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Negretti, Raffaella – Written Communication, 2021
What aspects of writing are doctoral students metacognitive about when they write research articles for publication? Contributing to the recent conversation about metacognition in genre pedagogy, this study adopts a qualitative approach to illustrate what students have in common, across disciplines and levels of expertise, and the dynamic…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Writing for Publication, Doctoral Students, Writing Instruction
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Lönngren, Johanna; Adawi, Tom; Svanström, Magdalena – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2019
In recent years, there has been increasing interest within the engineering education research community to prepare engineering students to address wicked problems (WPs) such as climate change, resource scarcity and violent conflict. Previous research suggests that engineering students are able to address WPs if they are given adequate support, but…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Solving, Intervention, Scoring Rubrics
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Pretorius, Melindie; van der Merwe, Liesl – Music Education Research, 2019
The purpose of this instrumental case study was to explore the extent to which Dalcroze-inspired activities can facilitate collective learning in a Swedish choir as a community of musical practice (CoMP). The research intervention was undertaken with an established, professional Swedish choir in Göteborg, the Amanda Sångensemblen. Data sources…
Descriptors: Singing, Music Education, Video Technology, Intervention
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Terjestam, Yvonne; Bengtsson, Hans; Jansson, Alexander – School Psychology International, 2016
Effects of a mindfulness-based program, Compassion and Attention in the Schools (Compas), were studied in 358 pupils in grades 5, 7, and 8 in Sweden. An experimental group undertook Compas practices in class three times a week during an eight-week period. A control group undertook content area academic lessons . Pre-/post-intervention analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Kimber, Birgitta; Sandell, Rolf; Bremberg, Sven – Health Education Research, 2008
The school is an obvious arena for interventions designed to promote mental health among children. A set of educational techniques named social and emotional learning, which focuses on students' self-control, social competence, empathy, motivation and self-awareness, has shown promising results in the United States. This is a study of the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Mental Health, Program Effectiveness