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Eriksson, Maria; Nasman, Elisabet – Children & Society, 2012
The aim of this article is to show how research practices may simultaneously follow principles of children's citizenship rights to participation and principles of protection and support when children exposed to violence are informants. The article focuses upon organisation of interview processes and interactions between adult researchers and child…
Descriptors: Violence, Victims of Crime, Children, Participation
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Vignare, Karen – New Directions for Higher Education, 2009
Virtual universities (VUs) were formed to open up access to higher education for new and existing students, and they continue to grow and thrive. They come in all sizes and organizational and business models, and most differ from their founding institutions. However, VUs face more rigorous requirements for accountability and reporting. Most of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, State Colleges, Community Colleges
Mangin, Melinda – Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse, 2009
Across the nation, from large urban centers to small rural districts, many schools have turned to literacy coaching as a means to improve teaching and learning. While much has been written about the advantages of having a literacy coach on staff and there has been some research on school-level coaching practices little attention has been paid to…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Educational Opportunities, Performance Factors, Influences
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Scanlan, Martin – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2008
A "grammar of Catholic schooling" inhibits many elementary and secondary Catholic schools from reflecting on how they practice Catholic Social Teaching (CST). The values of human dignity, the common good, and a preferential option for the marginalized are central to CST. Schools can live these values by serving children who live in poverty, are…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholics, Administrative Principles, Educational Principles
Agosta, John M.; Howard, Anne – 1986
The report describes activities and findings of an 18-month project which surveyed day and other non-residential services provided to persons with mental retardation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. An introductory section describes project purposes, followed by a description of project methods (sampling plan, questionnaire development,…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Adults, Agency Role, Community Involvement
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Tierney, William G. – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2004
Over the last several years the author conducted 126 interviews and held four focus groups with academic staff, administrators and others associated with Australian universities, about the problems and challenges they believed faced the system of tertiary education. Widespread concern and pessimism pervaded the interviews about the future of…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education