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Administration And Finance Division Newsletter, Nov. 2012, San Jose State University, Administration And Finance Division

Administration and Finance Division Newsletter

No abstract provided.

News From The Crest (November 2012), Crest Associates

News from the Crest

Heidi Bernard, Executive Director and Editor

Interdisciplinary Approaches To Climate Change Research And Training, David Karowe, Kathryn Docherty, Carla Koretsky

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Interdisciplinary Approaches To Climate Change Research And Training: Possible Funding Opportunities, Kathryn Docherty

Research and Dessert

NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)

Dept. of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)

NSF Discovery Research K‐12 (DRK‐12)

Packard Foundation – Conservation and Science

Gates Foundation – College‐Ready Education, Early Learning, Post‐secondary Education, Empowering Communities

Dow Foundation

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

NIH‐National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Science Education Award (R25)

NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)

NSF Catalyzing New International Collaborations

NSF Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science

NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic …

Support For Faculty Scholars Award (Sfsa), Mary Ann Stark

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Find Your Funding Source, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Research and Dessert

Your best source for finding funding is the OVPR web page: wmich.edu/research. This presentation navigates through the website to show you how to successfully search for funding at WMU.

Prism #66, November 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Implementing Change In Stem Education, Charles Henderson

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Question Pro Survey Creation Software, Lydia Schuck

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Through The Eyes Of Reviewers: Key Components & Content In External Funding, Susan Stapleton, Steve Kohler, Kristal Ehrhardt

Research and Dessert

WHO funds research and who should I contact to find out what is involved in applying? WHAT do I need to know about the application process? WHERE do I find out about what goes into the application? WHEN do I apply? HOW do I go about crafting a successful application?

Digital Visualization And Dissemination Tools: University Libraries, Barbara Cockrell, Paul Howell, Sheila Bair, Sue Steuer, Jason Glatz, Michele Behr, Maira Bundza

Research and Dessert

How to get your research out into the world.

The University As A Gendered Organization: Effects On Management Type, Climate And Job Satisfaction, Margaret E. Crowder

Dissertations

Numbers of women holding faculty positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remain low in university systems, despite gains women have made in achievement of advanced degrees. No one reason is clearly the culprit for the low numbers, though women in STEM have been shown to have more negative perceptions of climate, be more dissatisfied with their jobs, and have greater inclination to leave their positions than men.

As males comprise a majority of STEM employees, the masculine-genderedness of these organizations may create a more dissatisfactory work environment for women. This may, in turn, have negative impact on the …

Fracaa, Steven Bertman, Brooks Applegate

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Contracting For Research And Creative Activities: A Resource Guide For Faculty And Administrators, Lisa Garcia, Kathy Purnell

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Engaging Undergraduate Students In Research, Terrell Hodge, Carla Koretsky

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Finding Funding For Your Research, Sarah Pratt

Research and Dessert

Supplemental materials:

COS Pilot: Content from UNC GrantSource Library http://grantsource.unc.edu/databases/COS

Department Of Statistics: Statistical Consulting Services Available, Magdalena Niewiadomska-Bugaj

Research and Dessert

To help faculty, staff and students in designing experiments, data collection, analysis, report writing, and grant preparation.

Wmu Secure Survey Rules And Guidelines, Julie Scott, Office Of Information Technology

Research and Dessert

http://www.wmich.edu/it/policies/miscellaneous/secure-survey.html

Qualtrics, Terrell Hodge, Robert J. Kipka

Research and Dessert

Qualtrics is an online survey available to faculty, staff, and students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Haworth College of Business.

Other Funding Opportunities For An Interdisciplinary Climate Change Project, David Karowe, Kathryn Docherty, Carla Koretsky

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

Mining For Gold: Discover Foundation Funding, John J. Greenhoe

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

National Science Foundation Career Program, Carla Koretsky, David Huffman

Research and Dessert

NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars.

