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Direct linkJackson, Adele; Conteh, Jean – Education 3-13, 2008
This article discusses some of the processes and findings of a small-scale research project, which aimed to investigate how an arts education practitioner could contribute to the development of a global dimension in the Key Stage 2 (KS2) art curriculum. Through a close analysis of aspects of the project, we explore what it means to attempt to…
Descriptors: Global Education, Art Education, Curriculum, Primary Education
Schaffhauser, Dian – T.H.E. Journal, 2009
The common approach to scaling, according to Christopher Dede, a professor of learning technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is to jump in and say, "Let's go out and find more money, recruit more participants, hire more people. Let's just keep doing the same thing, bigger and bigger." That, he observes, "tends to…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Educational Innovation, Measures (Individuals), Multidimensional Scaling
Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
This case study draws attention to Pedro's story, a Grade 6 Latino teacher who, along with other grade 4-6 teachers, participated in a three-year professional development research project. By using data analyzed from multiple ethnographic interviews with teachers and students, and by drawing from the quantitative analyzes of concept map unit…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Federal Legislation, Cultural Education
Download full textDeacon, Roger; Parker, Ben – Online Submission, 2009
As part of the Teacher Education Research and Development Programme (TEP), a project focusing on "Stimulation of practice-based teacher education research", was undertaken by Dr. Roger Deacon and Dr. Ben Parker, in conjunction with the Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD). As part of the project, a set of research guidelines…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Research and Development, Distance Education, Educational Change
Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Jacklin, Angela; Robinson, Carol – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2007
This paper focuses on academic and welfare support for students in higher education, and specifically what makes that support effective. It draws on data from a research project which aimed to explore networks of support for disabled and non-disabled students. Part of the research focused on the nature and sources of support that were identified…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Experience, Empowerment
Woodfield, Steve; Kennie, Tom – Tertiary Education and Management, 2007
Higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide have been undergoing significant levels of structural change for a number of years, ranging from minor re-alignments of roles and responsibilities to radical changes such as the creation of new roles and new models of operating. This article discusses some initial findings from a recent UK-focused…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrative Organization, Foreign Countries, Colleges
Mason, Linda H.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2008
Writing performance for a large number of adolescents, with and without learning disabilities (LD), in the United States is below the level required for success in college and in the world of work. Despite the importance of writing and students' with LD documented difficulties in this academic domain, writing intervention research for adolescents…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Adolescents, Writing Skills
Ahrens, Christie L.; Brant, Mary Ellen; Lee, E. Suzanne – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2007
Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois offers a Master of Arts in Teaching and Leadership (MATL) degree program for certified teachers in the state of Illinois. This professional development program is provided through a partnership with Pearson Achievement Solutions. The program employs an action research model to guide teachers in…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Action Research, Masters Degrees, Learning Processes
Iwasaki, Yoshitaka; Bartlett, Judith; MacKay, Kelly; Mactavish, Jennifer; Ristock, Janice – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
This study reports key findings from a research project, which examined the stress and coping mechanisms of several nondominant groups of individuals. The groups were based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and included (a) Aboriginal individuals with diabetes, (b) individuals with disabilities, and (c) gays and lesbians. Our analyses of personal…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Disabilities, Coping, Foreign Countries
Kleiman, Paul – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2008
Creativity, which has now entered the discourse in higher education alongside other agenda items such as enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation, is an elusive and complex notion. It may evade the sort of definition, categorisation and compartmentalisation required to integrate it fully into the curriculum frameworks and assessment regimes…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Creativity, Humanities, Research Projects
Galini, Rekalidou; Efthymia, Penderi – New Horizons in Education, 2010
Background: Collaborative action research provides teachers with the framework and methodology to reflect upon their work and take action with regard to specific concerns and situations in their classrooms. Within this approach, internal evaluation could be a useful tool to help teachers develop critical thinking about their work by locating areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Davidson, William S., II; Petersen, Jodi; Hankins, Sean; Winslow, Maureen – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2010
Michigan State University's Adolescent Project (MSUAP) was founded in the mid-1970s to create university-community collaboration through which innovative educational experiences would be offered, best practice intervention practices employed, and sound scientific methodology used to address the pressing social issue of juvenile delinquency. The…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Social Problems, Mentors
Presmeg, Norma – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2006
For more than 14 years, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1989, 2000) has advocated that teachers of mathematics facilitate that students make connections of various kinds, in their learning of mathematics. Semiotic theories, including those of Peirce and those of Saussure and Lacan (each for different purposes), provide useful…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Mathematics Teachers, Models, Graduate Students
Waltermaurer, Eve; Obach, Brian – Teaching Sociology, 2007
In this article, the authors describe a cross course collaborative research project designed to provide students with an opportunity to integrate aspects of sociological study that are typically addressed in a compartmentalized course by course manner. They used this approach on two separate occasions. The first involved collaboration between a…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Cooperation, Sociology, Statistics
