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Hara, May; Good, Annalee G. – Teachers College Press, 2023
This book argues that teachers' active participation in policy advocacy is crucial to creating a K-12 educational system that honors the needs of students, families, and communities. The authors examine obstacles to teacher involvement in policy, analyze preservice and practicing teachers' experiences, and present a model for collaborative…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Advocacy, Teacher Role, Elementary Secondary Education
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Casey, Zachary A.; McManimon, Shannon K. – SUNY Press, 2021
Antiracist professional development for white teachers often follows a one-size-fits-all model, focusing on narrow notions of race and especially white privilege at the expense of more radical analyses of white supremacy. Frustrated with this model, Zachary A. Casey and Shannon K. McManimon, both white teacher educators, developed a two-year…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, White Teachers, Social Justice, Racial Bias
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Krille, Claudia – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2020
This book presents a systematic literature review focusing on studies examining teachers' participation in professional development (PD) within Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since 1990. It has identified 81 relevant studies and summarizes the results while answering the following research questions: What are teachers' self-reported reasons…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Barriers
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Gist, Conra D., Ed.; Bristol, Travis J., Ed. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2022
Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers are underrepresented in public schools across the United States of America, with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color making up roughly 37% of the adult population and 50% of children, but just 19% of the teaching force. Yet research over decades has indicated their positive impact on student learning…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, American Indians, Disproportionate Representation, Public School Teachers
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Tondeur, Jo; van Braak, Johan; Ertmer, Peggy A.; Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Anne – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
This review was designed to further our understanding of the link between teachers' pedagogical beliefs and their educational uses of technology. The synthesis of qualitative findings integrates the available evidence about this relationship with the ultimate goal being to facilitate the integration of technology in education. A meta-aggregative…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Meta Analysis
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Kowalski, Susan; Busey, Amy; Goldsmith, Lynn; Bates, Meg; Beilstein, Shereen; Perry, Michelle – Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE), 2017
Online modes of teacher professional development (PD) have gained prominence in recent years for their potential to transform and expand access to high-quality resources and experiences that positively impact teachers' knowledge, beliefs, instructional practices, and ultimately, student learning. However, with the increasing demand for and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wendt, Jillian L., Ed.; Apugo, Danielle L., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
This title is an "IGI Global Core Reference for 2019" as it provides the timeliest, trending research around overcoming challenges within the urban educational system. Featuring real-world solutions and comprehensive coverage on teacher professional development, racial microaggressions, STEM, and diversity in elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Faculty Development, Racial Bias, STEM Education
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van Poortvliet, Matthew; Axford, Nick; Lloyd, Jenny – Education Endowment Foundation, 2018
This EEF guidance report reviews the best available research to offer schools and teachers four recommendations to support parental engagement in children's learning. Parents play a crucial role in supporting their children's learning, and levels of parental engagement are consistently associated with better academic outcomes. Evidence from our…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior
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Martimianakis, Maria Athina; Hodges, Brian D.; Wasylenki, Donald – Academic Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: Medical schools and departments of psychiatry around the world face challenges in integrating science with clinical teaching. This project was designed to identify attitudes toward the integration of science in clinical teaching and address barriers to collaboration between scientists and clinical teachers. Methods: The authors explored…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Medical Education, College Faculty, Scientists