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Donnelly, Roisin; McSweeney, Fiona – Professional Development in Education, 2011
This paper reports on a research case study into a form of mentoring for teachers in higher education in Ireland with 30 academic staff. It begins with an exploration of the concept and practice of mentoring in the world of higher education professional development; focus will be limited to an overview of the concept of teacher mentoring, an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mentors, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
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Ingleby, Ewan; Hedges, Clive – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This article is based on quantitative and qualitative data that have been generated since 2009 on the study skills needs of early years practitioners working in England. The research has identified that developing information technology skills appears to be a particular professional development need for these practitioners. The practitioners are…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Colleges
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McIntyre, Joanna; Hobson, Andrew J.; Mitchell, Nick – Professional Development in Education, 2009
This article discusses the evaluation of a unique university-based early professional development (EPD) programme in England that enabled newly and recently qualified teachers to have continued contact with their initial teacher preparation provider. The programme was designed to enhance the induction, EPD and retention of beginning teachers of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Reflective Teaching