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Harrington, Sara – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
This article explores how online pathfinders can best meet the information needs of graduate students and foster advanced research. The article reviews the literature on pathfinders, including the historic characteristics of print pathfinders, and the recommendations that have emerged for online pathfinder content. The article explores the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Information Needs, Art History, Internet
Collins, Kathleen M. T.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Journal of Negro Education, 2007
Although several antecedents of statistics anxiety have been identified, many of these factors are relatively immutable (e.g., gender) and, at best, identify students who are at risk for debilitative levels of statistics anxiety, thereby having only minimal implications for intervention. Furthermore, the few interventions that have been designed…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Textbooks, Black Colleges, At Risk Students
Chu, Samuel Kai-Wah; Law, Nancy – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
This paper reports on a study of 12 postgraduate research students' development of information search expertise. It focuses on students' perceived importance and growing understanding of different source types as they progress through their studies. Taking an in-depth longitudinal approach, this study makes use of surveys, direct observations of…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Sources, Information Skills, Student Research
Ollervides, F.; Farrell, T. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present The School for Field Studies-Center for Coastal Studies (SFS-CCS) as a success story in sustainable development education. This success is based on a unique academic model, which incorporates sustainable development opportunities and challenges faced by the local community into the program…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Water Quality, Field Studies, Ecology
Chien, Annie; Karlich, Lisa – Horace, 2007
Science teachers embrace environments that foster inquiry, discovery and critical thinking. Students do authentic independent research projects that put them in the role of scientists. At School of the Future (SOF), students must do four research projects, also known as exhibitions, as a part of their graduation requirements. Students are expected…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Student Research, Student Projects, High School Students
Barnes, Jonathan; Shirley, Ian – Improving Schools, 2007
This article is a summary of a cross-Arts, action research project in primary teacher education. The Higher Education ARTS and Schools (HEARTS) project aimed at attitude and pedagogical change amongst teacher education students. The researchers chose to explore the effects and effectiveness of the Arts in making meaning and relevance for both…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Student Research, Tutors, Locus of Control
Ezer, Hanna – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
This study examines narrative inquiry as a vehicle of empowerment for teacher-researchers living in a multicultural society. The study focuses on the personal, academic, and professional impact of narrative inquiry. In this qualitative study, which constitutes research on research, the participants were graduate students, all experienced teachers,…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Graduate Students, Content Analysis, Personal Narratives
Eves, Robert L.; Davis, Larry E.; Brown, D. Gordon; Lamberts, William L. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2007
According to Carl Sagan (1987), "Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." Field studies and undergraduate research provide students with the best opportunities for "thinking" about science, while at the same time acquiring a body of knowledge. Natural History of Tropical Carbonate Ecosystems is a…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Ecology, Biology, Geology
Squire, Kurt; Klopfer, Eric – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2007
Advancements in handheld computing, particularly its portability, social interactivity, context sensitivity, connectivity, and individuality, open new opportunities for immersive learning environments. This article articulates the pedagogical potential of augmented reality simulations in environmental engineering education by immersing students in…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Investigations, Engineering Education, Computer Simulation
Mabrouk, Patricia; McIntyre, Ryan; Virrankoski, Milena; Jeliffe, Kirsten – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2007
Undergraduate research (UR) is widely promoted by faculty, administrators, institutions of higher learning, government laboratories, private industry, professional associations, and funding agencies as an effective method of training college students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Internet, Research Skills, Student Research
Mahin, Linda – Business Communication Quarterly, 2007
English 317 is a second writing course designed for business majors primarily but available to all students who need to fulfill the second writing course requirement. The purpose of the philanthropic research recommendation report is to familiarize students with the ways that corporations envision and enact social responsibility as depicted on…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Corporations, Social Responsibility, Private Financial Support
Colwell, Richard J., Ed. – 1988
This directory of international in-progress music education dissertations presents selected information arranged alphabetically by student name under 28 topical categories. The entries also contain: (1) the student's address; (2) the advisor's surname; (3) the institution's name; and (4) the dissertation title. Some entries appear in multiple…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Guides, Higher Education, Music Education
Johnston, William E., Jr.; Panko, Walter L. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1978
The article reports on the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped's Student Research Program authorized by Public Law 91-230 (Education of the Handicapped Act). (PHR)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions, Research Projects

Pellicano, Roy R. – Social Science Record, 1985
An effective unit on the presidency must clarify the balance between the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Two activities for use with secondary students are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Presidents, Secondary Education, Student Research

Trzyna, Thomas N. – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Proposes two methods for gathering information outside the library to help students understand the full context in which research activities are carried out. Offers theoretical support for the methods and gives examples of their application. (HTH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Sources, Research Skills, Student Research