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Adopting an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Propose Change within a National Talent Development System
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Clements, Dan; Morgan, Kevin; Harris, Kerry – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
The subject of talent in sport continues to fascinate and intrigue as organisations seek to identify and deliver an effective talent development programme in an effort to ensure systemic success. In the quest to deliver an optimal national governing body talent development programme, this paper investigates the role that Appreciative Inquiry can…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Program Development, Team Sports, Inquiry
Developing Programmes to Promote Participation in Sport among Adolescents with Disabilities: Perceptions Expressed by a Group of South African Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy
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Bantjes, Jason; Swartz, Leslie; Conchar, Lauren; Derman, Wayne – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
Adolescents with disabilities in developing countries frequently have limited access to sporting opportunities and comparatively little is known of their lived experiences and preferences. We set out to understand what a group of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) living in South Africa perceive to be important components of programmes developed…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Cerebral Palsy, Program Development, Disabilities
Reading and Writing at Foundation Level: A Mastery Learning Approach.
Peacock, Colin – 1981
"Language Skills in English," a three-year project designed to explore the application of mastery learning techniques to solve the reading and writing problems of secondary school students in Scotland, is discussed in this paper. Background information provided in the first section of the paper concerns the context of the project, its…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
The Project: Education and Social Environment, Rotterdam (The Netherlands). Management Assessment Paper.
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Creemers, Bert P. M. – 1976
This report describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to improve the educational opportunities of working class children in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. First, an overview of the objectives, program types, timetable and organizational structure is presented. Secondly, programs are described according to three…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Education
Intellectual Fostering of the More Gifted among Socially Disadvantaged Adolescents.
Smilansky, Moshe; Israelashvili, Moshe – Gifted Education International, 1989
A project was developed in southern Tel-Aviv to intellectually foster gifted/socially disadvantaged adolescents. The program's components include mastery of mathematics and English, development of excellence in selected areas, peer group support, and critical thinking development. The paper describes problems encountered by the project and program…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Development of Competency-Based Web Learning Material and Effect Evaluation of Self-Directed Learning Aptitudes on Learning Achievements
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Chang, Chi-Cheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
This study aims to develop and evaluate competency-based web learning material (CBWLM) for the college practicum Microprocessor Laboratory. After using the CBWLM for 8 weeks, this study investigates CBWL's learning effects and self-directed learning aptitudes (SDLAs) as well as exploring the influence of SDLA on learning effects based on the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Mastery Learning, Competency Based Education, Program Development