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A FAQ-Based e-Learning Environment to Support Japanese Language Learning

submitted by MvL1234 3 hours ago

That focuses on learner questions. This knowledge sharing system enables learners to interact and share information and knowledge through FAQ and e-mail. Teachers contribute answers to discussion a...

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Developing policies to support valuing in the public interest

submitted by 992096 1 day ago

The author offers a framework for supporting valuing in the public interest, informed by a pragmatic approach that acknowledges and defends the value of multiple approaches to valuing. With our mul...

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Evaluators in a world of valuators

submitted by qaimorrona 1 day ago

The author argues that in public policy making, evaluators have no monopoly on valuation, and that public policy decisions in the United States are almost never made by a single person, organizatio...

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Contextual pragmatics of valuing

submitted by tamfriebarg 1 day ago

Valuing is context dependent. That is the cross-cutting theme of the chapters in this issue of New Directions for Evaluation. This chapter highlights how each author emphasizes contextual sensitivi...

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Valuing, evaluation methods, and the politicization of the evaluation process

submitted by DalDenn 1 day ago

The author argues that valuing is often about methodology, or questions about how to measure the value of a public program or policy, including how we measure the factual underpinnings of programs ...

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Valuation and the American Evaluation Association: Helping 100 flowers bloom, or at least be understood?

submitted by ondribi889 1 day ago

The author explores the challenges encountered when organizations attempt to facilitate evaluation and improvement through policy statements of professional associations. The American Evaluation As...

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Step arounds for common pitfalls when valuing resources used versus resources produced

submitted by shohed 1 day ago

The value of a program can be understood as referring not only to outcomes, but also to how those outcomes compare to the types and amounts of resources expended to produce the outcomes. Major pote...

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The evaluator's role in valuing: Who and with whom

submitted by hindrekm 1 day ago

The act of valuing in an evaluation may be perceived in different ways. We consider the multiple theoretic perspectives that govern an evaluator's behavior and present a typology of evaluator valui...

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Organizing for sustainability

submitted by jionnitti46toylar 1 day ago

A successful campus sustainability effort catalyzes broad engagement of the campus community and integration of sustainability principles into the academic and operational components of campus life...

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Sustainability in housing and dining operations

submitted by monto72 1 day ago

Residential life, housing, and dining operations have the potential to touch all students by integrating sustainability issues into all operations.

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Sustainability in the union

submitted by 6673 1 day ago

Operating as the center of student life, college unions have a central role to teach citizenship, social responsibility, and leadership. The perspective of stewardship is adopted in this chapter to...

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Moving beyond green: Sustainable development toward healthy environments, social justice, and strong economies

submitted by benda 1 day ago

Sustainability initiatives in higher education in general and student affairs specifically must recognize the impact of our present decisions on environmental health, social justice, and economic s...

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Student services and auxiliary enterprises

submitted by BoneActivating 1 day ago

A greater number of campuses have broadened concepts related to student development connecting traditional student affairs and campus auxiliary services. This connection is increasingly evident in ...

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Sustainability, student affairs, and students

submitted by GriffinE 1 day ago

Divisions of student affairs play a crucial role in the sustainability movement in colleges and universities. This chapter presents a review of the work being done on college campuses and by major ...

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Using Art to Assess Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking in Adolescents

submitted by MartinAl 1 day ago

In the current testing environment, high school reading teachers may often rely on a multiple-choice assessment as the best practice. This study suggests that a visual arts assessment of reading co...

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