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Brown, Zeta; Edwards, Tracey; Perkins, Helen – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
This study investigated changes made to the Childhood Studies placement journey of one post-1992 University in England. The Childhood Studies degree includes "practitioner options" that requires students to complete 200 h placement experience, including 50 h in year one. In 2014, the participant university responded to this expectation…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Student Placement, Professional Identity, Professional Development
Houke, Charlotte – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper explores the purpose of designing and using projects with real world application in a M.B.A. managerial accounting class. Included is a discussion of how and why the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Project has been used in classes to link theory with practice by providing real world application of the BSC framework. M.B.A. students represent a…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Active Learning, Student Projects
Bystydzienski, Jill; Thomas, Nicole; Howe, Samantha; Desai, Anand – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Although it has been decades since gender inequality in academe was first highlighted, institutions around the world continue to struggle with how best to address the problem. Policies and procedures intended to increase women's representation appear to have had limited impact in many departments, especially those in science, technology,…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Deans, Department Heads, College Administration
Gehret, Austin U.; Elliot, Lisa B.; MacDonald, Jonathan H. C. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2017
An exploratory case study approach was used to describe remote tutoring in biochemistry and general chemistry with students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). Data collected for analysis were based on the observations of the participant tutor. The research questions guiding this study included (1) How is active learning accomplished in…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning, Case Studies
Yang, Dazhi; Baldwin, Sally; Snelson, Chareen – Distance Education, 2017
Despite their rapid growth, online programs routinely face student attrition. How to retain students and help them successfully complete is usually a top priority for online programs. This study investigated persistence factors that contributed to students' successful completion from one of the largest and most successful online programs in the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Student Attrition, Online Courses
Hardy, Pamela; Shepard, Melvin; Pilotti, Maura – College Teaching, 2017
Surveys have repeatedly depicted a dismal picture of part-time teaching in academia, including low pay, scant benefits, limited institutional support, and lack of job security. Thus, the main purpose of the present study was to delve deeper into part-time faculty's ability to sustain the demands of a tough work environment by examining the extent…
Descriptors: Part Time Faculty, College Faculty, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness
Marra, Wouter A.; van de Grint, Liesbeth; Alberti, Koko; Karssenberg, Derek – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2017
Field courses are essential for subjects like Earth Sciences, Geography and Ecology. In these topics, GIS is used to manage and analyse spatial data, and offers quantitative methods that are beneficial for fieldwork. This paper presents changes made to a first-year Earth Sciences field course in the French Alps, where new GIS methods were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Earth Science, Geographic Information Systems, Statistical Analysis
Evaluation of Special Education Preparation Programs in the Field of Autism Spectrum in Saudi Arabia
Alzahrani, Asma N.; Brigham, Frederick J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to provide information about the effectiveness of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) preparation program of Saudi universities from the perceptions of pre-service teachers that are currently studying in autism program. It was also to provide information about the number of Saudi universities that offer personal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
Lazinski, Melissa J. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2017
This article describes a 1-credit hour laboratory course focused on psychomotor and affective objectives of performing surface palpation. It was part of the first-year curriculum of the Nova Southeastern University Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (HDPT). The course was converted to hybrid from an existing traditional course that met…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Therapy, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
Hearon, Brittany V. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Youth psychological well-being has become increasingly acknowledged as not merely the absence of psychological distress, but the presence of positive indicators of optimal functioning. Students with complete mental health (i.e., low psychopathology and high well-being) demonstrate the best academic, social, and physical health outcomes. As such,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Intervention
Li, Xin-Chao; Zhu, Su-Jing; Thige, Joseph M.; Shi, Yun-Yu – Online Submission, 2017
In order to fully grasp the service level, management quality and effectiveness of the overseas education in China, a satisfaction survey was carried out on 44 institutions of higher learning in Jiangsu province from 5 dimensions of school learning, school life, school administration, surrounding environment, and urban civility and environment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Higher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis
Chambers, Sabrina – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative study was performed at a liberal arts university in the southeast United States. Thirty-nine undergraduate minority first-generation students were interviewed to acquire knowledge of their satisfaction levels with four student services: tutoring, campus housing, financial aid, and career planning. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, Student Satisfaction, Liberal Arts
Twu, Ming-Lii – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to employ the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Students as taxonomy to classify educational mobile application (app) software into seven categories and empirically examine the influence on students' technology literacy. A purposeful sample of fifth grade core subject…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Technological Literacy, Influence of Technology
Marek, Stephanie; Faude, Sarah; Muncey, Donna; Kistner, Alexandra; Píriz, Dionisio García; Williams, Ryan; Therriault, Susan – American Institutes for Research, 2017
Expanded learning time (ELT) is a practice that entails increasing the length of the school day for all students, with the goal of improving student outcomes, especially in low-performing schools. Boston Public Schools (BPS) has been implementing ELT as an improvement strategy in low-performing schools since 2006. In 2015 the district drastically…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Extended School Day, Elementary Schools, Program Implementation
Kozmina, Ia. Ia. – Russian Education & Society, 2015
The author assesses the preferences of the faculty and teaching staff at Russian universities with regard to their research and teaching duties. She investigates how they structure their work schedule and academic productivity, and how universities with and without special status differ. The study is based on data from two international studies…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences, Teacher Researchers