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Jacob, W. James; Xiong, Weiyan; Ye, Huiyuan; Wang, Shuo; Wang, Xueshuang – Professional Development in Education, 2019
The establishment and promotion of professional development centers at higher education institutions (HEIs) play a significant role in building and supporting faculty teaching and research capacity. Although not all universities and colleges assign teaching the same significance that they give to research, there are many best practices of…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Educational Practices, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Blaik Hourani, Rida; Stringer, Patricia – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Schools in Abu Dhabi are going through a period of transformation and reform. The Abu Dhabi Education Council commenced a professional development plan for principals to enhance their capabilities to manage and initiate change in light of the reforms. This study was conducted to explore principals' perspectives on professional development…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Principals, Educational Improvement, Semi Structured Interviews
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Kidd, Warren – Professional Development in Education, 2013
This article addresses key issues in pre-service teachers' professional learning. The argument explores pre-service teachers' learning and practice, which is both informed by technology and which uses technologically enhanced practices in classrooms as learning and teaching strategies. The article is contextualized by current…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development, Change Agents
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Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, Sara; Cross, Andrew; Chileshe, Eness; Machiko, Brian – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This paper reports on the development and outcomes of the second phase of OER4Schools, a school-based professional development programme supporting interactive forms of subject teaching in conjunction with Open Educational Resources (OER) and technology in Zambian primary schools. We worked with partners to identify the needs of school-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Continuing Education