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Direct linkChitpin, Stephanie; Evers, Colin W. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
This paper offers an analysis of how six experienced teachers, and two in particular, used portfolios to aid and chart steps in their own professional development. The key finding of the study was that the pattern of growth of professional knowledge conformed strikingly to the central features of the model proposed by the philosopher of science,…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Faculty Development, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Beynon, June; Ilieva, Roumiana; Dichupa, Marela – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2004
Teachers immigrating to Canada with credentials from non-Canadian jurisdictions are regarded as desirable immigrant professionals because of their high levels of education and yet, nevertheless, are required to redo some or all of their professional training. This research examines sociocultural notions of voice, agency, authorship and identity in…
Descriptors: Professional Training, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Interviews
