NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 10,276 to 10,290 of 10,546 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carr, Janet – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: The families of a population sample of people with Down's syndrome (DS), and of their non-disabled controls, have been followed since early childhood, and the families have now been seen again as their sons and daughters reached age 30 and 35 years. Methods: A semi-structured interview schedule was used, including items from the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Social Life, Quality of Life
Spence, Jo-Ann – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2004
The first and perhaps most important thing for a director to remember is that THINGS WILL HAPPEN! The mix of parents, teachers, children, regulations, building problems, and so on is so complex and filled with so many elements out of control that things happening--good and/or bad--is a given. In this article, the author shares some skills from…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Individual Psychology, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Huang, Hui-Ju – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2006
This project utilized computer technology to establish an email discussion forum for communication and learning in which students shared information, ideas, and processes of learning multicultural education. This paper presents the quantitative count of email messages and qualitative analysis of students' perceptions of email discussions. It then…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Electronic Mail, Multicultural Education, Learning Processes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hall, Richard – E-Learning, 2006
This article presents a model for conceptualising learner involvement in online environments. It takes as its starting point the emerging approach to service-user engagement in public-sector change in the United Kingdom. This is focused upon civic inclusion and empowered decision making. In turn this personalisation is related to issues…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
Solomon, R. Patrick, Ed.; Sekayi, Dia, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2007
This volume illuminates the most pressing challenges faced by urban schools, teachers, teacher candidates, and teacher training programs and offers a range of insights and possibilities for urban teacher education and teaching. Covering issues spanning the broadly theoretical to the urgently practical, it goes beyond the traditional discourses in…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Cultural Pluralism, Justice
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ferdig, Richard E.; Coutts, Jade; DiPietro, Joseph; Lok, Benjamin; Davis, Niki – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss several technology applications that are being used to address current problems or opportunities related to multicultural education. Design/methodology/approach: Five technology applications or technology-related projects are discussed, including a teacher education literacy tool, social networking…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Games, Patients, Educational Technology
Strodl, Peter – 1993
Principals must integrate information originating from many sectors among the schools' constituents. The degree to which constituent groups participate in school activities helps determine the quality of instruction and learning. Crucial to the role of administrator is a network of interactions between people and things, school board pressures and…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
Schwarz, Sharon M.; Schellenberg, Richard P. – 1992
Ninety-four persons employed in direct care positions in a community-based agency that serves adults with mental retardation completed self-report questionnaires assessing relationships between social support and the adaptive outcomes of mood, perceived competence, and self-efficacy. Findings indicated that: (1) negative mood was negatively…
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Caregivers, Community Programs
Shultz, Eileen L.; And Others – 1992
A study was conducted at Kutztown University (Pennsylvania) to examine issues affecting women in higher education. Areas addressed in the study include aspirations for advancement, perceptions of family support, perceived institutional support, perceived barriers to advancement, and networks perceived to support faculty. Data were solicited…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Faculty Integration, Females
Webb, Norman L.; And Others – 1991
The Urban Mathematics Collaborative (UMC) project has the goal of contributing to the improvement of mathematics education in the inner-city schools by identifying models to enhance the professional lives of teachers and encouraging the entry of high school mathematics teachers into a larger mathematics community including mathematicians from…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development
Webb, Norman L.; And Others – 1991
The Urban Mathematics Collaborative (UMC) project has the goal of contributing to the improvement of mathematics education in the inner-city schools by identifying models to enhance the professional lives of teachers and encouraging the entry of high school mathematics teachers into a larger mathematics community including mathematicians from…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development
Webb, Norman L.; And Others – 1991
The Urban Mathematics Collaborative (UMC) project has the goal of contributing to the improvement of mathematics education in the inner-city schools by identifying models to enhance the professional lives of teachers and encouraging the entry of high school mathematics teachers into a larger mathematics community including mathematicians from…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development
Webb, Norman L.; And Others – 1991
The Urban Mathematics Collaborative (UMC) project has the goal of contributing to the improvement of mathematics education in the inner-city schools by identifying models to enhance the professional lives of teachers and encouraging the entry of high school mathematics teachers into a larger mathematics community including mathematicians from…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development
Winchell, Dick G. – 1982
Humanistic geography is similar to ethnography in that both are concerned with describing actions and events in terms of their meaning to those experiencing them; humanistic geography is particularly concerned with understanding subjective social space: space as perceived by members of particular human groups. A humanistic geography case study,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basketball, Case Studies, Community Relations
Ratcliff, James L. – 1984
Electronic networking is communication between two or more people that involves one or more telecommunications media. There is electronic networking software available for most computers, including IBM, Apple, and Radio Shack personal computers. Depending upon the sophistication of the hardware and software used, individuals and groups can…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Literacy, Electronic Equipment
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  682  |  683  |  684  |  685  |  686  |  687  |  688  |  689  |  690  |  ...  |  704