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"Space and Consequences": The Influence of the Roundtable Classroom Design on Student Dialogue
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Parsons, Caroline S. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2016
This study sought to explore how the design of both physical and virtual learning spaces influence student dialogue in a modern university. Qualitative analysis of the learning spaces in an undergraduate liberal arts program was conducted. Interview and focus group data from students and faculty, in addition to classroom observations, resulted in…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Communication, Undergraduate Students
The Influence Theory: Factors That Influence the Transfer Advising Process
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Webb, Alan L.; Dantzler, John A.; Hardy, David E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The transfer rate from community college to four-year institutions has been dropping for the past 70 years. In the most recent statistics, the national rate of transfer is 23% (Cohen & Brawer, 2008). In the state of Alabama the transfer rate is approximately 4%, and in the rural counties of Alabama the transfer rate hovers around 1%. Many…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Transfer Rates (College), Transfer Students
Playing to Your Strengths: Appreciative Inquiry in the Visioning Process
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Fifolt, Matthew; Stowe, Angela M. – College and University, 2011
"Appreciative Inquiry" (AI) is a structured approach to visioning focused on reflection, introspection, and collaboration. Rooted in organizational behavior theory, AI was introduced in the early 1980s as a life-centric approach to human systems (Watkins and Mohr 2001). Since then, AI has been used widely within the business community;…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Community Development, Business, Organizational Development
The Incidental Leader: The Role of Reading Recovery (RTM) Training in the Professional Lives of Teachers in a Rural Alabama School System. A Multiple Case Study
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Bounds, Sharon L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative multiple case study was undertaken to answer the following question: How did Reading® (RR) teachers and former Reading Recovery teachers in a mid-sized rural school system in the southeastern United States describe the influences of their Reading Recovery training as it related to their current professional lives? Additional…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reading Programs, Reading Teachers, Program Effectiveness
Going Home after Hurricane Katrina: Determinants of Return Migration and Changes in Affected Areas. Working Paper 428
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Groen, Jeffrey A.; Polivka, Anne E. – Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009
This paper examines the decision of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to return to their pre- Katrina areas and documents how the composition of the Katrina-affected region changed over time. Using data from the Current Population Survey, we show that an evacuee's age and the severity of damage in an evacuee's county of origin are important determinants…
Descriptors: Migration, Racial Composition, Social Change, Natural Disasters
Assisting Teachers' Thinking and Participation Online
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Kale, Ugur; Brush, Thomas; Saye, John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study examines online messages in a discussion forum that a group of K-12 history teachers used to discuss curriculum implementations as part of their professional development. It has 3 main research foci. First, it focuses on identifying the types of assistances provided to the teachers in an online forum. Second, it examines teachers'…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Content Analysis