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Direct linkZelizer, Deborah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group study compared the impact of Ennis's (1989) mixed instructional methodology to the immersion methodology on the development of critical thinking in a multicultural, undergraduate senior-year learning community. A convenience sample of students (n =171) were selected from four sections of a…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, College Seniors, Communities of Practice
Peer reviewedAllie, Saalih; Armien, Mogamat Noor; Burgoyne, Nicolette; Case, Jennifer M.; Collier-Reed, Brandon I.; Craig, Tracy S.; Deacon, Andrew; Fraser, Duncan M.; Geyer, Zulpha; Jacobs, Cecilia; Jawitz, Jeff; Kloot, Bruce; Kotta, Linda; Langdon, Genevieve; le Roux, Kate; Marshall, Delia; Mogashana, Disaapele; Shaw, Corrinne; Sheridan, Gillian; Wolmarans, Nicolette – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2010
In this paper we propose that learning in engineering involves taking on the discourse of an engineering community, which is intimately bound up with the identity of being a member of that community. This leads to the notion of discursive identity, which emphasises that students' identities are constituted through engaging in discourse. This view…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Vignettes, Discourse Communities
Download full textDayton, Charles – Career Academy Support Network, 2010
A career academy is a small learning community within a high school, which selects a subset of students and teachers for a two-, three-, or four-year period. Students enter through a voluntary process; they must apply and be accepted, with parental knowledge and support. A career academy involves teachers from different subjects working together…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Resource Materials, Guidelines, Educational Planning
Pearce, Terisa Ronette – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative naturalistic descriptive case study provides an understanding of the characteristics of a community of practice within a National Writing Project invitational summer institute. This study utilized naturalistic, descriptive case study methodology to answer the research question: What characteristics of a community of practice are…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Focus Groups, Experiential Learning, Case Studies
Johnston, Susan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The preponderance of research examining college student retention has focused on the influence of academic and social integration factors (Bean, 2005; Braxton, Hirschy, & McClendon, 2004; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1980; Tinto, 1993). Recent research suggested that psychosocial factors may be significantly related to student departure decisions…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Informal Education, Social Integration, Academic Persistence
Weiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary G.; Wathington, Heather – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2010
Over the last four decades, community colleges have played an increasingly important role in higher education. Today, community colleges enroll more than one in every three undergraduates nationally. Unfortunately, among students who enroll in community colleges with the intent to earn a credential or transfer to a four-year institution, only 51…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Communities of Practice
McCune, Roger – Education in Science, 2010
In this article, the author describes the ASE Annual Conference 2010 which was held at Nottingham after a gap of 22 years. As always, the main conference was preceded by International Day, an important event for science educators from across the world. There were two strands to the programme: (1) "What works for me?"--sharing new ideas…
Descriptors: Science Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Program Descriptions, Educational Practices
Broadley, Tania – Education in Rural Australia, 2010
In order to sustain the rural education community, access to high quality professional development opportunities must become a priority. Teachers in rural areas face many challenges in order to access professional learning equitable to their city counterparts. In the current climate, the Federal government of Australia is committed to initiatives…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Rural Education, Access to Education, Computer Uses in Education
Enthoven, M.; de Bruijn, E. – Educational Action Research, 2010
In both the fields of educational practice and educational research the professional development of teachers was, is and is promising to remain an urgent and relevant topic. Practitioner research performed by teachers in professional learning communities and communities of practice is promising to serve their professional development. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Practices, Faculty Development, Teacher Researchers
Rodriguez-Valls, Fernando – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2010
Knowledge and its applicability nourish each other in schools where teachers critically analyze data and, through team discussions, have the opportunity to solve the challenges that education presents every day. The premise of this model is that all participants have an active role in the function of creating praxial knowledge. This article…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions
Meirink, Jacobiene A.; Imants, Jeroen; Meijer, Paulien C.; Verloop, Nico – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2010
In this study the relationship between teacher learning and collaboration in innovative teams was explored. A comparative case study was conducted in five temporary teams in secondary schools. Several quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used to examine collaboration, teacher learning, and the context for learning and…
Descriptors: Site Analysis, Teacher Collaboration, Teamwork, Communities of Practice
McDonald, Craig – Journal of Education & Christian Belief, 2010
In this article, the author argues that honors study flourishes most when rooted in a strong community, a community of learners (both students and faculty members) from different disciplines and levels of experience, who sustain a broad and ongoing conversation with one another. To him, it is the "heart" of honors study, whatever other goals a…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Teacher Student Relationship
West, Richard E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
Students usually have plenty of experience with online social technologies, but they lack understanding about how to use these tools and methods for course learning. This article is designed to help college students who are anxious about participating in an online learning community or do not know how to build one effectively. With ideas derived…
Descriptors: College Students, Guides, Social Networks, Cooperative Learning
Given, Heidi; Kuh, Lisa; LeeKeenan, Debbie; Mardell, Ben; Redditt, Susan; Twombly, Susan – Theory Into Practice, 2010
This article considers how documentation as a professional development tool acts as a change agent for teachers and how collective engagement in the documentation process mediates the inherent tensions of working and learning in a group. Three groups of educators, at three distinct schools, used Reggio Emilia-inspired documentation as the…
Descriptors: School Culture, Change Agents, Educational Change, Reggio Emilia Approach
Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2010
This article contributes to a body of work that addresses the process of "becoming a teacher" and focuses on the relationship of the higher education (HE) (theoretical) component of the teaching qualification to the (practical) placement experience that student teachers undertake. This study approaches the data through the concept of…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Educational Research, Ethnography, Adult Education
