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Direct linkRossman, Allan; Utts, Jessica – Journal of Statistics Education, 2014
This article offers a transcript of author Allan Rossman's interview with Jessica Utts, Professor and Chair of Statistics at the University of California-Irvine. Utts is also a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and a recipient of a Founders Award from ASA. Additionally, she has been elected as President of ASA for the year 2016.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Statistics, College Faculty, College Mathematics
Burke-Smalley, Lisa A. – Journal of Management Education, 2014
In this rejoinder to "Let's Burn Them All: Reflections on the Learning-Inhibitory Nature of Introduction to Management and Introduction to Organizational Behavior Textbooks," by Robert A. Snyder (see EJ1039748), Lisa Burke-Smalley touches upon a number of Snyder's claims and explores questions sparked by his essay. She argues…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Preparation, Business Administration Education, Multimedia Materials
Silveira, Ismar Frango; Ochôa, Xavier; Cuadros-Vargas, Alex; Pérez Casas, Alén; Casali, Ana; Ortega, Andre; Sprock, Antonio Silva; Alves, Carlos Henrique; Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto; Deco, Claudia; Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto; Knihs, Everton; Parra, Gonzalo; Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime; Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica; Broisin, Julien; Omar, Nizam; Motz, Regina; Rodés, Virginia; Bieliukas, Yosly Hernández C. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
Access to books in higher education is an issue to be addressed, especially in the context of underdeveloped countries, such as those in Latin America. More than just financial issues, cultural aspects and need for adaptation must be considered. The present conceptual paper proposes a methodology framework that would support collaborative open…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Post High School Guidance, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
Download full textSloan Consortium (NJ1), 2012
The purpose of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is to help learning organizations continually improve the quality, scale, and breadth of online programs according to their own distinctive missions, so that education will become a part of everyday life, accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Educational Improvement
Jobrack, Beverlee – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
Educational reforms and standards have been a topic of public debate for decades, with the latest go-round being the State Common Core Curriculum Standards. But time and again those reforms have failed, and each set of standards, no matter how new and different, has had little impact on improving student achievement. Why? The textbooks. Textbooks…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Core Curriculum, Textbooks, Elementary Secondary Education
Hashemi, Seyed Ahmad – Online Submission, 2011
This study aims at investigating the use of critical thinking in high school social science textbooks based on Fars Province teachers' attitudes in order to present a model for textbook development. To achieve this goal, the use of the following skills in the social science textbooks was analyzed: reasoning, questioning, assessment of examples and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Critical Thinking, Textbooks
Watt, Michael G. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this article was to review published research literature about the publishing process and the roles of participants in this process on the textbook publishing industry in the USA. The contents of books, collected works, reports and journal articles were analysed, and summaries of the contents were then organised chronologically to…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Role, Textbook Publication, History
Davis, Ivan – Composition Studies, 2012
This article reassesses the Fred Newton Scott and Joseph Villiers Denney collaborative textbook authorship by emphasizing Denney's generally overlooked contributions to that coauthorship and to the field of composition generally. Through an examination of Denney's scholarly work and his personal correspondence with Scott during the period marking…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, Writing (Composition), Textbooks, Textbook Content
Yang, Li-Ling; Soprano, Kristina; McAllister, Meredith – Science Education International, 2012
The overarching goal of this study is to examine what is considered most important regarding the depth, breadth and content of space science concepts as reflected in current national science education standards and science curricula in Taiwan and the US. Major findings of this study conclude that many skills and concepts articulated in the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Space Sciences, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
McKee, Candie DeLane – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study used a needs assessment, process analysis, process design, and textbook design to develop a new process and new textbook, based on Cargile-Cook's layered literacies, Quesenbery's five qualities of usability, and Carliner's information design theories, for use in technical writing service learning courses. The needs…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Teaching Methods, Needs Assessment, Service Learning
Gray, Peter – Teaching History, 2011
Peter Gray explains how his Year 12 students came to research and write a resource on the history of Zambia, for history teachers "in" Zambia. The construction of the resource stretched the Year 12 students in new ways: the Internet was useless and there were no easy digests in A-Level textbooks to get them started. They would have to read whole…
Descriptors: Textbooks, African Culture, Foreign Countries, History Instruction
Smith, Deirdre – Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly, 2010
In this article the author describes a collaborative project undertaken by two provincial education organizations to foster the leadership formation of school leaders. Leadership development through case inquiry was the focus of this innovative partnership between the Ontario College of Teachers and the Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Educational Resources, Principals
Tinker, Robert; Linn, Marcia; Gerard, Libby; Staudt, Carolyn – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
Textbooks are resources for learning that provide the structure, content, assessments, and teacher guidance for an entire course. Technology can provide a far better resource that provides the same functions, but takes full advantage of computers. This resource would be much more than text on a screen. It would use the best technology; it would be…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, Educational Technology, Teacher Developed Materials, Electronic Publishing
Sibanda, Jabulani – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2010
The present study investigated the influence direct reading instruction had on university student teachers' reading cognition and the influence their theoretical perspectives had on their pedagogical practices. The study was conducted on all the seven year 2 (2008) Bachelor of Education (primary) students at the University of Swaziland.…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Textbook Preparation, Teacher Education, Measures (Individuals)
McBride, Diantha – School Library Journal, 2009
During the past 30 years, the author has worked with children and young adults from ages 3 to 18 (not to mention teachers, families, administrators, lecturers, and visiting authors), and she has read a lot of books. Because there are so many kids' books being published these days, she is not expecting total perfection. Still, there are many things…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Layout (Publications), Textbook Preparation, Textbook Research
