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Kazi, Hameedullah; Haddawy, Peter; Suebnukarn, Siriwan – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2009
In well-defined domains such as Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, solutions to a posed problem can objectively be classified as correct or incorrect. In ill-defined domains such as medicine, the classification of solutions to a patient problem as correct or incorrect is much more complex. Typical tutoring systems accept only a small set of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Correlation
Kapustka, Katherine M.; Damore, Sharon J. – School-University Partnerships, 2009
This research focuses on change processes. It considers how components of a change framework--namely, the concerns-based adoption model--can be used as diagnostic evaluation tools to examine how participants' attitudes and levels of participation affect the implementation of the professional development school model. This article demonstrates how…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Urban Universities, Adoption (Ideas), Networks
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Zieff, Susan G.; Lumpkin, Angela; Guedes, Claudia; Eguaoje, Terry – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
With 17,000 members, NASPE is the largest of the five national associations of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and comprises six Academy Committees (Biomechanics; Curriculum and Instruction; Exercise Physiology; Motor Development and Learning; Sport and Exercise Psychology; and Sport History,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Federal Legislation, National Standards
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Geldard, Kathryn; Patton, Wendy – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2007
During the developmental stage of adolescence young people face many stressful challenges (Dacey & Kenny, 1997). Some adolescents manage these challenges adaptively but others do not and are therefore at the risk of adopting maladaptive responses to stress (Frydenberg & Lewis, 2002; Patton & Noller, 1990). Because adolescents are…
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Peer Groups, Risk, Adolescents
Bowie, Lillian; Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta – Child Trends, 2007
Many young people would benefit from having a mentor, but some out-of-school time programs face the challenge of recruiting mentors to meet the needs of these young people. This brief summarizes steps that programs can use to recruit mentors and recommends resources that can be used in this process. (Contains 38 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Mentors, After School Programs, Recruitment, Needs Assessment
Carroll, David, Ed.; Featherstone, Helen, Ed.; Featherstone, Joseph, Ed.; Feiman-Nemser, Sharon, Ed.; Roosevelt, Dirck, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
At a time when traditional teacher education is coming under fire, "Transforming Teacher Education" presents a powerful vision of what teacher education could and should be. "Transforming Teacher Education" offers an intimate, reflective account of the development of the renowned Team One teacher education program at Michigan…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Change, Teacher Education Programs, Communities of Practice
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Juchniewicz, Melissa M.; Dagostino, Lorraine; Carifio, James – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
As community college enrollments continue to rise, the role of the college in the community expands to keep pace. Yet, academic programs designed to meet the needs of an ever more diverse population often lag behind. Traditionally, college has been a place for students to open doors to diverse ideas; here, students bring diversity with them, along…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Literacy, Literacy Education, Models
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Lim, Cher Ping – Educational Media International, 2007
Teachers' role within the ICT-mediated learning environment is a pivotal one. They have to take on the more demanding role of mediator and knowledge broker: to provide guidance, strategic support, and assistance to help students to assume increasing responsibilities for their own learning. In order for them to take on such a role, teachers have to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Guidance, Professional Development
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Wheeler, Gerald F. – Educational Leadership, 2007
The Executive Director of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) identifies three ways in which the U.S. can improve its science education. The first is to ensure that all science teachers have enough knowledge of the content they are teaching. Second, the science education community needs to improve the science education standards by…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Teachers, Educational Opportunities, Community Needs
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Gallavan, Nancy P.; Juliano, Casey M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2007
Frequently the words "cooperation" and "collaboration" are used interchangeably; both words mean to develop relationships or to form associations by helping and supporting one another through organized teamwork and partnerships. Although both cooperation and collaboration feature working in groups to produce outcomes, the authors would like to…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning
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Rosenthal, David A.; Hursh, Norman; Lui, John; Isom, Rodney; Sasson, Joy – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2007
This article summarizes the results of a recent role and function study completed in 2004 to determine the prevailing domains of disability management practice. The study also sought to establish an empirical basis for a certification exam for disability management specialists consistent with evolving standards of practice. Based on the expert…
Descriptors: Program Development, Certification, Intervention, Trend Analysis
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DeBey, Mary; Bombard, Darlene – Young Children, 2007
In this article, the authors discuss how Bennington College Early Childhood Center (ECC) developed a dual language program. In a dual language program, children are immersed in two languages throughout the day. Each classroom has two teachers, one speaking English, the other the second language exclusively. Children learn the second language in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Skills, Intercultural Programs, English
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Fagan, Jay – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Programmatic initiatives for fathers have grown rapidly in early childhood settings during the past decade. This article reviews the research literature on attitudes about father involvement in programs, patterns of father involvement, studies about program development, outcome studies, and correlates of father involvement in programs.…
Descriptors: Program Development, Fathers, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews
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Roch, Marie-Claude; Wilkening, Kenneth E.; Hart, Paul – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2007
This paper describes research exploring the relationship between international recommendations for environmental education (EE) developed at United Nations (UN) Conferences and non-formal EE initiatives undertaken by Chinese civil organisations. Specifically, the research assesses how international recommendations may have influenced the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Bibliographies, Government Publications, Foreign Countries
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Parrott, Tonya M.; Grabinski, C. Joanne; Silverstein, Nina M.; Spencer, Marian; Takayanagi, Paul W.; Yee-Melichar, Darlene – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
This article presents an overview of the use of adjunct faculty generally and within gerontology programs and discusses the benefits, drawbacks and possible solutions for both adjunct faculty and gerontology programs to utilize part-time teaching staff. The benefits reported for being a part-time faculty member include wanting to be in academia…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Teacher Motivation, Gerontology
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