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He, Ye; Rohr, Jean; Miller, Samuel D.; Levin, Barbara B.; Mercier, Susan – School-University Partnerships, 2010
The purpose of this study was to develop a model for evaluating a professional development school program to enact an evidence-based model for a continuous cycle of program improvement. Guided by the logic model for program evaluation, we developed three survey instruments based on the professional development school standards of the National…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Professional Development Schools, Models, Program Improvement
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Prusak, Keven A.; Pennington, Todd; Graser, Susan Vincent; Beighle, Aaron; Morgan, Charles F. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
Siedentop and Locke (1997) proposed three critical elements that must exist in our profession to make a difference and achieve systemic success in physical education (SSPE): (a) quality PE in the schools, (b) effective physical education teacher education (PETE)programs, and (c) a working relationship between the two. Using Cuban's (1992)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Educational Change, Physical Education Teachers
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Shaw, Sue; Ogilvie, Chrissy – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to challenge the view that student part time employment detracts from academic attainment and presents evidence that when linked to formal undergraduate study provides rich learning experiences. It also explores the extent to which formerly accepted pre-requisites for work based learning (WBL) apply in this model and how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Questionnaires, Focus Groups
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Parker, Melissa; Sinclair, Christina – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
Teacher Work Samples (TWS) can be viewed in terms of a product and a process. As a product, the TWS measures a teacher candidate's (TC's) ability to promote student achievement, documents that TCs have met minimum national standards, and validates teacher education programs. Teacher candidates engage in observable, job-related behaviors that serve…
Descriptors: Work Sample Tests, Academic Achievement, Units of Study, Program Descriptions
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Molina-Gaudo, Pilar; Baldassarri, S.; Villarroya-Gaudo, M.; Cerezo, E. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
This paper explores both how male and female high school pupils (15-16 years old) perceive the engineering profession and their willingness to pursue a career in this area. A study was performed around a one-day outreach activity, Girls' Day, organized for the first time in Spain. During Girls' Day, students were exposed to specific activities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Family Influence, Engineering
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Jimenez Jojoa, E. M.; Bravo, E. C.; Bacca Cortes, E. B. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
This paper describes the design and implementation of a tool for experimenting with mobile robotics concepts, primarily for use by children and teenagers, or by the general public, without previous experience in robotics. This tool helps children learn about science in an approachable and interactive way, using scientific research principles in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Science Education, Science Activities
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Tracy, Frances; Carmichael, Patrick – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2010
This account identifies some of the tensions that became apparent in a large interdisciplinary technology-enhanced learning project as its members attempted to maintain their commitment to responsive, participatory research and development in naturalistic research settings while also "enacting" these commitments in formal research review…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Participatory Research, Ethics
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Honeyman, Catherine A. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
This article extends understanding of the connections between education, social capital, and development through a mixed-methods case study of the Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial, or SAT, an innovative secondary-level education system. The quantitative dimension of the research used survey measures of social responsibility to compare 93 SAT…
Descriptors: Community Development, Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Educational Experience
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Shaffer, Christopher D.; Alvarez, Consuelo; Bailey, Cheryl; Barnard, Daron; Bhalla, Satish; Chandrasekaran, Chitra; Chandrasekaran, Vidya; Chung, Hui-Min; Dorer, Douglas R.; Du, Chunguang; Eckdahl, Todd T.; Poet, Jeff L.; Frohlich, Donald; Goodman, Anya L.; Gosser, Yuying; Hauser, Charles; Hoopes, Laura L. M.; Johnson, Diana; Jones, Christopher J.; Kaehler, Marian; Kokan, Nighat; Kopp, Olga R.; Kuleck, Gary A.; McNeil, Gerard; Moss, Robert; Myka, Jennifer L.; Nagengast, Alexis; Morris, Robert; Overvoorde, Paul J.; Shoop, Elizabeth; Parrish, Susan; Reed, Kelynne; Regisford, E. Gloria; Revie, Dennis; Rosenwald, Anne G.; Saville, Ken; Schroeder, Stephanie; Shaw, Mary; Skuse, Gary; Smith, Christopher; Smith, Mary; Spana, Eric P.; Spratt, Mary; Stamm, Joyce; Thompson, Jeff S.; Wawersik, Matthew; Wilson, Barbara A.; Youngblom, Jim; Leung, Wilson; Buhler, Jeremy; Mardis, Elaine R.; Lopatto, David; Elgin, Sarah C. R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Genomics is not only essential for students to understand biology but also provides unprecedented opportunities for undergraduate research. The goal of the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), a collaboration between a growing number of colleges and universities around the country and the Department of Biology and Genome Center of Washington…
Descriptors: Student Research, Active Learning, Biology, Research Opportunities
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Baldwin, D.; Brady, A.; Danyluk, A.; Adams, J.; Lawrence, A. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2010
Many undergraduate liberal arts institutions offer computer science majors. This article illustrates how quality computer science programs can be realized in a wide variety of liberal arts settings by describing and contrasting the actual programs at five liberal arts colleges: Williams College, Kalamazoo College, the State University of New York…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Computer Science, Liberal Arts, Program Descriptions
Shira, Lowell C. – 1983
The document lists California preschool agencies outside of the public school system which offer special education and/or related services to children 3-4.9 years old. The information was gathered through mail surveys and telephone verifications. Each entry (presented in an extensive appendix) provides information on the following aspect: county,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Education, Private Agencies, Program Descriptions
Kyle, Regina M. J.; Allen, Edwin J., Jr. – 1983
A project to produce reports on ten effective bilingual education programs is described. The work involved in generating the report series was conducted in four phases: site identification and development of report formats, selection of sites and report writers, visits of writers to the program sites, and review and submission of the reports. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, Reports
Chronicle of Academic and Artistic Precocity, 1982
The chronicle provides information on programs and offers articles of interest to gifted students and educators. Among entries are the following: "The Testing Maze" (about the various tests students are faced with); "Using Community and Family Resources for the Gifted Student" by E. Kearney; "Study Skills: Basic Strategies for Learning" by W.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions, Talent Identification
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Bowman, Bruce – School Arts, 1975
The color wheel, because it is an excellent way to teach color theory has become somewhat of a traditional assignment in most basic design courses. Article described a way to change this situation by re-designing and improving upon the basic color wheel. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Products, Color, Design Preferences
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Gourevitch, Alexander – Art Education, 1975
Article recounted a brief conversation from notes taken at the July meeting of the 1975 World Congress of INSEA-UNESCO. The author talked with Dr. Boris Yusov, a leading Russian art educator, and Dr. Vera Alexeeva, a lecturer and author on art appreciation. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Interviews
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