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Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Div. of Special Education Services. – 1991
Summaries are provided of classroom research projects undertaken by Colorado teachers of students with learning disabilities. For each project, the document supplies the project title, researcher, school, problem statement, objective, population, assessment, procedures, evaluation, implications, and resources used. Project titles and researchers…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
Payne, Stephen L., Ed.; Charnov, Bruce H., Ed. – 1987
Ethical dilemmas faced by many academicians in the course of their work activities and role demands are described in eight articles and 24 case illustrations. Article titles and authors are as follows: "The Academician as Good Citizen" (Bruce H. Charnov); "Fundamental Means to Ethical Teaching" (Gordon A. Walter, Mary Ann Von Glinow); "Concern for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cheating, College Faculty, College Instruction
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Science and Engineering Education. – 1987
The Program for Research in Teaching and Learning of the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports basic and applied research on what NSF considers to be the most significant factors that underlie effective teaching and learning in science and mathematics at all levels. This document provides descriptions of projects funded during fiscal years…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Schermer, George; And Others – 1988
Recognizing the broad range of social and economic limitations associated with residential segregation, the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations initiated a research program to define the extent of these problems and to advance strategies for dealing with them. The initial phase of the project commissioned research papers which were reviewed and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Housing Discrimination, Minority Groups
Metropolitan Life Foundation. – 1984
Results of Metropolitan Life Foundation's Educational Awards for Institutional Self-Study program are provided. The objective of the program was to help four-year colleges and universities conduct studies on key problems and opportunities. Of the 546 institutions that submitted proposals, 28 were awarded grants totalling $227,600. The purpose and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, College Admission, College Planning
McCredie, John W., Ed. – 1983
Ten case studies that describe the planning process and strategies employed by colleges who use computing and communication systems are presented, based on a 1981-1982 study conducted by EDUCOM. An introduction by John W. McCredie summarizes several current and future effects of the rapid spread and integration of computing and communication…
Descriptors: Budgets, Case Studies, College Planning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Flack, Bruce C. – 1987
The universities in Taiwan, in carrying out their missions of research, teaching, and public service, have made significant advances in improving the quality of their faculties. Both public and private universities have undertaken a variety of faculty development activities to help their faculties grow professionally and to remain vital. The major…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction
Scottish Council for Research in Education. – 1982
Reports are given on the current status of research projects sponsored by the Scottish Council for Research in Education: (1) teaching strategies in the primary school; (2) awareness of career opportunity; (3) Second International Mathematics Survey; (4) diagnostic assessment in secondary schools; (5) social construction of teachers' careers; (6)…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Gordon, Ruth, Comp.; And Others – 1980
Volume II of a two-volume annotated bibliography presents resumes of research and exemplary and innovative program projects that were administered by the state departments of education during fiscal years 1970-1977. The projects described in Volume II were supported with funds authorized by Section 131(b) of Part C and Section 142(d) of Part D of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bilingual Education, Career Education, Contracts
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1978
The research program of the National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges is concerned with four main areas: the role of higher education in society, higher education as a system (structure and governance), the environment and working methods of research and of teaching. Some work has also been started in research and development…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Concept Formation, Educational Benefits
Nebraska Indian Commission, Lincoln. – 1972
Emphasizing the improving status of the Nebraska American Indian, this second report (July-December 1972) of the Nebraska Indian Commission presents the following: (1) Commission Membership; (2) Record of Events (a chronological list of meetings, etc); (3) The Nebraska Indian Commission's Objectives, Research, and Achievements (emphasis on…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Annual Reports
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Wiburg, Karin M. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Describes a two-year university/public school grant-funded collaborative research project designed to help teachers learn to use multimedia and telecommunications in the classroom and to develop culturally relevant curricula for students in a primarily Hispanic, lower income community. Goals were developed in four areas: collaborative design;…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Planning, Culturally Relevant Education, Curriculum Development
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Whitton, Diana – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
Starting school raises concerns for children, parents and teachers. Each has a range of issues to consider. Over the past eight years, The Starting School Research Project has examined eight categories which various stakeholders see as important in children's transition to school. This paper focuses on a particular group, gifted children starting…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Academically Gifted, Research Projects, Young Children
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Mountford, Paula; Price, Ian – Teacher Development, 2004
This article is about a small-scale research project which investigated changing the authors' classroom practice at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level and how that change impacts on both teachers and students. This project emerged out of earlier classroom research funded and supported by the National Union of Teachers and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teacher Researchers, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
1996
This document contains two keynote papers presented at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "Partnering for Research: The Ford Design Institute/UGA (University of Georgia) Research Project" (Karen E. Watkins, Lewis J. Bellinger) describes the Ford Design Institute's Manager as Instructor project and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Research, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
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