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Yalman, Murat; Basaran, Bulent; Gonen, Selahattin – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
Also, e-learning environments, which integrate technology into education, have now become widespread and popular. Examining how students use this education management system is fairly important for the success of this system, and any possible results to be obtained are significant. For this purpose, the present study was conducted with 348…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Satisfaction, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries
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Lai, Hsuan-Yau Tony – International Education Studies, 2013
This study investigates Taiwanese university students' English learning orientation from the perspective of various important L2 motivation concepts (from Gardner's integrativeness/instrumentality to Dörnyei's L2 motivational self system) and the notion of English as an international language. The uniqueness also lies in its comparison and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation
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Maich, Kimberly; Hall, Carmen L.; van Rhijn, Tricia Marie; Quinlan, Laurie – Exceptionality Education International, 2015
This research provides preliminary results of an exploratory case study conducted of the Camps on TRACKS program in an inclusive, municipal day-camp program in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Positive changes are demonstrated in the social skills of nine day campers with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who participated in the program. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summer Programs
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Lin, Show-Yu; Wu, Ming-Ta; Cho, Ya-I; Chen, Hui-Huang – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2015
Background: Nanotechnology education has become an urgent priority to nurture skilled human resources for the rapidly developing nanotechnology-related industries. The promotion of popular science education focusing on nanotechnology is an ideal approach to bridge the gaps in formal curricula, and to stimulate curiosity about and interest in…
Descriptors: Molecular Structure, Technology, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Schools
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Hirça, Necati – Gifted and Talented International, 2014
This study examines the effect of a summer science camp involved in explicit-reflective Nature of Science (NOS) instruction on Turkish gifted students' views of NOS. During the teaching intervention, six experienced faculties and two teachers taught six explicit-reflective NOS activities (90 minutes per day through a seven-day period) to 30 gifted…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Foreign Countries, Gifted
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Vlaskamp, C.; Hiemstra, S. J.; Wiersma, L. A. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Persons with profound and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are dependent on staff to be sufficiently knowledgeable as to provide them with appropriate day services. One important determinant of the appropriateness and adequacy of a day support program is the level to which staff have detailed and specific knowledge about the functional abilities and…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Flow Charts, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Thompson, D. J.; Ryrie, I.; Wright, S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: As part of a UK programme of work focusing on older people with intellectual disabilities, the circumstance of those who reside in generic services for older people were investigated. Materials and methods: Questionnaires were sent to 2570 residential and nursing homes in 53 local authorities across the UK. Results: Five hundred and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Organizational Change
Alderman, L. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
For the purpose of this report, adult education is assumed to have the following characteristics: (1) It is carried on voluntarily and during the leisure time of a mature individual; and (2) The study is seriously undertaken and is pursued under guidance. During the past biennium there has been much activity in the field of adult education. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Opportunities, Adult Education