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Carger, Chris Liska – Educational Horizons, 1996
The "patient" metaphor still thrives in teaching. Carl Rogers' concept of client, connoting a collaborative rather than directive relationship, may be more useful to conceptualize the relationship between teachers and students. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Metaphors, Nontraditional Education, Student Role
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Wilson, John Kendall – Theatre Topics, 2003
Explains that five members of the Cornish faculty from various departments and a student came together across lines of discipline and departments to form a dramaturgy team. Notes that this experience created a new presence for the scholar/artist in the productive process. Suggests that the team's commitment to the students as educators contributed…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Discussion, Drama, Higher Education
Miller, Bruce – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Reviews the descriptions of acting classes appearing in the University of Miami's "Undergraduate Studies Bulletin." Advises instructor and students to remember: reading a play for production is not like reading a play for English class; effective script analysis requires written work and class discussion; and playwrights write plays to…
Descriptors: Acting, Course Descriptions, Drama, Higher Education
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Parsons, Jim – Adult Learning, 1998
Four issues to be considered when critiquing the use of portfolio assessment are (1) change in teacher and learner status, (2) problematic nature of teacher authority, (3) what counts as work products in a portfolio, and (4) effect of the educational environment on the freedom of choice that portfolio assessment entails. (JOW)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Evaluation Criteria, Portfolio Assessment, Student Role
Drosopoulos, J. Dan; Heald, A. Zachariah; McCue, M. John – Online Submission, 2008
This action research project report examined all forms of bullying behaviors and ways to reduce those behaviors. The project included 63 students from both a high school health class and a 6th and 7th grade middle school homeroom. The research was conducted from September 17, 2007 through December 14, 2007. In the specified locations, female to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Intervention, Bullying, Action Research
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Mohamed, Abdul Rashid; Tumin, Mahani; Omar, Hamzah – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
This is an investigation into the accelerated acquisition of English among young ESL learners in an International School. It employed an ethnographic case study approach where data were gathered through non-participant observations, unstructured interviews, relevant documents, students' portfolios, field notes and biographical details. The sample…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Ethnography
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Calderwood, Patricia E.; D'Amico, Kathleen M. – Studying Teacher Education, 2008
In this self-study, a teacher educator and an experienced teacher analyze an unexpected shared opportunity to mentor pre-service elementary educators. Our partnership arose during a graduate course on literacy development for elementary students, serendipitously captured during an extended electronic conversation with the pre-service candidates.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Literacy, Teacher Educators
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Kop, Rita; Fournier, Helene; Mak, John Sui Fai – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper examines how emergent technologies could influence the design of learning environments. It will pay particular attention to the roles of educators and learners in creating networked learning experiences on massive open online courses (MOOCs). The research shows that it is possible to move from a pedagogy of abundance to a pedagogy that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teacher Role
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Maor, Dorit – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
This article focuses on the special role of students as discussion leaders and their engagement in the facilitation of online discussion in relation to the teacher's role. The methodology combined quantitative data of students' frequency behaviour with qualitative analysis of students' individual online contributions. Each contribution was…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teacher Role, Student Role
Piccolo, Diana L.; Harbaugh, Adam P.; Carter, Tamara A.; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2008
According to the NCTM reform suggestions, when teachers are orchestrators of student interactions, students adopt a more active role in explaining and learning mathematics. This research, which mapped the nature and role of meaningful mathematical discourse, provides insights into discursive practices that lead to rich mathematical interactions.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mathematics Education, Educational Change, Algebra
Brooks, Aarti P. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Cooperative learning allows individuals with varying abilities to work alongside their peers. Students are placed into achievement levels based on placement test scores. The Regular College Preparatory (RCP) level is a score of 59% or lower and Academic College Preparatory (ACP) level is a score of 60-92% on the placement test. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Grade 9
Martin Valdez, Melinda – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The short existence of Early College High Schools has not allowed for considerable research to assess their operational effectiveness. Furthermore, the effectiveness perceptions and reactions of students enrolled at these schools have not been given ample opportunity to be studied--an integral component of any school's operation. The purpose of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes, Graduation
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Savin-Baden, Maggi – London Review of Education, 2010
This paper presents a study that used narrative inquiry to explore staff experiences of learning and teaching in immersive worlds. The findings introduced issues relating to identity play, the relationship between pedagogy and play and the ways in which learning, play and fun were managed (or not). At the same time there was a sense of imposed or…
Descriptors: Play, Teacher Attitudes, Self Concept, Values
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Ahn, Jiryung; Filipenko, Margot – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2007
This study documented the ways in which the spontaneous narratives of a focus group of young children reflected the ways in which these children constructed meaning about their world and their place in it. Participants were six kindergartners who engaged in extended episodes of imaginary, dramatic play and produced complex descriptive narratives…
Descriptors: Play, Dramatic Play, Young Children, Personal Narratives
Dennen, Vanessa Paz – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2007
Instructor persona in online discussion may set the tone for a variety of course outcomes. Instructors establish persona via both presence (amount of instructor posts) and position (interaction relative to those in the student role). In this paper, three online classes were studied using positioning theory as a grounding framework to elicit ways…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Group Discussion, Teacher Characteristics, Online Courses
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