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DeMichelis, Carey; Ferrari, Michel; Rozin, Tanya; Stern, Bianca – Educational Gerontology, 2015
Although the psychological benefits of intergenerational learning environments have been well documented, no study has yet investigated wisdom as an outcome of intergenerational classroom engagement. In this study, Elders between the age 60-89 were recruited to participate in a high-school English classroom. We hypothesized that participating in…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, High School Students, Thinking Skills, English
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Cepeda-Cuervo, Edilberto; Núñez-Antón, Vicente – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2013
In this article, a proposed Bayesian extension of the generalized beta spatial regression models is applied to the analysis of the quality of education in Colombia. We briefly revise the beta distribution and describe the joint modeling approach for the mean and dispersion parameters in the spatial regression models' setting. Finally, we motivate…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Research
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1984
This report examines data, on English language arts courses, generated by the Illinois Census of Secondary School Course Offerings and Enrollments conducted in l981-82. Data from the 1976-77 course census are also presented to illustrate stability or shifts in course offerings and enrollments. The first half of the document discusses the summary…
Descriptors: Courses, Educational Research, English Curriculum, English Instruction