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Ridgley, Robyn; Snyder, Patricia; McWilliam, R. A. – Infants and Young Children, 2014
We discuss the utility of a coding system designed to evaluate the amount and type of parent talk during individualized family service plan (IFSP) meetings. The iterative processes used to develop the "Parent Communication Coding System" (PCCS) and its associated codes are described. In addition, we explored whether PCCS codes could be…
Descriptors: Individualized Family Service Plans, Parent Participation, Speech, Parents
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Wang, Yi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
Built from data collected through three-phase in-depth interviews, this study explores from cultural and social perspectives why Chinese students may initially be termed silent participants when they first commence group work with western students; and then examines the impact of cultural interaction through group work on their adjustment.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Interviews
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Horn, Ilana Seidel; Little, Judith Warren – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
The authors investigate how conversational routines, or the practices by which groups structure work-related talk, function in teacher professional communities to forge, sustain, and support learning and improvement. Audiotaped and videotaped records of teachers' work group interactions, supplemented by interviews and material artifacts, were…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Practices, Professional Development, Protocol Materials
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Osman, Nazira Binti; Jusoff, Kamaruzaman – International Education Studies, 2009
This paper examines the effectiveness of routinizing lexical phrases to a group of second language learners. A group of proficiency class students were drilled or routinized with semi-fixed and fixed phrases which are commonly used in problem-solving group discussion. Basic frequency counts and interview were carried out to see improvement in…
Descriptors: Discourse Modes, Discourse Analysis, Speech Communication, Second Language Programs