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Makopoulou, Kyriaki – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Research evidence on what makes CPD effective is accumulating. Yet, fundamental questions about the specific features that lead to programme success. Furthermore, very little research investigates the nature and quality of CPD providers' (tutors) practices. Taking a closer look at how CPD providers support teachers to learn is…
Descriptors: Tutors, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Attitudes
de Guzman, Sylvia – Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education, 2007
The Education Watch initiative is being implemented in the Solomon Islands by the Coalition on Education Solomon Islands (COESI) in partnership with Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE). COESI aims to generate a reliable body of information that will: (1) Accurately explain how much the national government has done and can do to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Access to Education, Surveys
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Wawire, Nelson H. W.; Nafukho, Fredrick M. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to highlight the main factors that affect the management of the WGs' Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kakamega District and Africa in general. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a descriptive research design. This is because the study was concerned about a univariate question in which the…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors, Microeconomics
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Sekerci, Reyhan; Yörük, Tayfun – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2020
The purpose of this study was to reveal the views of administrators working in institutions providing adult elderly education on teacher leadership. Ten administrators, who were determined via convenience sampling which is among purposeful sampling methods, participated in this study using qualitative research method. The study was conducted in…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Older Adults, Adult Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Suoranta, Juha; Tomperi, Tuukka – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2021
World-renowned educational theorist Paulo Freire has a decades-long legacy reaching all corners of the world. In this reception study, we ask, is there a Nordic Freire, that is, have the Nordic educators and scholars recognized Paulo Freire's works in the past decades? Our reception study's purpose is not to go into depth to Freire's thinking but…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Educational Theories
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Yaqub, Entsie Nasir; Owusu-Cole, Clement; Ofosua, Clara Frempong – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2020
Professional development is critical in the life of every organization in positioning workers to meet changing trends of globalization. This study seeks to look at a critical analysis of the challenges facing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of academic staff of the colleges of education in Ghana. The exploratory, descriptive and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Teacher Educators
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Dimitrov, Danielle – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the sources of meaningfulness at the workplace, according to the perceptions of hospitality employees from different national cultures in one US-based hotel, based on Dimitrov's empirical study about the features of the humane organization. Design/methodology/approach: This was an exploratory…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Hospitality Occupations, Social Environment
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Klossner, David; Corlette, Jill; Agel, Julie; Marshall, Stephen W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2009
Putting data-driven decision making into practice requires the use of consistent and reliable data that are easily accessible. The systematic collection and maintenance of accurate information is an important component in developing policy and evaluating outcomes. Since 1982, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been collecting…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Injuries, Decision Making, Data
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Van de Kerckhove, Wendy; Montaquila, Jill M.; Carver, Priscilla R.; Brick, J. Michael – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) is a random digit dialing (RDD) survey program developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The surveys are designed to help NCES collect data directly from households about important education topics.…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Exhibits, Sampling, Labor Force