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John Burger; Kevin Newman; Doug Stevens – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2024
This study contributes to applied and theoretical research for schools and districts by exploring data-based evidence of the relationships between the COVID-19 pandemic and student engagement with school. The paper features trend data on student orientation to school assessed via the multi-dimensional Student Orientation to School Questionnaire…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Learner Engagement, School Orientation
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Newman, Isadore; Hitchcock, John H.; Nastasi, Bonnie K. – Research in the Schools, 2017
Any attempt to influence behavior by sharing a research finding that makes a probabilistic statement (e.g., a p value) should necessarily entail consideration of how consumers of the information might interpret this information. Such consideration can be informed, at least in part, by applying phenomenological principles of inquiry. This does not…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Stakeholders, Mixed Methods Research
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Newman, Jane L.; Dantzler, John; Coleman, April N. – Theory Into Practice, 2015
The purpose of Science in Action (SIA) was to examine the relationship between implementing quality science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) service-learning (SL) projects and the effect on students' academic engagement in middle school science, civic responsibility, and resilience to at-risk behaviors. The innovative project funded by…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Service Learning, Learner Engagement, Middle School Students
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Adams, Lyndall; Kueh, Christopher; Newman-Storen, Renee; Ryan, John – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
This is Not a Seminar (TINAS) is a multidisciplinary forum established in 2012 at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia to support practice-led and practice-based Higher Degree by Research students. The Faculty of Education and Arts at ECU includes cohorts of postgraduate research students in, for example, performance, design, writing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Activities, Student Research, Graduate Students
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Kennedy, Michael J.; Alves, Kat D.; Miciak, Jeremy; Romig, John; Mathews, Hannah Morris; Thomas, Cathy Newman – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2016
Content Acquisition Podcasts for Teachers (CAP-T) are a form of multimedia-based instruction that are supported by an empirical record of effectiveness and are grounded in Mayer's cognitive theory of multimedia learning and accompanying instructional design principles. In this study, 162 students enrolled in an introductory course in special…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Instructional Design, Educational Principles, Introductory Courses
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Robinson, John; Alhakim, Andi Darell; Ma, Grace; Alam, Monisha; Brando, Fernanda da Rocha; Braune, Manfred; Brown, Michelle; Côté, Nicolas; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Garza, Ana Karen; Gorman, David; Hajer, Maarten; Madden, John; Melnick, Rob; Metras, John; Newman, Julie; Patel, Rutu; Raven, Rob; Sergienko, Kenneth; Smith, Victoria; Tariq, Hoor; van der Lem, Lysanne; Wong, Christina Nga Jing; Wiek, Arnim – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to explore barriers and pathways to a whole-institution governance of sustainability within the working structures of universities. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on multi-year interviews and hierarchical structure analysis of ten universities in Canada, the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Governance, Barriers, Universities
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Romig, John Elwood; Sundeen, Todd; Thomas, Cathy Newman; Kennedy, Michael J.; Philips, Jesse; Peeples, Katherine N.; Rodgers, Wendy J.; Mathews, Hannah M. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2018
The National Commission on Writing called for a reform in writing instruction over a decade ago. However, teacher preparation programs still rarely provide sufficient training in writing instruction for teacher candidates. The purpose of this study was to improve the writing instruction of preservice teachers. Participating preservice teachers (N…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction
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Kennedy, Michael J.; Thomas, Cathy Newman; Meyer, J. Patrick; Alves, Kat D.; Lloyd, John Wills – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is commonly used for guiding the construction and delivery of instruction intended to support all students. In this study, we used a related model to guide creation of a multimedia-based instructional tool called content acquisition podcasts (CAPs). CAPs delivered vocabulary instruction…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Evidence, Vocabulary Development, Learning Disabilities
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Newman, Linda; Findlay, John – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
The authors report on a project in which a new experiential form of professional learning combined ethical thinking processes with a collaborative meeting technology known as the Zing team learning system (ZTLS). A new software program called "Working Wisely" was built by the completion of the project. The ZTLS in combination with…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Experiential Learning, Early Childhood Education, Pilot Projects
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Newman, Jane L.; Gregg, Madeleine; Dantzler, John – Roeper Review, 2009
Summer Enrichment Workshop (SEW) is a clinical experience in the teacher preservice training program for gifted and talented (GT) master's degree interns at the University of Alabama. This mixed design study investigated the effects of the SEW clinical experience on interns' preparation to teach. Quantitative analysis demonstrated a statistically…
Descriptors: Gifted, Workshops, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities
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James-Burdumy, Susanne; Deke, John; Gersten, Russell; Lugo-Gil, Julieta; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Dimino, Joseph; Haymond, Kelly; Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
This article presents evidence from a large-scale randomized controlled trial of the effects of four supplemental reading comprehension curricula (Project CRISS, ReadAbout, Read for Real, and Reading for Knowledge) on students' understanding of informational text. Across 2 school years, the study included 10 school districts, more than 200…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension
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Loneck, Barry; Corrigan, Matthew J.; Videka, Lynn; Newman, Lucy J.; Reed, John Charles; Moonan, Kimberly E. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2010
Substance abuse prevention counseling can be found in two venues: school counseling and student assistance programs (SAPs). School prevention counseling is based on school psychology and guidance counseling. The authors of this article did not find any empirical studies of prevention counseling. Six criteria were used to assess the published…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Evaluation Criteria, Risk
Newman, John F.; Larsen, Arne – 1980
A summary is presented of a national survey on the subject of dental health. The survey, which covers a ten year period from 1964 to 1974, obtained information on the following: 1) personal and demographic characteristics of respondents; 2) dental behavior; 3) perception of need; 4) knowledge, habits, and attitudes toward dental treatment; 5)…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Facility Utilization Research, Health Services, Trend Analysis
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Newman, Greg; Crall, Alycia; Laituri, Melinda; Graham, Jim; Stohlgren, Tom; Moore, John C.; Kodrich, Kris; Holfelder, Kirstin A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2010
Citizen science programs are emerging as an efficient way to increase data collection and help monitor invasive species. Effective invasive species monitoring requires rigid data quality assurances if expensive control efforts are to be guided by volunteer data. To achieve data quality, effective online training is needed to improve field skills…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Identification, Program Effectiveness, Volunteers
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Beehr, Terry A.; Newman, John E. – Personnel Psychology, 1978
The empirical research on job stress and employee health is reviewed within the context of six facets (environmental, personal, process, human consequences, organizational consequences, and time) of a seven facet conceptualization of the job stress-employee health research domain. Models are proposed for tying the facets together. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Conceptual Schemes, Employees, Employment Problems
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