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Hennebry, Mairin Laura; Fordyce, Kenneth – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Postgraduate taught provision in Anglophone higher education contexts is becoming increasingly populated by cohorts of students from a wide range of linguistic, cultural and educational backgrounds. However, the voices of these students on their learning experiences remain largely unheard. Little previous research exists on the experiences of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, International Education, Masters Programs, Focus Groups
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Snijders, Ingrid; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Wijnia, Lisette; Loyens, Sofie M. M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
This study investigated the overall "quality" of the interpersonal relationship students have with faculty and staff, that is, relationship quality (RQ). In relationship management research, RQ is paramount for the creation of bonds with customers, which in turn is necessary for the sustainability of organizations, that is, continuity…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Validation, Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
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Mehrotra, Gita R.; Tecle, Aster S.; Ha, An Thi; Ghneim, Staci; Gringeri, Christina – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Field education and macro practice have been highlighted as central educational domains in social work education; however, little scholarship has looked at how macro social work practice competencies have been integrated into field-based learning. This exploratory study aimed to gain perspectives from field instructors regarding macro social work…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Classroom Techniques, Alignment (Education), Teacher Attitudes
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Ulvik, Marit; Riese, Hanne; Roness, Dag – Educational Action Research, 2018
Teacher education is often criticised for not being relevant and for there being a lack of continuity between practice teaching and the university coursework. In the literature, action research is presented as a way to bridge the gap and connect the two. The present article explores, through a qualitative study, how research-based knowledge…
Descriptors: Action Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers
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Rieder, Maria – Language Awareness, 2018
This article argues that Irish Travellers' ideologies of languageness and their definition of Cant are closely linked to their perceptions of social reality. Cant is a communicative code which Travellers use beside English in Traveller-specific situations. Based on the analysis of focus groups, I take a folk-linguistic and anthropological approach…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Migrants, Minority Groups, Jargon
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Grain, Kari; Katumba, Tonny; Kirumira, Dennis; Nakasiita, Rosemary; Nakayenga, Saudah; Nankya, Eseza; Nteza, Vicent; Ssegawa, Micheal – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: The social justice goals of service-learning programs are often contingent upon strong relationships with host community members. Given this common narrative, it is necessary to extend our understanding of relationships in international service-learning (ISL), particularly as they are conceptualized by host community members. Purpose:…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Community Involvement
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Tse, Andy C. Y. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Inability to acquire a new motor skill is a common motor difficulty in children with autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the motor learning benefits of an external focus of attention for typically developing children and children with intellectual disabilities could also be applied to children with autism…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Psychomotor Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Bergerson, Andrew Stuart; Lindsay, Nathan – History Teacher, 2016
It is hard to overestimate the benefits of effective learning assessments that are founded on clear, measurable outcomes. It is imperative for faculty to acknowledge that outcomes assessments are not limited to individual courses, or even to certain disciplinary knowledge or academic skills, but overall to the education of students as whole…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), History Instruction, Focus Groups, Stakeholders
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van der Bijl, Andre; Taylor, Vanessa – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
This article reports on the findings of an industry workplace experience project involving lecturers in South Africa's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, against the backdrop of new legislation and the realization that college lecturers' industry-related skills are in question. Its focus is on the nature of TVET…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Vocational Education, College Faculty
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Mele, Joseph; Okoth, Pontian; Were, Edmond; Vundi, Silvia – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Intervention of security agencies is considered key to lasting peace. This is especially crucial to attaining peace in communities where socio-cultural beliefs advocate for revenge. The study sought to examine the efficacy of police interventions towards resolution of conflicts within the Illemi Triangle. The study adopted neo-realism and conflict…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police, Intervention, Conflict Resolution
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Thorpe, Katrina; Burgess, Cathie – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2016
This paper explores and challenges our assumptions as lecturers about preservice teachers' knowledge and beliefs entering a mandatory Indigenous Studies subject. A total of 38 focus groups were conducted over two years (2011-2012) with preservice teachers enrolled in teaching degrees at the University of Sydney. Findings were analysed to identify…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Preservice Teachers, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
Williams, Jermaine – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation served to answer the over-arching research question: How do stakeholders describe effective leadership? In addition, two sub-questions were answered: 1) what dimensions do teachers use to describe effective principal leadership, and 2) why do teachers identify those dimensions as relevant? This study was conducted in a Northern…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Principals, Leadership Effectiveness, School Districts
Fladd, Laurie; Heacock, Laurie; Hill-Kelley, Jennifer; Lawton, Julia; Pechac, Sharmaine; Shamah, Devora; Woodruff, Amber – Achieving the Dream, 2021
This guidebook is designed for institutional leaders and student success teams who are ready to talk openly about the students they serve and who are eager to learn practical strategies from national experts and peer institutions. We cannot design an experience that meets our students where they are unless we holistically understand who they are.…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Instructional Design, Holistic Approach, Higher Education
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Lechasseur, Kimberly – Teachers College Record, 2017
Background/Context: Partnering across districts, schools, and other community organizations has become ubiquitous as a policy for promoting change. Despite growing attention to and scholarship on district-community partnerships, there is little examination of the organizational mechanisms involved in sustaining them. Purpose/Objectives: This study…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, School Districts, Qualitative Research
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Sirinides, P.; Fink, R.; DuBois, T. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
Museums and libraries can play a role in providing opportunities for early learning, and there is clear momentum and infrastructure already in place to help make this happen. Researchers conducted a mixed-methods descriptive study to generate new evidence about the availability of services for young children in museums and libraries, and the…
Descriptors: Museums, Libraries, Early Childhood Education, Mixed Methods Research
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