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McKinney, Kathleen – Teaching Sociology, 2005
In this research note, the author reports the results from 21 face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with sociology seniors at one institution. Her objectives are to describe, from the viewpoint of these students, common strategies and difficulties in learning sociology, and to posit some implications of the students' responses for her own and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Action Research, Interviews, Sociology
Yakel, Elizabeth – Journal of Archival Organization, 2004
The article reports the results of a usability study of an EAD interface. Findings indicate that subjects had trouble understanding archival terminology and how best to search for information in finding aids. Furthermore, they were not familiar with the structure or contents of finding aids. In addition to building interfaces that minimize…
Descriptors: Archives, Standards, Coding, Metadata
Osa, Justina O. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Resources found in the typical education library that supports teacher education programs often include print and non-print library items, and other items that are unique to education library collections. This article attempts to share what the education library is doing to integrate all of its resources irrespective of their formats. The main…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Academic Libraries, Online Catalogs, Educational Resources
Skekel, Donna – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Libraries are seeking the best possible solution for integrating online journals into their collections. While exploring the different methods and technology available, many libraries still strive to fulfill the original "library mission" proposed by Charles Cutter in his "Rules for a Dictionary Catalog". Providing comprehensive access to…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Access to Information, Information Management, Database Management Systems
Adams, Olin L., III; Guarino, A. J.; Robichaux, Rebecca R.; Edwards, Toni L. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2004
This paper explores the nature and extent of outsourcing by higher education institutions, benefits and challenges associated with outsourcing, and the implications of outsourcing for effective management. The principal investigator conducted a national study of outsourcing by four-year colleges and universities at two points in time, 1998-99 and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Privatization, Contracts, Performance Factors
Lynch, Julianne; Sheard, Judithe; Carbone, Angela; Collins, Francesca – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2005
This paper focuses on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) academics' perceptions of factors that promote and inhibit their pursuit of scholarship in their teaching work. It identifies critical factors that influence academics' attitudes, orientations and behaviours in respect to the scholarship of teaching, and from these builds a…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Teacher Motivation, Foreign Countries, Teaching Conditions
Thomas, Glyn – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2005
The concept of education "for" the environment is well documented in the literature but is apparently less common in practice. Some of the reasons provided for this rhetoric-reality gap include: the controversial and political nature of the subject, the difficulty of empowering students into meaningful action, the challenge of using…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Teacher Competencies, Skill Analysis
Luck, Michael; Laurence, Gerard Michael – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2005
Guest lectures are a valuable resource in higher education. However, shrinking budgets make it difficult to bring in experts from remote areas of the globe. Videoconferencing, Michael Luck and Gerard Laurence believe, may be a cost-effective way to bring experts to the classroom. Luck and Laurence describe their 2003 study that formally evaluated…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Teleconferencing
Teachout, David J. – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2004
The present study is one of the first investigations into the music teacher educator shortage. The purpose was to identify factors that affect music teachers' decisions about entering music education doctoral programs. Practicing music educators, identified as being outstanding candidates for doctoral studies (PME) (n = 22), and recent doctoral…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Music Education, Doctoral Programs, Music Teachers
Sandberg, Anette – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
There are many dimensions of play and play's significance for children's development and learning is often emphasized, but how do preschool teachers see children's use of computers in preschool? A qualitative study was done with 13 Swedish preschool teachers that had experience working with computers in preschool. The overall aim of this study was…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Preschool Children
Lynch, Simon; Rajendran, Keerthi – Computer Science Education, 2005
Advanced approaches to the construction of software systems can present difficulties to learners. This is true for multi-agent systems (MAS) which exhibit concurrency, non-determinacy of structure and composition and sometimes emergent behavior characteristics. Additional barriers exist for learners because mainstream MAS technology is young and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Barriers
Celikten, Mustafa – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2005
This article explores the reasons why there are a relatively small number of women principals in Turkish state elementary schools. Current literature on women principals reveals that while many professional fields are showing increasing numbers of women in managerial and executive positions, the same cannot be said for educational administration.…
Descriptors: Females, School Administration, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries
Bot, Ludovic; Gossiaux, Pol-Bernard; Rauch, Carl-Philippe; Tabiou, Safouana – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2005
This article describes an active learning method for the teaching of physical sciences and mathematics to engineers. After defining the challenges involved in the training of engineers, we shall describe the answers provided by our method, "learning by doing" (named "Apprentissage Par l"Action" in French), by introducing…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Physical Sciences
Huerta, Deborah; McMillan, Victoria – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2004
Examines the philosophy behind development of two team-taught courses in scientific writing: one for first-year students, the second for advanced students preparing for graduate and professional careers in science. Using student self-evaluations, course evaluations, and anecdotal evidence, chronicles some strengths and weaknesses of our ten-year…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Information Literacy, Team Teaching, Reflection
Leavy, Aisling – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
The homogeneity that once represented Irish society will soon be represented only in the annals of history. The influx of people of diverse nationalities, together with the increasing presence of children with physical and intellectual disabilities, and children coming from a range of non-traditional backgrounds will make our classrooms…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Ethnic Diversity