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Longitudinal Faculty Study Groups: A Model for Developing Comprehensive Teacher Preparation Programs
Griffin, Leslie L.; Cummins, Cheryl J. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
Teacher preparation programs nationwide struggle to meet rigorous national standards, particularly as they relate to the assessment standard of the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). There are many issues which make decisions about program improvement complex, often confusing and frustrating faculty. These include the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Theory Practice Relationship, National Standards, Program Development
Wall, John; Ahmed, Vian – Computers & Education, 2008
Continuing professional development (CPD) and life-long learning are vital to both individual and organisational success. For higher education, the intensive resource requirements requisite in the development of e-learning content and the challenges in accommodating different learning styles, developing an e-learning program can be a resource…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Construction Industry, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Forman, James, Jr. – Education Next, 2008
The author relates how the idea behind the school he founded came from events that transpired in the incarceration of a 16-year-old client, Eddie. Eddie, who was charged with trespassing and stealing, pleaded to the author that he wanted "a program" instead of going to jail. However, the court found him guilty and sent him to jail. Years later,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Juvenile Justice
Jackson, Emil – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2008
This paper describes the application and development of the work discussion method within educational settings. In the first section of the paper, I outline some key contextual factors that are important to consider when setting up work discussion groups within schools. A number of case examples are then described, illustrating a range of central…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics, Social Psychology, Professional Continuing Education
Wolfenden, Freda – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008
This paper offers a review of the origins, design strategy and implementation plans of the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) research and development programme. The programme is working to develop new models of teacher education, particularly school based training, including the creation of a programme webspace and an extensive bank…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Program Development
Sauber, Matthew H.; McSurely, Hugh B.; Tummala, V. M. Rao – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to show the process of designing and measuring learning competencies in program development. Design/methodology/approach: The paper includes cross-sectoral comparisons to draw on programmatic and pedagogical strategies, more commonly utilized in vocational education, and transfer the application of these strategies into…
Descriptors: Assignments, Higher Education, Textbooks, Quality Control
Olgren, Christine – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This article presents an interview with Chere Campbell Gibson, a professor emerita in the School of Human Ecology and graduate program in Continuing and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gibson shares her years of experience in distance education, discusses her book titled "Distance Learners in Higher Education:…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Interviews, Program Development, Educational History
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2013
This resource conveys policies, procedures, and guidelines that support the delivery of special education services in British Columbia's (Canada) public schools. It was originally published in 1995 (ED414703), following an extensive provincial Special Education Review (1993-94). The purpose of this manual is to provide a single point of reference…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Special Education, Educational Policy, Guides
Schaefer-McDaniel, Nicole; Libman, Kimberly; Zeller-Berkman, Sarah; Krenichyn, Kira – Afterschool Matters, 2007
In these days where "accountability" is the byword, organizations more and more frequently seek to evaluate their programs. They often hire outside evaluators to help them assess the effectiveness of their programs, to find out what works and what doesn't, and to determine what programmatic changes would be beneficial. ActKnowledge, a…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Evaluation, Focus Groups, Context Effect
American Federation of Teachers, 2007
This brochure is developed to provide information for local unions within the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) who may be interested in becoming Education Research and Dissemination (ER&D) sites. The following questions are addressed: (1) What Is ER&D? (2) What Can ER&D Accomplish? (3) What Makes ER&D Different? (4) What Do ER&D Participants…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Unions, Teacher Associations, Information Dissemination
DeCoursey, Jan; Skyles, Ada – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2007
Engaging employers with youth in workforce preparation activities is widely supported by program providers as a good practice. Research, although limited, supports this practice as well. This paper describes the findings from 58 interviews with youth program providers, employers, and policy-makers that explored the inclusion of employers in…
Descriptors: Program Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth Programs, Labor Force Development
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
This annual report provides a summary of program planning and review activities conducted by the Commission during the 2006-2007 academic year. During this reporting period, Commission staff: (1) Conducted an extensive review of a University of California (UC) law school proposal; (2) Reviewed seven California State University (CSU) proposals for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Guidelines, Annual Reports, Program Proposals
Cooper, Jewell E. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2007
Knowledge of learners' assets beyond the traditional structure of school can provide preservice teachers with essential gateways to connecting learners with the content to be studied, and with forming beneficial social relationships that can enhance learning. This article describes ways that preservice teachers responded to community-based…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Service Learning, School Community Relationship, Portfolio Assessment
Mackert, Michael; Whitten, Pamela – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Telemedicine, the provision of healthcare at a distance via telecommunication technology, has been used to address a wide range of health concerns in a variety of settings. Given the challenges schools face in keeping students healthy, telemedicine could be viewed as a mechanism to provide healthcare services directly to students in…
Descriptors: Physicians, School Nurses, School Health Services, Teleworking
Sankhulani, Lillian – International Education Journal, 2007
This paper reports on the findings of the preliminary research that I conducted in two districts of southern Malawi, Africa. The purpose of the research was to establish the existence of the Sara Communication Initiative (SCI), a girls' intervention program, which had been introduced to selected rural schools. During the preliminary visits, I…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Role Models, Intervention, Females