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Brown, Lori A. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
Communication competence is a leading agent in professional success and the ability most sought after by employers. Educational institutions benefit by producing students with such sought-after skills. However, there is a disconnect between skills practitioner stakeholders desire and what graduates deliver. Strengthening the value of a business…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Program Validation, Models, Educational Practices
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Zweig, Jacqueline; Stafford, Erin; Clements, Margaret; Pazzaglia, Angela M. – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2015
REL Midwest, in partnership with the Midwest Virtual Education Research Alliance, analyzed the results of a survey administered to Wisconsin Virtual School teachers about the training in which they participated related to online instruction, the challenges they encounter while teaching online, and the type of training they thought would help them…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Experience, Teacher Surveys, Training
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Smith, Eileen – Australian Library Journal, 2013
This report outlines a case study investigating how public libraries in New South Wales are currently educating their clientele in the use of social media applications. It includes the background to this case study and the expected outcomes, and identifies the scope and limitations. It also includes a list of significant stages, and outlines the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Social Networks
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Riebe, L.; Sibson, R.; Roepen, D.; Meakins, K. – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
This study provides insights into the perceptions and expectations of Australian undergraduate business students (n=150) regarding the incorporation of guest speakers into the curriculum of a leadership unit focused on employability skills development. The authors adopted a mixed methods approach. A survey was conducted, with quantitative results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Samson, Ghislain – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
This text offers an educational perspective on the challenges surrounding the implementation of integration (and interdisciplinarity) of mathematics and sciences and technology (M-S&T) in education and in the initial training of secondary school teachers. We find that the core nature of scientific and school disciplines in initial teacher…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
Placklé, Ingeborg; Könings, Karen D.; Jacquet, Wolfgang; Struyven, Katrien; Libotton, Arno; van Merriënboer, Jeroen J. G.; Engels, Nadine – Online Submission, 2014
If teachers and teacher educators are willing to support the learning of students, it is important for them to learn what motivates students to engage in learning. Students have their own preferences on design characteristics of powerful learning environments in vocational education. We developed an instrument - the Inventory Powerful Learning…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Measures (Individuals), Vocational Education, Educational Environment
Ahn, June; Asbell-Clarke, Jodi; Berland, Matthew; Chase, Catherine; Enyedy, Noel; Fusco, Judith; Gardner, Shari; Grover, Shuchi; Halverson, Erica; Jona, Kemi; Lane, H. Chad; Martin, Wendy; Mercier, Emma; Moher, Tom; Ogan, Amy; Pinkard, Nichole; Polman, Joseph; Roschelle, Jeremy; Schank, Patricia; Taylor, Katie Headrick; Wilkerson, Michelle; Worsley, Marcelo – Grantee Submission, 2017
Cyberlearning researchers envision and investigate the future of learning with technology. As of summer 2017, the Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies (CFTL) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) had made 279 research grant awards. In addition, several hundred other NSF research projects have cyberlearning themes. Many of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Science Course Improvement Projects, Instructional Design, Research Projects
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Förster, Kati; Rohn, Ulrike – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2015
The media sphere has changed significantly as a result of globalization, technology, and new habits of media use. Scholars in journalism and mass communication thus call on a transformation and reinvention of higher education in the field. The purpose of this article is to investigate how media management is taught across different institutions,…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Business Administration Education, Institutional Characteristics, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Yeh, Stuart S. – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: Despite decades of research, the persistence of the gap in student achievement between disadvantaged minority students and their middle-class peers remains unexplained. Purpose/Objective: The purpose of the current article is to propose a new model of the achievement gap. Research Design: Data were analyzed from three…
Descriptors: Models, Achievement Gap, Disadvantaged, Minority Group Students
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Allard, Elaine C. – Harvard Educational Review, 2015
In this ethnographic study, Elaine C. Allard describes and analyzes the characteristics and experiences of undocumented newcomer adolescents attending a US suburban high school. She considers the ways in which newcomer adolescents show agency in their border crossing, prioritize work over formal education, and express transnational identities. She…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Undocumented Immigrants, Adolescents, Suburban Schools
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Molteni, Paola; Guldberg, Karen; Logan, Nick – British Journal of Special Education, 2013
This research investigates multidisciplinary teamwork in an English special school located in the West Midlands region of the UK. The research was carried out by Paola Molteni, a PhD student at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Karen Guldberg of the Autism Centre for Education and Research Director at the University of Birmingham School…
Descriptors: Autism, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Teamwork
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Gritchenko, Iryna – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2014
The article discusses topical issues of implementation competency-based approach in the modern educational system of Ukraine and Germany. A comparative characterization of competency models in these countries is given. The essence of "organizational pedagogical conditions" concept is enlightened. Its author's interpretation is presented.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
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Gresnigt, Rens; Taconis, Ruurd; van Keulen, Hanno; Gravemeijer, Koeno; Baartman, Liesbeth – Studies in Science Education, 2014
Integrated curricula seem promising for the increase of attention on science and technology in primary education. A clear picture of the advantages and disadvantages of integration efforts could help curriculum innovation. This review has focused on integrated curricula in primary education from 1994 to 2011. The integrated curricula were…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Technology Education, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
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Lee, Daphnee Hui Lin; Hong, Helen; Niemi, Hannele – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
This paper examines holistic education initiatives of two high-performing education systems--Finland and Singapore. This qualitative analysis captures a phenomenological schooling experience of holistic education under the two systems. Our conceptualization of holistic education focuses on two key dimensions: transformative learning and community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Context Effect, Holistic Approach, Comparative Education
McConnico, Neena; Boynton-Jarrett, Renée; Bailey, Courtney; Nandi, Meghna – ZERO TO THREE, 2016
Traumatic experiences are common in early childhood and may have enduring consequences on health and development. Cost-effective and developmentally appropriate interventions are needed to support the educational success of children affected by trauma. The Supportive Trauma Interventions for Educators (STRIVE) Project emphasized strategies for…
Descriptors: Trauma, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Social Development
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