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Cossentino, Jacqueline – NAMTA Journal, 2014
Jacqueline Cossentino's research looks at the culture of the family as it pertains to four birth-to-six centers: Montessori Partners Serving All Children, in St. Paul, MN, Crossway Montessori Communities in Kensington, MD, East Dallas Community Schools in Dallas, TX, and Family Star Montessori School, in Denver, CO. These programs met for the…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
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Knol, Linda L.; Myers, Harriet H.; Black, Sheila; Robinson, Darlene; Awololo, Yawah; Clark, Debra; Parker, Carson L.; Douglas, Joy W.; Higginbotham, John C. – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Effective childhood obesity prevention programs for preschool children are limited in number and focus on changes in the child care environment rather than the home environment. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and test the feasibility of a home environment obesity prevention program that incorporates mindful eating…
Descriptors: Program Development, Obesity, Prevention, Preschool Education
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Roselaar, Tjits; van Bielder, Patty – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Since the academic year 2017-2018, the Tilburg University Language Center has been offering an academic pre-Bachelor's programme for refugee students. This year-long educational programme prepares high-potential refugees for a Dutch- or English-taught Bachelor's programme at a university. In addition, students prepare for the Dutch Civic…
Descriptors: Refugees, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Achieve, Inc., 2018
"Transforming Science Assessment: Systems for Innovation," is a series of resources designed to provide state education leaders with: (1) Information about how states are currently pursuing statewide assessment systems in science; (2) Analyses of what features influence different approaches, with an eye to supporting state leaders as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Science Tests
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Venes, Jane – Journal of General Education, 2015
This comprehensive study asks what a group of rather diverse disciplines have in common. It involves a cross-disciplinary examination of an entire college, the College of Design at Iowa State University. This research was intended to provide a sense of direction in developing and assessing possible core content. The reasoning was that material…
Descriptors: Design, Architecture, Computer Graphics, Interior Design
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Neufeld, Patricia J.; Purvey, Diane; Churchley, John; Handford, Victoria – International Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2015
This project analyzes a long-standing school district-based leadership development program in British Columbia, Canada, and its transition to a partnership with the local university in which the students receive credit toward a graduate degree. The intent of this study was to explore the change process in leadership development from a school…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, School Districts, Leadership
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Salinitri, Francine D.; Wilhelm, Sheila M.; Crabtree, Brian L. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2015
With increasing adoption of the problem-based learning (PBL) model, creative approaches to enhancing facilitator training and optimizing resources to maintain effective learning in small groups is essential. We describe a theoretical framework for the development of a PBL facilitator training program that uses the constructivist approach as the…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Problem Based Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)
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Enck, Suzanne Marie – Communication Teacher, 2015
This semester-long activity for a "Gender Fair" project helps undergraduate students gain an appreciation of gender as a social, historical, and cultural construction that is constituted intersectionally (with race-class-sexuality, at minimum) and fundamentally through communication practices. Specifically, upon completing this project,…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Gender Issues, Exhibits, Undergraduate Students
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Millar, Julie A.; Thompson, Janet; Schwab, Dorothy; Hanlon-Dearman, Ana; Goodman, Deborah; Koren, Gal; Masotti, Paul – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2017
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disability with significant implications for learning and behaviour. International research suggests that the prevalence of FASD in school-aged children is 2.3-6.3%. In this paper, we address the questions: (1) what is FASD; (2) what is the prevalence of FASD in schools; (3)…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Educational Policy, Theory Practice Relationship, Developmental Disabilities
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Cherow-O'Leary, Renee – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2014
This essay is a personal reflection on the implementation of "Creating Critical Viewers," a national media literacy program sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), an industry association, in 1995. The television industry's decision to develop a media literacy curriculum in the 1990s was a powerful…
Descriptors: Essays, Media Literacy, Curriculum Development, Critical Viewing
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Rodgers, Kathy V.; Sarol, Yalçin – PRIMUS, 2014
Students earning a degree in mathematics often seek information on how to apply their mathematical knowledge. One option is to follow a curriculum with an actuarial emphasis designed to prepare students as an applied mathematician in the actuarial field. By developing only two new courses and utilizing existing courses for Validation by…
Descriptors: Program Development, Educational Resources, Risk Assessment, Mathematics Education
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Zakirova, Venera G.; Nikitina, Ekaterina L. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The urgency of the research is due to the current requirements to develop the pedagogical culture of parents, which can help them to be successful parents, to effectively interact with their children avoiding family upbringing mistakes. In this respect, the article aims to identify the conditions for development of the pedagogical culture of…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Parent School Relationship, Parent Education, Family Programs
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Kioupi, Vasiliki; Arianoutsou, Margarita – Journal of Biological Education, 2016
This study is focused on the development, implementation and evaluation of an environmental education programme for secondary education students. The programme was entitled "?he effects of fire on the soil system" and it was implemented during the school period of 2008. Twenty-four (24) students (aged from 15 to 20) coming from Lidoriki…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Questionnaires
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Gao, Yuan – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015
This article emphasizes the urgent demand for measurements of university internationalization and proposes a new approach to develop a set of internationally applicable indicators for measuring university internationalization performance. The article looks into existing instruments developed for assessing university internationalization,…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Indicators, Global Approach, School Effectiveness
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Kovacs, Christopher R.; Walter, Daniel – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2015
The use of scuba diving as a recreational activity within traditional university instructional programs has been well established. Departments focusing on kinesiology, physical education, or exercise science have often provided scuba diving lessons as part of their activity-based course offerings. However, few departments have developed an…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Movement Education, Program Development, Professional Development
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