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New Jobs, Old Occupational Stereotypes: Gender and Jobs in the New Economy
Linda Miller; Rowena Hayward
Journal of Education and Work Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2006) pp. 67–93
This paper reports data from a questionnaire-based UK study that examined occupational sex-role stereotypes, perceived occupational gender segregation, job knowledge and job preferences of male and female pupils aged 14-18 for 23 jobs. Data were...
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Computer Integration by Vocational Teacher Educators
Linda Wise Miller
Journal of Vocational and Technical Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (1997) pp. 33–42
According to responses from 219 of 282 vocational teacher educators, conventional computer tools such as word processing are regularly used in preservice teacher education, but newer technologies (authoring software, multimedia) are less used....
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Using Microsoft Word’s Tracking Changes to Improve the Writing of Students with Special Needs
Linda Miller-Dunleavy; Lynn Schultz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2270–2271
By using a unique editing feature built into Microsoft Word, Tracking Changes, teachers can use existing software and teaching strategies to enhance writing instruction with the special needs population. Following a one year study of middle and...
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Learning “Repackaged”: Transformations from Direct to Distance Instruction
Cynthia Hartzler-Miller; Linda Emerick; Jeffrey Kenton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 375–382
There are many challenges and dilemmas confronting teacher educators when transforming a face-to-face course into an online course. Online environments differ in significant ways from the dynamics of a traditional classroom. Teacher educators must...
Topics: Teachers, Instructional Design
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Herding Cats to Water: Benchmarking the Use of Computers in Business Education
Linda L. Brennan; John R. Miller; Susan M. Moniotte
Journal of Education for Business Vol. 76, No. 6 (2001) pp. 345–52
A benchmarking study of business school faculty (80 of 250 responded) identified technology uses for course preparation and delivery. Extrinsic factors (institutional characteristics and faculty demographics) were not consistently related to...
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Creating Hybrid Instruction: A Lens for Defining Exemplary Teaching in Distance Learning
Lynn Schultz; Linda Miller-Dunleavy; Alexandria Forte-Turner
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 392–397
The Military Career Transition Program (MCTP) at Old Dominion University is the primary alternative certification program for teacher licensure targeting military personnel who are transitioning into education careers. Beginning Fall 1998, the...
Topics: Distance Education
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Somewhere over the Border: Grammar in a Class of Its Own
Andrea Duff; Julia Miller; Helen Johnston; Linda S. Bergmann
Journal of Learning Design Vol. 5, No. 2 (2012) pp. 50–57
The Grammar Gang blog has now passed its fourth anniversary as a borderless, non-proprietary language and learning online classroom. It gives wing to the aspirations of academic staff from four universities to explore language and learning across...
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Using video records to mediate teaching interns’ critical reflection
Sarah E. Scott; Linda Kucan; Richard Correnti; Leigh A. Miller
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 119–145
In this study we investigated how the use of video records in a literacy methods course supports the development of reflective practitioners when video is a core element of the course design. Specifically, we detail how interns’ video-based...
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Connected and culturally embedded beliefs: Chinese and US teachers talk about how their students best learn mathematics
Christopher A. Correa; Michelle Perry; Linda M. Sims; Kevin F. Miller; Ge Fang
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 140–153
This study compares US and Chinese elementary mathematics teachers' beliefs about how students learn mathematics. Interviews with teachers in each country revealed that Chinese and US teachers have distinct ways of thinking about how mathematics...
Language: English
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Formative Evaluation of an ABA Outreach Training Program for Parents of Children with Autism in Remote Areas
Linda S. Heitzman-Powell; Jay Buzhardt; Lisa C. Rusinko; Todd M. Miller
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Vol. 29, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 23–38
Families in rural or remote areas have limited access to evidence-based intervention for their children with autism. Using web-based training and telemedicine technology, the current study investigated the feasibility of training seven parents to...
Topics: Training, Evaluation, Children, Behavior
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Saying "Welcome" Is Not Enough: Women, Information Systems and Equity in Work
Linda Miller; Tracey Ann Wood; Jackie Halligan; Laurie Keller; Claire Hutchinson-Pike; Diana Kornbrot; Julie deLotz
Career Development International Vol. 5, No. 7 (2000) pp. 379–89
Even if women overcome negative perceptions of computer-related jobs, studies of children and computers and of college students' responses to mock job ads indicate that abilities and traits for technology jobs may be associated more with one gender...
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The Relationship of the World Wide Web to Thinking Skills
Amy C. Bradshaw; Jeanne L. Bishop; Linda S. Gens; Sharla L. Miller; Martha A. Rogers
Educational Media International Vol. 39, No. 3 (2002) pp. 275–84
Discusses use of the World Wide Web in education and its possibilities for developing higher order critical thinking skills to successfully deal with the demands of the future information society. Suggests that teachers need to provide learning...
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Implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) in 16 U.S. medical schools: Common practices, barriers and facilitators
Courtney West; Lori Graham; Ryan T. Palmer; Marissa Fuqua Miller; Erin K. Thayer; Margaret L. Stuber; Linda Awdishu; Rachel A. Umoren; Maria A. Wamsley; Elizabeth A. Nelson; Pablo A. Joo; James W. Tysinger; Paul George; Patricia A. Carney
Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice Vol. 4, No. 1 (September 2016) pp. 41–49
Enhanced patient outcomes and accreditation criteria have led schools to integrate interprofessional education (IPE). While several studies describe IPE curricula at individual institutions, few examine practices across multiple institutions.To...
Language: English