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Squires, Samantha; Herbert, Clare; Ball, Sheila – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2019
This article focuses on a development project led by the lead author in her primary school. Samantha's story provides insight related to the pedagogical focus of the project but importantly highlights the challenges and triumphs involved in the process of improving and changing practice in the school workplace. Two vital conditions of support for…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Teacher Leadership, Masters Programs, Transformational Leadership
Goree, Krystal; Williams, Yolanda; Hamilton, Suzanne; Mathews-Perez, Amy; Talbert, Sandra; Strot, Rick; Barrett, Sara; Bolfing, Darlene; Miller, Sue; Almaguer, Dora; Gilbreath, David; Martinez, Donna; Rubio, Belinda; Ward, Victoria; Edison, Ricky; Henry, Marsha; Mechell, Rebecca; Pritchard, Melissa; Welsh, Kaitlin – School-University Partnerships, 2019
The PDS partnership between Baylor University and Waco Independent School District commenced in 1993 in the context of a national conversation about innovations for improving teacher preparation and practice. During its 25-year history, the partnership has garnered national recognition, with Hillcrest PDS serving as one of 18 representative PDS…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Universities, School Districts
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Samaras, Anastasia P.; Hjalmarson, Margret; Bland, Lori C.; Nelson, Jill K.; Christopher, Emily K. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Reform efforts in the teaching of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have included introducing faculty to specific teaching strategies and engaging them in collaborative initiatives. This study examined the experiences of STEM faculty learning interactive teaching strategies while also learning and applying…
Descriptors: Independent Study, STEM Education, Instructional Improvement, College Faculty
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Eslamian, Azadeh; Rajabion, Lila; Tofighi, Bita; Khalili, Amir Hossein – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2019
The dynamic growth of the services sector globally, along with rapid advances in information technology, are creating new opportunities for social empowerment, economic growth, and innovation. This paper has considered the usage of IT-based services in education as a key factor for improving students' productivity. Moreover, a conceptual model was…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Productivity, Technology Uses in Education, Student Improvement
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Odell, Michael R. L.; Kennedy, Teresa J.; Stocks, Eric – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2019
Project/problem-based learning (PBL) can provide an effective model for school reform when implemented with fidelity. In the report, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," it was recommended that if the U.S. is to remain competitive in the 21st-century economy, there must be a serious effort to "enlarge the pipeline of students who are…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, STEM Education, Educational Change, Models
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Ellison, Scott; Aloe, Ariel M. – Educational Policy, 2019
The economic logic of urban school reform holds that giving parents school choice options in an educational marketplace will lead to systemic improvements that will both resolve historical inequalities in American public schooling and will politically empower parents and urban communities. This article explores the economic logic of urban school…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Decision Making, School Choice, Urban Schools
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Carbone, A.; Drew, S.; Ross, B.; Ye, J.; Phelan, L.; Lindsay, K.; Cottman, C. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
Challenges to ensuring teaching quality in higher education give ongoing impetus to invest in teaching quality improvement. While a significant body of literature has recognised challenges faced by academics seeking to improve teaching practices, processes for developing constructive responses to identified barriers have attracted less attention.…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, College Faculty
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Choo, Juliet; Tan, Yew Kong; Ong, Faith; Tiong, Shiuan Shiuan; Nair, Sangeeta; Ong, Jean; Chan, Angel – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2019
Service-learning (S-L) was adopted as a signature pedagogy in Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2016. The present study investigated students' civic and academic learning, personal growth, and career preparation in S-L at the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, using mixed methods. The scales and subscales used in this study had acceptable internal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Best Practices, College Students
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Zawada, Britta – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of a culture of high quality and show how a culture of high or exceptional quality goes beyond the functional apparatus of quality assurance, the so-called props on the stage, to the enactment and ultimately to the shared meaning-making and webs of significance for both the institution…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, School Culture, Universities
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Wang, Yangting – TESL-EJ, 2019
Even though there are books that guide students in preparing for TOEFL exams, the literature on TOEFL test preparation courses at the university level is sparse (Huang, 2018). The current study aimed to fill the research gap by investigating the impact of TOEFL ITP assessment on teachers' TOEFL course content and teaching methods. Five different…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Dlamini, Patience; Sheik, Ayub – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2019
Background: Literacy education in the foundation phase is a global concern. Studies have shown that mastering literacy in the first three years of school ensured academic success and lack of it had negative effects academically, socially and economically. This research study sought to explore teachers' instructional practices for literacy in…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 1, Elementary School Teachers, Urban Schools
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Foster, Elizabeth – Learning Professional, 2019
A recent study by Debra McKeown and colleagues is described by author Eliabeth Foster as important not only because it highlights professional learning about a model of writing instruction of interest to many educators, but also because it examines teachers' reflections about their experiences in professional learning. Building on a larger…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Instructional Effectiveness
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Noyan, Ebru; Kocoglu, Zeynep – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The present study attempts to explore the effects of WhatsApp and Pen/Paper dialogue journal writing techniques on university students' writing performance. 45 freshmen students from Sociology department of State University in Turkey, participated in the current study forming three homogenous groups of 15, namely WhatsApp dialogue journaling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Skill Development
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Strom, Paris S.; Hendon, Kelli L.; Strom, Robert D.; Wang, Chih-Hsuan – School Community Journal, 2019
Improving conditions of learning is a priority for schools, communities, states, and the federal government. Students are the stakeholders with the most to gain or lose and should be consulted about their classroom experiences as a basis for continuous school improvement planning. The population of 461 students from a rural public high school in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, High School Students, Rural Schools, Principals
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Lending, Diane; Mitri, Michel; Dillon, Thomas W. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2019
This paper describes James Madison University's undergraduate major in Computer Information Systems as an example of a high-quality Information Systems (IS) program and discusses our planned evolution in the context of the rapid changes of technological, business, and social factors. We have determined what we consider to be five essential…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Teaching Methods, Integrated Curriculum
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