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Detrich, Ronnie; Keyworth, Randy; States, Jack – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2016
Education is a public health issue. Poor educational outcomes are correlated with many health and social ills. To improve the quality of education, it will be necessary to take advantage of the leverage points of policy, evidence, and implementation science. The idea of evidence informing policy may be non-controversial, but a closer examination…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Vasumathi, T. – Online Submission, 2010
Teachers' professional development is not exclusively concerned with supporting teaching and knowledge. Support is required for teachers to reflect on their existing practice and adapt new knowledge and beliefs to their own teaching milieu. Therefore, design policies that support teachers are very vital for professional development. Knowledge on…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Best Practices
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Lechtenberger, DeAnn; Mullins, Frank Edward; Greenword, Dale – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Teacher preparation programs can play an essential role in disseminating information on children's mental health and design curricula that teach the skills necessary for promoting good mental health in schools to preservice and inservice professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The strategies presented in this article will provide…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, School Role
Clothier, Grant; Kartus, Irving – 1970
The Cooperative Urban Teacher Education (CUTE) Program is an imaginative venture for preparing effective teachers for inner-city schools. Basic to the development of CUTE is the premise that a teacher acts according to how he/she perceives a given situation, and that these perceptions depend upon his/her earlier experiences. If accepted, this…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Individual Development, Inner City, Mental Health Programs
Martens, Elise H. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1931
At the time of this writing, little was being done in the area of educating mentally and emotionally handicapped children in the United States. The author details this problem, reports on what is currently being done, and offers solutions and recommendations on further combating the issue. Contents include: (1) The problem. (2) State provisions…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Annual Reports, Exceptional Child Research, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Koller, James R.; Svoboda, Sara K. – Childhood Education, 2002
Recognizes the need to address the inherent systemic problems in providing mental health services to students, and describes the efforts and problems faced by the Center for the Advancement of Mental Health Practices in the Schools. Asserts that a systemic change requires inclusion of mental health principles in teacher education programs and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Higher Education
Boylan, Colin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2005
The papers contained in this document represent the keynote addresses, refereed and non-refereed conference papers from the 21st National Conference of the Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA). The theme for this national annual conference was: Our Stories: Innovation and Excellence in Rural Education. Keynote…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Distance Education