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Hartocollis, Lina; Solomon, Phyllis; Doyle, Andrea; Ditty, Matthew – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2015
This article reports on an evaluation of the University of Pennsylvania's doctorate in social work (DSW), the first of the newly emerging practice doctorates. The study sample was current students and program alumni. Data were from program records and from an online survey of DSW alumni with an 81.6% response rate. Overall, the program is…
Descriptors: Social Work, Doctoral Programs, Program Evaluation, Doctoral Degrees
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Han, Insuk – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study investigates Korean English teachers' responses to the current English Language Teaching (ELT) policies and reveals the attributes of their professional identity from their responses. Data collected from different narratives demonstrate that the teachers value the principles of communicative language teaching, but are not supportive of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Ediger, Marlow – College Student Journal, 2012
The writer would like to suggest eight recent leaders who have contributed much in assisting teachers to help pupils achieve well. These educators are largely from the twentieth century. Their contributions appear in educational journals, teacher education textbooks on the university level, as well as professional talks presented at international,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Profiles, Change Agents, Professional Recognition
Thaler-Carter, Ruth E. – Facilities Manager, 2012
It should be no surprise that the 2012 APPA Fellow is William (Bill) Elvey, P.E., FMP. He has served the association from the grassroots level up through its highest ranks and created a still-continuing legacy of excellence and engagement--his theme when serving as APPA President--that has led to new services, programs, and partnerships for the…
Descriptors: Facilities Management, Change Agents, Professional Recognition, Recognition (Achievement)
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Cole, Kimberley W. – Research Management Review, 2013
The Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification has enjoyed success and recognition among research administration professionals. However, this recognition is parochial and does not extend much past the walls of research administration. Results of a recent research study showed that Principal Investigators value and expect certain aspects…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Evaluation Methods, Professional Recognition, School Surveys
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Murphy, Tony; Sage, Daniel – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
This paper explores perceptions of the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF) and its implications for individuals, institutions and wider academia through an analysis of media coverage of the REF over a 2-year period. In recent years, the importance attached to the REF has become an increasing focus of concern for academics and other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Mass Media, Institutional Characteristics
Solomonson, Jay – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The field of agricultural education has experienced a consistent labor shortage the past several decades. Consequently, many school districts struggle to fill their open positions, while others are forced to shut down their agricultural programs completely due to inadequate staffing. Research indicates teacher attrition as a predominant factor…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Teachers, Faculty Mobility
Champagne, Ashley Marian – ProQuest LLC, 2017
I examine the formation of power as it relates to canonicity through online delivery systems, Amazon and Goodreads, and the academic sector in the contemporary period. The digital age has radically changed literature by providing for a textuality of literature that is multi-channeled, and this project responds by engaging new critical lenses for…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Power Structure, Reading Material Selection, Literature
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Kimmons, Royce; Veletsianos, George – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
As teacher education students become professionals, they face a number of tensions related to identity, social participation, and work-life balance, which may be further complicated by social networking sites (SNS). This qualitative study sought to articulate tensions that arose between professionalization influences and teacher education student…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Qualitative Research, Preservice Teachers, Professional Identity
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Teo, Thomas – American Psychologist, 2012
According to the philosophers of science Hempel and Oppenheim (1948), who were cited appropriately by Lilienfeld (see record 2011-12007-001) in his article, scientific explanations serve to answer "why" questions. Clarifying the logic of explanations in the sciences, they developed famously the notion that phenomena can be explained (using…
Descriptors: Psychology, Scientific Principles, Scientific Methodology, Criticism
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Newman, Leonard S.; Bakina, Daria A.; Tang, Ying – American Psychologist, 2012
Not being taken seriously can be an occupational hazard for psychologists, but Lilienfeld's (February-March 2012) thought-provoking article (see record 2011-12007-001) provides a useful framework for thinking about (a) the forms that skepticism about psychological science can take, (b) the roots of such skepticism, and (c) how one might address or…
Descriptors: Psychology, Psychologists, Beliefs, Role Perception
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Garcia-Yeste, Carme; Redondo-Sama, Gisela; Padrós, Maria; Melgar, Patricia – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background/Context: Throughout history, a country's economic and military strength has influenced its times of cultural splendor and the rise of famous intellectuals and artists. Spain has been an exception to this. At the turn of the 20th century, a surprising series of events that no one could have predicted occurred. At the time, Spain had…
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, War, Social Action, Conflict
Bakley, Annette McMenamin – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Using archival materials from the early years of Temple University's history at the Special Collections Research Center, Templana Collection, at Samuel Paley Library of Temple University as well as historical periodicals, this project established a biographical sketch of Associate President Laura Carnell and examined her influence on the…
Descriptors: Females, Universities, Archives, Educational History
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Pedersen, Daphne E.; West, Robert R. – Education, 2017
How do secondary STEM teachers perceive the environments in which they teach? To what degree is STEM teaching at the secondary level situated in a gendered workplace organization? Using data from the 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey, we examined how men and women who were full-time secondary school teachers in STEM fields (N = 5,617)…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, STEM Education, Teacher Attitudes, Work Environment
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Aviv, Beth – English Journal, 2012
Teachers unions are under increasing scrutiny these days, and teachers are being asked to give up or reduce benefits, salary gains, and pensions. At the same time, teacher preparation and induction programs are encouraged to explore the medical training model as an exemplar. What a wonderful idea! Educators should charge for their work on an…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, English Teachers, Compensation (Remuneration), Professional Recognition
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