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Direct linkSzczesiul, Stacy; Huizenga, Jessica – Improving Schools, 2014
Based on qualitative data collected over a 6-month period, this article examines how teachers' experiences of principal leadership practice influence their capacity to engage in meaningful collegial interactions during structured collaboration. Similar to previous studies, our findings confirm the limitations of leadership that relies…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Principals, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership
Bland, Derek; Carrington, Suzanne; Brady, Kate – Improving Schools, 2009
This article reports on the first stage of a study that uses Young People as Researchers methodology to investigate the phenomenon of middle-year student disengagement. The study obtains student perspectives on the meanings of engagement and disengagement using a variety of innovative research methods. The first stage of the study focused on a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Researchers, Research Methodology, Learner Engagement
Wurdinger, Scott; Haar, Jean; Hugg, Robert; Bezon, Jennifer – Improving Schools, 2007
Project-based learning taps into students' interests by allowing them to create projects that result in meaningful learning experiences. The method requires teachers to identify projects that challenge students to work individually or in groups to create plans, solve problems they encounter, test their ideas, and present their projects to peers.…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Student Motivation, Classroom Environment, Active Learning
Acosta, Felicitas – Improving Schools, 2006
This article presents a series of reflections based on a study of two schools of secondary level in the city of Buenos Aires. The purpose is to identify reasons why some schools in poorer areas obtain higher levels of success for their pupils. The conceptual basis is one of cultural analysis, permitting a contextual and situational perspective…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Effectiveness, Ethics, Students
Stephenson, Peter – Improving Schools, 2004
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has made no secret of its desire for teachers to introduce more creativity into UK classrooms. Imaginatively minded teachers have found a number of ways to introduce creativity into the classroom. Dance, music, problem solving and role-play exercises are all well trodden routes, but it was the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Pilot Projects, Computer Assisted Instruction, Incidental Learning
Burnard, Pamela – Improving Schools, 2004
This article argues that school improvement requires the consultation of pupils to see learning from their perspective. It reports on a video-based research approach to the investigation of pupil-teacher reflections and identifies an apparent disjunction between teacher-pupil views on what constitutes learning. It describes how the use of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Student Participation, Perspective Taking, Educational Research
