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Wangbei Ye; Wanya Liang; Huiling Wang – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Studies have examined teachers' experience of organisational learning in school-based contexts but have seldom investigated teachers' cross-school learning processes. This paper explores the dynamic processes of teacher learning in cross-school settings led by local teaching and research officers. Qualitative comparative case studies based on…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Context Effect, Foreign Countries
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Kilpatrick, Sue; Fraser, Sharon – Professional Development in Education, 2019
Effective professional learning communities are crucial for supporting and developing the practice and identity formation of beginning teachers. Professional networks facilitate collegial learning and continuous improvement of professional practice of all teachers, and are especially important for out of field teachers. Rural practice is…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, STEM Education, Collegiality, Mentors
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McQuillan, Mollie T.; Leininger, Jennifer – Professional Development in Education, 2021
Transgender and gender-expansive students are disproportionately at risk for a host of negative academic and health outcomes; yet, few educators receive training on gender-inclusive school practices. This descriptive study used evaluation survey data from employees (N = 1,425) across 80 schools participating in gender-inclusivity professional…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Educational Environment, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
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Abu-Tineh, Abdullah M.; Sadiq, Hissa M. – Professional Development in Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of effective professional development and effective models of professional development as perceived by school teachers in the State of Qatar. This study is quantitative in nature and was conducted using a survey methodology. Means, standard deviations, t-test, and one-way analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
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Crompton, Helen; Olszewski, Brandon; Bielefeldt, Talbot – Professional Development in Education, 2016
Mobile learning (mlearning) is an emerging trend in schools, utilizing mobile technologies that offer the greatest amount of flexibility in teaching and learning. Researchers have found that one of the main barriers to effective mlearning in schools is the lack of teacher professional development. Results from a needs-assessment survey and a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Trust, Torrey; Horrocks, Brian – Professional Development in Education, 2017
Well-designed face-to-face and virtual communities of practice provide opportunities for teachers to learn, grow as professionals and make changes to their practice with the support of peers. However, as more K-12 teachers become Connected Educators and act as conduits between online spaces and communities in their schools, the boundaries between…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Elementary Secondary Education, Qualitative Research