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Wyss, Paul Alan – College Student Journal, 2008
Many colleges and universities are developing distance education options for their current and future students. Library support is vital to the success of this clientele. Academic libraries that do not have Distance Learning Librarians will have to create these types of positions. This article illustrates the experience of one librarian in…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Services
Davis, Robin Burroughs; Hanson, Randy; Muyskens, Judy – About Campus, 2008
Academe has traditionally tended to polarize college employees into two camps: (1) the faculty, who educate; and (2) the staff, who provide services and entertainment. At Colby-Sawyer College, a small private liberal arts institution of 950 students in rural New Hampshire, the us-versus-them mentality was rejected in order to re-envision its…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Network Analysis, Collegiality, Organizational Climate
Cox, Hilary – Education 3-13, 2008
This paper outlines the development process that took place for the production of assessment materials to be used by teachers in Wales now that statutory testing at the end of KS2 has been abolished. The aim was to provide teachers with a free, but rich, optional resource that would allow for assessment of pupils' abilities in a wide range of…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation
Blandford, Sonia – Perspectives in Education, 2008
In June 2003 one hundred and eighty-six graduates from the United Kingdom (UK) Russell Group universities joined the Teach First (TF) programme which was to have a significant impact on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in England, Europe and across the globe. This article describes the origins of the programme, provides a summary of evaluations and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Partnerships in Education
Flynn, Gregory V.; Nolan, Barbara – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2008
In this article, the authors describe a case in which school district officials used state regulations for new teacher mentoring programs as justification to cut funding and incrementally dismantle a model program. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Mentors, Demonstration Programs, Formative Evaluation, Program Termination
Huang, Grace Hui-Chen; Mason, Kimberly L. – Multicultural Education, 2008
A growing body of research supports the view that parents' attitudes, behaviors, and activities related to children's education influences students' learning and educational success. To date, research studying parental involvement in their children's schooling included elementary through middle school aged populations. There have been a few…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Parent Participation, Motivation, Educational Practices
Curriculum Review, 2008
When former chef and food broker, Tony Geraci was invited by his district superintendent to review New Hampshire's largest school food service program, he never imagined that he would be responsible for running one of the nation's most successful sustainable food service programs. The CONVAL District sustainable food program, create by Geraci and…
Descriptors: Food Service, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Experiential Learning
Voss, Terri B. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The decisions rural elementary school principals make related to special education programming at their building sites are influenced by a variety of factors. This study employed a qualitative research methodology to investigate the perspectives of four rural elementary school principals concerning the decision-making processes they use as they…
Descriptors: Programming, Values, Special Education Teachers, Rural Environment
Supramaniam, Mahadevan; Shanmugam, Bala – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation flow and development of retail bank management simulation based training system which could provide a comprehensive knowledge about the operations and management of banks for the banking students. The prototype of a Retail banking simulation based training system was developed based on…
Descriptors: Banking, Client Server Architecture, Retailing, Instructional Design
Furness, Janet Elisabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Evangelical institutions of higher education began introducing programs of social work education after 1960 during a period of academic reform and dramatic social change. Public dialogue increasingly acknowledged impoverishment as a reality in America, and the renewal of social concern among evangelicals stimulated interest in education for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Educational Innovation, Integrity
Coles-Ritchie, Marilee – Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
The way many secondary schools are structured limits the ability of immigrant English Learners to achieve academically and develop social networks, often resulting in hyper-segregated learning experiences. This book explores the journey of a group of teachers in a secondary school as they work to change the ESL program for immigrants in their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Social Networks, Immigrants, English (Second Language)
Al Attiyah, Asma; Khalifa, Batoul – Quality in Higher Education, 2009
This paper presents a brief overview of Qatar University's history since it was started in 1973. Its primary focus is on the various small, but important, steps taken by the University to address the needs of quality assurance and enhancement. The Qatar University Reform Plan is described in detail. Its aims are to continually improve the quality…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Wiley, David; Gurrell, Seth – Open Learning, 2009
In this paper we present a history of the idea of Open Educational Resources, overview the current state of the Open Educational Resources movement, report on critical issues facing the field in the immediate future, and present two new projects to watch in 2009.
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational History, Contracts, Copyrights
Ma, Yuxin; Harmon, Stephen W. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
Design-based research is a burgeoning research paradigm holding the promise of introducing more socially responsible studies to transform education. However, there is a lack of methodological standards and established research processes to inform this type of study. Although there are general principles and procedures on design-based research,…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Case Studies, Research Methodology, Guidelines
Buys, Laurie; Miller, Evonne – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2009
This exploratory pilot study investigates the extent to which participating in a community cultural development (CCD) initiative builds social capital among children. An independent youth arts organisation implemented two cultural activities, developing a compact disc of original music and designing mosaic artworks for a library courtyard, in two…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Youth Programs