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Chen, Shiu-Sheng; Luoh, Ming-Ching – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), we investigate the link between test scores (mathematics and science) and cross-country income differences. We would like to know whether test scores are good indicators of labor-force quality. The…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Income, Academic Achievement
Schwarzer, David, Ed.; Petron, Mary, Ed.; Luke, Christopher, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
"Research Informing Practice--Practice Informing Research: Innovative Teaching Methodologies for World Language Educators" is an edited volume that focuses on innovative, nontraditional methods of teaching and learning world languages. Using teacher-research projects, each author in the volume guides readers through their own personal…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Classroom Research, Teaching Methods
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Goos, Merrilyn; Dole, Shelley; Geiger, Vince – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2011
In Australia, concerns about the quality of mathematics education that students experience are particularly salient in rural schools. These schools typically report great difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified teachers of mathematics. Teachers in non-metropolitan locations may also experience professional isolation if they have limited…
Descriptors: Professional Isolation, Research and Development, Rural Schools, Mathematics Education
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Paavola, Sami; Lakkala, Minna; Muukkonen, Hanni; Kosonen, Kari; Karlgren, Klas – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
In the present paper, the development and use of a specific set of pedagogical design principles in a large research and development project are analysed. The project (the Knowledge Practices Laboratory) developed technology and a pedagogical approach to support certain kinds of collaborative knowledge creation practices related to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Research and Development
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009
Obtaining more federal funds is the expressed research goal in "Closing the Gaps by 2015." It states: By 2015, increase the level of federal science and engineering research and development obligations to Texas institutions to 6.5 percent of obligations to higher education institutions across the nation. In 2006, Texas institutions of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, Cancer, Engineering
Patelis, Thanos; Camara, Wayne; Wiley, Andrew – College Board, 2009
Presented at the 11th International Conference on Education (ICE) in 2009. This presentation provides an overview of the College Board and its efforts to develop college readiness indicators. The information provided includes a conceptual overview of the indicators and the research and development components in the development and validation of…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Definitions, Nonprofit Organizations, Educational Indicators
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Coyle, Troy – Australian Universities' Review, 2009
Constrained public funding for universities and the emphasis placed on university-industry interactions mean that universities are increasingly required to compete for industrial funds for research. This in turn means that universities need to develop a customer service culture in order to be competitive and attractive to industry. Many studies…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Questionnaires, Research and Development, School Business Relationship
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Roffe, Ian – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2009
In common with the United States, Europe is currently experiencing a serious economic recession. The crisis, which started in the financial sector, is now rippling out and affecting heavily other economic sectors: construction, property, retailing, manufacturing, etc. The arguable cause of the crisis was a failure of management in financial…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Economic Climate
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Krasny, Marianne E. – Environmental Education Research, 2009
In William Scott's plenary address at the World Environmental Education Conference, he expressed concerns about the relevance of environmental education research in a world facing global environmental and demographic change. In responding to Scott's concerns, I argue that addressing challenges related to development and the environment requires…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Educational Research, Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Claffey, George F., Jr. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Information technology (IT) departments must cut costs and justify expenditures in the face of shrinking budgets. To promote greater cost savings, it is important to look at IT through a new "lens." This article discusses four broad categories that can be evaluated to determine if IT resource alignment is appropriate and if savings can…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Perspective Taking, Cost Effectiveness
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Brekke, John S.; Phillips, Elizabeth; Pancake, Laura; O, Anne; Lewis, Jenebah; Duke, Jessica – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
The Interventions and Practice Research Infrastructure Program (IPRISP) funding mechanism was introduced by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to bridge the gap between the worlds of services research and the usual care practice in the community. The goal was to build infrastructure that would provide a platform for research to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Theory Practice Relationship
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Lawson, Hal A. – Sport, Education and Society, 2009
Researchers' social-cultural organization influences the scope, quality, quantity, coherence, dissemination, utilization and impact of research-based, theoretically sound knowledge. Five concepts--paradigm, exemplar, segment, network and gatekeeper--are salient to research on researchers' organization. Autobiographical reflections signal these…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Physical Education, School Activities, Social Change
Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum, 2012
In 2009-10 a series of Workshops was organized to focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning design for young students and adolescents. The objective was to provide visionary leadership to the education community by: (a) identifying and analyzing the needs and opportunities for future STEM curriculum development and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, STEM Education, Research and Development, Curriculum Development
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Hunte, Stephanie – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to create a more recent profile of the UWI distance learners as a follow up to a study undertaken in 2000, and, based on the profile created, discuss the implications for online curriculum development, teaching and learning at the University. Data on four descriptive characteristics were collected from UWI distance…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Distance Education, Curriculum Development, Online Courses
Cummings, Glenn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
While niche colleges and universities have upheld principles of environmental sustainability for several decades, mainstream institutions of higher learning only more recently have begun to embrace a "green ethos" on campus. The exact nature of these initiatives may vary but tends to fall into four categories: (a) a general infusion of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Community Colleges, Instructional Leadership
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