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Nickles, George M.; Herbert, Bruce – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2022
Centerness is defined as a quality of multi-agent systems (groups) where agents share a common set of system goals and interact so the system will achieve those goals. A pair of measures is identified to capture the two dimensions of centerness: distance-weighted fragmentation and average goal centerness. As a case study, the measures of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Social Networks, Information Science, Teacher Centers
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Kappler, Ulrike; Rowland, Susan L.; Pedwell, Rhianna K. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
Systems biology is frequently taught with an emphasis on mathematical modeling approaches. This focus effectively excludes most biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology students, who are not mathematics majors. The mathematical focus can also present a misleading picture of systems biology, which is a multi-disciplinary pursuit requiring…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Systems Approach, Mathematical Models
Fairchild, Susan; Carrino, Gerard; Gunton, Brad; Soderquist, Chris; Hsiao, Andrew; Donohue, Beverly; Farrell, Timothy – New Visions for Public Schools, 2012
New Visions for Public Schools has leveraged student-level data to help schools identify at-risk students, designed metrics to capture student progress toward graduation, developed data tools and reports that visualize student progress at different levels of aggregation for different audiences, and implemented real-time data systems for educators.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Data Analysis, Identification, At Risk Students
Chateau, Anne; Zumbihl, Helene – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
In a flexible language learning system, developed at a French university and gradually improved through Action Research, different elements are combined: individual work on a virtual learning environment (VLE), pair-work and counselling appointments. One of the objectives of the system is to help the students involved progress towards…
Descriptors: Role Perception, Student Role, Teacher Role, Personal Autonomy
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Haslett, Tim; Barton, John; Stephens, John; Schell, Liz; Olsen, Jane – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the emergent nature of leadership in a university-based learning network of mature-aged practitioner-scholars. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on previously published work, interviews, and current research. Findings: The paper finds that once initial structures have been established,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Action Research, Doctoral Programs, Leadership
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Lipschultz, Jeremy H.; Hilt, Michael L.; Reilly, Hugh J. – Educational Gerontology, 2007
Baby boomer trends are applied in the development of a conceptual framework that offers a social systems and cultural model for future studies. While there has been considerable recent attention paid to baby boomers, the studies lack a coherent theoretical base that would allow for more advanced and continuing research. Aging baby boomers heading…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Research Opportunities, Baby Boomers, Cohort Analysis