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Noyes, Amira; Ritchie, Krista C.; King, Sara – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2022
It is important to understand the readiness of pre-service teachers (PSTs) to use evidence-based practices (EBP) upon entering the field. This study had two objectives: (1) pilot a measure of EBP previously validated with health professional students (EBP-KAP), and (2) investigate PSTs' knowledge and perceptions of EBP. Fifty-seven PSTs completed…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Michael Cappello; Claire Kreuger – in education, 2022
Wrestling with issues of racism and colonization in the classroom requires significant nuance from dominantly positioned educators. In this article, we weave together a narrative unpacking of an uncomfortable experience in a graduate level class with an exploration of relevant theoretical literature. Our reflection on practice takes up the…
Descriptors: Racism, Social Justice, Colonialism, Knowledge Level
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Namukasa, Immaculate Kizito; Aryee, Kinful Lartebea – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2021
Teacher knowledge needed for teaching is widely studied to characterize its key categories. We report findings from a study on teachers' knowledge for mathematics in the Montessori schools. In Montessori accredited schools, teachers learn to teach mathematics in ways different from the teachers themselves experienced in non-Montessori schools. We…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Competencies, Elementary School Teachers
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Milewski, Patrice – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2022
Using the example of the 1937 Ontario elementary school reforms, this article will make the case for considering pedagogical knowledge as a distinct object in the history of education. In this context, pedagogical knowledge refers to the conceptual and normative aspects of teaching and learning that seek to inform the decision-making of the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Nickel, Jodi; Hughes, Scott Frederick – Reading Horizons, 2020
This article describes a community service learning collaboration between a teacher education program and a nonprofit literacy society. Seventeen teacher candidates (TCs) tutored young readers weekly for seven months as part of their course-related field experience and completed reflective assignments analyzing their own learning and the learning…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Tutors
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Definitions of teaching quality differ across jurisdictions and have evolved over time. Drawing on a study of five high-achieving countries with strong supports for teachers' professional learning and practice, this article describes the perspectives on good teaching rooted in standards for entry, preparation, and practice. These nations…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness, Cross Cultural Studies, Faculty Development
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Toronyi, Anita – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Service-learning (SL) has been validated throughout many studies as a productive experience to encourage relationship building between institutions and the community with measurable results. The aim of this meta-synthesis is to identify the underlying principles that promote SL in higher education with English Language Learners (ELLs) as a…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Service Learning, English Language Learners, School Community Relationship
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Schulz, Henry W.; FitzPatrick, Beverly – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Critical and higher order thinking is essential to education, but it is not clear what teachers understand this to mean and what role this has in their instruction. We interviewed 38 teachers in Kindergarten to Grade 9 classrooms from 14 schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to obtain their understandings of critical and higher order…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Fortier, Alexandra; Lalonde, Gail; Venesoen, Philippe; Legwegoh, Alexander F.; Short, Kathryn H. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2017
Schools are an excellent setting through which to promote mental health and well-being, and teachers are well positioned to provide related instruction and support in the classroom. However, teachers often report that they lack the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver social emotional learning instruction and to support students who…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Literacy, Case Studies, School Districts
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Tweedie, M. Gregory; Belanger, Carla; Rezazadeh, Kimberley; Vogel, Karen – BC TEAL Journal, 2017
Given the Canadian government's focus on refugee resettlement in light of global crises, many schools are receiving increased enrolment of students who have experienced the trauma associated with living in, and fleeing from, regions experiencing armed conflict. As well as the effects of complex trauma, children from these backgrounds will likely…
Descriptors: Trauma, Teaching Methods, Refugees, Land Settlement
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Hill, Joanne; Philpot, Rod; Walton-Fisette, Jennifer L.; Sutherland, Sue; Flemons, Michelle; Ovens, Alan; Phillips, Sharon; Flory, Sara B. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Physical education (PE) and physical education teacher education (PETE) have a substantial literature base that advocates for students to develop a critical consciousness, appreciate multiple perspectives, and engage in actions to enhance social justice [Tinning, R. 2016. "Transformative Pedagogies and Physical Education." In…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Sociocultural Patterns, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Hunter, Tiffany Cook – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2015
Students in Canadian schools are increasingly diverse in terms of cultural background, but they are being educated in a system that often does not nourish their cultural identity. This literature review involves a synthesis of research on classroom-based pedagogy from 11 qualitative and quantitative designed research studies from 2003 to 2015, all…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
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Rasmussen, Jens; Bayer, Martin – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2014
This article presents the results of a comparative study of the content in selected teacher education programmes for primary and lower secondary teachers in Canada, Denmark, Finland and Singapore. First and foremost, the study is a comparison between teacher education programmes in, on the one hand, Canada, Finland and Singapore, all of which…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
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Vogt, Rosemary – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In many trades the demand for training seats has strained the conventional delivery capacity of training providers in Canada. Manitoba, along with other Canadian provinces is experiencing a shortage of skilled tradespersons required to enable current and future economic expansion. Due to the deficiency in the skilled labor force, a community…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries, Skilled Workers
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Hopper, Tim F.; Sanford, Kathy; Fu, Hong – McGill Journal of Education, 2016
A common concern in teacher education programs is the fragmentation of knowledge between courses that contribute to separation between discipline-focused theoretical knowledge and teachers' practical work in schools. Drawing on reviews on innovative learning spaces in schools and analysis of teacher knowledge, we theorize a conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Alignment (Education), Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
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