Publication Date
In 2025 | 88 |
Since 2024 | 440 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1480 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3095 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6532 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 4876 |
Administrators | 1668 |
Teachers | 1522 |
Policymakers | 797 |
Community | 307 |
Researchers | 256 |
Parents | 215 |
Counselors | 172 |
Media Staff | 160 |
Students | 149 |
Support Staff | 56 |
More ▼ |
Location
Canada | 779 |
California | 684 |
Australia | 577 |
Florida | 426 |
New York | 425 |
Texas | 394 |
Illinois | 391 |
United States | 346 |
Pennsylvania | 308 |
United Kingdom | 290 |
North Carolina | 271 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 4 |
Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 5 |
Does not meet standards | 8 |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bouder, Annie; Kirsch, Jean-Louis – European Journal of Education, 2007
The genesis of this article is based on the observation by the authors that the French training system has witnessed an evolution since the 1970s that corresponds to the one that was later recommended by the European authorities, i.e.: --the creation of a national qualifications framework that integrates general and vocational training and initial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, National Standards, Outcomes of Education
Fox, Alison; Haddock, June; Smith, Tracy – Curriculum Journal, 2007
This article charts the development of a networked learning community (NLC). NLCs were established by the National College for School Leadership in 2002 connecting groups of schools to further both pupil and teacher learning. This study examines one sub-network in a London borough, focused on developing Assessment for Learning practices. The…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Program Descriptions
Reardon, Robert C.; Hartley, Sarah Lucas – New Directions for Student Services, 2007
The e-portfolio phenomenon has been likened to a massive technology wave hitting the wide beaches of higher education (Ayala, 2006). A review of the literature suggests that this wave might change the landscape of the beach, washing away existing landmarks and creating a new topography. Moreover, the claims of a beneficial impact on students and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Development, Program Descriptions, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Jaworski, Barbara – Mathematics Teaching Incorporating Micromath, 2007
In this article, the author discusses the use of stories from the classroom to promote development in learning and teaching through inquiry communities and the "Develop your Teaching" (Dyt) approach. Sharing classroom stories, or "anecdoting," leads to a synthesizing of issues, providing starting points for professional development activity. One…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Program Development, Instructional Effectiveness