Variation In Standards In Pakistani School Examination Boards, Thomas Christie

Examination Board

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Authentic Assessment : An Approach To Enhance And Assess Students’ Learning, Sher Azim

Professional Development Centre, Chitral

This paper underscores the process of using Authentic Assessment (AA) not only as a tool to assess learning but also as an approach to enhance learning in a school in the context of Pakistan. Data was collected through classroom observations, conducting interviews, analyzing relevant documents and maintaining person reflective diary. Findings indicate that AA helped in enhancing students’ learning such as knowledge about the noise pollution, planning, developing interview questions, interviewing people, preparing posters, giving presentation and responding to audience question. The study also revealed that in AA the student’s role changed from a passive test taker to an active …

Darya Dino K Daryan : Promoting A Optimistic Learning Milieu In The Primary School, Yasmin Sultana Memon, Sardar Khalid Mahmood

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Traditionally, girls in most government schools remain inactive in the classroom and are shy to speak and express their views. They have been given very few chances to be recognized or to participate actively in the classroom. This tendency seems to be changing in one girls’ primary school situated in an urban part of district. Most of the students belongs to the poor and lower middle class families. Few years ago, their school was in a poor physical and learning condition, but when the current head teacher was hired, she tackled the problems of the school’s including physical condition. As …

The Value Based Professional Development For Teachers’ Attitude, Behavior And Enhanced Professionalism : A School Based Intervention Through A Whole School Improvement Program (Wsip), Khush Funer Murtaza, Abida Begum, Sharifullah Baig

Professional Development Centre, Gilgit

This paper highlights the strategies and approaches employed to bring about positive changes in the attitude and behavior of the teachers and enhance their sense of professionalism in a girl’s high school of Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan. In addition to that, it illuminates the successes, challenges and the influence of these strategies and approaches on the overall school environment. These interventions were part of the one year long whole school improvement program(WSIP) exercised by PDCN in the academic year 2009-10 of the particular school. The strategies started with vision building, team building and task delegation, distributing the leadership and teacher empowerment, …

A Journey Of Transformation : A Reflective Recount Of The Evolution Of Akes,P, Sadrudin Pardhan, Aien Shah, Samina Saad, Karim Panah, Mir Zaman, Khadija Khan

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper presents an overall picture of the evolution of the Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan (AKES,P) over a century. Reaching out to the remotest areas of Pakistan, AKES,P, has been providing quality education for over a hundred years. The first school of AKES,P, was established in 1905 in Gwadar, Balochistan. Over a century later, AKES,P, now operates 179 schools and 5 hostels in Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Punjab and Sindh, mostly in rural areas. These represent very diverse schools, ranging from a rural school with less than 30 children to a large urban school with over 3000 children. AKES,P, places special …

Students’ Views Of Impact Of Textbooks On Their Achievements, Riaz Hussain

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

The history of curricula and textbooks development in Pakistan has remained contentious particularly during Zia Ul Haq era (1977- 1988) and after. There have been quite a few reviews of the curricula and textbooks undertaken both by Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan and independent researchers. These reviews have mainly employed document/textbook analysis methods and few of them explored teachers or students’ views of curricula and textbooks. This paper argues that since teachers and students are the ultimate users and beneficiaries of textbooks so their views are worth exploring before suggesting or initiating any change process including curricula and textbooks …

Assessing Impact Of Aga Khan Academy Mombasa’S (Aka, M) Outreach Programme On Students’ Learning Outcomes – An Example Of English Language Classrooms, Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta, Anthony Gioko

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

AKA, M has been offering professional development programmes to English teachers and headteachers as part of its outreach activities since 2009. The Academy invited AKU-IED to develop AKA, M capacity in the area of monitoring and evaluation with a specific focus on outreach programmes. In response to this invitation, a small scale study was carried out to pilot teachers’ and students’ assessment tools developed as part of the capacity building workshop held in Mombasa, Kenya. The evaluation study aimed to examine the impact of AKA, M outreach programmes on students’ (grades 4 to 6) learning outcomes in English language in …

Building Capacity Of Teacher Educators To Implement Action Research : Feasibility Of A Local Model, Nahid Parween Anwar

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

In the area of in-service professional development programmes, action research is considered to be a tool for generating practical knowledge and bringing improvement in practices. Teacher could use action research as a process for professional learning, and to improve classroom practices, where students could be one of the beneficiaries. However, the task is challenging in a developing country like Pakistan, where the concept of classroom research is not well recognized. Therefore, responding to the demands of the changing world and knowing the significance of action research, AKU-IED had offered Action Research course to two cohort of participant under Strengthening Teacher …