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de Oliveira Souza, Leandro; Lopes, Celi Espasandin; Pfannkuch, Maxine – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2015
The recent introduction of statistics into the Brazilian curriculum has presented a multi-problematic situation for teacher professional development. Drawing on research in the areas of teacher development and statistical inquiry, we propose a Teacher Professional Development Cycle (TPDC) model. This paper focuses on two teachers who planned a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Case Studies
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Devlin, Marcia; Radloff, Alex – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2014
The growing interest in the higher education sector in publishing pedagogical research has led to a focus on professional development for staff who wish to engage in this endeavour. This paper describes and evaluates a specific programme designed to help university staff to prepare and submit a high-quality paper to a peer-reviewed journal.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Research, Faculty Development
Montgomerie, Craig; And Others – 1991
This document reports on a study on educational leadership training opportunities and needs in Alberta, Canada. After an overview of study objectives and methodology, a detailed review of the literature on leadership is presented, including various leadership and educational leadership definitions and information on preservice preparation and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Programs, Courses, Educational Opportunities
Baumgartner, David – 1991
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Student Affairs profession at private colleges in the state of Iowa. One hundred fifty-nine Chief Student Affairs Officers at 22 private colleges responded to a questionnaire that asked about the following items: how they spent their days (i.e., percent of time spent on student contact, administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, Compensation (Remuneration)
Mohr, Paul B., Sr.; And Others – Norfolk State University Research Committee, 1982
This report on basic skills training at Norfolk State University (Virginia) profiles current activities and ascertains the perceptions of the faculty in order to develop general guidelines that might be useful for continued planning. Data from 107 questionnaires completed by Norfolk faculty show that they regard basic skills as critical for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Scientific, Technological and International Affairs. – 1984
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Science Resources Services designs and conducts surveys related to, and supports other data collection activities dealing with, science resources. The data from these surveys and data collection efforts are used by NSF and others to analyze various research and development (R&D) funding and…
Descriptors: Data, Databases, Engineering, Engineers
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Seligman, Linda – Journal of the NAWDAC, 1981
Describes a career counseling program for adult females. Reports questionnaire results used to assess the effectiveness of that program. Male as well as female clients seemed to derive both attitudinal and occupational benefits from career counseling and expressed positive views of the career counseling process. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Counseling, Career Development, Females
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, Richmond, VA. – 1989
Findings and recommendations regarding the regulation and provision of child day care in Virginia are reported. Most of the data in the report are based on recent Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission surveys of parents, child care providers, regulatory personnel, and child care programs in other states. In general, child day care in…
Descriptors: Certification, Cost Estimates, Day Care Centers, Definitions
Merkel-Keller, Claudia; Herr, Audrey – 1979
A model for planning and evaluating community education programs--Stufflebeam's context, input, process, product (CIPP) evaluation model--was described and field-tested with the community education programs in Lakewood, New Jersey. Community education was defined as a concern for everything that affects the well-being of all citizens within a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Community Involvement
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Lycke, K. H.; Hoftvedt, B. O.; Holm, H. A. – Medical Teacher, 1998
A training program for educational supervisors for medical doctors in specialist training was introduced in Norway in 1986. The program has been continuously evaluated using questionnaires at course end. Participating consultants reported that the training program helped them become better supervisors, motivated them to supervise trainees, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Medical Students, Internship Programs, Management Development
Luftig, Jeffrey T.; And Others – 1976
The New Hampshire Vocational Program Evaluation System (VPES) is designed to: (1) provide program improvement information; (2) provide information on local program effectiveness to aid in designing improvements; and (3) aid in complying with 1976 federal vocational education legislation. The evaluation system is divided into two components:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Community Role, Evaluation Criteria
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Luftig, Jeffrey T.; And Others – 1976
The New Hampshire Vocational Program Evaluation System (VPES) is designed to: (1) provide program improvement information; (2) provide information on local program effectiveness to aid in designing improvements; and (3) aid in complying with 1976 federal vocational education legislation. The evaluation system is divided into two components:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Employers, Evaluation Methods