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Vavrus, Michael; Ozcan, Mustafa – 1996
This paper reports on a study that examined the thinking of 49 elementary and secondary education student teachers who had completed a curriculum based on a teacher reflection conceptual framework. To investigate the relationship between students' actions and their ideologies (understood as pervasive belief systems and knowledge bases) when…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Education, Higher Education
Abrandt, Madeleine – 1997
This study investigated whether students of physiotherapy experienced the concepts "health,""movement,""function," and "interaction" differently during formal education and after some professional experience. Data were gathered by interviewing two groups of physiotherapy students at Linkoping University…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Health Personnel
Andrews, Lanna – 1997
The case method is a popular teaching tool that can be applied to training for diversity and particularly the preparation of general education teachers for the inclusion of diverse learners in their classrooms. Case-based methodology teacher training activities focus on actual classroom experiences and prompt reflection and personal involvement. A…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Education Courses
Villar, Luis M.; And Others – 1994
This study describes characteristics of reflective practical teaching, interprets the value of intellectualizing teaching by teachers, and summarizes a successful teaching/learning research process in the context of a large urban school in Spain. Data were gathered through review of curriculum documents and observations, interviews, and written…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Educational Change
Eldering, Lotty, Ed.; Leseman, Paul, Ed. – 1993
This collection of 20 papers addresses child development and early intervention issues related to literacy acquisition from a cross-cultural perspective. Titles of the papers are: (1) "Preparing Young Children for Literacy: Issues in Theory and Practice" (Lotty Eldering and Paul Leseman); (2) "Jomtien Revisited: A Plea for a…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Developed Nations
Reese, Tania H. – 1994
In an effort to examine the usefulness of adult learning research for improving college teaching, this study investigated tenets of adult learning research which may be manifest in effective college teaching and sought the perceptions of administrators, faculty and students. The study incorporated a multi-site, integrated research design combining…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Learning, College Instruction, College Students
Samuels, S. Jay, Ed.; Farstrup, Alan E., Ed. – 1992
Maintaining the balance between theory and application of the 1978 edition, this book's second edition keeps up with changes in the reading curriculum by adding chapters on text structure, metacognition, and home background not found in the first edition. Chapter titles are: (1) "The Role of Research in Reading Instruction" (Wayne Otto); (2) "Home…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, Margaret C. – 1992
This essay discusses the prospect of utilizing well-confirmed knowledge to enhance the chances for the schooling success of every student in today's elementary schools through secondary schools. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the state of practice. The balance of the paper illustrates an efficient way to apply research and practical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Decision Making, Diversity (Student)
Smith, Chris Selby, Ed. – 1998
This document contains the speaking notes, spoken comments, and prepared papers of the participants in a 1997 symposium on utilization of vocational education and training (VET) research in VET decision making in Australia. The document begins with the "Introduction" (Chris Selby Smith). The next six sections contain the speaking notes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Conferences, Decision Making
Latta, Gail F.; Bicknell-Holmes, Tracy; Martin, Sara – 1998
Following a discussion of opportunities for improving academic rigor that addresses the challenges of curriculum redesign, theories of learning and multimedia design, and academic departments and multimedia design, this paper focuses on the migration of an introductory course on library research skills at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from a…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Faculty Development
Aschbacher, Pamela; Herman, Joan – 1991
To understand how assessment, particularly alternative assessment, and practice interactions may differ among schools with different implementation contexts and different school cultures, this project is studying over time a set of schools representing different state and local policy contexts and including different student populations. Research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
Clift, Renee T., Ed.; Evertson, Carolyn M., Ed. – 1992
The focus of this monograph is on the distinctions between questions addressed in research on teaching and issues of concern in teacher education and on the interplay of curricular, contextual, and pedagogical issues in both public schools and university settings. The publication is organized into seven chapters: (1) "Action Research and the Work…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Research
Gonzalez, Gerardo M., Ed.; Clement, Vonnie V., Ed. – 1994
This publication presents four major research papers on college campus substance abuse prevention and research with reviews of the papers by practitioners in the substance abuse prevention field. Following a Preface and Introduction, the first paper is "Theories, Dominant Models, and the Need for Applied Research" by Gerardo M. Gonzalez.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Campuses, College Environment, College Students
Tickoo, Makhan L. – 1993
This essay examines language simplification for second language learners as a linguistic and a pedagogic phenomenon, posing questions for further study by considering past research. It discusses linguistic simplification (LS) in relation to the development of artificial languages, such as Esperanto, "pidgin" languages, Basic English,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Educational Media, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
Garmon, M. Arthur – 1993
This paper reports the findings of a year-long study of 11 preservice teachers' perceptions of the first year of a teacher preparation program. These students were interviewed individually at least four times, and reported that learning concrete teaching methods was one of the most valuable aspects of their preparation because these methods could…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs
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