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Direct linkReinders, Hans S.; Schalock, Robert L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This article presents the framework of a dynamic approach to quality of life (QOL) enhancement based on the conceptualization and measurement of individual-referenced quality of life. Sections of the article summarize the premises of QOL enhancement, provide the rationale for a dynamic approach to QOL enhancement, discuss six components of QOL…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Individual Needs, Individual Characteristics
Madsen, Lene Møller; Christiansen, Frederik; Rump, Camilla – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
This paper develops two sets of concepts to theorize why students engage differently in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). These theoretical concepts are used as an analytical lens to explore empirical data on the experiences and engagement of students enrolled in an undergraduate GIS course in planning and management. The analysis shows that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Information Systems, Undergraduate Students, Geography
Banda, Asiana; Mumba, Frackson; Chabalengula, Vivien M. – Science Educator, 2014
This study examined Zambian preservice chemistry teachers' views on the goals of chemistry education, the importance of the goals, and challenges for achieving them in schools. The study sample was comprised of 59 pre-service chemistry teachers at the University of Zambia. Data were collected using a modified Likert-scale questionnaire that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Ferráns, Silvia Diazgranados; Selman, Robert L. – Harvard Educational Review, 2014
The authors of this article, Silvia Diazgranados Ferráns and Robert Selman, use an emergent framework to explore how the rules of the school culture at different perceived school climates affect early adolescents' decisions to upstand, bystand, or join the perpetrators when they witness peer aggression and bullying. Through a grounded theory…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Influences, Attitude Change
Meyers, Barbara; Fisher, Teresa R.; Alicea, Monica; Bloxson, Kolt M. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Teach For America (TFA) affiliates with universities in most of its 40 regions nationally; however, few researchers intentionally study the content and processes of a partnership between TFA and a college of education. Purpose/Research Question/Focus of Study: To ensure that investments both organizations were making had a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Professional Associations, Schools of Education, Universities
Hebert, Elizabeth Baltus – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Due to the numerous interventions available for children with autism, parents are faced with challenging decisions regarding treatments from the time of diagnosis and throughout their child's life. This exploratory qualitative study investigated the reasons behind parents' decisions about interventions for their child with autism.…
Descriptors: Parents, Decision Making, Autism, Early Intervention
White, Kiri; Boehm, Emilia; Chester, Andrea – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
Peer review of teaching is a collegial process designed to help academics reflect on and improve their teaching practice. Considerable research supports the value of peer review of teaching. However, uptake of voluntary programs is typically low. Few studies have examined the predictors of engagement in voluntary peer review. This study surveyed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Peer Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation
Download full textCook, Traci; Kappeler, Evelyn; Ellis, Renee; Kominski, Robert; Cooper, Alexia; Smith, Erica; Donoghue, Brecht; Whitestone, Yuko; Snyder, Tom; Aud, Susan; Williamson, Lisa; Henderson, Steve; Steffen, Barry; Madans, Jennifer; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Goldstrom, Ingrid; Han, Beth; Bures, Regina; Chamberlain, Seth; Despain, Jason; Chadwick, Laura; Park, Jennifer – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2014
The well-being of young adults in the United States today remains an area of key interest to the public and policy-makers alike. This age group faces the well-known challenges of achieving financial and social independence while forming their own households at a time of greater economic uncertainty than in the past. Better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Individual Needs, Achievement, Well Being
Bubb, Sara; Earley, Peter – Educational Research, 2013
Background: Professional development is widely recognised as crucial to an organisation's success so the time devoted to it needs to be used well. Finding time for training and development is frequently noted by school staff as a barrier preventing them from taking up developmental opportunities. The focus of this paper is on a specific time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Time Management, Teacher Surveys
Munakata, Mika; Vaidya, Ashwin – PRIMUS, 2013
This article focuses on the philosophy of creativity and its enhancement through an undergraduate research experience. In this paper we offer suggestions for infusing the undergraduate mathematics and science curriculum with research experiences as a way of fostering creativity in our students. We refer to the term "research" broadly,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Undergraduate Study
Kent, Marcia – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2013
"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM") is useful for children and families for three practical reasons: (1) It provides a way to communicate about emotional and behavioral problems of youth in a common language; (2) Parents can get an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a child if that process…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Psychiatry, Interviews, Guides
Takala, Marjatta – Support for Learning, 2013
This article discusses a teaching method called reading through writing (RtW), based on the use of computers rather than handwriting. The pupils use the computers in pairs and decide themselves what they will write about. The use of this method is studied via a questionnaire to 22 teachers and via seven Master's and two Bachelor's theses,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Students, Teaching Methods, Reading
Bickmore, Dana L.; Curry, Jennifer R. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2013
The purpose of this study was to ascertain participants' perceptions of elements of the induction process that met novice school counselors' personal and professional needs. Interviews of seven novice counselors and their principals over one school year were the primary data sources. Employing an abductive analysis process based on a developed…
Descriptors: Principals, Novices, School Counselors, Counselor Training
DePalma, Glen; Xu, Huiping; Covinsky, Kenneth E.; Craig, Bruce A.; Stallard, Eric; Thomas, Joseph, III.; Sands, Laura P. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: This study determined whether returning to the community from a recent hospitalization with unmet activities of daily living (ADL) need was associated with probability of readmission. Methods: A total of 584 respondents to the 1994, 1999, and/or 2004 National Long-Term Care Surveys (NLTCS) who were hospitalized within 90 days prior to the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Individual Needs, Disabilities, Patients
Pastore, Donna L. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the merit and applicability of the mid-career faculty development model proposed by Baldwin and Chang (2006). A total of 7 associate and 10 full professors participated in semi-structured interviews. Categories were developed from an inductive analysis. The results showed positive support for the model…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Models, College Faculty, Reflection
