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Sanford, Kathy; Robertson, Kerry; Hopper, Timothy; Collyer, Vivian; Lancaster, Laura – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2020
A common complaint about teacher education programs is that it follows a linear model--where theory and teaching skills are learned at the university and then applied in practicum experiences--that is inadequate and does not accurately represent teacher candidates'(TC) experiences (Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Korthagen, Loughran & Russell,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Education Programs, Practicums, Theory Practice Relationship
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Brann-Barrett, M. Tanya – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2005
A nine-month program entitled Youth Speaks Up is delivered annually to grade 6 students from Sydney, Nova Scotia. One goal of the program is to provide an opportunity for the development of positive communication skills in participants. The purpose of this project was to determine if students participating in the program perceived changes in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Program Development, Interpersonal Communication
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Buck, George H. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1993
Identifies and analyzes factors within and without the University of Alberta that impeded the development of teacher education programs there prior to 1942. Concludes that eventually the university prevailed against the will of the provincial government, establishing that the knowledge and competence for determining the configuration of the…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Economic Factors, Educational History, Foreign Countries