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Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura D. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The purpose of this project is to develop and to individually examine the efficacy of three different components of an integrated literacy program. No attempt is made to compare the components of the program to each other. Rather, the goal is to determine the effectiveness of each component of the program on the acquisition of the reading of…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Visual Literacy, Reading Instruction, Disabilities
Smith, Jo Ann; Torres, Laurianne – Research Management Review, 2011
In 2009, the second largest university in the nation was awarded a grant from NCURA to initiate a new fully-online graduate program in research administration. The Master of Research Administration (MRA) was approved by the institution's Board of Trustees in March 2011 and the first classes will begin August 2011. Currently the research literature…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Masters Programs, Graduate Study, Online Courses
Memon, Nadeem – British Journal of Religious Education, 2011
In the 70 year history of Islamic schools in North America, there is yet to be an accredited teacher education programme to train and professionally equip Islamic school teachers with an understanding of an Islamic pedagogy. Arguably, there has been an imbalance of energy placed on curriculum development projects over the considerations of teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Research and Development, Educational Needs
Meyer, Peter – Education Next, 2011
The idea that one of the Catholic Church's most respected religious orders might run a public school sounded odd, maybe even, as Francis Cardinal George, head of the Archdiocese of Chicago, conjectured, illegal. But a decade ago several trends in American education, and in the Catholic Church, made a Catholic-operated public school seem…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Catholics, Public Education, Neighborhood Schools
Powers, Joelle D.; Bowen, Natasha K.; Bowen, Gary L. – Children & Schools, 2011
In spite of multidisciplinary recommendations to use evidence-based interventions in schools and a growing knowledge base of such practices, most schools are not using empirically supported interventions. On the basis of a careful analysis of barriers to the implementation of the best researched programs, an online, free, and publicly available…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Needs, School Psychology, Databases
Watterston, Jim; Caldwell, Brian – Journal of Educational Administration, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review strategies to build capacity for school improvement in Australia. The focus is on public schools and strategies adopted for the system as a whole. Design/methodology/approach: This paper traces developments from a national perspective and makes a case for the key contemporary policy shift that has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Strategies, Instructional Leadership
Raskauskas, Juliana; Modell, Scott – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2011
"Bullying" is defined as any aggressive behavior with the intent to harm that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying is identified as one of the most predominant problems faced by children in the United States education system, as well as one of the most significant health risks to children. Exactly how prevalent this issue is…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Inclusion, Bullying, Aggression
Salzberger, Thomas – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
Learning is a lifelong process. It is therefore worthwhile looking at instances where learning takes place outside educational institutions and see how educational principles can be applied there. In a market economy companies have to quest for profit to ensure their long-term survival. In the end, their educational goals have to serve themselves.…
Descriptors: Free Enterprise System, Educational Principles, Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Bergman, Hannah E.; Reeve, Bryce B.; Moser, Richard P.; Scholl, Sarah; Klein, William M. P. – American Journal of Health Education, 2011
Background: Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States, yet a comprehensive and evidence-based heart disease knowledge assessment is currently not available. Purpose: This paper describes the two-phase development of a novel heart disease knowledge questionnaire. Methods: After review and critique of the…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Diseases, Knowledge Level, Questionnaires
Miller, Thaddeus R.; Munoz-Erickson, Tischa; Redman, Charles L. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that the types of and ways in which academic institutions produce knowledge are insufficient to contribute to a transition to sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: Reflecting on experiences at the School of Sustainability, the authors contend that a different kind of knowledge is needed, what…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Reflection, Epistemology, Institutional Characteristics
Tampke, Dale R.; Durodoye, Raifu – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
Undecided undergraduate students are often considered to be "at risk" for lower academic performance and lower retention rates than students with declared majors. First-year seminars and learning communities are two interventions the retention literature suggests can enhance the success of at-risk students. This paper summarizes the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Academic Achievement, Success
Abbott, Ian; Bush, Tony – Education 3-13, 2013
This article reports on the findings from a study into high-performing leadership teams in English primary schools. The schools, in the sample, received "outstanding" Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) grades overall, and for leadership and management, in their most recent school inspection. The evidence suggests that developing…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Teamwork, Elementary Education, Team Training
Tragoulia, Eleni; Strogilos, Vasilis – Educational Action Research, 2013
This study discusses the results of a collaborative action research project in a multi-disciplinary school for children with disabilities. The aim was to alter practices and views of the professionals concerned in order to promote the inclusion of four children in mainstream schools. Three interrelated programmes were designed and implemented over…
Descriptors: Action Research, Disabilities, Special Schools, Foreign Countries
Haynes, Scott – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2013
Assistive technology (AT) benefits many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The appropriate application of accommodation solutions, whether they involve the use of AT or not, can be a complex process involving a team of people with various backgrounds. This article describes an in-service AT training program that…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Case Studies
Sabelli, Nora; Dede, Chris – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2013
This chapter discusses frameworks and conceptual lenses that help orient design-based implementation research (DBIR) work to the types of infrastructure required for success, while contributing to theories about the processes of educational improvement. Such infrastructures can be conceived as a framework: a set of interconnected elements that…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Instructional Design, Educational Research, Educational Improvement