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Direct linkDeMarinis, Mary; Beaulieu, Jacqueline; Cull, Ian; Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2017
This study is a mixed-methods research project designed to measure the effectiveness of a peer mentor program in meeting institutional goals such as increased academic performance and retention. The results suggest that peers are useful in helping students manage the demands of the first year by normalizing the experience and linking the students…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Program Effectiveness, Mentors, College Freshmen
Download full textOzdamli, Fezile – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2017
Parallel to the rapid development of information and communication technology, the demand for its use in schools and classroom is increasing. So, the purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes and views of students who will be special education teachers in the future regarding digital technology on the use in education. A mixed method,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Opinions
Cabrera, Ignacio; Villalon, Jorge; Chavez, Jorge – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
In recent years, engineering education teachers have needed to incorporate technology-supported collaboration to enhance learning. Implementing these activities requires course redesign, which must be meticulous for their full potential to be reached. This can require a lot of work for first time users, which can be a barrier to implementation.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Programming, Introductory Courses, Learner Engagement
Jones, Jeffrey N. – American Secondary Education, 2017
"Purpose" has been identified as a fundamental need of adolescence, and there are a growing number of community service programs that may promote the development of a sense of purpose and meaning for youth participants. Understanding the transformative nature of contextual influences for the individual is critical, and this research…
Descriptors: Social Action, Community Services, Secondary School Students, Mixed Methods Research
King, Jim; Aono, Atsuko – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2017
This paper discusses the issue of tolerance of silence within university tutorials from a cross-cultural, comparative perspective. A mixed methods, quasi-experimental approach was employed to measure the length of silence which individual students from samples in Japan and the UK tolerated during a one-to-one staged encounter with their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutorial Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Education
Baker, William – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2017
This article argues for the importance of studying the moral meanings that young people attach to their aspirations and plans for the future. Drawing on semi-structured interview data with 29 young people from a sixth-form college in a disadvantaged area of East London, I show that aspirations are closely connected to the formation of individual…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Semi Structured Interviews, Secondary School Students, Disadvantaged Youth
Breslyn, Wayne; Drewes, Andrea; McGinnis, J. Randy; Hestness, Emily; Mouza, Chrystalla – Science Education International, 2017
Climate change encompasses a broad and complex set of concepts that is often challenging for students and educators. Using a learning progressions (LPs) knowledge system, we developed a LP that described student learning of climate change. In this exploratory study, we present findings from written assessments of climate change (n = 294) and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Climate, Change, Environmental Education
Frerichs, Leah; Kim, Mimi; Dave, Gaurav; Cheney, Ann; Hassmiller Lich, Kristen; Jones, Jennifer; Young, Tiffany L.; Cene, Crystal W.; Varma, Deepthi S.; Schaal, Jennifer; Black, Adina; Striley, Catherine W.; Vassar, Stefanie; Sullivan, Greer; Cottler, Linda B.; Brown, Arleen; Burke, Jessica G.; Corbie-Smith, Giselle – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Community-academic research partnerships aim to build stakeholder trust in order to improve the reach and translation of health research, but there is limited empirical research regarding effective ways to build trust. This multisite study was launched to identify similarities and differences among stakeholders' perspectives of antecedents to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Research, Stakeholders, Trust (Psychology)
Little, Megan Dodd – Written Communication, 2017
Delivery has often been treated as an afterthought of the "real work" of writing. This article demonstrates how writers in some contexts must think very carefully about delivery from the very beginning of their process. Tracking collaborative writers' talk, this article demonstrates how a group of writers works to anticipate delivery by…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Homosexuality, Fringe Benefits, Spouses
Kotaman, Huseyin; Tekin, Ali Kemal – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This study investigated young children's preferences for books to read aloud. Participants included 142 children enrolled in 4 public kindergartens in the Sanliurfa province of Turkey, their parents (142 parents), and teachers. Forty-nine 4-year-olds and 93 5-year-olds and their 9 teachers participated in the study. Parents filled out surveys;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Parents, Oral Reading
Tavakoli, Mansoor; Zabihi, Reza; Ghadiri, Momene – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2017
The improvement of mental health has been given considerable attention in educational settings since more than four decades. Accordingly, many programs were developed with the purpose of enabling children not only to deal with educational issues, but also to resolve their psychosocial problems. This study used an Explanatory Mixed-Methods Research…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Educational Therapy, Daily Living Skills
Rees-Evans, Dean; Pevalin, David J. – SAGE Open, 2017
The contemporary school environment in England has been identified as stressful for both staff and pupils. School-based interventions aimed at improving well-being and mental health have shown mixed results. The Principle Based Model (PBM) of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought is an untried intervention in English schools and as a working model…
Descriptors: Models, Well Being, Mixed Methods Research, Pilot Projects
Turner, Vanshelle E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Learning mathematics is problematic for most primary school age children because mathematics is rote and the memorization of steps rather than an approach to seeing relationships that builds inquiry and understanding. Therefore, the traditional "algorithmic" way of teaching mathematics has not fully prepared students to be critical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning
Sundy, Carolyn Mitchell – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As retention becomes more of a key issue for community colleges, it is important that these institutions create an environment that is easy to navigate if they are to retain a greater percentage of their students. This study investigates the impact of the Student Support Services (SSS) program on the retention of students at Southeast Kentucky…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, School Holding Power, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
Banker, Lauren Langer – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed-methodology case study explored one district's attempt to provide teacher leadership training in an effort to increase feelings of empowerment. Empowerment is defined as the degree to which an individual feels capable of influencing his or her work role and context (Spreitzer, 1995) and in the field of education, empowering teachers is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Leadership, Public Schools
