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Download full textJuarez-Torres, Rachel – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
The purpose of this study was to analyze what a group teachers say to English Language Learners as part of the curriculum and instruction, and to categorize the comments along the lines of scientific curriculum inquiry. Observations and interviews were the primary methods of data collection for this proposed study. An analysis was made of what the…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, English Language Learners
Direct linkBuckman, Ken – Thought & Action, 2007
In this article, the author discusses the new role assessment is playing in the higher education (HE) arena. Highlighted are the feelings of higher education faculty who observe the lack of preparation of students entering HE, and the fact that in introductory courses they are often teaching the skills--writing, critical thinking, basic…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Higher Education, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation
US Department of Education, 2007
This guide is part of a series produced by the U.S. Department of Education, and it builds on two previous works: "Successful Charter Schools" (ED493615) and "Charter High Schools Closing the Achievement Gap" (ED494482). It profiles seven K-8 charter schools that are making headway in narrowing gaps in achievement. It examines…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Educational Innovation, Academic Standards, Academic Achievement
Jacobs, Karen Dupre; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this article is to discuss strategies for the secondary, public school educators to implement postmodern thinking in the United States of America. Postmodernism is a set of strategic practices that erase limits or norms to abide by placed upon people in society. The time is now for educators to be recognizant of these changes.…
Descriptors: Public Education, Public Schools, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices
Anderson, Gary L.; Herr, Kathryn G.; Nihlen, Ann – Corwin Press, 2007
Since the publication of the first edition of "Studying Your Own School", practitioner action research has become an established professional development practice in schools and teacher education programs.While the fundamentals of practitioner action research have not changed, the challenges of large scale reform have dramatically…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Educational Practices, Educational Environment
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2007
What is homework? What value and benefit does it have for students? Some common perceptions from the students' perspective is that it is busy work, it takes away from other activities (i.e. sports, clubs, hanging out with friends, jobs, etc.), and/or it prevents them from getting as much sleep as they would like. From the teachers' perspective: it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Study Habits, Homework
Dantas, Maria Luiza – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2007
This paper reports on an international experience designed, within a sociocultural frame, for teacher education students to examine theoretical knowledge and make visible local knowledge on diversity issues, and the interrelatedness and complexity of language, literacy and culture and its impact on educational practices. It examines the context of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Indigenous Knowledge, International Education, Educational Practices
Baines, Lawrence – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
At this moment, in school districts throughout the United States, initiatives are being launched to extend the school day, increase homework, integrate technology, and require more high-stakes testing. The assumption underlying these initiatives is that more and more--more time in school, more homework, more technology, and more high-stakes…
Descriptors: Homework, Educational Change, Extended School Year, Comparative Education
Vaugeois, Lise – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2007
In recent years, music educators have become interested in linking music education practices, programs and projects to issues of social justice. However, theoretical approaches to conceptualizing the problem or to developing strategic interventions have yet to occur within the field. In this paper, the author argues that to address social justice…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Music Education, Social Systems, Music
Moss, Pamela A.; Piety, Philip J.; Gamson, David; Spillane, James P.; Miele, David B.; Knapp, Michael S.; Copland, Michael A.; Swinnerton, Juli A.; Ikemoto, Gina Schuyler; Marsh, Julie A.; Firestone, William A.; Gonzalez, Raymond A.; Resnick, Lauren; Besterfield-Sacre, Mary; Mehalik, Matthew; Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners; Halverson, Erica; Erickson, Frederick; Little, Judith Warren; Diamond, John B.; Cooper, Kristy; Hickey, Daniel T.; Anderson, Kate T.; Gitomer, Drew H.; Duschl, Richard A.; Carr, Peggy; Dogan, Enis; Tirre, William; Walton, Ebony; Thorn, Christopher; Meyer, Robert H.; Gamoran, Adam; Gee, James Paul; Phillips, Denis C. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2007
Much of the methodological literature currently influential in the education policy community has focused on research studies and assessments intended to support generalizable conclusions about "what works" or what students "know and can do." Until recently, far less attention has been paid to how educators actually interpret and use this…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, Yearbooks, Decision Making
Koc, Mustafa – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to bring together various elements that portray the complex conceptuality of cultural identity within technological society. It engages in a theoretical inquiry into the questions of how the wide ranging uses young people are now making of new information and communication technologies and global media may possess the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Cultural Context, Technology Uses in Education, Global Approach
Hunter, Desmond – British Journal of Music Education, 2006
This paper is informed by one clear guiding principle: collaborative learning provides the platform on which independent learning is nurtured. The nature of collaborative learning in musicology as well as performance is considered. The focus is on learning rather than achievement, on process rather than presentation, on how students are encouraged…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Independent Study, Learning Processes, Study Habits
Petruševski, Vladimir M.; Bukleski, Miha – Science Education Review, 2006
A red sphere is seen at the bottom of a sealed glass tube filled with a colorless, transparent liquid. Holding the tube for a short period makes the sphere rise slowly from the bottom until it finally floats on the surface of the liquid. Instructions for preparing the demonstration are given, together with an explanation of the phenomenon. A…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Activities, Scientific Concepts
Howell, Cynthia Lake – Online Submission, 2006
An analysis of college students' perceptions of learner-centered educational practices can help instructors to develop strategies for making a successful transformation to learner-centered education. Approximately 45 freshman and sophomore students enrolled in a college composition course or an introductory humanities course at a Midwestern…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Practices, Class Activities, Humanities
Collinson, Vivienne; Cook, Tanya Fedoruk – SAGE Publications (CA), 2006
This innovative book about organizational learning in K-12 settings reshapes the way teachers and administrators think about people, practices, and policies while providing a compelling roadmap for transformation from within today's school systems. The authors argue that six interrelated conditions support organizational learning: prioritizing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Organizational Theories, Administrators
