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Alexandra Hay – Journal of Education Policy, 2025
In this article, I present a new conceptual framework constructed using sensemaking theory and Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to demonstrate layers of policy enactment. The framework reimagines policy enactment as a sociomaterial ethico-political activity by considering the factors that mediate policy enactment and the assemblages facilitating the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Social Theories, Charter Schools, Theory Practice Relationship
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Gabriela Gutierrez-Huerter O; Sarah Glozer; Anica Zeyen – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The responses of higher education (HE) institutions towards the climate crisis and escalating social inequalities have been researched from either 'top-down' (i.e. institutionally-led) or 'bottom-up' (i.e. student-led) perspectives. As scholars call for enhanced insight into the space between these two poles, this paper provides an…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Climate, Doctoral Students, Student Research
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Thijs Loonstra; Valentina C. Tassone; Zoë Robaey; Perry den Brok – Environmental Education Research, 2025
While environmental problems are urgent in modern society, they are especially difficult to tackle because of their normative and politically controversial nature. Universities may choose different theoretical paradigms for the teaching of environmental problems. However, limited theoretical and/or practical analysis has been undertaken of the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Models, Social Problems, Outcomes of Education
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David Morrison-Love; Fiona Patrick – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2024
Background: Student teachers can find it difficult to inform their classroom practice with knowledge gained from education theory and research. Working with Design and Technology teacher education students, the authors have developed a model to support integration of knowledge-based thinking in lesson design for classroom practice. Purpose: This…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Design, Technology, Student Attitudes
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Stephanie L. Baird; Sonya Klein – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2025
This teaching initiative responded to an effort to strengthen the connection between cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) theory and practice among Master of Social Work (MSW) students. This initiative was developed in response to feedback from our MSW students, who requested further training in CBT skills before entering practicum settings.…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Workshops, Feedback (Response)
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Alan, Bülent; Güven, Meral – Journal of Theoretical Educational Science, 2022
Very few teacher education models have integrated theory and practice on a context basis and used formative assessment in teachers' personal and professional development. Two are the Clinical Teacher Education Model and the Realistic Teacher Education Model based on reflection. These models prepare teacher candidates (TCs) for their profession as…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education
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Yang, Xiaowei; Ran, Hua; Zhang, Meng – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2022
Chinese students' outstanding performance in several rounds of PISA tests has attracted extensive attention on Chinese teacher professional development practices and system. The school-based teaching research system has evolved for many years in China and became a mature and systematical model for improving teaching quality. However, this system…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Models, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement
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Pountney, Richard; McPhail, Graham – British Educational Research Journal, 2019
In this article, we examine a case of innovation in curriculum and pedagogy at a new school in the UK. We begin by outlining the "3 Futures model", which we use as a methodological heuristic in the case study of the school that appears to be both knowledge-led and learner-engaged; characteristics of the Future 3 scenario. In considering…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Foreign Countries
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Barcelona, Alvin Bersabal – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020
Teachers are expected to engage in the praxis of educational reform, and one of the resurgent interests in the field of education is the conduct of action researches. In the Philippines and in many parts of the world, teachers are encouraged to perpetuate a culture of conducting action researches to improve the teaching and learning process.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria
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Azaza, Mohamed; Litz, David; Hourani, Rida Blaik – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2023
This case study examined teacher professional learning in the context of the Abu Dhabi New School Model educational reform initiative. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews that were conducted with teachers and school leaders. The study's findings reveal a serious disconnect between formal policy, practice, and implementation as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Donnelly, Roisin – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
This report from the field discusses a new approach taken to the co-evolution of teaching excellence and evidence-based practice in the context of learning development in a Technological University in Ireland. It explores supporting faculty in their exploration of pedagogic inquiry and teaching excellence and how this can co-evolve to generate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Evidence Based Practice, College Instruction
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van der Graaf, Peter; Cheetham, Mandy; Lake, Amelia; Welford, Mark; Rushmer, Rosemary; Shucksmith, Janet; Rhodes, Avril – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
Background: Fuse was established in 2008 as one of five public health research centres of excellence in the UK funded by the UK Clinical Research Centres collaboration. The centre works across five universities in the North East of England. This is an innovative collaboration and enables the pooling of research expertise. A prime focus of the…
Descriptors: Public Health, Research and Development Centers, Foreign Countries, Technology Transfer
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Moir, Taryn – Educational & Child Psychology, 2019
Aim: This position paper illustrates prominent theories of reading comprehension and considers how these models have informed reading instruction within the classroom. It then considers how reading comprehension can be supported by educational psychologists (EPs). Methods: This paper presents five sociocultural models of reading comprehension.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Educational Psychology, Counselor Role, Theory Practice Relationship
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Torres, Joana; Vasconcelos, Clara – Education Sciences, 2021
Currently, it is considered fundamental to improve students' views of the nature of science (NOS) in science classes. In addition, models are also important in science education, not only as contributors for students to develop their views of the NOS, but also for them to develop conceptual knowledge, as well as inquiry skills. Teachers greatly…
Descriptors: Models, Scientific Principles, Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Sowey, Eric R. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2020
Statistical methods are an indispensable partner in all scientific work and in many other professional and commercial fields. So it is not surprising that statistics is widely studied at university. Yet most students never complete more than a single course in the discipline -- and that is usually early in their studies. In this situation…
Descriptors: Statistics, Long Term Memory, Retention (Psychology), Instructional Effectiveness
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