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Brito, Efrain; Ball, Arnetha F. – Action in Teacher Education, 2020
This article represents an ideological and methodological call to action that is over fifty years in the making. It seeks to articulate a new form of critical consciousness by combining the principles of a Freirean liberatory pedagogy with the methodological and ideological specificity of Ball's Model of Generative Change. We call this evolved…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Change Strategies, Transformative Learning, Student Diversity
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Boeren, Ellen – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2017
This paper explores the interdisciplinary nature of studies in the field of lifelong learning participation. Until recently, participation studies have been presented in a rather fragmented way, often drawing on insights from separate disciplines such as sociology or psychology. The complex nature of lifelong learning participation, however, urges…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Lifelong Learning, Educational Research, Research Problems
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Jobe, Rebecca L.; Spencer, Martha; Hinkle, Jessica P.; Kaplan, Jonathan A. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2016
Student attrition has been a primary focus among higher education institutions for nearly 50 years, yet overall retention and graduation rates continue to be of significant concern. Despite increased attention, ongoing struggles of colleges and universities to effectively address potential barriers to student progress are well-documented. Part of…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Student Experience, Student Satisfaction, Developmental Studies Programs
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Fischer, Johann – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The underlying methodological approach of the CEFR is defined as being "action-oriented" and task-based (Council of Europe. 2001. "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment." Cambridge University Press: 9), although it explicitly leaves room for a variety of approaches, since the CEFR…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rating Scales, Guidelines
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Orr, Margaret Terry – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2006
Leadership education has become the public education reform strategy of the new century. Spotlighting leadership education presumes that improved leadership preparation and development will yield better leadership, management, and organizational practices which, in turn, will improve teaching, student learning and student performance in schools…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research and Development, Educational Research, Educational Administration
Bjornavold, Jens – 2000
Policies and practices in the areas of identification, assessment, and recognition of nonformal learning in the European Union (EU) were reviewed. The review focused on national and EU-level experiences regarding the following areas and issues: recognition of the contextual nature of learning; identification of methodological requirements for…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Advanced Placement