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Francisco Iniesto; Rebecca Ferguson; Martin Weller; Rob Farrow; Rebecca Pitt – OTESSA Journal, 2022
Assessment and recognition are key aspects of microcredentials, and other courses offered on massive open online course (MOOC) platforms. Microcredentials are designed to address the needs of employers and learners looking for units of study at a higher education level aligned with the requirements of labour markets. This paper reviews current…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, MOOCs
Hunzicker, Jana – Online Submission, 2010
This article summarizes current research on effective professional development and offers a checklist for school leaders to use when designing learning opportunities for teachers. Effective professional development engages teachers in learning opportunities that are supportive, job-embedded, instructionally-focused, collaborative, and ongoing.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Educational Research
Dunleavy, Tom; And Others – 1983
A review of current literature related to assistance for beginning teachers focused upon the following questions: (1) In what areas do beginning teachers need assistance? (2) What types of assistance do beginning teachers need? (3) Who should provide the assistance? (4) How should this assistance be timed? and (5) What other important…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Program Development, Socialization, Teacher Attitudes
Castellana, Christin; Powell, Jim – 2000
The principal investigators of this study were asked by a midwestern urban high school to assist in the analysis of data collected on students who had dropped out of high school. The data were to be reviewed to determine the cause of the high school's dropout rate. Variables investigated included attendance, grade point average, fourth grade…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Dropouts, High School Students, High Schools
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Zirkel, Perry A.; Albert, Victoria F. – Clearing House, 1979
The purposes of this article are to review the in-service teacher education literature and to present a survey instrument produced in a Teacher Corps project with respect to one aspect of needs assessment for in-service education, that of teachers' preliminary preferences and priorities. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Inservice Teacher Education, Literature Reviews, Needs Assessment
Heck, James – 1986
A study was conducted to determine whether the strategies and tactics employed in the implementation and continuation of well-established honors programs at selected community colleges followed the five stages that Martorana and Kuhns identified as phases in the life cycle of academic innovation (i.e., exploration, formulation, trial, refinement,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Honors Curriculum, Institutional Evaluation
Chavkin, Nancy F.; Williams, David L., Jr. – 1985
In response to the increased emphasis on parent involvement in schools, the Parent Involvement in Education Project (PIEP) conducted a comprehensive six-year study of the attitudes and current practices of teacher educators, teachers, principals, parents, and school administrators in a six state region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
McEwin, C. Kenneth; Alexander, William M. – 1982
Survey responses were received from 538 member institutions of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education on their programs for prospective middle school teachers. Results indicated that teacher preparation programs in this area have not kept pace with the growing numbers of teachers needed, and the predominant emphasis in…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Program Development
Anderson, Karen L. – 1992
This paper addresses incidence of hearing loss in school-age children, components of hearing conservation programs, and hearing loss education. Incidence figures for the following hearing loss categories are detailed: unilateral hearing loss, fluctuating hearing loss, minimal sensorineural hearing loss, and mild to profound hearing loss.…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Check Lists, Deafness
Hazelden Foundation, Center City, MN. – 1989
This 1-year project identified several goals to increase the awareness of chemical abuse among older women, older adults, and disabled people. The goals included: develop an assessment instrument; identify chemical health service providers; develop a process to coordinate outreach and case-finding; develop a guide for chemical health service…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcohol Abuse, Disabilities, Drug Abuse
Hollingsworth, Patricia – 1982
Drawing from an extensive literature review and interviews with faculty and administrators in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), this study report examines successful practices in basic skills instruction in community colleges. After providing background on the importance of basic skills programs in light of the increasing number…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Developmental Studies Programs
Queensland Board of Teacher Registration, Toowong (Australia). – 1991
This report presents recommendations of the Queensland Board of Registration's Induction Working Party, whose mission was to study the role of induction in the professional development of beginning teachers. The terms of reference of the Working Party were: to advise the board on possible approaches to the systematic development and implementation…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Harding, Frances M.; Connor, Leslie S. – 1989
This manual is designed to respond to the growing interest among colleges in technical assistance for dealing with alcohol-related problems. Part One provides an overview of the dimensions of alcohol related problems and delves into the causes and prevention of alcohol problems. It outlines the Public Health Model approach to dealing with alcohol…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism
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Guarnaccia, Peter J.; Rodriguez, Orlando – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1996
Various concepts of culture related to ethnicity, language use, values, material goods, and rituals have influenced development of culturally competent mental health programs. Describes how understanding of culture's complexity influences assessment of Hispanic clients at three inpatient bilingual/bicultural psychiatric programs in New York City.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Awareness
Turner, Dayton Ray – 1980
The book presents guidelines for adaptive transportation measures for handicapped students. Part 1 considers the transportation cycle as a means to evaluate individual student competencies at all logical points during the transportation experience. The transportation cycle is reviewed from deciding to transport the student to gaining access to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Bus Transportation, Delivery Systems
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