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Bullock, Kate; Muschamp, Yolande – Teacher Development, 2004
This article arises from an initiative set up by four Beacon Schools to enhance the professional development of teachers and hence raise pupil attainment in all schools in the local education authority. The initiative provided opportunities for teachers to work in cross-institutional interest groups, with the aim of sharing good practice and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Action Research, Educational Change, Reflective Teaching
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Wu, Bei – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
Academic exchanges between the U.S. and other countries around the world are increasing and teaching students abroad is part of this trend. China is in its initial stage of developing gerontology education and is in great need of new concepts and ideas for dealing with its rapidly aging population. This paper discusses the challenges and rewards…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Aging Education
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Pearce, Michelle; Forlin, Chris – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2005
Children with disabilities are increasingly being included in mainstream classes in Australian schools. In addition, many children with disabilities who are currently enrolled in primary school will be moving to secondary school in the next few years. For secondary schools to meet this challenge, it is important that the reasons for their…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Teaching Methods
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Che, Fok Shui – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2005
Sex education is not treated as an important subject in the school curriculum of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Education Department issued in 1986 and 1997, respectively, two guidelines on sex education for schools' reference. The 1997 Guidelines cover a broader conceptual framework relating to different aspects of human sexuality and also include…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Sex Education, Guidelines, Foreign Countries
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Mayora, Carlos A. – English Teaching Forum, 2006
The author describes a Technologically Enhanced Language Learning program in Venezuela and how it helped improve high school EFL instruction. The author presents six challenges of teaching EFL and describes the context for the program. The author then provides a rationale for using multimedia in language teaching, based on theoretical frameworks.…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology
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Kearney, Melissa S. – Future of Children, 2006
Now that some of the historic barriers to economic success for U.S. women and minorities have begun to fall, women and blacks, in particular, are moving upward on the nation's socioeconomic ladder. Melissa Kearney reviews evidence that improved economic opportunities for these two groups make sex and race less important than they once were in…
Descriptors: Economics, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Generational Differences
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Fafeita, Jenny – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
This paper presents the findings of a research project about Australian TAFE librarians' information literacy practices. The project addressed two research questions: What are the practices that TAFE librarians use to teach and foster information literacy? What changes have occurred since the last TAFE information literacy survey in 2001? During…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Foreign Countries, Librarian Attitudes, Educational Practices
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Rees, Rebecca; Kavanagh, J.; Harden, A.; Shepherd, J.; Brunton, G.; Oliver, S.; Oakley, A. – Health Education Research, 2006
A systematic review was conducted to examine the barriers to, and facilitators of, physical activity among young people (11-16 years). The review focused on the wider determinants of health, examining community- and society-level interventions. Four trials and 16 studies of young people's views were included. Evidence for the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Gender Issues
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Giesecke, Hans C. – Higher Education in Europe, 2006
The quest for legitimacy is particularly acute for organizations that are in the initial stages of their lifecycles. Without recognition and acknowledgment of the "right to exist", new institutions may falter or fail because of lack of acceptance. Surmounting the barriers that block the road to legitimacy can be very difficult, but there…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Private Sector, Barriers
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Wetzel, Keith; Strudler, Neal – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2006
This descriptive study investigated the benefits and costs of using electronic portfolios (EPs) in preservice teacher education by examining the voices of students in six programs thought to be mature in their implementation. Benefits included opportunities to reflect, better access to and organization of professional documents, increased…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Implementation, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
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Heung, Vivian – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2006
This paper describes the moves towards greater inclusion in the Hong Kong education system and the problems that have arisen from those moves. It then describes the introduction of an adapted version of the Index for Inclusion, called the Indicators for Inclusion in Hong Kong, in order to stimulate greater progress. As the adapted Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement
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Mueller, Caroline – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2006
In this paper, I discuss how making Qallunaat teacher voices inclusive within the policy-making process of Inuit education in Nunavik can significantly help Inuit youth to be more successful in their education and to adapt better to modern Northern community living. The study being discussed is a year-long Participatory Action Research (PAR)…
Descriptors: Action Research, Eskimos, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Educational Policy
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Lebec, Michael; Luft, Julie – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2007
Web-based learning has been proposed as a convenient way to provide professional development experiences. Despite quantitative evidence that online instruction is equivalent to traditional methods (Russell, 2001), the efficiency of this approach has not been extensively studied among teachers. This case report describes learning in an online…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Faculty Development, Web Based Instruction, Efficiency
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Park, Yun Jeong; Bonk, Curtis J. – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2007
Synchronous communication has a great potential to increase individual participation and group collaboration. Despite increasing use, scant research has been conducted on variables impacting successful synchronous learning. This study focuses on learner experiences in a real-time communication mediated by the Breeze web-based collaboration system.…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Learning Experience, Distance Education, Student Attitudes
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Tankersley, William J.; Burnham, James F. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
Interest in distance education, particularly online education, is increasing in public school districts throughout the United States. In an effort to aid those who are involved in the planning and administration of K-12 distance education programs in Georgia, the authors sought to gather and report baseline data on the current utilization of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, School Districts, Public Schools, Barriers
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