The Presence of Academic Health Sciences Libraries on Facebook: The Relationship Between Content and Library Popularity     

Rolando Garcia-Milian  Hannah F. Norton  Michele R. Tennant 《Medical reference services quarterly》2013,32(2):171-187

Social networks such as Facebook allow libraries to be proactive in reaching their users. While some libraries have popular Facebook pages, it remains unclear what attracts users to these pages. This study evaluates relationships between libraries’ Facebook page content and popularity. An analysis of 72 academic health sciences libraries’ Facebook pages showed positive correlations between number of library fans and number of tabs, photos, events, and wall posts on Facebook. Libraries posting videos had significantly more fans than libraries without them. This study contributes to an understanding of correlations between content and popularity on Facebook, with implications for library outreach.  相似文献   

Developing and changing practice in special educational needs through critically reflective action research: a case study     

Christine Lloyd 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(2):109-127

The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate the use of action research as a tool for developing critical reflection which has the potential to lead to change and development in practice in education, in particular, in the area of special educational needs (SEN) and inclusion. In order to support and illustrate the critique, a case study of a group of Dutch practising teachers and education professionals engaged in studying for a master's degree in SEN is used. The three-year programme of study followed by the group was a practice-based programme of professional development, with heavy emphasis on action research throughout. For this particular group action research was an entirely new concept, and indeed many of them expressed considerable scepticism about its validity as an approach to research, or for that matter, professional development, at the beginning of the programme. The whole group were working in areas associated with SEN where the need to change practice was an urgent imperative, due to changes in education policy and the rapid move towards inclusion in The Netherlands. Having been responsible for the development and teaching of the programme for several years, I decided to make a case study of one cohort of students in order to carry out some more structured and detailed evaluation of the impact of the programme on practice. I also wanted to reaffirm the general impression I had gathered from continuing student evaluation and feedback, that their work, and in particular the action research they had carried out, had led to genuine development and, in some cases, fairly radical change in their professional practice.  相似文献   

Toward Practical Procedures for Predicting and Promoting Success in Virtual School Students     

M. D. Roblyer  Lloyd Davis  Steven C. Mills  Jon Marshall  Liz Pape 《The American journal of distance education》2013,27(2):90-109

Abstract

Two lines of research have emerged to study the causes and prevention of student failure in virtual (K–12) schools: studies of learner characteristics and studies of learning environment characteristics. To develop a useful model for predicting failure and promoting success in virtual school environments, a study was designed to measure the relation between a combination of student and environmental factors derived from previous research and successful course completion during one semester at a large (N =?4,100) virtual school. Study findings yielded a model that can discriminate between successful and unsuccessful online school students and is especially effective at identifying those likely to succeed.  相似文献   

Introduction: The influences of technology on human communication     

H. Lloyd Goodall Jr.  Michael J. Hyde 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(2)

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The Media as Educators,Educational Research,and Autonomous Deliberation   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Michele S. Moses 《Peabody Journal of Education》2013,88(1):150-165

This article explores the connections between the media's responsibility to educate the public, politically and morally contested education policy debates, and public information and deliberation. The author argues that it is crucial for education policy researchers to clarify the competing perspectives on policy disputes by providing theory and research-based information to the public. This requires researchers to understand not only the nuances of the policy issue but also how the media serve as educators and how to find ways of disseminating research to journalists and members of the public.  相似文献   

‘Thou shalt not plagiarise’: from self-reported views to recognition and avoidance of plagiarism     

Angelica Risquez  Michele O’Dwyer  Ann Ledwith 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2013,38(1):34-43

Throughout much of the literature on plagiarism in higher education, there is an implicit assumption that students who understand plagiarism, who have high ethical views and declare not to engage in plagiaristic behaviour are able to recognise it and avoid it in practice. Challenging this supposition, this paper contrasts students’ self-reported data with their ability to recognise and avoid plagiarism in a proposed case scenario. A questionnaire was adapted from previous literature and administered to a sample of undergraduate first- and second-year students in an Irish university. Results show that self-reported measures are not a powerful predictor of the students’ ability to recognise the practical case as an academic breach, nor to avoid the breach through referencing. This suggests that students’ understanding and awareness of academic breaches would benefit from experiential learning and that higher education institutions should not merely rely on providing statements and definitions of academic misconduct. Also, the results highlight the potential unsuitability of using self-reported measures to study plagiarism, despite their widespread use.  相似文献   

Comment: A Response to Steve Adams     

Michele Elliott 《Pastoral Care in Education》2013,31(3):7-9

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ADMINISTRATION     

Lloyd E. McCleary 《The Educational forum》2013,77(1)

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Historical Perspectives     

Deron R. Boyles    Timothy Reagan  Thomas Baker  Michele Brenner  Karen Buchanan 《Educational Studies A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association》2013,49(3-4):260-274

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Towards the improvement of the student experience of assessment and feedback in construction management education     

Lloyd Scott  Chris Fortune 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2013,38(6):661-670

It is widely accepted across Higher Education that assessment practices have a link with learning and a key factor in this link is formative assessment. Formative assessment is generally defined as taking place during a module/programme with the express purpose of improving and enhancing student learning. It is important to understand how lecturers in construction engineering education perceive their own roles and the roles of their students in using effective assessment strategies. An investigation into lecturers’ perceptions of their roles and their conceptions related to the assessment process of students in those programmes is reported. An on-line survey was conducted with over 30 Irish academics involved in the area of construction management. Discussion is focused on a critical evaluation of the findings of the study and how it relates to the current literature on the roles of academics in the formative assessment process. Recommendations are made on how lecturers/teachers might better formulate appropriate assessment strategies that will encourage deep and effective learning.  相似文献