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Direct linkSara Beth Leikin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In a 2008 working paper published by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the authors lamented that, despite billions of dollars in investment in global education initiatives, access to education had been improved in targeted areas, but the return on investment with regards to learning outcomes was "much less impressive"…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Developmental Programs, Foreign Countries, STEM Education
The Impact of Immersive Scheduling on Student Learning and Success in an Australian Pathways Program
Elizabeth Goode; Suzi Syme; Johanna E. Nieuwoudt – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
Immersive scheduling engages students in one or two subjects at a time over short teaching periods. While there is incipient evidence that immersive delivery can heighten academic outcomes in undergraduate education, much less is known about its effectiveness in pathways or access programs. This exploratory mixed-methods study investigated how a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Scheduling, Academic Achievement
van Dijk, Gerda H. G.; Vivian, Brenda A.; Malan, Lianne P. – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
For higher education institutions to produce graduates capable of contributing to society and the economy in a productive manner, educational emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking. The above necessitates that higher education institutions are able to engage in responsive curriculum design and delivery for enhanced student…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Skill Development, College Freshmen
Róan Slabbert; Jeanette du Plessis; Mpho Jama – Perspectives in Education, 2023
Peer-assisted learning (PAL) encompasses the active acquisition of knowledge and skills among students in similar social settings where teaching one another enables reciprocal learning. Same-year/ level PAL (SPAL) is applied in theoretical and clinical teaching across medical disciplines worldwide and is regarded as a teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Tutors
Meharg, Debbie; Craighill, Stephanie; Varey, Alison; Cairncross, Sandra – Scottish Educational Review, 2017
This paper applies Whitchurch's (2008) concept of the "third space" to the emergent territory occupied by further education college students as they "cross the boundary" to continue their studies at the university. Findings reveal that these transitioning students face barriers to success, feelings of being isolated and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Bound Students, Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment
Lizzio, Alf; Wilson, Keithia – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
The widening participation agenda and related concerns about student retention require a more systematic focus on supporting student success. This paper describes a process designed with the dual goals of supporting the short-term academic recovery of students at risk of non-continuation due to early difficulties with assessment and developing…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, At Risk Students, College Freshmen, Educational Innovation
Download full textBC Student Outcomes, 2015
The Developmental Student Outcomes (DEVSO) Survey is one of four annual surveys that make up the British Columbia (BC) Student Outcomes project. This report presents the system-level findings from the 2014 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey. The results included in the report were analysed by demographic characteristics and other factors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Student Development, Student Surveys
BC Student Outcomes, 2013
The Developmental Student Outcomes (DEVSO) Survey is one of four annual surveys that make up the British Columbia (BC) Student Outcomes project. This report presents a summary of the findings from the 2013 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey. The results included in the report were analysed by demographic characteristics and other factors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Student Development, Student Surveys
Buchanan, Emily; Stevens, Eleanor; Straw, Suzanne – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2014
The SpringBoard Bursary Foundation (SpringBoard) commissioned the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) to undertake an evaluation of its activities and impacts between 2013 and 2018. This interim and summary report presents the findings of the first year of the evaluation. SpringBoard was established in 2012 to transform the lives of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth, Poverty Programs
Lord, Pippa; Sharp, Caroline; Dawson, Anneka; Mehta, Palak; White, Richard; Jeffes, Jennifer – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2013
Arts Council England (ACE) commissioned NFER to undertake the national evaluation of the In Harmony social and music education programme 2012-2015. In Harmony is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and ACE, and is currently being piloted in six areas. The evaluation is investigating the range and extent of impacts on children, families,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Investigations
Younger, Mike; Warrington, Molly – Oxford Review of Education, 2009
This paper reflects upon the nature of a target-setting and mentoring scheme in an 11-16 school in England, through a series of retrospective interviews with students who continued into further education. It considers the extent to which the initiative impacted both upon students' formal academic achievement at 16+ and upon the subsequent…
Descriptors: Mentors, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Interviews
BC Student Outcomes, 2012
The Developmental Student Outcomes (DEVSO) Survey is one of four annual surveys that make up the British Columbia (BC) Student Outcomes project. This report presents a summary of the findings from the 2012 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey. The results included in the report were analysed by demographic characteristics and other factors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Student Development, Student Surveys
Peer reviewedTzuriel, David; Kaniel, Shlomo; Kanner, Ella; Haywood, H. Carl – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Examined the effects of Bright Start, an early-education program for providing children in Israel with the cognitive tools for school learning, on first graders' cognitive performance and achievement tests in math and reading comprehension. Found improvements in the test group's performance over all measures. (JPB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Developmental Programs, Elementary School Students
Keane, Elaine – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
Equality and quality in higher education (HE) are frequently juxtaposed in the literature. This paper presents evidence to contest deficit assumptions about widening participation, particularly the belief that entering HE with "non-traditional" entry qualifications lowers standards. Drawing on a three-year constructivist grounded theory…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
Smyth, Emer – Oxford Review of Education, 2009
A number of countries, including Ireland, have experienced a recent growth in the prevalence of "shadow education", that is, paid private tuition outside the schooling system. Previous international studies have indicated that such tuition can enhance academic performance and facilitate access to tertiary education. However, such studies…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Private Schools, International Studies, Foreign Countries
