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Quinn, Mary Magee; Poirier, Jeffrey M. – American Institutes for Research, 2007
This report presents findings of a study conducted to identify the components of systems that effectively meet the diverse, ever changing needs of children with disabilities for whom traditional school settings do not work. A secondary goal of this study was to develop a conceptually clear and empirically grounded definition of alternative…
Descriptors: Expertise, Nontraditional Education, Student Improvement, Attendance
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
"Responding to the Crisis in College Opportunity" proposes short-term emergency measures and long-term priorities for governors and legislators to consider for funding higher education during the current lean budget years. This policy statement, developed from discussions of education policy experts at Lansdowne, Virginia, finds that in 2003 in…
Descriptors: Expertise, Higher Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Balick, Dana – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2004
In 2001 the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation released the research report "Hostile Hallways: Bullying, Teasing, and Sexual Harassment in Schools." According to the report, in the eight years since the original AAUW study, "Hostile Hallways: The AAUW Survey on Sexual Harassment in America's Schools" (1993), not a lot…
Descriptors: Expertise, Sexual Harassment, Student Attitudes, Parents
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Forret, Joan – Journal of Technology Studies, 2004
A general theme of technology education posits that participation in technology studies will result in outcomes and benefits for the wider society. Such an expectation is reflected in the New Zealand Technology Curriculum document where the aim of technology education includes enabling students "to achieve technological literacy through the…
Descriptors: Judges, Opinions, Social Structure, Court Litigation
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Alacaci, Cengiz – Journal of Statistics Education, 2004
This study investigated the knowledge base necessary for choosing appropriate statistical techniques in applied research. In this study, we compared knowledge used by six experts and six novices in two types of statistical tasks. The tasks were: 1) comparing research scenarios from the perspective of choosing a statistical technique, and 2) direct…
Descriptors: Statistics, Statistical Inference, Expertise, Comparative Analysis
Timperley, Helen – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2008
This booklet synthesises the research on teacher professional learning and development that has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on valued student outcomes. Its findings relate to teachers who have received at least some initial teacher education and who are in the process of deepening their knowledge and refining their skills. The…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Practices, Professional Development, Professional Education
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Heath, Nancy Lee; McLean-Heywood, Diane; Rousseau, Cecile; Petrakos, Harriet; Finn, Cindy A.; Karagiannakis, Anastasia – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2006
The existing literature demonstrates that children who are referred by their teachers as presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties in schools are least likely of all children with difficulties to be included in their community school. Two common obstacles to their inclusion have been identified and discussed in the literature: a…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Psychological Services, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Problems
McCown, Scott – Center for Public Policy Priorities, 2004
In this testimony Scott McCown testifies on behalf of the Center for Public Policy Priorities. The center is interested in public school finance because education is the pathway to prosperity for low-income Texans. McCown's personal expertise in school finance comes from having presided as a state district judge over the state's school finance…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance), Taxes, Educational Quality
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De Miranda, Michael A. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2004
Technology education has long struggled to establish itself as an equal partner in general education and often struggled to gain recognition for the value of its instruction. Frequently technology educators tout the effectiveness of their programs based on anecdotal evidence gathered from their classroom experiences on how their instructional…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Technology Education, Teaching Methods
Grigorenko, Elena L., Ed.; Naples, Adam J., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007
As the first title in the new series, "New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches", this volume discusses a unique phenomenon in cognitive science, single-word reading, which is an essential element in successful reading competence. Single-word reading is an interdisciplinary area of research that incorporates…
Descriptors: Expertise, Feedback (Response), Spelling, Morphology (Languages)
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Thorpe, Mary; McCormick, Robert; Kubiak, Chris; Carmichael, Patrick – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2007
Computer-mediated conferencing has been adopted, particularly for purposes of online course provision, as a method that can deliver community. Widespread interest in a communities-of-practice approach within both informal and formal learning has strengthened perceptions of the value of creating a community online. A case study of asynchronous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
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Sarfo, Frederick K.; Elen, Jan – Learning Environments Research, 2007
In this study, the effectiveness of learning environments, developed in line with the specifications of the four components instructional design model (4C/ID model) and the additional effect of ICT for fostering the development of technical expertise in traditional Ghanaian classrooms, was assessed. The study had a one-by-one-by-two…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests
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Huang, Kun; Dong, Yifei; Ge, Xun – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2006
Computing is a complex, multidisciplinary field that requires a range of professional proficiencies. Computing students are expected to develop in-depth knowledge and skills, integrate and apply their knowledge flexibly to solve complex problems, and work successfully in teams. However, many students who graduate with degrees in computing fail to…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Computer Software, Computers, Exhibits
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Henry, Julie J.; Barnett, Marion – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
A summer course was specifically designed for principals and aspiring principals to help them become more expert in principles of early childhood education. During the pilot, 10 volunteer participants completed a survey of beliefs on early childhood education before and after the course and submitted a piece of reflective writing each day. Gains…
Descriptors: Expertise, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Principals
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McGaghie, William C.; McCrimmon, Donald R.; Mitchell, Gordon; Thompson, Jason A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2004
This three-part article begins with a brief presentation of a framework that describes different approaches to conduct and report research on expert knowledge. The framework contrasts "direct vs. indirect" approaches and provides examples of each. Second, the article gives a detailed description of the methods and results of three…
Descriptors: Expertise, Concept Mapping, Medical Students, Scaling
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