Carmen Popa

Carmen Popa is a full professor at the University of Oradea’s Sciences of Education Department. Her specialty is Education Sciences. She is organizing the courses and seminars: Theory and Methodology of Instruction, Pedagogy of Pre-School Teaching, Cooperative Learning, Theory and Methodology of Curriculum, coordinating the practicum classes for the entire department, guiding the research projects for graduating students. She acquired a research grant entitled A Cross-Cultural Study of Implementing the Cooperative Learning Model in Primary Schools in Finland and Romania from Finland, University of Helsinki, Department of Psychology, Centre for Research on Networked Learning and Knowledge Building (2004). Since 2010, she is the coordinator of the educational program for the blended weekend classes (IFR) of the Faculty of Social and Humanistic Sciences. She was also a member of the Senate of University of Oradea.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Student-Centered Strategies in Online Adult Learning Environments
Handbook of Research on Student-Centered Strategies in Online Adult Learning Environments
Carlton J. Fitzgerald, Simona Laurian-Fitzgerald, Carmen Popa. © 2018. 554 pages.
As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies...
Roma Social Inclusion through Higher Education Policies in Romania
Roma Social Inclusion through Higher Education Policies in Romania
Delia Bîrle, Daniela Crişan, Elena Bonchiş, Laura Bochiş, Carmen Popa. © 2015. 19 pages.
The chapter explores whether the educational policies introduced by the Romanian Government during the last twenty years are examples of good practice for other European...
Case Study of a Hybrid Undergraduate Elementary Certification Program
Case Study of a Hybrid Undergraduate Elementary Certification Program
Carmen Popa, Simona Laurian, Laura Bochis, Carlton J. Fitzgerald, Delia Birle, Elena Bonchis. © 2015. 21 pages.
The goal of this study was to assist instructors and leadership of a hybrid weekend pre-service teacher education program at the University of Oradea to improve their...
Case Study of a Hybrid Undergraduate Elementary Certification Program
Case Study of a Hybrid Undergraduate Elementary Certification Program
Carmen Popa, Simona Laurian, Laura Bochis, Carlton J. Fitzgerald, Delia Birle, Elena Bonchis. © 2015. 20 pages.
The goal of this study was to assist instructors and leadership of a hybrid weekend pre-service teacher education program at the University of Oradea to improve their...