NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
The Classroom Observation Protocol for Socioscientific Issue-Based Instruction: Development and Implementation of a New Research Tool
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Topçu, Mustafa Sami; Foulk, Jaimie A.; Sadler, Troy D.; Pitiporntapin, Sasithep; Atabey, Nejla – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2018
Background: For the past decade, science educators have been exploring the use of Socio-scientific Issues (SSI) as contexts for science teaching and learning, and research indicates that doing so can support significant learning gains. However, research related to how teachers take up the practice of SSI-based instruction is far more limited, due…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Science Instruction, Science and Society, Science Teachers
Comparing the Effects of Suburban and Urban Field Placements on Teacher Candidates' Experiences and Perceptions of Family Engagement in Middle and High Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bergman, Daniel J. – School Community Journal, 2013
Two groups of teacher candidates completed a survey based on the Parent Teacher Association's National Standards for Family-School Partnerships at the start and end of the semester of a general methods course and corresponding fieldwork (practicum) experience. One group of participants (N[subscript "S"] = 60) completed their clinical…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Field Experience Programs, Student Placement
Academic Internship Program: Intern's Handbook.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools, Charlotte, NC. – 1989
Since its beginning in 1975 at the West Charlotte High School in North Carolina, the Academic Internship Program has joined over 6,000 high school students in partnership with sponsors from the business community. The program, created as a supplement to formal classroom instruction, is intended to: (1) provide opportunities for high school…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Cooperative Education, Field Experience Programs, High School Students
Academic Internship Program: Sponsor's Handbook.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools, Charlotte, NC. – 1987
Since its beginning in 1975 at the West Charlotte High School in North Carolina, the Academic Internship Program has joined over 6,000 high school students in partnerships with more than 600 sponsors from the business community. The program is intended to: (1) provide opportunities for high school students to explore areas of academic, career, or…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Cooperative Education, Field Experience Programs, High School Students
Community-Based Learning and Service: The Impact of an Innovation.
Earle, Janice – 1982
A two-year pilot study evaluated a curriculum innovation at one rural and one urban high school in Maryland. Called the Community-Based Learning and Service (CBLS) Program, the innovation involved placing large numbers of students during part of the school day with community sponsors where they could learn about and provide community services as…
Descriptors: Community Services, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Field Experience Programs
What Value Do College Admissions Directors Place on School-to-Work Experiences? Wheaton North High School Field Study Project.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Balbale, Muneeb; Stamoolis, Josh; Lawson, Pete; Woodiwiss, Ariel – 1999
A team of four high school juniors conducted a field study to determine the value that college admissions directors place on school-to-work (STW) experiences, which were defined not as traditional vocational education but rather as field study designed to give students an appreciation for and practice in exercising the skills and competencies…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Preparation