Not exact matches
The report is based on several years
of research by Weissbourd and his research team, including
surveys of over 3,000 young adults and high school
students nationwide and scores
of formal interviews and informal conversations.
In a CGS
survey, which produced answers from 857 deans, directors, and chairs representing 226 institutions, 62 %
of respondents «indicated that their institutions and / or graduate programs offer some type
of formal professional development program for graduate
students in research degree programs to obtain skills beyond core academic research skills,» the report states.
The report is based on several years
of research by Weissbourd and his research team, including
surveys of over 3,000 young adults and high school
students nationwide and scores
of formal interviews and informal conversations.
Principals themselves agree almost unanimously on the importance
of several specific practices, according to one
survey, including keeping track
of teachers» professional development needs and monitoring teachers» work in the classroom (83 percent).32 Whether they call it
formal evaluation, classroom visits or learning walks, principals intent on promoting growth in both
students and adults spend time in classrooms (or ensure that someone who's qualified does), observing and commenting on what's working well and what is not.
This more established charter organization was also a strong proponent
of merit - pay and changed its compensation to include
formal evaluations and
student surveys, as a means
of retaining the most effective teachers and compensating them for their work.
Researchers at Michigan State University conducted a
formal — albeit, flawed —
survey of around 600 female
students.
Employers that do not advertise
formal work experience opportunities, such as smaller property firms, local estate agencies, local planning departments and some larger chartered
surveying firms, may welcome enquiries from
students about the possibility
of informal work experience.