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Chaves, Orlando; Guapacha, Maria Eugenia – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2016
This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development program. At the diagnostic stage surveys, documentary analysis, and a focus group yielded the teachers' profile and professional needs. The action phase measured the program's…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ramírez-Romero, José Luis; Sayer, Peter – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
The national English program in Mexico was formally launched in 2009. The new program supplanted various state programs, and aimed to create a coherent, uniform curriculum that extended English instruction to all public school students across the country. The article describes the development, evolution, and changes as the program was piloted and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Program Development
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Picard, Michelle; Velautham, Lalitha – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This paper describes an action research project to develop online, self-access listening resources mirroring the authentic academic contexts experienced by graduate university students. Current listening materials for English as an Additional Language (EAL) students mainly use Standard American English or Standard British pronunciation, and far…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Listening Skills
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Simpson, Paul; Thyer, Liz; Van Nugteren, Ben; Mitchell, Glen; Werner, Sarah – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
International work-integrated learning (WIL) is increasingly common in health-related programs in Australian universities. Paramedicine programs are beginning to explore international WIL in line with the globalization of paramedicine as a profession and the national higher education emphasis on outward bound learning experiences. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Allied Health Personnel
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Rentmeester, Christy A.; Chapple, Helen S.; Haddad, Amy M.; Stone, John R. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
We describe the development and implementation of an online graduate bioethics program that weaves a theme of health justice throughout the curriculum. Our account relies on a constructionist model of curriculum development and adult teaching and learning theory. Our curriculum draws upon core values of Jesuit higher education, including content…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Justice
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Sax, Linda J.; Weintraub, Dayna S. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2016
Using a sample of 995 students living in residential housing at a selective, public research university, this study examined the relationship between student-parent interactions and adjustment to college and investigated differences between student-mother interactions and student-father interactions. Results indicate that students are generally…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, Parent Child Relationship
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White, Robert; Shin, Tae Seob – Multicultural Education Review, 2016
The issue of inclusive practice, particularly as it pertains to how school staff address antisocial behavior to improve learning and life outcomes for children has become a primary topic of discussion among educational stakeholders. Within an action research framework, this investigation used a mixed-method multiple case study approach to…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Citizenship Education, Prosocial Behavior, Social Development
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Meyer, Cheryl L.; Harned, Megan; Schaad, Amanda; Sunder, Katherine; Palmer, Judson; Tinch, Christy – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
There is mounting evidence that prison inmates benefit from educational opportunities but may not be offered to them. In addition, when they are offered, priority is given to prisoners who will be released in the near future, and those serving long-term or life sentences are less likely to have access to classes. A service learning opportunity was…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Service Learning
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Clothey, Rebecca A. – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2016
This paper looks at an alternative curriculum model for study abroad designed specifically to address some of the needs of non-traditional students enrolled in an online education program. In order to meet the needs of non-traditional students and provide quality international programming for them, it is necessary first to understand their…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Nontraditional Education, Educational Quality, International Education
Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Pacchiano, Debra M.; Stein, Amanda G.; Luppescu, Stuart – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2016
Decades of research evidence indicate that high-quality early education can positively affect the learning trajectories of disadvantaged young children. However, despite significant investments to improve what happens in the classroom, publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs continue to display instructional quality that is too weak to prepare…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Disadvantaged, Teacher Surveys
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Balcarczyk, Kelly; McKenney, Kathryn; Smaldone, Dave; Arborgast, Doug – Journal of Extension, 2013
West Virginia University's Extension Service partnered with the Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Resources Program to improve guide performance in West Virginia's tourism industry. The result of this partnership is a West Virginia Interpretive Guide Training program aimed at providing low-cost, widely available training to guides throughout the…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Training, Cooperative Planning, Partnerships in Education
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Jenkins, Davis; Cho, Sung-Woo – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2013
In this chapter, we describe efforts by growing number of colleges and universities to redesign academic programs and support services to create "guided pathways" designed to increase the rate at which students enter and complete a program of study.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Personnel Services, Academic Persistence
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Rosenfeld, Malke – Teaching Artist Journal, 2013
As a percussive dancer, Malke Rosenfeld makes rhythm with her feet while she dances, and she also helps elementary students make their own percussive dance steps by integrating mathematics into her lesson plans. To do this she uses the Jump Patterns tool, a tool she developed during the first six years of her teaching artist career to help…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Mathematics Education, Integrated Activities, Elementary School Mathematics
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Watt, Sherry K. – New Directions for Student Services, 2013
This chapter provides guiding principles for designing and implementing successful multicultural initiatives. A rationale for why these elements transcend both higher education and student affairs settings is presented. In addition to providing guiding principles, this chapter includes advice for socially and politically conscious-minded…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
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Pasquesi, Kira – New Directions for Student Services, 2013
This chapter explores the design and implementation of service learning as a multicultural initiative. The author shares considerations for multicultural service-learning practice using an example from a course project focused on leadership skill development in public service.
Descriptors: College Students, Service Learning, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
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