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Cleveland, Michelle Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Formal collaborative structures for teacher teams as professional learning communities (PLC) have long been a supported practice aimed at changing instructional practice and increasing student outcomes in a cycle of continuous improvement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of PLC teams at the middle school level in a…
Descriptors: Principals, Communities of Practice, Middle Schools, Teamwork
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Rausch, Meredith; Flood, Lee; Moreno, Rhia; Kluge, Stacy; Takahashi, Arthur – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
COVID-19 disrupted face-to-face instruction across university campuses world-wide. As universities struggled, instructional design teams stepped in to assist. At one southeastern university in the US, an instructional design team, with support from instructional systems analysts, responded by creating online instruction for faculty and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Best Practices, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Rezaei, Ali R. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
The goal of this research study was to find what makes groupwork to be successful. We asked faculty why they give groupwork assignments to their students and what their opinions about the best practices in creating effective groupwork environment for their students are. It was also intended to compare instructors' opinions with research findings…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Teamwork, Group Discussion, Teacher Attitudes
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Lyons, Wanda E.; Thompson, S. Anthony; Timmons, Vianne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Implementation of inclusive education for children with disabilities continues to vary across and within Canadian provinces and territories leading us to question why some schools move forward while others maintain traditional segregated approaches. Drawing from Appreciative Inquiry methodology, this study used semi-structured interviews to gather…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Teamwork, Semi Structured Interviews, Elementary Schools
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Anderson, Nella Bea; Poole, L. Lori; Quinn, Stephanie; Schlicht, Carrie L. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2014
The focus of this research-based review is how to best develop and manage online classes. After receiving faculty, student, and industry feedback, Colorado State University-Global Campus integrated multi-perspective design teams to develop and manage multilayered online courses. This article will reveal the instructional design, development…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Teamwork
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Stillisano, Jacqueline R.; Waxman, Hersh C.; Brown, Danielle B.; Alford, Beverly L. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2014
This study focused on the unique qualities of selected college access centers established in Texas high schools with the dual goal of assisting students with college preparation activities and of creating a school-wide college going culture. Six centers demonstrating estimable outcomes on at least one of several different variables were…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Access to Education, High Schools, College Preparation
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Redondo Duarte, Sara; Learreta Ramos, Begoña; Ruiz Rosillo, María Auxiliadora; Alperstedt, Cristiane; Hazé, Emmanuël – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2015
The main objective of this article is to present the results of a study aimed at determining, classifying and evaluating practices of interest for general competency development and assessment in undergraduate programmes. The study encompassed the following phases: (1) focus group in order to establish a starting point regarding competency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation
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Marsh, Scott – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
The capacity for schools to improve student learning represents an important area of scholarship for policymakers, schools, and scholars. In understanding how to support student learning, the notion of school leadership has emerged as a key area of research interest. Understanding the influence of this literature in schools is important. As such,…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Educational Improvement, Program Improvement, Mixed Methods Research
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Mueller, Jeffrey R. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
This paper reviews and integrates best practices for online teamwork for students and instructors from current and classical literature as well as the author's own six years of online teaching experience (over 40 online courses). A qualitative reflection of six graduate and six undergraduate courses in management, human resource management and…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Fundamental Concepts, Electronic Learning, Best Practices