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Gomoll, Andrea S.; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E.; Tolar, Erin; Šabanovic, Selma; Francisco, Matthew – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
An important part of "doing" science is engaging in collaborative science practices. To better understand how to support these practices, we need to consider how students collaboratively construct and represent shared understanding in complex, problem-oriented, and authentic learning environments. This research presents a case study…
Descriptors: Robotics, Cooperative Learning, Science Process Skills, Problem Solving
Carl, Arend; Strydom, Sonja – South African Journal of Education, 2017
This paper focuses on an e-portfolio pilot initiative at the Faculty of Education at a South African university and aims to determine whether the theoretical underpinning and expectations of an e-portfolio aligns with the current practices and attributes of students' training during school practicum as teachers at a South African university. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Practicums, Electronic Publishing
Sweatt, Tony E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Primary and secondary schools across the nation are becoming increasingly heterogeneous, yet the teacher population remains homogenous. In fairness, this is not a new issue: At the turn of the century, Whites represented a significant aggregate of the teacher population: 73% in the inner city; 81% in suburban schools; 91% in small towns; and 98%…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, African American Teachers, Institutional Characteristics, Whites
Woods, E. Hayet J.; Martin, Barbara N. – Cogent Education, 2016
Examined through the lens of leadership, were the behaviors of a principal as perceived by stakeholders. The following themes emerged: (1) Educating the Whole Child, with the subthemes: (a) providing basic needs; (b) academic interventions based on achievement data; (c) an emphasis on reading; (d) extended academic time; and (e) relationships; and…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary Schools, Poverty, High Achievement
Goodman, Hunter Phillips – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
Community boundary spanners create ties that bind the campus and its surrounding region for reciprocal relationships. Using community boundary spanning literature as a conceptual framework, this study went beyond existing research on public and 4-year comprehensive universities to examine how university leadership at rural, private liberal arts…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Case Studies, Rural Schools, Citizen Participation
Strohl, Alecia; Schmertzing, Lorraine; Schmertzing, Richard – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2014
This case study investigated elementary teachers' experiences and perceptions during a trial year of departmentalized instruction in a rural south Georgia elementary school. To inform their decision about whole-school departmentalization for the future, school administrators appointed twelve first through third grade teachers to pilot the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes
Thornton, Zoë Mercedes; Friedel, Janice Nahra – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Performance-based funding (PBF) models intend to increase efficiency and productivity of the institution, thereby influencing organizational change. This change may be structural, programmatic, or procedural, and it may affect institutional practice and/or policy. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the organizational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Policy, Rural Schools, Small Schools
Harrison, Kathy; Taysum, Alison; McNamara, Gerry; O'Hara, Joe – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
The Education Act (1998) is a key policy document in Irish education, emphasising the rights, roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders, including parents, teachers and pupils in schools. Since 1998 the Department of Education and Skills (DES) has stressed the need to introduce an increased role for teachers and pupils in decision-making. It…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Experienced Teachers, Educational Legislation, Teacher Attitudes
Yakavets, Natallia – Journal of Educational Administration, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of societal and cultural factors on the practices and perceptions of school principals in Kazakhstan. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on empirical data collected in Kazakhstan over two years in the course of an international, collaborative, multi-stranded project. Findings:…
Descriptors: Social Change, Educational Change, Administrator Role, Foreign Countries
Mohfeld, Kathy I. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The central phenomenon researched in this case study was higher education administrators' decisions to institutionalize a safe ride program at a small, rural college. The purpose of this single/within-site case study was to describe the changes that happened at a rural public institution of higher education and the surrounding community in the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Rural Schools, Public Colleges, Qualitative Research
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This good practice guide is based on the research project "Enhancing training advantage for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners" by John Guenther et al. on behalf of Ninti One Limited. The project examines five unique and successful vocational education and training (VET) programs in remote areas and identifies how…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, School Holding Power, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders
Barbour, Michael K. – Online Learning, 2015
Due to the challenges facing rural schools, many jurisdictions have resorted to the use of virtual school programs to provide curricular opportunities to their students. While the number of virtual schools that rely on synchronous instruction as a primary or significant method of delivery is quite small, there are some programs that do (and a…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Educational Technology, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
Bristol, Laurette – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
In Australia, recent policies for educational development have emphasised the importance of stakeholder involvement and advocacy in the promotion of student outcomes. There is robust support for the promotion and development of inclusive educational communities able to respond to the various educational needs of students, communities and staff.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Correlation, Educational Practices
Miller, Paul – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2015
School leadership is an exciting although challenging job. Principals of schools located in rural and remote communities, particular small schools, experience and encounter many challenges that their counterparts in suburban and urban areas do not experience. Concerns over staffing, the quality and availability of materials, facilities,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Rural Schools, Leadership Qualities
Amadio, Karren – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2015
A report card on the wellbeing of young Australians does not paint a promising picture (ARACY, 2013). Some of the poor performance indicators from this report can be linked to early childhood education and sustainability, which forms the basis of this paper. A survey of recently graduated Certificate III and Diploma students will provide a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Early Childhood Education