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Brownhill, Simon; Oates, Ruby – Education 3-13, 2017
This paper provides an exploratory discussion surrounding the views and experiences of women and men who work/train in the early years (0-8 years) by bringing together select findings from two independent doctoral research projects. In an effort to weave together the voices of females and males working/training in the early years sector, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Role, Child Caregivers, Gender Differences
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Hamilton, Miriam – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
This paper examines attitudes to pedagogical change, among teachers within a second level science department in Ireland. It explores the beliefs and contextual constraints that mediate diversification from a primarily didactic pedagogical approach towards more student-led pedagogies. Using a multi-method approach incorporating observations of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Beliefs, Transitional Programs
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Ghenghesh, Pauline – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Personal tutoring is considered to be an important support mechanism for students in higher education. However, the existing personal tutoring system at the British University in Egypt has needed for quite some time to be reviewed and improved as anecdotal evidence suggests that it is ineffective. This article therefore aims to identify the…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Tutors, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Basford, Elisabet; Butt, Graham; Newton, Richard – School Leadership & Management, 2017
The main aim of this research was to secure a better understanding of how local authorities (LAs), senior leadership teams (SLTs) and teachers in state schools perceive their responsibilities for the deployment, leadership and management of teaching assistants (TAs). Current research in the field--some of which has been highly influential on…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Teacher Supervision, Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes
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Yang, Cheng-Hua – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
Even though aesthetic labour has gradually revealed social and economic value in the employment market, little research has been carried out on the connection and practice of aesthetic labour in technical and vocational education. Front-line ground staffs account for the largest proportion of the employees of airlines and can provide colleges with…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Technical Education
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Ellis, Neville John; Loughland, Tony – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Professional experience is a critical aspect of teacher education. Therefore, the feedback given to teacher education students during this time is critical for their professional learning. However, the strong support in research and practice for formative assessment in the classroom has not always translated to feedback given on professional…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Formative Evaluation
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Taylor, J.; Salvagno, M.; Morris, R.; Hutchings, M.; Bobeva, M. – Psychology Teaching Review, 2018
Where universities focus on the benefits of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), they tend to underestimate the impact on learners' experiences and wellbeing. The goal of the research reported in this article was to investigate how new technologies and ubiquitous connectivity affect students' day-to-day life, learning habits and consequent…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Well Being, College Students, Mixed Methods Research
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Dwyer, Tomás – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
Student-faculty interactions are a component of social integration, a key concept in Tinto's theory of student persistence which has received empirical support. However, the influence of social integration for commuting students has been questioned. Furthermore, student-faculty interactions in the classroom are under-researched and arguably…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Teacher Student Relationship, College Students, College Faculty
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Yasar, M. Diyaddin – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the perceptions and competences of prospective science teachers about formative assessment approaches. Qualitative case study methodology was used in the study. Research group consisted of 17 senior students of science education. As a data collection tool, a semi-structured "Formative Assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Student Teacher Evaluation
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Garrison, Kasey L.; FitzGerald, Lee; Sheerman, Alinda – School Library Research, 2018
Guided Inquiry (GI) is an emerging pedagogy based on the Information Search Process (ISP), a research-based information-literacy model identified by Carol C. Kuhlthau (1985, 1988a, 1988b, 1988c, 1989b) and operationalized by the Guided Inquiry Design (GID) process (Kuhlthau, Maniotes, and Caspari 2007, 2012, 2015). This study investigated…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Grade 9
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Barr, Jennifer; Bull, Rosalind; Rooney, Kim – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Patient encounters are central to the provision of learning opportunities for medical students and their development as medical professionals. The primary aim of the study reported in this paper was to discover how partnering medical students with patients with chronic illness in undergraduate learning influenced the development of a patient…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Medical Students, Patients, Chronic Illness
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Tippett, Christine D.; Milford, Todd M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in early childhood education is an area currently given little attention in the literature, which is unfortunate since young children are natural scientists and engineers. Here, we outline our mixed-methods design-based research investigation of a pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) classroom where two…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, STEM Education, Educational Benefits
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Song, Yanjie; Kong, Siu-Cheung – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
The study aims at investigating university students' acceptance of a statistics learning platform to support the learning of statistics in a blended learning context. Three kinds of digital resources, which are simulations, online videos, and online quizzes, were provided on the platform. Premised on the technology acceptance model, we adopted a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Technology Uses in Education, Statistics, College Students
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Mihara, Kei – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Falling asleep in class is a common phenomenon among students in Japanese universities. There are several possible reasons for this: tiredness from daily routine such as commuting, difficulty concentrating in 90-minute classes, or simply a lack of motivation to study. In the English as a foreign language (EFL) classes, university students are…
Descriptors: Sleep, Student Motivation, Focus Groups, College Students
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Jacobs, Frank; Claringbould, Inge; Knoppers, Annelies – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
The purpose of this paper was to gain insight into how coaches problematized their coaching practices and the process in which they engaged to become what they perceived to be better coaches using a course based on critical reflective practice. We assumed that constant critical self-reflection would enable coaches to move closer to their…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Athletic Coaches, Semi Structured Interviews, Ethics
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