NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards1
Showing 136 to 150 of 439 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bondy, Elizabeth; Ross, Dorene; Adams, Alyson; Nowak, Rhonda; Brownell, Mary; Hoppey, David; Kuhel, Karen; McCallum, Cynthia; Stafford, Lynne – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2007
Personal epistemologies, individuals' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and how one comes to know, can facilitate and constrain cognition, motivation, and learning (Pintrich, 2002). They are especially relevant in teacher education because preservice teachers will become responsible for the knowledge and knowing of others. This study…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators
Anderson, Herbert A. – J Ind Teacher Educ, 1970
Discusses how a national industrial arts curriculum can be attained by first studying the similarity in all schools of thought about industrial arts to bring about a single set of guidelines, a single structure of knowledge, and a storehouse of content. (GR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Industrial Arts, National Programs, Unified Studies Curriculum
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bottoms, Gene – Educational Leadership, 2007
What would happen if schools offered all students the same challenges and opportunities that some schools now offer only their "best" students? The Southern Regional Education Board addressed that question in 1987, when it developed the High Schools That Work Model. Blending challenging college-preparatory content with modern vocational and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Achievement, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
Noddings, Nel – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2007
The question explored here is this: Is curriculum for the 21st century best organized around the traditional disciplines, or is there a more promising alternative? The answered offered is that our best option is to stretch the disciplines from within, push back the boundaries now separating them, and ask how each of the expanded subjects can be…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Clary, Renee M.; Wandersee, James H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
Mixed methods research conducted across three semesters in introductory college geology classes (n=187, 190, 138) attempted to ascertain whether integrated study of petrified wood could serve as a portal to improved student geobiological understanding of fossilization, geologic time, and evolution. The Petrified Wood Survey[TM] was administered as…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Introductory Courses, College Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Handley, Lawrence R.; Lockwood, Catherine M.; Handley, Nathan – Journal of Geography, 2006
"Back to the Basics: South Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada" continues the series of exercises on teaching foundational map reading and spatial differentiation skills. It is the third published exercise from the Back to the Basics series developed by the Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography (WETMAAP) Program. The current…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Spatial Ability, Geography Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McDonald, Morva A. – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background/Context: Responding to the challenges of the demographic imperative and calls for greater program coherence, social justice teacher education programs aim to integrate social justice in the professional preparation of teachers. Such programs intend to improve the preparation of teachers to teach students from diverse backgrounds, and in…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change, Teacher Educators
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Raffe, David; Howieson, Cathy; Tinklin, Teresa – British Educational Research Journal, 2007
There is a cross-national trend towards unified curriculum and qualifications frameworks in upper secondary education, but such reforms face epistemological, political and institutional barriers and "unification" remains a contested issue in many countries, including England. This article examines the experience of the Scottish Higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Interdisciplinary Approach, Unified Studies Curriculum
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Fagan, Edward R. – Clearing House, 1971
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, English Instruction, Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Brien, Joan – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1990
Classics provide an understanding that may allow escape from social conditioning and the discovery of an individual's or society's potential; therefore, they should be included in the technical curriculum. Their common roots in Greco-Roman and in Judeo-Christian thought contain the seeds of cultural renewal in the world. (JOW)
Descriptors: General Education, Global Approach, Liberal Arts, Technical Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Murray, Christine E.; Lampinen, Autumn; Kelley-Soderholm, Erin L. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2006
The authors present a rationale for incorporating service-learning projects into courses that teach family systems theory. A model program is presented to provide an example of the objectives, practical considerations, and student responses to such a project. Recommendations for counselor educators are made based on experience with the model…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Service Learning, Demonstration Programs, Counselor Training
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mudraya, Olga – English for Specific Purposes, 2006
This paper argues for the integration of the lexical approach with a data-driven corpus-based methodology in English teaching for technical students, particularly students of Engineering. It presents the findings of the author's computer-aided research, which aimed to establish a frequency-based corpus of student engineering lexis. The Student…
Descriptors: Engineering, English Instruction, Teaching Models, Language Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Atkin, J. Myron – Studies in Science Education, 2007
Many researchers in the field of education aspire to influence what actually happens in schools and classrooms. They entered their profession aware of the need to improve educational practice; many of them want to make a difference. Yet few observers would claim that the results of education research are eagerly awaited by teachers, school…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Researchers
Thompson, Gregory W.; Warnick, Brian K. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
Agriculture teachers and science teachers who taught in a high school with an agricultural education program were targeted for this study to determine and compare their perceptions of integrating science into agricultural education programs. The data indicate that while both groups have responded positively to the call to integrate science into…
Descriptors: State Standards, Agricultural Education, Science Teachers, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fuentes, Arturo A.; Freeman, Robert; Crown, Stephen; Kypuros, Javier; Mahdi, Hashim – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
This chapter presents an innovative framework for a mechanical engineering program of study termed desegregated learning. The goal is not desegregation but rather to promote a higher level of learning and to look for opportunities where desegregating the learning environment yields optimal results with reasonable costs and complexity. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Experience, Unified Studies Curriculum, Sequential Learning
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  ...  |  30