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Grabert, Martin – Group of Eight (NJ1), 2011
There is now a great deal of experience across different countries as they act in their own ways to improve the productivity and excellence of their higher education institutions. Each nation wants to create an international reputation for excellence that will attract students, academic staff and business. This involves change at the national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Change, Educational Innovation
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Ketovuori, Mikko – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2011
This article is about a multidisciplinary R&D project in which a Canadian Learning Through The Arts (LTTA) program was imported to Finland in 2003-2004. Cultural differences in arts education in Finland and Canada are discussed. While Finland has a national school curriculum with all the arts included. Canada relies more on partnerships to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Artists, Teachers
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De Fazio, Carina M.; Fain, A. Christi; Duchaine, Ellen L. – Beyond Behavior, 2011
Legislation such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and its reauthorization, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, mandate that evidence-based practices be used in schools. In fact, NCLB requires that "scientifically-based research" be the basis for classroom practices…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Federal Legislation, Disabilities
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Hutzler, Yeshayahu Shayke – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2011
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a growing movement in the health and educational disciplines that recommends emphasis on research outcomes during decision making in practice. EBP is made possible through evidence based research (EBR), which attempts to synthesize the volume and scientific rigor of intervention effectiveness. With the purpose of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Activities, Decision Making, Intervention
Blumenstyk, Goldie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Universities and their inventors earned more than $1.8-billion from commercializing their academic research in the 2011 fiscal year, collecting royalties from new breeds of wheat, from a new drug for the treatment of HIV, and from longstanding arrangements over enduring products like Gatorade. Northwestern University earned the most of any…
Descriptors: Certification, Intellectual Property, Commercialization, Research and Development
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2013
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) has statutory responsibility for developing a five-year statewide master plan for higher education that sets forth system goals, objectives, and strategies and is aligned with meeting the goals of the state. The Legislature has identified in state code eight areas of special…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Access to Education, Success
Zascerinska, Jelena – Online Submission, 2010
Communicative competence that involves language (Druviete 2007, p. 12) is one of the eight key competences which individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment (European Commission 2004, p. 3). The enhancement of students' communicative competence becomes particularly important for the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Constructivism (Learning), Competence, Linguistic Theory
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Sa, Creso M. – Higher Education Policy, 2010
There is increasing attention to sub-national regions in science and technology (S&T) policy. This paper examines the recent evolution of provincial S&T policies in the Canadian provinces, focusing on how they link university research to regional technological development. Drawing on multiple sources of data and evidence, this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Government, Public Policy, Research and Development
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Hutton, Eve; Soan, Sue – Support for Learning, 2010
In this article we describe a small-scale project which focused on providing evidence-based resources for teachers and initial teacher training (ITT) students to support the movement and co-ordination development of primary-aged pupils in mainstream classrooms, thus building capacity in schools. The project developed a suite of resources which…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Identification, Teaching Skills, Preservice Teacher Education
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Brus, David; Hotek, Doug – Technology Teacher, 2010
One of the most significant technological issues of the 21st Century is finding a way to fulfill the energy demands without destroying the environment through global warming and climate change. Worldwide human population is on the rise, and with it, the demand for more energy in pursuit of a higher quality of life. In the meantime, as people use…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Fuels, Educational Strategies, Energy Education
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Leavy, Patricia – Qualitative Inquiry, 2010
The following poetic installation reflects on the artistic-scientistic divide that permeates how research practice is carried out and assessed even within the qualitative paradigm. Some poems question the art-science dichotomy and how it shapes truth-telling practices in both research and teaching. Other poems challenge the mind-body dichotomy.…
Descriptors: Researchers, Prose, Poetry, Artists
Kemple, James; Nathanson, Lori; Villavicencio, Adriana; Duval, John – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The Research Alliance for New York City Schools is committed to conducting rigorous, non-partisan research studies on topics that matter to the city's public schools. One of the core functions of the Research Alliance is to conduct research in collaboration with other researchers at NYU, at other universities, and at other organizations across the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Expertise, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education
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Light, Janice; McNaughton, David – Assistive Technology, 2012
Children with complex communication needs (CCN) resulting from autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other disabilities are severely restricted in their participation in educational, vocational, family, and community environments. There is a substantial body of research that demonstrates convincingly that children with CCN…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Disabilities, Childhood Needs
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Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Adamson, Lena; Kumpfer, Karol L.; Eichas, Kyle – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2012
Background: Effectiveness research is maturing as a field within intervention and prevention science. Effectiveness research involves the implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of the dissemination of evidence-based interventions in everyday circumstances (i.e., type 2 translational research). Effectiveness research is characterized by…
Descriptors: Evidence, Family Problems, Intervention, Effective Schools Research
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Canales, Antonio Fco. – History of Education, 2012
This article explores the way in which different concepts of education are expressed through architecture. It analyses the case of the transformation of the campus of the "Colina de los Chopos" in Madrid after the Spanish Civil War. The victor's vision for education was captured physically in a new space that expressed the opposite…
Descriptors: Campuses, Architecture, School Buildings, School Space
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