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Kim, Jeong-Hee; Zimmerman, Aaron – Teacher Educator, 2017
The cultivation of teacher dispositions is an important topic within contemporary discourses of teacher development. The construct of dispositions, however, is still in need of conceptual refinement. In this article, we use the philosophical theory of "Bildung" (the educating and forming of the self) to explore how the cultivation of…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Personality Traits, Faculty Development, Self Actualization
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Zoellner, Brian P.; Chant, Richard H.; Lee, Kosze – Teacher Educator, 2017
Our revised secondary teacher education professional development plan (PDP) project required preservice teachers to identify their teaching beliefs, use these beliefs to analyze practice, and create an action plan centered on a research question from this analysis. We predicted these plans would show evidence of Dewey's (1964) reflective…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Educational Philosophy, Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development
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Atkinson, Becky M. – Teacher Educator, 2012
This article presents findings from a study conducted with a teacher focus group asked to read and discuss their responses to selected published teacher narratives of reflective practice. The teachers challenged features of practitioner reflection presented in several of the reading selections as not representative of how they experienced…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Focus Groups, Faculty Development, Scholarship
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Williamson, Pamela; McLeskey, James – Teacher Educator, 2011
This investigation addressed the use of problem-solving teams (PST) to support general education teachers working in inclusive classrooms. Eight teams in a high-poverty elementary school that had recently implemented an inclusive program were the focus of the study. Teachers noted several benefits of PSTs, including social support, learning new…
Descriptors: General Education, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Teamwork
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McLoughlin, Andrea Sabatini; Maslak, MaryAnn – Teacher Educator, 2003
Examined elementary and secondary prospective teachers' perceptions of the ways in which their experiences as tutors in school-based tutoring programs influenced their professional development. Data from surveys, reflective papers, and individual and focus group interviews revealed five main ways they perceived the tutoring experience contributed…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Field Experience Programs
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Shkedi, Asher – Teacher Educator, 1998
Explored the potential of the case method in teacher professional development. Experienced Israeli teachers were exposed to a case, and researchers characterized the resulting dialog. Teacher interviews indicated that teachers found the language of the case communicative. Teachers viewed this method as respectable and credible, though most did not…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning