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Bennett, Tom – Education Development Trust, 2015
The researchED movement has generated a new debate about the role of research in schools. Of course there have always been teachers interested in undertaking research and applying the research findings of others. However, involvement in research has tended to be the personal enthusiasm of the individual teacher rather than a coordinated whole…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Educational Research, Case Studies, Vignettes
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McMurray, Adela; Scott, Don – Higher Education Research and Development, 2013
Being aware of the factors that develop a positive organisational climate is especially important in universities, where the academic members of staff are, in large measure, self-motivated. To identify the determinants of organisational climate for university academia, the validity and reliability of the first-order constructs of autonomy,…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, Organizational Climate, Validity
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Read, Jane – History of Education, 2013
This article explores how infant school reform took hold in London's schools from the 1890s to the 1930s through examination of the work of two Froebelian head teachers, Elizabeth Mary Shaw and Frances Emily Roe. In contrast to teacher-led rote-learning methods and rigid discipline they implemented play-based activities drawing on children's…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Leadership, Play
Bean, Michael R., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to document and understand the behaviors of one state Principal of the Year that led an elementary school to excellence over a five-year period. Specifically, this study focused on the characteristics of leadership, the perceptions of stakeholders (faculty, staff, district leaders, community members,…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Case Studies, Qualitative Research
David, Hanna – Online Submission, 2013
One of the indicators about countries' quality of education is receiving the international prizes e.g. The Nobel Prize, The Fields Medal, The Turing Award, The IJCAI -- Computers and Thought Award, and the Award for Research Excellence according to international criteria. In this study the comparison of prizes that Israelis and Jews living…
Descriptors: Jews, Awards, Professional Recognition, Educational Quality
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Reeves, Jenny; Drew, Valerie – Journal of Education Policy, 2012
This paper offers a new way of exploring some of the complexities inherent in attempts by policy makers and others to promote educational change. The focus of this study is on the current drive in education policy to alter the basis of teacher professionalism through the application of principles of lifelong learning to teachers' professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Public Officials, Educational Change
Labi, Aisha – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
When the global financial crisis hit in 2008, it looked at first as if many European universities were going to escape the worst. Higher education has long been considered a public right and a taxpayer-financed obligation, and there was optimism that universities, which government leaders hail as drivers of economic growth, would emerge relatively…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Economic Progress
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Alger, Chadwick F. – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
During our 14 years together at Northwestern University, Harold Guetzkow was at the same time my colleague, creative teacher, and helpful personal friend. I used his simulation in my undergraduate courses. His research and personal suggestions provided creative insights for my research at UN Headquarters. He provided younger colleagues with…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulation, Professional Recognition, Intellectual History
Fingal, Diana – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2011
International Society for Technology in Education's award winners exemplify what it means to be innovative, engaging, and connected. It is not difficult to find excellent educators among ISTE's membership. After all, people who join ISTE tend to be some of the most innovative teachers in the world. What is difficult is selecting the best from the…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Teachers, Awards, Technology Uses in Education
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Semetsky, Inna – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
This article analyzes the philosophy of French post-structuralist Gilles Deleuze in the context of post-formal education. The article specifically focuses on Deleuze's unorthodox approach to epistemology and ethics as future-oriented and creative, and lays down the foundations for a new ethics of integration in education derived from Deleuze's…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Postsecondary Education, Educational Theories, Ethics
Damián, Javier – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2014
This article shows progress of a research which aims to describe the factors that facilitate and hinder labor insertion of graduates with hybrid university education, since according to those responsible for the education policy, this type of training facilitates graduates to enter in the labor market. Through a qualitative approach we studied the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Business Administration Education, Blended Learning
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Payler, Jane K.; Locke, Rachel – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2013
This article reports on the views of early years practitioners in England from settings that were identified as "reluctant to engage" with one of the government's key policies, the introduction of Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), to drive forwards workforce reform. Focus groups, interviews and a survey were undertaken in 2009 with…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Professional Recognition, Learning Theories
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Kadi, Aysegül; Beytekin, Osman Ferda; Arslan, Hasan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
Purpose of this study is to examine burnout and teaching profession attitudes of teacher candidates. Research was conducted with 287 teacher candidates. By the findings; burnout and teaching profession attitudes of teacher candidates don't differ according to their gender. Burnout of teacher candidates differs according to their graduation status…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Turkish, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2012
Accreditation is a process of external quality review used by higher education education to scrutinize colleges, universities, and educational programs for quality assurance and quality improvement. In the United States, accreditation is carried out by private, nonprofit organizations designed for this specific purpose. Institutions and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Higher Education, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
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Hofman, Amos; Niederland, Doron – Higher Education Policy, 2012
During the past 30 years, teacher training in Israel has undergone a revolution: the teaching profession has become academic, and since the mid-1980s all teachers were required to attend either an academic college of education or a university in order to acquire a bachelor's degree and a teacher's license. Yet, despite this process of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Higher Education, Teaching (Occupation), Foreign Countries
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