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Nagarajah, Bertram A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study investigated the influence of professional training and personal factors on five categories of technostress: techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, and techno-uncertainty. The goal of the study was to determine whether experience and knowledge gained during professional training influenced the level of…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Training, Technological Literacy, Program Effectiveness
Chace, Sarah Valentine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study undertook to examine the effects of a unique leadership-training program on one group of urban school superintendents. This two-year program, called the Program for Leading Superintendents (PLS), was largely based on concepts of Heifetz's adaptive leadership model. The purpose of the research on the effects of this program was to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Urban Schools, Superintendents, Leadership Training
Gault, Barbara; Cruse, Lindsey Reichlin; Holtzman, Tessa; Contreras-Mendez, Susana – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2019
Improving family economic security in the United States requires new strategies to support parents while they develop skills and attain postsecondary education to prepare them for well-paid jobs. Parents need stable, affordable, convenient, and high-quality child care to attend and complete college, but child care costs are unaffordable for many…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Early Intervention, Low Income Groups, Early Childhood Education
Learning and Work Institute, 2021
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus, many education and employment programmes have switched to online delivery. As we look to a future where many such programmes will retain at least some element of online or hybrid delivery, we need to consider the impacts on different groups, address the challenges, and identify what works. In October 2020, EY…
Descriptors: Job Training, Online Courses, Youth Programs, Experiential Learning
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Linkow, Tamara; Parsad, Amanda; Martinez, Alina; Miller, Hannah – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
Decisions about whether and where to go to college can make a difference in students' later success. However, many students from low-income families--"undermatch"--they do not enroll at all or do not enroll in the most selective college they likely could attend. This study investigated whether promising advising strategies, bundled…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High School Seniors, Federal Programs, Access to Education
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Linkow, Tamara; Parsad, Amanda; Martinez, Alina; Miller, Hannah – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
This appendix is a companion to the "Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College" (ED615732) report. The appendix provides additional information about the "Find the Fit" enhanced advising strategies and the study that assessed its effectiveness when implemented…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High School Seniors, Federal Programs, Access to Education
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Teaching Methods
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify…
Descriptors: Intervention, Science Education, Educational Change, Inquiry
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de Jesus, Leonora F. – African Educational Research Journal, 2018
The 1987 Philippine Constitution corroborated with the Magna Carta for Disabled is giving full support to the improvement of the total well-being of children with special needs (CSN). This is a proof that the government takes appropriate steps to make education accessible to all disabled persons. This study aimed to determine the extent of support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Special Schools, Access to Education
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Lo, Kristin; Waterland, Jamie; Todd, Paula; Gupta, Tanvi; Bearman, Margaret; Hassed, Craig; Keating, Jennifer L. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Effects of interventions for improving mental health of health professional students has not been established. This review analysed interventions to support mental health of health professional students and their effects. The full holdings of Medline, PsycINFO, EBM Reviews, Cinahl Plus, ERIC and EMBASE were searched until 15th April 2016.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Mental Health, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials
Jost, Tracy – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2018
Improving learning outcomes for all young children requires skilled and knowledgeable leaders who are disposed to effectively promote early care and education program and system goals. Yet, state early education administrators--those responsible for overseeing pre-Kindergarten policies and programs--vary in their leadership competencies. To…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership Qualities, Administrator Qualifications, Professional Development
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McDaniel, Sara C.; Yarbrough, Anna-Margaret; Besnoy, Kevin – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Most communities have afterschool programs that give school-aged students a safe place to go after the dismissal bell rings. The next step after simply providing a safe haven is to create a nurturing environment that develops young people's talents and supports their needs. A formal mentoring program can help to achieve this goal. In order to…
Descriptors: Mentors, After School Programs, Best Practices, Program Effectiveness
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Chantathai, Pimpka; Tesaputa, Kowat; Somprach, Kanokorn – International Education Studies, 2015
This research is aimed to formulate the effective teacher teamwork program in municipal schools in Thailand. Primary survey on current situation and problem was conducted to develop the plan to suggest potential programs. Samples were randomly selected from municipal schools by using multi-stage sampling method in order to investigate their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Professional Development, Teamwork
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Johnson, Mallory O.; Gandhi, Monica – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Mentoring is increasingly recognized as a critical element in supporting successful careers in academic research in medicine and related disciplines, particularly for trainees and early career investigators from underrepresented backgrounds. Mentoring is often executed ad hoc; there are limited programs to train faculty to become more effective…
Descriptors: Mentors, Training, Researchers, Medical Research
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Menon, Maria Eliophotou – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
The paper investigates the views of employers and stakeholders in Cyprus regarding the effect of training on productivity in their organisation. Qualitative research was used to collect information from 26 individuals who represented different types of employers (public sector institutions, semi-government institutions, small and large private…
Descriptors: Productivity, Attitude Measures, Employees, Stakeholders
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