With funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Academy of Education and NCES convened a workshop in November 2013 to explore ideas regarding how NCES surveys could better align with changing
needs of education researchers and maximize the potential of evolving research methodologies.
Not exact matches
Families
need more
education about choking hazards, say the
researchers, who presented their findings at the American Academy
of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco.
«We
need targeted funding specifically for computer science
education,» says
education researcher Anne Leftwich
of Indiana University.
Now an assistant professor
of pathology at Harvard Medical School, Bry, 42, has melded her computer knowledge with her clinical and research
education to fill a critical
need: She has developed an informatics solution to get blood and other biological samples to
researchers at a lower cost, and in a shorter time frame, than ever before.
The
researchers suggest that better
education of the public, and insurance plan designs that ask patients to pay part
of the cost based on the likely value
of the scan for them, may be
needed to reduce unnecessary use and spending.
Researchers said the findings point to a
need for
education on the risks
of «simultaneous use»
of alcohol and marijuana.
Researchers suggest that financial management and literacy
need to become an integral part
of social services and
education.
Responding to the country's critical
need for STEM teachers, and for teaching that supports students all the way to graduation and employment in ever - expanding STEM fields,
education researchers and practitioners have fought hard to build effective approaches, and AAAS has helped to spearhead those efforts, said Rush Holt, AAAS CEO and executive publisher
of the Science family
of journals.
«If one is not aware
of this
need, formal
education might at its worst lead to passivity and doubt,» the
researchers warn.
He said the
researchers hope to expand scientific curricula at all levels
of education, helping train the Malagasy scientists
of the future and build scientific capacity in the country, all the while creating an appreciation among the local population
of the
need to understand and preserve lemurs and other species for the future.
CMIIT will provide
researchers with
needed education and training on the «nuts and bolts»
of translating and transitioning an agent or technique from pre-clinical research into the clinical practice such as tracer development, equipment, and funding.
After taking a neural engineering course taught by Dr. Lise Johnson, the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering's (CSNE's) university
education manager, Mandyam became interested in the way that
researchers in neural engineering create innovative products that address a specific
need while also considering the ethics and long - term impact
of their work.
For teachers to develop the kinds
of professional learning communities that have gained currency with
education researchers, they
need to interact with each other in new and often uncomfortable ways.
Acknowledging these various
needs, a new report from
researchers at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education describes fundamental nonacademic skills, shows how they vary, and advises education stakeholders about how to think about these skills in their individual p
Education describes fundamental nonacademic skills, shows how they vary, and advises
education stakeholders about how to think about these skills in their individual p
education stakeholders about how to think about these skills in their individual practices.
Wellness News Study: Students Drinking by Sixth Grade A study
of more than 4,000 sixth - graders in Chicago schools showing that 17 percent already had tried alcohol suggests that
education programs
need to start at the elementary level,
researchers said.
With increased collaboration between
researchers and practitioners, can
education research — like research in medicine or case studies in business — shape the way school leaders approach emerging
needs or the toughest problems
of their daily practice?
Creating a global network
of expertise and knowledge - sharing on ICT in
education would serve the
needs of three different user communities, namely policy - makers,
researchers, and teachers.
A new study
of Massachusetts teachers from
researchers at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education showed that even in a state with a highly developed system
of standards and accountability, new teachers were not provided with the curricula they
needed to teach to standards.
Education researchers, policy makers and private enterprise agree that, in addition to content knowledge, students in the 21st Century
need to acquire particular skills to equip them for a modern world
of work, one
of which is the ability to think - and think well.
They
need adults who will help them become caring, respectful, and responsible for their communities at every stage
of their childhood,» the [Harvard Graduate School
of Education]
researchers write.
Non-government schools have accused Grattan Institute
researchers of «oversimplifying»
education funding issues in a new report that shows how the federal government could offer
needs - based funding to schools by 2023 without spending significantly more money.
For a high - poverty urban district like LAUSD, where declining birth rates, reduced immigration, gentrification and the expansion
of charters have left neighborhood schools scrambling for resources,
education researchers believe that community schooling offers the first meaningful bang for its buck in delivering equity for its highest -
needs students.
But after many hours
of conversations with
researchers and practitioners as diverse as Anthony Bryk (Stanford University), Linda Darling Hammond (Stanford), Gene Bottoms (Southern Regional
Education Board), Judy Codding (America's Choice cofounder), and Ted Sizer (Coalition
of Essential Schools), Vander Ark became convinced that high school was where the reform money was most
needed and that existing high schools were intrinsically weak institutions that could not be fixed on the margins.
Open to teachers,
researchers, and
education administrators interested in sharing their work and talking through professional issues, the meetings incorporate elements from medical rounds — such as case histories, focused presentations on research or new practices, and an opportunity to share expertise — in a format adapted to meet the
needs of educators.
