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Morgan, Anne-Marie – Babel, 2008
Feedback provided by ILTLP Project team members to participants in Phase 1 is analysed to provide insights into the process of developing programs. The questions provide a starting point for considering current programming practices in developing units of work and long- term programs to support intercultural language learning.
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Program Development, Units of Study, Second Language Learning
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Franz, Nancy K.; Townson, Lisa – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
The authors provide an overview of the Cooperative Extension System and its program evaluation challenges. Part of the historic land-grant system, Extension exists in all states and territories of the United States and is funded through federal, state, and local (usually county) appropriations, as well as competitive grants and other sources.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Grants
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Tseng, Paul T. Y.; Yen, David C.; Hung, Yu-Chung; Wang, Nana C. F. – Government Information Quarterly, 2008
The objective of this article is to explore the experience of reconciling the strategic information system (IS) management with the radical transition of the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure in Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) between 1998 and 2003. This investigation will be beneficial for the implementation of IT projects, as…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
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Gfellner, Barbara M.; McLaren, Lorraine; Metcalfe, Arron – Child Welfare, 2008
This article is a 20-year evaluation of the Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP) of Child and Family Services in Western Manitoba. Following Levenstein's (1979, 1988) approach, home visitors model parent-child interchanges using books and toys to enhance children's cognitive development through appropriate parenting behaviors. The evaluation provides…
Descriptors: Home Programs, Home Visits, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship
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Day, Andrew; Davey, Linda; Wanganeen, Rosemary; Casey, Sharon; Howells, Kevin; Nakata, Martin – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Although the need for the development and provision of culturally appropriate rehabilitation programs for offenders is widely acknowledged, there is a lack of empirical data that can be used as a basis for the development of new programs. This article reports the findings of a comparison of indigenous and nonindigenous male prisoners on a range of…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Foreign Countries, Males, Psychological Patterns
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Elpus, Kenneth – Music Educators Journal, 2008
In today's world of restrictive school budgets and increasing property taxes, it is an unfortunate reality that many school districts will be faced with a budget crunch crisis that unenlightened school boards may try to solve by cutting or eliminating funds for music. At the crisis stage, it is often only the effective advocacy of an organized…
Descriptors: Taxes, Budgets, Educational Finance, Advocacy
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Simm, Jo; Ingram, Rachel – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
This collaborative action research project involves two educational psychologists (EPs) working with teachers from four primary schools to develop the use of solution-focused approaches. The project illustrates a way in which EPs might make a distinctive contribution to improving outcomes for children and young people. Realist interviews were used…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Psychology, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Goodman, Rachael D.; West-Olatunji, Cirecie – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to present recommendations for conducting outreach in order to further the efforts in the counseling field towards social justice and advocacy. Informed by Freire's (2000) critical consciousness theory, examples of culturally centered counseling services are presented as outcomes of the experiences of participants.…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Counseling Services, Advocacy, Justice
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Vincent, Tony; van't Hooft, Mark – Social Education, 2007
In this article, the authors discuss podcasting and provide ways on how to create podcasts. A podcast is an audio or video file that is posted on the web that can easily be cataloged and automatically downloaded to a computer or mobile device capable of playing back audio or video files. Podcasting is a powerful tool for educators to get students…
Descriptors: Internet, Technology Integration, Hypermedia, Instructional Innovation
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Evans, Manon Foster; Thomas, Sian – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: This paper aims to describe the experiences of the National Library of Wales in implementing an integrated information management system. Design/methodology/approach: Discusses the stages involved in the procurement process, data migration and general system implementation. Findings: Emphasises the need for a well-prepared yet flexible…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Systems, Government Libraries, Program Development
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Cuban, Sondra; Anderson, Jeffrey B. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2007
We attempt to answer "where" the social justice is in service-learning by probing "what" it is, "how" it looks in the process of being institutionalized at a Jesuit university, and "why" it is important. We develop themes about institutionalizing service-learning from a social justice perspective. Our themes were developed through an analysis of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Action Research, Service Learning, College Students
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Hegeman, Carol; Hoskinson, Debi; Munro, Heather; Maiden, Patricia; Pillemer, Karl – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
This article describes two successful peer-mentoring programs designed to improve the quality of care in nursing homes and retention rates among direct care staff. The first program, "Growing Strong Roots," examined CNA retention rates and the second program, "Peer Mentoring for Long Term Charge Nurses," examined RN and LPN retention rates. These…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Peer Relationship, Mentors, Health Services
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Amankwatia, Tonya; Barbour, Michael; Inan, Fethi A.; Parker, Preston; Slagter van Tryon, Patricia J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
The 2006 Class of AECT Interns has from the outset been uniquely involved and proactive in supporting the goals of the ect Foundation and of AECT. This article further illustrates the good work this group is doing to support their mutual mission and goals. In the March/April 2007 issue of "Tech Trends," the authors outlined their plans for the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Technology, Professional Associations, Program Development
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Zawacki, Terry Myers; Reid, E. Shelley; Zhou, Ying; Baker, Sarah E. – Across the Disciplines, 2009
The WAC director, composition director, director of Institutional Assessment (OIA), and WAC/OIA liaison describe the programmatic "needs" and "wants" they balanced in the plan they collaboratively designed to respond to a state mandate for "value-added" writing assessment. To satisfy this mandate, as they explain,…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Value Added Models, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
Kahn, Lynne; Hurth, Joicey; Diefendorf, Martha; Kasprzak, Christina; Lucas, Anne; Ringwalt, Sharon – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) was charged by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) from 2001-2006 to develop, implement, and evaluate an approach to technical assistance that would result in sustainable systems change in state Early Intervention and Preschool Special…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Special Education, Strategic Planning, Educational Policy
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