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Tonya Pell; Courtney Aldrich – Journal of Extension, 2024
Parent educators at Michigan State University Extension have had great success with their Extension Extras Parenting Hour series which began in 2020. The series is organized every quarter, meets weekly, and changes topics every week. The 90 minute class covers a range of parenting topics from positive discipline, talking to children about race,…
Descriptors: Parents as Teachers, Extension Education, Sex Education, Parent Education
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Ely, Mindy S.; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Burke, Meghan M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Introduction: Anthony cautions that the training of teachers of students with visual impairments (i.e., blindness and low vision) and orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists covers a broad age range, which may result in limited curricular content essential for those who will work with very young children with visual impairments. The current…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Early Intervention, Visual Impairments, Family Programs
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Jacob, Robin; Goddard, Roger; Kim, Minjung; Miller, Robert; Goddard, Yvonne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
This study uses a randomized design to assess the impact of the Balanced Leadership program on principal leadership, instructional climate, principal efficacy, staff turnover, and student achievement in a sample of rural northern Michigan schools. Participating principals report feeling more efficacious, using more effective leadership practices,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Principals, Self Efficacy, Administrator Effectiveness
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Griffith, Derek M.; Allen, Julie Ober; Johnson-Lawrence, Vicki; Langford, Aisha – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Despite the important contribution increasing physical activity levels may play in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality, there is a paucity of interventions and research indicating how to improve physical activity levels in African American men. "Men on the Move" was a pilot study to increase African American men's levels of…
Descriptors: Males, Adults, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Kereluik, Kristen Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research explores the implementation and utilization of self-regulated learning (SRL) scaffolds (i.e. videos, journals, surveys) in online K-12 courses. This project is grounded in research on online education as well as theory and research around self-regulated learning in both online and offline contexts. This research is conducted through…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Video Technology, Journal Writing
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Rivard, James J.; Follo, Eric J.; Walsh, Colleen M. – ERS Spectrum, 2004
This study examined teacher empowerment through the development of individual and collective teacher efficacy. A content-centered staff development program implemented in a Michigan school district by the New Zealand Ministry of Education and Oakland University helped teachers develop efficacy in the teaching of mathematics and in the ability to…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Collaboration