Atlanta — Recent developments in the study
of brain growth will allow educators within the next five years to look at the reasons youngsters do and do not learn and to be much more responsive to their
needs than ever before, according to an educator who worked with biophysics
researchers in the area
of brain growth and
education — a relatively new and still controversial field.
As
researchers at a school
of education, says James, the findings «speak to the
need for educational supports to help youth navigate backlash or the risk
of unwanted consequences, rather than simply silencing their voices online.»
Thus, as a new generation
of children is being asked to learn math the way leading
researchers, the higher
education community, and employers say is
needed, too many teachers don't have the knowledge or the confidence to make that happen — particularly in the lower grades where teachers tend to be generalists.
Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment
of Leadership in
Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by
researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special
needs (advocating), make sure families are aware
of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top
of test results (monitoring).41
Researcher, writer, and thought leader Robin Lake addresses the
need for transformational change in the way we deliver
education in the Age
of Agility.
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A crescendo
of support from
education researchers, analysts, reform advocates, and lawmakers about the
need for additional learning time for our nation's under - performing students may well result in the coming months in meaningful reform.
In this paper, the
researchers examine a finance system proposed by the Governor's Committee on
Education Excellence which would consolidate a large number
of current K - 12 revenue programs into two programs: a base program serving the
needs of all students, and a targeted program providing supplemental funds for disadvantaged students.
Other
researchers (Roche & Gal - Petitfaux, 2015) have studied the effects
of a tool that helps students identify the bodily skills
needed to act in the classroom (in physical
education) and showed that video - based training sparked a sensory immersion allowing students to develop reflection processes, both individual (about bodily experience in the classroom) and collective (about professional rules).
The U.S. Department
of Education has begun circulating new rules related to the management
of student data intended to strike a better balance between the desire to provide access to
researchers and the community - and the
need to protect student privacy.
The Center for Gifted
Education (CFGE) is a research and development center providing services to educators, policy makers, graduate students,
researchers, and parents in support
of the
needs of gifted and talented individuals.
«Special
education spending in the lowest
need districts is $ 43,635 per special
education pupil while spending in the highest
need districts is $ 25,823 per special
education pupil,» wrote
researchers of the study.
A recent survey by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute identifies another way to improve the quality
of education graduates: nearly three - quarters
of education professors from among 716 four - year universities and colleges told Fordham
researchers that their programs
need to do more to remove unsuitable candidates.
Take the passage that reads: «One
of the main problems with [the Institute
of Education Sciences (IES) and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)-RSB- lies in finding the capacity among traditional researchers in university departments of education to conduct and even appreciate such work... Instead, the funds have been taken up by the growing sector of not - for - profit organisations... IES (and EEF in the UK) need the capacity that these organisations offer in order to conduct evaluations, and the organisations themselves need the external funding maintained in order to pay the salary of staff employed to do the eva
Education Sciences (IES) and the
Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)-RSB- lies in finding the capacity among traditional researchers in university departments of education to conduct and even appreciate such work... Instead, the funds have been taken up by the growing sector of not - for - profit organisations... IES (and EEF in the UK) need the capacity that these organisations offer in order to conduct evaluations, and the organisations themselves need the external funding maintained in order to pay the salary of staff employed to do the eva
Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)-RSB- lies in finding the capacity among traditional
researchers in university departments
of education to conduct and even appreciate such work... Instead, the funds have been taken up by the growing sector of not - for - profit organisations... IES (and EEF in the UK) need the capacity that these organisations offer in order to conduct evaluations, and the organisations themselves need the external funding maintained in order to pay the salary of staff employed to do the eva
education to conduct and even appreciate such work... Instead, the funds have been taken up by the growing sector
of not - for - profit organisations... IES (and EEF in the UK)
need the capacity that these organisations offer in order to conduct evaluations, and the organisations themselves
need the external funding maintained in order to pay the salary
of staff employed to do the evaluations.
The practicing educator
needs to be more informed than ever about the methodology
of researchers in a time when the U.S. Department
of Education stoops to deleting studies from ERIC that it disagrees with.
Researchers worked with Canine Assistants, a non-profit organization dedicated to
education and placement
of service dogs with children and adults who have physical disabilities or other special
needs.
Researchers and program planners
need a better understanding
of the linkages between early marriage, sexual violence, low
education and early childbearing to help inform interventions seeking to improve reproductive health outcomes.
For example,
researchers have found that attendance in a high - quality early childhood program has short - and long - term benefits for children, their families, and the wider society.33 These benefits range from reduced
need for special
education services or remedial support during the K - 12 years to reduced dependency on government assistance in adulthood and increased tax revenue.34 Attempts to quantify these benefits have found a return on investment
of between $ 3 and $ 13 for every dollar invested in early childhood.35 Even at the low end
of this estimate, this is a significant return.
Researcher Ren Jun stated teachers can be seen as «engineers
of the human soul,» so there is a great
need for understanding and applying Positive
Education practices.