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McConnell, David – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
Despite the upsurge in interest in e-learning (or online learning) in Chinese higher education, little is known about the ways in which lecturers design and run their online courses, or about how they perceive e-learning. This paper reports the results of interviews with higher education teachers in China working in conventional, campus-based…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Higher Education
Love and Resistance of Mothers with Intellectual Disability from Ethnocultural Communities in Canada
Pacheco, Laura; McConnell, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Mothers with intellectual disability are thought to be passive, dependent and in need of protection. This study contributes to a nascent body of research that challenges this schema, revealing how women with intellectual disability who are mothers resist oppression. Methods: Narrative research methods underpinned by intersectionality…
Descriptors: Mothers, Interviews, Females, Parent Child Relationship
Chapman, LeeAnna Young; McConnell, David A. – Innovative Higher Education, 2018
The next generation of professors will come from today's graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, but we do not know much about their preparation to use research-validated teaching practices. This study characterizes the teaching beliefs of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who represent future geoscience instructors though we…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice, College Faculty
Wolowicz-Ruszkowska, Agnieszka; McConnell, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Little is known about the experience of growing up with a mother with intellectual disability. The aim of this study was to explore this experience from the perspective of adult children. Method: In-depth interviews with 23 adult children brought up by mothers with moderate-to-severe intellectual disability. The interview data were…
Descriptors: Adults, Mothers, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disciplines
Czajka, Charles Doug; McConnell, David – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: Barriers to reforming traditional lecture-based undergraduate STEM classes are numerous and include time constraints, lack of training, and instructor's beliefs about teaching and learning. This case study documents the use of a situated instructional coaching process as a method of faculty professional development. In this model, a…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Case Studies, Faculty Development, STEM Education
Pelch, Michael A.; McConnell, David A. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: STEM educational reform encourages a transition from instructor-centered passive learning environments to student-centered, active learning environments. Instructors adopting these changes incorporate research-validated teaching practices that improve student learning. Professional development that trains faculty to implement…
Descriptors: Earth Science, STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development