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David Morrison-Love; Fiona Patrick – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2024
Background: Student teachers can find it difficult to inform their classroom practice with knowledge gained from education theory and research. Working with Design and Technology teacher education students, the authors have developed a model to support integration of knowledge-based thinking in lesson design for classroom practice. Purpose: This…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Design, Technology, Student Attitudes
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Cavanagh, Michael; King, Alexis – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of primary pre-service teachers engaged in a peer-group mentoring program during a professional experience placement. Pre-service teachers completed weekly questionnaires and an interview about their experiences. Questionnaire and interview responses were coded and analysed according to three…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Mentors, Preservice Teachers, Standards
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Urban, Jennifer Brown; Linver, Miriam R.; Thompson, Julie; Davidson, Ronnie; Lorimer, David – Applied Developmental Science, 2018
The importance of engaging in high quality program evaluation is a generally accepted principle underscored by external pressure from funders. High quality evaluation necessarily begins with good evaluation planning. This paper outlines Evolutionary Evaluation and specifically the Systems Evaluation Protocol, an approach that emphasizes…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Values Education, Systems Approach, Case Studies
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DeForge, Ryan; Colquhoun, Heather; Richmond, Sarah A.; Emberly, Debbie; Newman, Kristine – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Background: Knowledge translation (KT) is an emerging field of practice, one in need of supports for growth, including, notably, peer mentorship.Aim: To enhance our understanding of peer mentorship, this qualitative research examines the lived experiences of peer mentorship among graduate students and junior faculty whose studies focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Peer Teaching, Mentors, Models
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Palazzolo, Alyssa; Shahbazi, Sara; Salinitri, Geri – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2019
Researchers explored how a joint research initiative, focusing on the tenets of teacher mentorship, impacted Associate Teachers (ATs) and Faculty Advisors (FAs) in developing relationships and fulfilling their roles to effectively mentor pre-service teacher candidates. Participants in the study included elementary and secondary ATs and university…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
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Duff, Angus; Marriott, Neil – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This paper reports the development and empirical testing of a model of the factors that influence the teaching-research nexus. No prior work has attempted to create a measurement model of the nexus. The conceptual model is derived from 19 propositions grouped into four sets of factors relating to: rewards, researchers, curriculum, and students.…
Descriptors: Models, Measurement, Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship
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Calissendorff, Maria – International Journal of Music Education, 2015
This study analyzes and compares the results of a survey and an interview investigation concerning the learning styles of 32 student music teachers at The University College of Music Education (SMI) in Sweden. The students' learning style preferences were examined through a productivity environmental preference survey (PEPS), a computer-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
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France-Harris, Antoinette; Burton, Christie; Mooney, Mara – Online Learning, 2019
Scholars widely agree that community-engaged learning can significantly improve the learning experience for students while simultaneously having a positive impact on the community. This paper explores student perceptions in online pre-professional undergraduate courses in the legal studies and human resources management fields in which…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Models, Online Courses, Legal Education (Professions)
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Bloxham, Sue – Quality in Higher Education, 2012
This article considers the failure of theory to provide a workable model for academic standards in use. Examining the contrast between theoretical perspectives, it argues that there are four dimensions for which the academy has failed to provide an adequate theoretical account of standards: documented or tacit knowledge of standards; norm or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Academic Standards, Models
Rhodes, Holly G. – National Academies Press, 2018
Instructional materials are a key means to achieving the goals of science education--an enterprise that yields unique and worthwhile benefits to individuals and society. As states and districts move forward with adoption and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or work on improving their instruction to align with "A…
Descriptors: Workshops, Science Education, Instructional Materials, Instructional Design
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Fine, Leigh E.; Lee, Chance – Journal of Leadership Education, 2017
We have two aims here. Our first is to articulate what gains may be made by students who engage in our course to determine what exactly is gained by students who participate in such experiences. We believe such courses have educational value, but needed to find a way to articulate our course's success in helping students meet our stated learning…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Multicultural Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Assessment
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Bajzelj, Bojana; Fenner, Richard A.; Curmi, Elizabeth; Richards, Keith S. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to enhance and complement teaching about resource system feedbacks and environmental modelling. Students were given an interactive exercise based on a research model (ForeseerTM), developed by an inter-disciplinary research team, that explores the interconnectivity of water, energy and land resources. Two…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Vignettes
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Shaw, Marta; Lee, Amy; Williams, Rhiannon – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
Development of intercultural skills is recognized as an essential outcome of a college education, but in order to facilitate students' growth effectively, we must understand the points of the developmental journey at which students enter the college classroom. This study tests four hypotheses developed on the basis of leading models of…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Experience, Intercultural Programs, Conflict
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Pretorius, Lynette; Bailey, Carolyn; Miles, Maureen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Midwifery educators have to provide students with stimulating curricula that teach academic and vocational content, as well as transferable skills. The Research Skills Development (RSD) framework provides a conceptual model that allows educators to explicitly scaffold the development of their students' research skills. This paper aims to…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Obstetrics, Undergraduate Students, Research Skills
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Shin, Dong-Hee; Biocca, Frank; Choo, Hyunseung – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2013
This study examines the users' experiences with three-dimensional (3D) virtual environments to investigate the areas of development as a learning application. For the investigation, the modified technology acceptance model (TAM) is used with constructs from expectation-confirmation theory (ECT). Users' responses to questions about cognitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Expectation, Cognitive Processes
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