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Martha C. Inouye; Clare I. Gunshenan – Teacher Development, 2024
In the United States, science education has experienced substantial shifts in the last decade. For in-service teachers, professional development programs (PDPs) play an important role in reform success. Despite well-known core features of effective PDPs, research still suggests a range of results among programs that claim to use those features. An…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Change, Science Education, Construct Validity
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Wakefield, Wendy – Teacher Development, 2022
To facilitate transfer of teachers' learning into classroom practice, science and engineering teacher professional development (PD) experiences should increase teachers' content knowledge, disciplinary practices, and pedagogical strategies. As this can be difficult within traditional PD contexts, this study is a qualitative investigation of hybrid…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Research Training, Teacher Researchers, Science Teachers
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Henning, John E.; Rice, Linda J.; Dani, Danielle E.; Weade, Ginger; McKeny, Timothy – Teacher Development, 2017
The purpose of the study was to examine the differences among significant changes in the practice of individual teachers. Seventeen US teachers were interviewed about the most successful change in their teaching career. The differences in teacher change were based primarily on the source and impact of the change. The sources of change were divided…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Styles, Faculty Development, Educational Practices
Brown, Julian; Doveston, Mary – Teacher Development, 2014
This paper evaluates the perceived impact of the National Award (NA) for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Coordination in English mainstream schools. The Award was introduced in 2009 and has been mandatory for all new Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos) since its inception. The framework used for the evaluation is based on the learning…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Needs, Special Needs Students, Special Programs
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Aubusson, Peter; Steele, Frances; Dinham, Steve; Brady, Laurie – Teacher Development, 2007
Professional learning communities among teachers and schools have been envisioned as a mechanism for development, knowledge building and implementation. However the formation of an effective learning community is more complex than giving teachers a project and asking them to share a room. This paper reports a synergistic interaction between a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Professional Development, Community, Learning Strategies
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Gibbs, Graham; Coffey, Martin – Teacher Development, 2000
Interviewed British teacher educators regarding their intentions and attitudes toward their programs. Respondents' views on program goals differed significantly. Their views about outcomes were mapped onto available conceptual frameworks about what developing as a higher education teacher involved. Four instruments for identifying the outcomes of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education