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Bittinger, Sara-Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was directed by a modified Delphi-methodology design to gain perspective of the perceptions of alumni regarding the value and applicability of the general education program. The expert-panel participants were 14 alumni of Frostburg State University from various majors, representative of all three colleges, who graduated between 2006 and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Alumni, College Graduates, General Education
Kjaer, Jorgen Bagger – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sports coaching education and research in higher education have received increased attention lately, especially in English-speaking countries such as the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK (Potrac, Gilbert, & Denison, 2013). Although research on sports coaching education is on the rise, very few studies have explored formal…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Higher Education, Program Development, Curriculum
TNTP, 2017
This report is drafted with state leaders and policy makers in mind, including those who work with or support these education leaders. The information shared in this report will likely be most relevant to states that have either not yet considered a new data system on teacher preparation providers, are only now starting to consider the idea, or…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Information Systems, Data Collection, Best Practices
Leacock, Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sexual violence in the United States continues to be a growing problem. Collegiate women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence, with statistics estimating one in four women will have this unwanted experience sometime during their college career. With Title IX administrators required to provide sexual violence awareness, more colleges…
Descriptors: Rape, Males, Prevention, Audiences
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Huang, Pei-wen; Lamm, Alexa J. – Journal of Extension, 2016
Florida's ecology has been adversely affected by invasive species. In Florida, a study was conducted to explore opportunities for Extension educators to contribute to combating the issue of invasive species. Florida residents' responses were captured through the use of an online public opinion survey. The findings revealed a need for invasive…
Descriptors: Identification, Extension Education, Ecology, Online Surveys
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Buttram, Shirley – Journal of Developmental Education, 2016
Colleges and universities across the United States are still enrolling students who are underprepared for college-level courses of study. Tinto (1998) stated at the Conference on Replacing Remediation in Higher Education: "Students are entering college with no more than a sixth-grade education in basic skills such as reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, Program Development, Developmental Studies Programs
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Evenbeck, Scott; Merians, Linda E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2016
This chapter describes some of the major principles, practices, and processes involved in designing and founding a new community college dedicated to improving student outcomes by doing things differently.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Improvement, Educational Change, College Planning
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Yob, Iris M.; Danver, Steven L.; Kristensen, Sheryl; Schulz, William; Simmons, Kathy; Brashen, Henry M.; Sidler Krysiak, Rebecca; Kiltz, Linda; Gatlin, Linda; Wesson, Suzanne; Penland, Diane R. – Innovative Higher Education, 2016
Institutions of higher education frequently acknowledge their role in contributing to the common good through their mission statements. The current literature suggests that in order to be effective mission statements must be clearly articulated and reflected in all the activities of the institution including its curriculum. Faculty members at…
Descriptors: Social Change, Alignment (Education), Curriculum Guides, Institutional Mission
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Rosabal-Coto, Guillermo – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2016
In this article I suggest that SINEM--the Costa Rican version of Venezuela's El Sistema--articulates a development discourse which legitimates neoliberal policies that govern the twenty-first-century international market, in which Costa Rica figures only as a subaltern. I contend that such articulation contributes to perpetuating notions and…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Music Education, Social Mobility, Foreign Policy
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Duval-Couetil, Nathalie; Shartrand, Angela; Reed, Teri – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
Entrepreneurship education is being delivered to greater numbers of engineering students through a variety of courses, programs, and experiential learning activities. Some of these opportunities are designed primarily to serve engineering students in their departments and colleges, while others are cross-campus, university-wide efforts to serve…
Descriptors: Role, Entrepreneurship, Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Herron, Josh – Composition Forum, 2016
As Open Educational Resources (OER) increasingly receive attention from academics, educational foundations, and government agencies, exemplars will emerge that lower student textbook costs by moving away from commercial publishers through self-publishing or curating web-based resources. Joe Moxley's "Writing Commons" serves as a scaled…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Open Source Technology, Writing Instruction, Electronic Libraries
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Chatchawaphun, Pimpisa; Julsuwan, Suwat; Srisa-ard, Boonchom – International Education Studies, 2016
This research aimed to 1) study principles, attributes and skills needed for secondary school administrators, 2) investigate current situations, desirable conditions and needs for strategic secondary school administrators, 3) develop a strategic secondary school administrator enhancement program, and 4) explore the efficiency level of the…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Efficiency, Secondary Schools, Program Development
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Kosyluk, Kristin A.; Corrigan, Patrick W.; Jones, Nev; James, Drexler; Abelson, Sara; Malmon, Alison – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2016
Purpose: The aim of this work was to develop a campaign to promote an environment of solidarity and support on college campuses for students with mental illnesses. Method: Data were gathered from 24 members of a Chicago university campus who were selected as representatives of key campus stakeholder groups including students, administrative staff,…
Descriptors: Program Development, Campuses, College Students, Mental Disorders
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Perlaza, Adriana Morales; Tardif, Maurice – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This text proposes a comparative analysis of the inter-provincial developments of the professionalization of teacher education in Canada, and focuses on two issues: governance of teacher education and the development of new training programs. More specifically, based on a literature review, we analyse how current comparative research brings an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Educational Research, Comparative Analysis
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Raynor, Olivia; Hayward, Katharine; Francis, Wilbert; Campisi, Catherine – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2016
For several decades, institutions of higher education (IHE) have been addressing the need for postsecondary education (PSE) for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). These efforts have increased significantly since 2008 with passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). The law includes a defined set of services and activities…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Vocational Rehabilitation, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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