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Kapasiti Kepimpinan Dan Keberkesanan Sekolah : Kajian Ke Atas Sekolah Menengah Daerah Besut Terengganu, Azizol Rahman Hj Lope Pihie

Student Works (2000-2009)

The objective of this study was to evaluate the existence of staff leadership capacity and school leadership capacity in two schools, considered to be effective by the District Officer of Education of Besut. The study was based on the concept of leadership capacity given by Lambert (1998). According to Lambert (1998), leadership capacity act as institutional in nature as a result of the following critical characteristic which are: (i) Broad-based, skillful participation in the work of leadership. (ii) Inquiry-based, used of information to inform shared decisions and practice (iii) Roles and responsibilities that reflect the broad involvement and collaboration (iv) …

Program Bina Sahsiah Belia Jabatan Belia Dan Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur : Kajian Tentang Keberkesanannya, Abd Rahman Yusof

Student Works (2000-2009)

Youth development programmes are vital in this country. The youth are an essential asset and will be the future leader for ummah and country. They will inherit this country's leadership, society and civilisation. Therefore, they have to be equipped with spiritual and physical capabilities. In order to achieve the above vision the Department of Youth and Sport Federal Territories bas come out with several proggrammes. The question is, how effective are these proggrames among the youth. As a whole, this study is to measure the effectiveness of the efforts taken by the respective Department. The objectives of the extent of …

Community Service Learning In Culturally Diverse Stettings As A Springboard For Student Constructed Case Studies, Viviana Alexandrowicz

Service Learning, General

This article describes the process of incorporating case study development by students in a teacher education methods course. The students weekly and final reflections, in addition to the high quality of their case studies, suggested that case study development by teacher candidates is an effective approach to increase their understanding of and competence to work with second language and culturally diverse people.

Principles Of Good Practice For Service-Learning In Preservice Teacher Education, Jeffrey B. Anderson, Don Hill

Service Learning, General

The purpose of this document is to provide principles to guide the integration of service-learning into the preservice teacher education curriculum. The ten principles included here were developed by a group of over 80 teacher educators and service-learning practitioners from all regions of the U.S. who contributed their ideas and feedback in order to achieve consensus. (Contributors are listed in Appendix B). These principles of good practice can be used by teacher educators to design and assess their service-teaming activities, and by policy makers to guide decisions regarding resource allocation and program development.

Teacher Change In Math Education, Jamie Folkers

Graduate Research Papers

This literature review addresses the process teachers go through in order to change their instructional practices in math. The purpose of this review is to compare traditional math practices with practices being advocated by reform initiatives, to look at hurdles preventing teachers from adapting these reforms, and share suggestions for removing these hurdles to allow a smoother change process for teachers.

The sources referenced come from research studies involving classroom practices and professional development programs, journal articles related to the math reform movement, and books on the same topic. They date from 1989 to 2000.

The main recommendations are as …

Evaluation Of A Distance Learning Program For The Preparation Of Special Education Teachers, Tami Seifert

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The primary purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of the distance learning Commonwealth Special Education Endorsement Program (CSEEP) delivered by Old Dominion University. The CSEEP program was designed to address economic and geographic barriers confronting teachers seeking to complete requirements for endorsement in special education, improve the quality of education teachers, help reduce the shortage of fully licensed special education teachers, and increase teacher retention in special education.

This evaluation was designed to assess program results, examine the effectiveness of the program, and determine the impact on both the participants and the schools, and identify ways to …