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Morris, Michael Lane; Storberg-Walker, Julia; McMillan, Heather S. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2009
This article presents a new model, generated through applied theory-building research methods, that helps human resource development (HRD) practitioners evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of organization development (OD) interventions. This model, called organization development human-capital accounting system (ODHCAS), identifies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Research Methodology, Outcomes of Education, Metric System
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Mmari, Kristin; Roche, Kathleen M.; Sudhinaraset, May; Blum, Robert – Youth & Society, 2009
The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the consequences of parental deployment for adolescents and their families and (2) to identify potential strategies that may help adolescents cope with a parent's deployment. Eleven focus groups were conducted among adolescents in military families, military parents, and school personnel in…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, War, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents
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Wang, Sheng; Noe, Raymond A.; Wang, Zhong-Ming; Greenberger, David B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
This study examined the influence of attachment styles and mentoring experiences on willingness to mentor in the future in a formal mentoring program in China. For both mentors and proteges, avoidance and anxiety dimensions of attachment styles and their interaction had a significant influence on willingness to mentor in the future. Mentoring…
Descriptors: Mentors, Interaction, Foreign Countries, Anxiety
Stetson, Frank H.; Collins, Betty J. – Principal Leadership, 2010
The overrepresentation of the Black and Hispanic subgroups in suspension data is a national problem and a troubling issue for schools and school systems across the United States. In Maryland, an analysis of student suspensions by school districts for the 2006-2007 school year revealed disproportionality issues. In 23 of the 24 jurisdictions,…
Descriptors: Suspension, Academic Achievement, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Change
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Madiba, Mbulungeni – Language Learning Journal, 2010
South African universities are required by the Language Policy for Higher Education adopted by the government on 6 November 2002 to implement multilingualism in their learning and teaching programmes. Multilingualism is recommended in this policy as a means to ensure equity of access and success in higher education, in contrast to past colonial…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Higher Education, Language Planning, Racial Segregation
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Palmer, Parker J. – Journal of Staff Development, 2008
In this article, the author laments that too much of what goes on in schools are shaped by politicians who are more interested in winning elections than in winning good futures for children, who know that being tough but simplistic about "getting results" wins votes, whether or not it fosters learning. As such, the author calls on school leaders…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development
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Sarokoff, Randi A.; Sturmey, Peter – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
A limited number of studies have investigated the effects of behavioral skills training (BST) on staff acquisition and generalization of discrete trial teaching (DTT) and student behavior. BST was used to improve three staff's use of DTT interactions with four children with autism. A multiple baseline design across participants was used to assess…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Autism, Training, Generalization
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Nordmeyer, Jon – Journal of Staff Development, 2008
All teachers face challenges in helping English language learners (ELLs) reach proficiency in content areas while learning English. ESL teachers are essential in helping ELLs to face the twin challenges of achieving in content areas and developing academic English proficiency. This article discusses how ESL teachers can continue to help students…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Academic Discourse
Keller, Thomas E. – MENTOR, 2007
Considering the many ways in which program staff may influence the experiences of mentors, youth, and parents in mentoring interventions, the author advocates that greater attention be devoted to the recruitment, training, and retention of qualified and competent program professionals in the field of youth mentoring. Research from similar fields…
Descriptors: Mentors, Youth, Resource Staff, Recruitment
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Kyndt, Eva; Dochy, Filip; Michielsen, Maya; Moeyaert, Bastiaan – Vocations and Learning, 2009
In this continuously changing contemporary economy, companies have to be able to anticipate technological innovations and to compete with other companies worldwide. This need makes important a company's ability to evolve through its employees' learning and through continuous development. Securing and retaining skilled employees plays an important…
Descriptors: Employees, Persistence, Workplace Learning, Interviews
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Sinnott, Cheri – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
Positive behavior interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs are being introduced in school districts throughout Illinois and the rest of the United States, resulting in decreased behavioral incidents and increased academic achievement. Programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from implementation of this type of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Intervention
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Maggin, Daniel M.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Moore-Partin, Tara C.; Robertson, Rachel; Oliver, Regina M. – Beyond Behavior, 2009
The academic and behavioral difficulties exhibited by students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) provide educators with unique challenges. The Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education estimated that 40% of the 400,000 special education paraeducators presently employed nationwide are assigned to classrooms for children with EBD.…
Descriptors: Personnel Needs, Behavior Disorders, Special Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Erdogan, Phyllis; Karasozen, Bulent – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009
The Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) was created in 2001 with only a few members subscribed to nine e-journal collections and bibliographic databases. This Turkish library consortium had developed from one state and three private universities joining together for the purchase of two databases in 1999. Over time, the numbers of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Library Materials, Library Services
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Pharo, Emma; De Salas, Kristy – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2009
This paper reflects on the implementation of a peer-assessment innovation in a large first-year geography unit. While the innovation had been carefully researched, difficulties in the implementation drew the authors' attention to the need for more change management to be built into the design and development. Focusing specifically on the teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Freshmen, Geography Instruction
Cazier, James S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Little is known about the impact of staff development programs on student reading comprehension performance. This study examined the impact of staff supported through "Reading Next"'s Project C.R.I.S.S. on middle and high school student remedial reading performance in one Southwestern U.S. school district from 2005 to 2010. This…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Remedial Reading
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