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Sommerhoff, Daniel; Szameitat, Andrea; Vogel, Freydis; Chernikova, Olga; Loderer, Kristina; Fischer, Frank – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
The learning sciences, as an academic community investigating human learning, emerged more than 30 years ago. Since then, graduate learning sciences programs have been established worldwide. Little is currently known, however, about their disciplinary backgrounds and the topics and research methods they address. In this document analysis of the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Content Analysis, Graduate Study, Science Programs
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Hobley, Janet – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
This paper draws on recent reports and articles concerning vocational education and training which in 2014 aim to offer a theoretical underpinning for vocational pedagogy and one that promotes a greater understanding of how the "practical knowledge" within vocational education and training can be developed through a consideration of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Theories
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Billot, Jennie; King, Virginia – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
The effectiveness of academic induction is under-monitored by higher education institutions (HEIs) despite growing evidence that some academics, facing increased expectations and rising accountability within higher education (HE), perceive a lack of support from their institution. In this paper, we argue that HEIs should follow the example of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
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Linton, Jayme – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2016
This qualitative case study used Wenger's (1998) communities of practice (CoP) framework to analyze how the ongoing electronic learning community (eLC) process at an established state virtual high school (SVHS) supported online teachers in building relationships with online students. Lave and Wenger's (1991) concept of legitimate peripheral…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Virtual Classrooms, High School Students, Communities of Practice