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Eaton, Judith S. – Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2012
Accreditation in the United States is about quality assurance and quality improvement. It is a process to scrutinize higher education institutions and programs. Accreditation is private (nongovernmental) and nonprofit--an outgrowth of the higher education community and not of government. It is funded primarily by the institutions and programs that…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Educational Quality
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Druckman, Daniel – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
In this article, I recount the many ways in which Harold Guetzkow influenced my career. From the beginning of my graduate studies at Northwestern University in the 1960s into the next century, Harold's guidance has been indispensable. His idea of bridging islands of theory has provided many of us with a broad, integrated vision of social science.…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Leadership Qualities, Scholarship, Values
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Chadwick, Richard W. – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
Harold Guetzkow's guidance of research on foreign policy decision making was driven by a core concern: the avoidance of nuclear war and preservation of peace. He aimed to do this by supporting the creation and distribution of new knowledge through experiments aimed at simulating the processes and conditions hypothesized to influence such…
Descriptors: Research Assistants, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Mentors
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Khan, Haji Karim – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2011
Little is known of the identities and practices of teacher educators in Pakistan. This paper aims to contribute towards redressing that situation. It draws on part of a larger scale study to explore the lives of two teacher educators in one of the largest cities in the country, discussing what influences individuals as they develop their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Schools of Education, Professional Recognition, Biographies
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Evans, Linda – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
Teacher professionalism in England may be considered to have been shaped by the set of professional standards, and the accompanying statutory performance management system, introduced by the Labour government in 2007. More recently the coalition government's 2010 White Paper, "The Importance of Teaching", announced reforms that will…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teachers, Professional Development
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Dukes, Richard L.; Fowler, Sandra M.; DeKoven, Bernie – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
This article is written as a tribute to R. Garry Shirts who through his exemplary authorship and publication of gamed simulations was designated "Defender of the Playful". Garry Shirts was the master of creating the "Aha! Moment" in learning through "deep play". Among the many gamed simulations he designed, the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Professional Recognition, Instructional Materials, Biographies
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Tipton, Charles M. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2009
In 2005, the American Physiological Society (APS) initiated the Living History of Physiology Archival Program to recognize senior members who have made significant contributions during their career to the advancement of the discipline and the profession of physiology. Subsequently, the leadership of the APS Section of Environmental and Exercise…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Profiles, Scientists, College Faculty
Girard, Magali – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2010
The objective of this paper is to understand the transition between immigrants' premigration education and their educational trajectories once in Canada, and the return on investment in postmigration education in terms of employment status and earnings. The data come from Statistics Canada's Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship
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Syed, Moin – American Psychologist, 2010
Comments on the original article, "Intersectionality and research in psychology," by E. R. Cole. Cole's article, says the current author, makes a welcome and valuable contribution to the field of psychology. Particularly useful are the three questions that she posed, highlighting how these questions are relevant and pressing for all researchers,…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Cameron, Roslyn; Miller, Allison – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2014
The use of ePortfolios for recognition of prior learning (e-RPL) and for professional recognition (e-PR) is slowly gaining in popularity in the VET sector however their use is sporadic across educational sectors, disciplines, educational institutions and professions. Added to this is an array of purposes and types of e-RPL and e-PR models and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Prior Learning, Professional Recognition, Electronic Publishing
Berggren, Kira Chauvin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Positive relationships between administrators and school librarians were essential for increasing awareness of, and promoting advocacy for, school librarians who successfully fulfilled their six professional roles in contributing to school improvement and serving as additional educational leaders. The six professional roles of 21st century school…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, School Libraries, Librarians, Professionalism
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Druckman, James N. – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
Harold Guetzkow displayed great determination and a remarkable ability to push boundaries. In this article, I describe how these features have had an impact across generations, both in the social sciences and at Northwestern University. In so doing, I touch on the development of experiments in political science and the rise of political psychology.
Descriptors: Professional Recognition, Educational Experiments, Political Science, Simulation
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Macfarlane, Bruce – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
Considerable resources and intellectual attention have focused on seeking to raise the status of teaching in higher education over the last two decades. Initiatives at an institutional level have included the funding of pedagogic research, teaching awards and the creation of teaching professorships. In a broader context, the scholarship of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study
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Ortlipp, Michelle; Arthur, Leonie; Woodrow, Christine – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2011
In Australia, as elsewhere, many factors have contributed to making the struggle for recognition of the professional status of early childhood difficult and ongoing. Arguably this has led to instabilities surrounding professional identity and how members of the field regard themselves and their work. The development and release of the Early Years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Professional Recognition, Status
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Whaley, Diane E.; Krane, Vikki – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
Consistent with other sciences (e.g., Kass-Simon, 1993; Tang, 2006), the field of kinesiology has been called a "masculine domain," which has an institutionalized culture biased against women (Brackenridge, Mutrie, & Choi, 2005). This paper represents the second part of a larger project that examined the life histories of eight trailblazing women…
Descriptors: Females, Caring, Sport Psychology, Data Analysis
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