This qualitative case study conducted in a higher education institution in Guyana aimed to address a need for more transformative approaches to professional learning and development given that accelerated transformation of the education system is required to meet the fast-paced national economic development. Through the lens of the Transformative…

This study aimed to chronicle and understand the emergency online teaching experience of five faculty members in a liberal arts college located in Tokyo, Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, adopting the autoethnographic method. It explored the nature and dimensions of problems the faculty members faced, resources used to make sense of…

Purpose: This study aims to identify various teachers' professional activities (TPAs) and classify these TPAs according to their relative importance for the professional development of teachers. Design/methodology/approach: The systematic review of the literature had been conducted to identify various TPAs in the institutions. Later, an empirical…

A framework within which college teachers can examine how they think and act in difficult teaching situations is presented, focusing on the rules that inform actions. The discussion looks at standards for professional teaching practice, exploring discrepancies between values and practice, identifying personal action strategies, assessing their…