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Johnson, Arvin; Chan, Tak Cheung – Educational Planning, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to recognize the special features of the flipped classroom and to explore the aspects of opportunities that the flipping concept can be applied to educational planning. The essential elements of the flipping concept are identified. A brief review of the key studies on flipped classrooms at both the college and high…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Flipped Classroom, Meetings, Budgeting
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Nathan W. Conner; Matt Stockton; Daran Rudnick; Charles Burr; Tessa Burford – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
Cooperative Extension strives to provide agricultural producers with non-formal educational opportunities designed to positively impact agriculture (NIFA, 2021). Therefore, a team of Extension professionals at the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln developed and facilitate an ongoing professional development program designed to enhance the…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Estermann, Thomas; Pruvot, Enora Bennetot; Kupriyanova, Veronika; Stoyanova, Hristiyana – European University Association, 2020
In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, and its expected economic impact, this European University Association (EUA) briefing explores the possible implications for university funding in Europe in the short to medium term. Based on a wealth of data collected under the EUA Public Funding Observatory over more than a decade, the briefing focuses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
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Kelly, Anthony – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
The fiascoes that seem to accompany the annual publication of examination results in England, the subsequent inquiries instituted to ensure they "never happen again" and the Secretary of State's decision, reversed six months later because of fears about possible EU legal challenges, to "end competition between exam boards"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Testing, Competition, Institutional Cooperation
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Kroeze, Kevin; Hyatt, Keith; Lambert, Chuck – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2015
As part of the No Child Left behind Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, schools are called upon to provide students with academic instruction using scientific, research-based methods whenever possible. One of these supposed research-based methods is a program by the name of Brain Gym®. Brain Gym® is…
Descriptors: Brain, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Evidence Based Practice
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2018
At the request of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) conducted a review of Oklahoma's Promise program between August 2017 and February 2018. This report summarizes findings and observations from the review and provides recommendations. The review is organized around five areas of interest…
Descriptors: College Programs, State Programs, Educational Finance, Student Financial Aid
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Khupe, Constance; Balkwill, Kevin; Osman, Ruksana; Cameron, Ann – Educational Research, 2013
Background: While current investments in school improvement occur in the context of the worldwide economic downturn, in the South African context, there is in addition widespread disparity in education provision and attainment related to pre-democracy race-based patterns. Despite the education sector receiving the largest national annual budget…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, School Turnaround, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Improvement
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Pillay, Hitendra; Watters, James J.; Hoff, Lutz – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2013
The term "partnership" is increasingly used by governments, industry, community organisations and schools in supporting their daily businesses. Similar to the terms "ICT" and "learning," "partnerships" are now ubiquitous in policy discourse. Yet, the term remains ill-defined and ambiguous. This study reviews…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Case Studies, Vocational Education
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Wu, Bin; Abad, Jorge – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
This paper reports a problem-based learning model for the training of university students in the area of industrial energy efficiency, and discusses its context, contents, and the results from its implementation. The impact has been significant, with hundreds of university graduates trained and many of them now working in industry, leading their…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Education, Labor Force Development, Problem Based Learning
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Li, Chia-Chun; Shih, Ching-Tien; Lin, Kun-Tsan; Lo, Ching-Shui – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The latest research adopted software technology to improve pointing performance is through an Automatic Pointing Assistive Program (APAP). However, APAP has some limitations. This study evaluated whether two children with developmental disabilities would be able to improve their pointing performance through an Extended Automatic Pointing Assistive…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Psychomotor Skills, Program Effectiveness
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Larbi-Apau, Josephine A.; Moseley, James L. – Performance Improvement, 2010
Basic measurements and applications of six selected general but critical operational performance-based indicators--effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, profitability, return on investment, and benefit-cost ratio--are presented. With each measurement, goals and potential impact are explored. Errors, risks, limitations to measurements, and a…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Measurement, Performance Technology, Outcomes of Education
Olken, Benjamin A.; Onishi, Junko; Wong, Susan – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
This paper reports an experiment in over 3,000 Indonesian villages designed to test the role of performance incentives in improving the efficacy of aid programs. Villages in a randomly-chosen one-third of subdistricts received a block grant to improve 12 maternal and child health and education indicators, with the size of the subsequent year's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Incentives, Rural Areas
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Bresciani, Marilee J. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2009
This paper describes criteria used to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of outcomes-based program review. The criteria were generated from a grounded theory analysis of thirteen institutions whose faculty and administrators have been practicing outcomes-based program review from seven to thirty-two years. Examples of the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, College Outcomes Assessment, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Galway, Gerald – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2012
Between 1970 and 1990 enrolment in Newfoundland and Labrador schools dropped by 22 percent. The first wave of major educational reform (1990 to 2000) saw massive reductions in public school expenditures and the reduction of more than 1650 teachers. Facing continued enrolment loss and a large current account deficit, in 2004, government again…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education
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Proper, Eve; Caboni, Timothy C.; Hartley, Harold V., III; Willmer, Wesley K. – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2009
This study examines institution-specific factors that are within the control of the advancement office and that predict fundraising efficiency and total dollars raised. Using data from the Council of Independent Colleges and IPEDS, fundraising outcomes are examined at private colleges in the United States. Most of the variables of interest are not…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Institutional Advancement, Endowment Funds, Educational Finance
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