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Peeke, Graham – 2000
In the context of the United Kingdom's further education (FE) system, continuous professional development (CPD) can be considered to include study for further qualifications and formal and informal in-college development programs. The tradition has been for teachers to determine their own development. In situations where resources to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrators, Adult Educators, Definitions
Moon, Jennifer A. – 1999
This book reviews the literature on reflection, explores the relationship between reflection and learning, and discusses how reflection can be used to improve learning and professional practice. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) common-sense and developmental stage approaches to reflection; (2) the philosophies of Dewey and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Peyser, Sandra; McLaughlin, Miriam – 1997
Each year more children come to school unprepared to relate appropriately to others and to contribute to a positive school climate. These children seem to have more problems and less ability to cope with the structural environment of the school. Educators tend to agree that many children lack the character traits necessary for healthy, positive…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Citizenship Education, Class Activities
Whitman, Thomas L.; Borkowski, John G.; Keogh, Deborah A.; Weed, Keri – 2001
This monograph details the Notre Dame Parenting Project, a comprehensive longitudinal study of the lives of adolescent mothers and their children from pregnancy through the first 8 years of life, describing how their respective developmental trajectories are interwoven and linked to the social contexts in which they live. A total of 281…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents

Niemi, Richard G.; Hepburn, Mary A. – Perspectives on Political Science, 1995
Maintains that research on political socialization began in the late 1950s and died a premature death in the 1970s. Discusses the field's origins and downfall, and predicts a rebirth in a new and sustainable form. Outlines changes in secondary school political science education and political socialization research in other nations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Course Content, Curriculum Development

Smith, Duncan; Burgin, Robert – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Examines the reasons given by professional and paraprofessional librarians for participating in continuing education programs offered by the North Carolina Library Staff Development Program. Use of the Participation Reasons Scale is discussed, and four underlying components for participation are described: (1) personal concerns, (2) patron…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Collegiality
Avtamonov, Anatolii; Malyshev, Mikhail – Soviet Education, 1990
Discusses a survey involving over 800 Soviet secondary school students. Reports that 55.9 percent were satisfied with labor instruction, production practice, and productive labor. Reviews other findings. Considers needs to improve career guidance and cooperative education programs. Advocates early adolescent participation in school-labor…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Career Guidance, Cooperative Education

Dam, Geert ten; Rijkschroeff, Rally – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Discusses the relationship between teaching women's history in the Netherlands (where it is a compulsory secondary education subject) and the self-concept of women students. Examines three levels of women's history content included in the curriculum. Includes verbatim responses to the course from women students. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Consciousness Raising, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Change
Burns, George R.; Paton, Robert R. – Policy Futures in Education, 2005
The importance of knowledge to the effective development of economic growth in the twenty-first century has led to a number of initiatives such as lifelong learning, skills development and knowledge transfer. Of these, knowledge transfer has predominantly been concerned with the commercial exploitation of research knowledge. This article suggests…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Organizational Development
Thomas, Malcolm; Jones, Sian – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: The paper seeks to report the impact of a partnership training intervention on trainee teachers' confidence to teach Personal, Social and Health Education. Design/methodology/approach: This intervention required trainee teachers to work in 15 groups of four across subject disciplines. Each group was required to negotiate, plan and deliver…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Intervention, Health Education, Peer Influence
Kincheloe, Joe L., Ed.; Horn, Raymond A., Jr., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Cognition, mind, counseling psychology, lesson plans, learning styles, and Vygotsky are just a few of the many subjects discussed in this exciting work. Educators, students, counselors, parents, and others will find new understanding as they read and browse. How does the immigrant experience affect student outcomes? What are the effects of poverty…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Guides, Reference Materials, Student Diversity
Wavering, Michael J., Ed. – 1995
Noting that young adolescents--around 10 to 15 years of age--undergo significant emotional, social, intellectual, and physical changes, this book serves as a reference for parents, educators, and policymakers concerned with education that meets the unique needs of the student population. The five sections of the book cover the historical and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adolescent Development, Athletics, Cognitive Development
Fleer, Marilyn, Ed. – 1996
Recognizing the perceived conflict between a belief in the value of play to early childhood development and a commitment to an early childhood pedagogical framework, this book attempts to validate play as a fundamental component of learning and an avenue through which learning outcomes can be identified and confirmed. The book is designed to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
McFadden, Mark – 1997
This paper explores the way that opportunity of access to higher education, particularly for women of color and those disadvantaged by homelessness, is placed at risk by market approaches to education. In England, Asian and Afro-Caribbean women, have been able to access higher education through funds made available under the Race Relations Act of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Students
Professional Secretaries International, Kansas City, MO. – 1994
The PSI [Professional Secretaries International] Model Curriculum for Office Careers provides a framework for the curriculum revision process, making it easier for schools to update, change, expand, or revise their office programs. Through a series of suggested courses, this curriculum develops the knowledge, skills, and attitudes office…
Descriptors: Accounting, Articulation (Education), Business Administration, Business Communication