NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jao, Limin; McDougall, Doug – Teacher Development, 2016
The Collaborative Teacher Inquiry Project was a professional development initiative that sought to improve the teaching and learning of Grade 9 Applied mathematics by encouraging teachers to work collaboratively. The project brought together Grade 9 Applied mathematics teachers from 11 schools across four neighboring public school boards in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Grade 9
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kane, Ruth G.; Francis, Andrew – Teacher Development, 2013
Today the quality of teachers is held to be increasingly important yet there continue to be doubts about whether teacher education programs graduate teachers ready to meet the challenges of their initial years of teaching. In some jurisdictions, other agencies (Ministries of Education, school districts, and private providers) are supplementing the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gibson, Susan E.; Brooks, Charmaine – Teacher Development, 2012
Preparing teachers to implement a new curriculum presents a significant but important challenge. While formal professional development programs can assist in this preparation, finding prescribed experiences that meet the needs of all teachers can be formidable and indeed may not always be the best option for promoting change in practice. Decisions…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Faculty Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ross, John A.; Bruce, Catherine D. – Teacher Development, 2012
The authors extend findings from qualitative research on the effects of action research by reporting two linked quantitative studies (N = 80 and 105). They found that teachers who participated in collaborative action research experienced statistically significant improvements in attitudes to educational research and teacher efficacy. The pre-post…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis