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Executive Office of the President, 2023
The Federal STEM Education Strategic plan recognizes the importance of building computational literacy today. This document is aligned to the Computational Literacy Interagency Working Group (IWGCL) objectives to: (1) develop a common operational definition; (2) identify existing research on computational literacy; and (3) identify existing…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, STEM Education, Federal Programs, Educational Change
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Gayles, Joy Gaston – Review of Higher Education, 2023
Humanizing Higher Education was the 2022 conference theme for the Association for the Study of Higher Education. This presidential address takes a forward look back on higher education within a global context and in the aftermath of a global health pandemic, making an argument for the need to humanize higher education. The address offers a…
Descriptors: Humanization, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, COVID-19
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Andrade, Mariel; Coutinho, Clara – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2017
Flipped Classroom is an issue that gains increased attention in Blended Learning models. Generally, in the traditional classroom, the teacher uses the time in the classroom to explain the theoretical and conceptual body content and leaves the practices and exercises as extracurricular activities. In the Flipped Classroom, students study at home…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Models
McCambly, Heather – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2018
This brief provides an overview of the logical implications of different models of equity, an introduction to an empirical project that validates the material effects of varied equity definitions, and a framework for considering the trade-offs inherent in collective work to mobilize equity in environments.
Descriptors: Intention, Educational Practices, Equal Education, Inclusion
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Mishra, Sanjaya – Distance Education, 2017
Enthusiasts and evangelists of open educational resources (OER) see these resources as a panacea for all of the problems of education. However, despite its promises, their adoption in educational institutions is slow. There are many barriers to the adoption of OER, and many are from within the community of OER advocates. This commentary calls for…
Descriptors: Barriers, Educational Resources, Open Source Technology, Adoption (Ideas)
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Agustian, Hendra Y. – British Journal of Special Education, 2016
The Indonesian model of inclusive society "masyarakat madani" is arguably based on a one-view perspective of Islamic intellectuals. Although it was intended to embrace the whole of society in general, its implications might not reach and permeate the entire society. The unique features of Indonesian society have, to a certain degree,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Inclusion, Models
Tuomi, Ilkka – European Commission, 2019
This report describes the current state of the art in artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact for learning, teaching, and education. It provides conceptual foundations for well-informed policy-oriented work, research, and forward-looking activities that address the opportunities and challenges created by recent developments in AI.…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, State of the Art Reviews, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2017
The aim of the paper is to review scholarly attempts to define or explain vocational education and training and to develop a theoretical model to analyse national definitions or conceptions of VET [vocational education and training] and how they have changed over time. VET takes many forms and is, perhaps, the least unitary of education sectors.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Change, Role of Education, Foreign Countries
Viennet, Romane; Pont, Beatriz – OECD Publishing, 2017
This literature review focuses on education policy implementation, its definition, processes and determinants. It aims to clarify what implementing policies involve in complex education systems to support policy work, building on the literature and country examples. An introduction delves into the reasons behind the need to update the concept of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Literature Reviews, Definitions
Lanford, Michael; Tierney, William G. – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2015
Traditionally, the purpose of education in the United States has been conceived broadly, encompassing several goals, such as equity, civic participation, "whole-person" development, aesthetic appreciation, and greater cultural awareness. The renewed focus on equipping students with marketable skills is both a response to the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Career Education, Educational History, Educational Trends
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Jacobson, Trudi E.; Mackey, Thomas P. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2013
Metaliteracy is envisioned as a comprehensive model for information literacy to advance critical thinking and reflection in social media, open learning settings, and online communities. At this critical time in higher education, an expansion of the original definition of information literacy is required to include the interactive production and…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Definitions, Models, Educational Practices
Yan, Bo – Online Submission, 2017
This report documents the second year of implementing Cycle-based Budgeting at Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, KY). In addition to aligning another $24.3 million new spending with the district's strategic plan, $20.3 million of existing spending was rolled into the process. Next, the challenges faced by the district to review 105…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Public Schools, Program Budgeting, Educational Improvement
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Shillingford, Margaret – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2013
It is crucial to the progression of the school counselling profession that counsellors-in-training receive the training, knowledge, and practice in leadership that they need to counter systemic challenges that they may face. Effective leadership practices have been shown in research to be instrumental in promoting program delivery success in the…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Training, Leadership Training, Models
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Thomas, Kerry – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2015
Popular wisdom has it that collaboration is "the new black" in the arts and arts education. Collaboration is viewed as the basis for the making of new and novel artefacts in contemporary cultures, while also being repeatedly used as a catchword in the development of curriculum. Yet, collaboration as praxis entails complex and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development
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Brekke, John S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
There are two purposes to this article. The first is to update the science of social work framework. The second is to use recent discussions on the nature of realist science and on social work science to propose a definition of social work as an integrative scientific discipline that complements its definition as a profession.
Descriptors: Social Work, Scientific Enterprise, Interdisciplinary Approach, Definitions
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