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Yedi Purwanto; Suprapto; Dicky R. Munaf; Hasan Albana; Lisa'diyah Marifataini; Imran Siregar; Sumarni – Cogent Education, 2023
Peace education has long been integrated into the higher education curriculum to equip students from diverse cultural backgrounds, languages, religions, regions, and lifestyles with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to foster a culture of harmony and prevent future conflicts. This systematic research examines the peace education concept…
Descriptors: Peace, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Research Reports
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Erickson, Melissa; Harvey, Trish – Journal of Education, 2023
A case study was implemented in one rural district as it transitioned to a trauma-informed environment. A theoretical framework based on the literature framed the data collection around the seven themes of awareness, positive culture, intentional instruction, restorative practice, self-care, mental health support services, and professional…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Rural Areas, Program Development, Educational Environment
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Bobyleva, Irina; Zavodilkina, Olga – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2017
The article describes modern development in education in the Russian Federation, tied to the development of professional standards. We will show that introduction of professional standards can not only start from a profession, but from an actively developing social practice. Using the example of alumni socio-educational support of all forms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standard Setting, Professional Identity, Child Caregivers
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Malmqvist, Johan; Nilholm, Claes – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2016
The neuropsychiatric paradigm has substantial impact on schools. The increase in the number of pupils being diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an expression of the medicalisation of deviance. There is also an increase in educational classes specially designed to meet the needs of children with ADHD. This is contrary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Inclusion, Special Classes
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Botha, Adèle; Herselman, Marlien – South African Journal of Education, 2015
This article draws upon the experiences gained in participating in an Information and Communication Technology for Rural Education (ICT4RED) initiative, as part of a larger Technology for Rural Education project (TECH4RED) in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The aim of this paper is to describe the conceptualisation, design…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Rural Education, Faculty Development, Learning Modules
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Bryant, Jill; Bates, Alisa J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This paper describes the ways in which social constructivist learning was fostered in an online teacher education program. In fall, 2010 we launched an online Masters of Education (M.Ed) and in spring, 2011 and began an online version of the on-campus Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at a small liberal arts university. The development and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Program Descriptions, Online Courses, Educational Environment
Trump, Kenneth S. – District Administration, 2011
Bullying has captured the news headlines and the attention of legislators, educators, and special interest advocates over the past three years at a greater rate. High-profile teen suicides have raised questions about the role bullying may have played in student deaths. School administrators and safety officials agree that bullying is a serious…
Descriptors: Bullying, School Safety, News Reporting, Program Development
Shen, Jianping; Zhen, Jinzhou; Poppink, Sue – Educational Horizons, 2007
Interest in improving the quality of professional development in this age of educational reform has intensified as a growing body of research suggests that teaching practices matter in terms of student achievement. Some have argued for embedding professional development in the context of teachers' work in order to transform both teaching practices…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Faculty Development, Work Environment
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Guerney, Bernard G., Jr.; And Others – Counseling Psychologist, 1970
The authors attack the medical model of treating psychological problems and propose an educational model of the teaching of new skills. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Models, Program Development
Fedler, Anthony J.; Siemer, William F.; Knuth, Barbara A.; Matthews, Bruce E. – Taproot, 2001
Successful environmental stewardship education influences beliefs, values, and behaviors related to specific environmental issues. Programs should address the variables that have been correlated with behavior change. Behavior change takes time, and requires a combination of formal and nonformal sequential learning experiences within a supportive…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conservation (Environment), Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Perry, Laura J.; And Others – 1994
Project RETAIN (Retention in Education Technical Assistance and Information Network) is a Florida project that assists school districts through identification and dissemination of effective practices that keep students with mild disabilities in school. One part of the project examined dropout rates from Florida's 67 school districts and their…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Education Work Relationship
Hunt, Todd; Thompson, David W. – 1987
The sharp decline in the number of male undergraduates registering for public relations (PR) courses has created concern that public relations is becoming a "woman's field" and will experience a concomitant drop in salaries and prestige. Studies indicate that male undergraduates perceive PR as being not well respected, as offering little…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Communication Skills, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
La Gow, Robert L. – 1977
A study was done to discover and generate a theory of instructional design based on procedures currently used in selected adult education agencies. The methodology used was to generate grounded theory in four stages as follows: (1) discovery of a number of categories into which the collected data are coded, (2) integration of the categories and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Johnson, William L.; And Others – 1994
School culture has recently emerged as a framework for the study and interpretation of the structure and development of schools. This paper reviews a work culture productivity model and reports the development of a culture instrument. The use of second-order component analysis shows areas of generalization across primary factors. The School Work…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Culture, Educational Environment
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Young, Lisa D. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2003
The design of computer-­based learning environments has undergone a paradigm shift; moving students away from instruction that was considered to promote technical rationality grounded in objectivism, to the application of computers to create cognitive tools utilized in constructivist environments. The goal of the resulting computer-­based learning…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Guidelines, Program Development, Educational Environment
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