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Mark A. Minott – Teacher Education Advancement Network Journal, 2015
Despite conflicting reports on the state of disruptive behaviour in schools it continues to be a perennial one for all teachers. The purpose of this self-study, which utilises personal experience stories in the form of vignettes taken from my experience of teaching in various high schools in London England, is to illustrate how teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reflective Teaching, High School Teachers, Behavior Problems
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Saylor, Laura Lackner; Johnson, Carla C. – School Science and Mathematics, 2014
Meaningful and effective training and professional development programs for teachers are key to the improvement of teaching practices in our schools. In this paper, the authors offer a meta-synthesis of the literature on the role of reflection for mathematics and science teachers within the context of professional development. The authors frame…
Descriptors: Reflection, Faculty Development, Teacher Education, Meta Analysis
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Allison, John; MacLeod, Katarin – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2011
This article is written by two new professors teaching at a faculty of education and follows on the completion of their first two years of teaching. They taught both core and elective courses offered in their faculty of education pre-service program. This article is a critical review of action research and teacher preparation literatures. It will…
Descriptors: Action Research, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Research, Teaching Experience
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Chandler-Olcott, Kelly; Kluth, Paula – Reading Teacher, 2009
This article draws on research from literacy and special education, as well as insights from autobiographies and memoirs authored by people on the autism spectrum, to argue that all students, including those without disability labels, benefit when students within the autism spectrum are included in classrooms with their same-age peers. An overview…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Autism, Change Agents
Salmani-Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali – Online Submission, 2006
In its lifetime, the profession of language teaching has undergone many changes. Early attempts at language teaching almost entirely lacked a theoretical base. In the 20th century, however, two sets of language teaching methods emerged; the first set borrowed theories from psychology, linguistics, and sociolinguistics whereas the second set was…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Ideology, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods
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Smith, Michael W.; Wilhelm, Jeff – Voices from the Middle, 2006
The authors offer research studies and other documented evidence that teaching grammar without a meaningful context does not improve student writing, largely because that approach does not address the root causes of errors. Several resources that support this position and offer more productive strategies are summarized, including the authors'…
Descriptors: Grammar, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Error Patterns
Cruickshank, Donald R. – 1984
Preservice teacher education curriculum and instruction were surveyed to reveal the state of the art, to identify issues and problems, and to submit suggestions for improvement. Part I, "The Teacher Education Curriculum," presents an overview of current practice in the preservice curriculum. It considers both the general and professional education…
Descriptors: General Education, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Salmani-Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali – Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
In its life-time, the profession of language teaching has undergone many changes. Early attempts at language teaching almost entirely lacked a theory base. In the 20th century, however, two sets of language teaching methods emerged; the first set borrowed theories from psychology, linguistics, and sociolinguistics whereas the second set was based…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Sociolinguistics, Teaching Methods
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Halliday, John – Scottish Educational Review, 1996
Describes the development of a course at Bell College (Hamilton, Scotland) leading to teaching qualifications for college lecturers. Reviews theoretical and philosophical considerations related to teacher education in general, including technicism, reflective practice, and professional competence. Explores strategic issues for development of such…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Philosophy, Faculty Development
Jacobs, Jennifer – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2006
Throughout the literature, teacher education is often described as being based on a specific tradition, paradigm, or agenda. Examples of these descriptions include: behavioristic, personalistic, inquiry-oriented, social reconstructionist, academic, developmentalist, and social-efficiency. These approaches are closely linked to the "beliefs and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, School Culture, Supervision
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Bednarz, Sarah Witham – Journal of Geography, 2002
Action research is defined as systematic classroom-based inquiry to solve teacher-perceived problems. It has been a component of education, particularly professional staff development, for the past century under several names although geography educators in the United States have rarely used it for this, or any other, purpose. This paper reviews…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Action Research, Educational Change, Staff Development
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Buysse, Virginia; Sparkman, Karen L.; Wesley, Patricia W. – Exceptional Children, 2003
This article examines the community of practice model as a framework for integrating educational research and practice. In addition to defining communities of practice and reflective practice, it describes two researcher-teacher partnerships and offers suggestions for transforming traditional methods of conducting research on educational practice.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices