. P. – Educational Perspectives, 1979
The author defines community education and identifies those components which seem to facilitate an ideal relationship between a school and its neighborhood. Criteria for evaluating the community education emphasis of a particular school are included. This article is part of a theme issue on community education in Hawaii. (SJL)
Descriptors: Activities, Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Schools
Changing Paradigms: A New Teacher Education Model for Rural Hawaii.
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Lemke, June; Harrison, Suzanne – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2000
To address Hawaii's shortage of rural special education teachers and new state teacher employment requirements, Gonzaga University (Washington) designed a master's level preservice teacher education program to be delivered at an Oahu high school. Course content, scheduling, and format were tailored to meet the needs of currently employed but…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, High Schools, Higher Education, Masters Programs