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Roulston, Kathryn; Pope, Elizabeth; Paulus, Trena; deMarrais, Kathleen – American Journal of Distance Education, 2018
This paper reports findings from a 2-year study of online coursework in a graduate certificate program in qualitative research methods in the USA. Thirty-four interviews with students enrolled in coursework offered over a 2-year period were analyzed to explore their perceptions of engagement with the course content and one another. Findings are…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Course Content
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Sanabria, Samuel; Murray, Thomas L., Jr. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2018
Human sexuality is a pervasive and universal part of being human and despite this, receives inadequate attention in counselor education curricula. Consequently, counselors may be ill-prepared to assist clients who present with sexuality issues. The authors provide support and recommendations for infusing sexuality content throughout counselor…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Course Content, Counselor Training, Counselor Client Relationship
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Alvunger, Daniel; Wahlström, Ninni – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
In this article, we explore the meaning potentials of teacher education in terms of the significance of a research-based approach and the different pedagogic identities that such an approach implies. The study's aim is to examine the important factors for education to be considered research-based and to identify and analyse the research base of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Research, Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys
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Mazer, Joseph P. – Communication Education, 2018
Discussions surrounding ideology and free speech on college and university campuses continually occur in the popular press. In this forum, Herbeck (see EJ1171161) chronicles several heated clashes over free speech that have recently erupted on campuses across the country, fueling news stories reported through traditional and social media. Issues…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, College Environment, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Ideology
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Maier, Johanna; Richter, Tobias; Nauroth, Peter; Gollwitzer, Mario – Journal of Research in Reading, 2018
This study investigated the impact of readers' prior beliefs and level of in-group identification on the comprehension of controversial texts. Psychology students from a university that is known for its specialisation on psychoanalysis in clinical psychology read two controversial texts on the issue of whether cognitive behavioural therapy or…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Student Attitudes, Identification, Psychology
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Helkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
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Lane, John L.; Sweeny, Shannon P. – Elementary School Journal, 2018
This article examines the challenges that 18 elementary school early career teachers (ECTs) faced and the colleagues they used to help them meet these challenges. We report several interesting findings. First, these ECTs faced challenges that extended beyond how best to teach particular content. ECTs also struggled with managing student behavior,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Okraski, Cornelia V.; Kissau, Scott P. – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
edTPA is a performance-based assessment used in teacher licensure programs across the country as evidence of a candidate's readiness to teach. Although multiple studies have indicated it to be a challenging assessment and have offered multiple recommendations for candidate support, few have examined the impact of specific means of support. In this…
Descriptors: Seminars, Performance Based Assessment, Teacher Certification, Test Preparation
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Arlington, Amanda K. – Art Education, 2018
Do social justice issues get swept under the rug due to formal curriculum demands and discomfort with topics such as racism, sexism, and homophobia? In the United States, 50.5% of students are students of color (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2017) and by the year 2026, students of color will represent 55% of all students (National…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Photography, Student Projects, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Kapon, Shulamit; Laherto, Antti; Levrini, Olivia – Science Education, 2018
Pursuing both disciplinary authenticity and personal relevance in the teaching and learning of science in school generates tensions that should be acknowledged and resolved. This paper problematizes and explores the conceptualizations of these tensions by considering personal relevance, disciplinary authenticity, and common school science as three…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Objectives, Course Content, Epistemology
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Apps, Kerry – Teaching History, 2018
In this article Kerry Apps introduces students to the significance of the witch-hunts in the modern era, at the time when they occurred, and in the middle of the eighteenth century. She presents her rationale for choosing the witch-hunts as a focus for the study of significance, and shows how her thinking about her teaching has evolved through her…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Transformative Learning, Reflective Teaching, Values Education
Morse, Andrew Q. – NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2018
Following numerous high-profile incidents involving provocative speakers and organizations on college and university campuses, student affairs leaders are revisiting free speech policies and practices to ensure alignment with the First Amendment. Student affairs educators are also exercising care and precaution to maintain the integrity of their…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Constitutional Law, Inclusion, Educational Policy
Alubthne, Fawzia O. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Online learning has been steadily growing and become an essential part of the higher educational systems in Saudi Arabia (Al-Shehri, 2010). The main purpose of this study is to explore students' perspectives about the quality elements required for online courses developed by Saudi Electronic University (SEU)--the first university in Saudi Arabia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Educational Quality
Copeman Petig, Abby; Qing, Lisa; Edwards, Bethany; Austin, Lea J. E.; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2018
The importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to our nation's economic well-being is recognized up to the highest levels of government and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. Like many states in recent years, Mississippi has committed public and private resources toward multiple…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Course Descriptions
Holt, Angela Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This mixed method convergent study explored the impact of design and delivery of professional development practices in a large, urban school district in Missouri. Certificated classroom teachers at 23 pre-determined elementary school sites (541 participants) were electronically surveyed. Additionally, three department leaders were interviewed and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Blended Learning, Urban Schools
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