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Direct linkQuilliam, Claire; Bigby, Christine; Douglas, Jacinta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Group home frontline staff have a critical role in implementing service policies, yet research typically examines implementation issues from an organisational perspective. The aim of this study was to explore the self-perception of frontline staff about their role in group homes for people with intellectual disability. Method:…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Employee Attitudes, Intellectual Disability, Program Implementation
Convertino, Christina – Policy Futures in Education, 2017
In this article, based on an ethnographic study in Sundale City, Arizona, I use an interpretive and anthropological approach to policy analysis to highlight how social actors interpreted the national charter school debate to enact local school choice policy development in their everyday lives. Specifically, findings from this study provide a…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Misconceptions, School Choice, Ethnography
Download full textKul, Umit – European Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of this study was to explore the degree to which a professional development (PD) program designed using GeoGebra influences a group of Turkish middle school teachers' beliefs in relation to mathematics and role of GeoGebra in mathematics education. In order to collect the required data, the PD course was established to provide six teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Influence of Technology, Technology Integration, Faculty Development
Gieser, James D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
From the recruitment of international students and the establishment of cross-border research partnerships to study abroad programs, internationalization is viewed as a necessary means to prepare students for thoughtful action in a globalized world. In particular, studying abroad is regarded as a powerful vehicle for increasing students' global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Global Approach, Cultural Awareness
Varutharaju, Elengovan; Ratnavadivel, Nagendralingan – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014
Purpose: The study aimed to explore, describe and analyse the design and implementation of clinical simulation as a pedagogical tool in bridging the deficiency of higher order thinking skills among para-medical students, and to make recommendations on incorporating clinical simulation as a pedagogical tool to enhance thinking skills and align the…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Simulation, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
Garner, Arthur L., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This ethnographic study utilized the theoretical frameworks of constructivism, cognitivism, and socio-cultural theories to examine how professional learning communities influenced the professional development of mathematics teacher knowledge and student achievement. This study sought to comprehend and interpret the behaviors, beliefs and values of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Communities of Practice, Beliefs
Guerra, Cecília; Moreira, António; Vieira, Rui Marques – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
One of the challenges higher education institutions face is to effectively endow science primary teachers with competences on "how", "where", "when" and "whether" to use technological resources (software and hardware) in teaching contexts. Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) requires…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Teacher Competencies, Science Teachers, Teacher Education
Ciampa, Katia – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2012
Beginning readers' motivation to read and the texts they choose to read impact on their literacy achievement and willingness to engage with reading activities in the primary years of schooling. This study investigated the eBook reading experiences of eight grade 1 students. Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction
Diamond, Myrna Elyse – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This descriptive case study investigated the role of narrative in multimedia learning and teaching and observed how teachers applied their understanding of narrative, and new constructivist technologies, to design multimedia presentations for instruction. The study looked specifically at the cognitive strategies, visual narrative concepts, and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Computer Graphics
