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Dolev, Niva; Leshem, Shosh – Teacher Development, 2017
A growing body of research has linked emotional intelligence (EI) to different life aspects, including personal well-being, quality of social relationships and professional effectiveness. In the field of education, EI has been linked to different aspects of school life, such as learning, academic achievements and pro-social behaviours among…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Well Being, Interpersonal Relationship, Academic Achievement
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Soebari, Titien; Aldridge, Jill M. – Teacher Development, 2016
This article reports on the differential effectiveness of a teacher professional development programme for teachers in urban and rural schools in Indonesia. The study employed an embedded mixed methods design that involved the concurrent collection of both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative component involved a pre-post design in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investigations, Faculty Development, Teacher Education Programs
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Kane, Ruth G.; Francis, Andrew – Teacher Development, 2013
Today the quality of teachers is held to be increasingly important yet there continue to be doubts about whether teacher education programs graduate teachers ready to meet the challenges of their initial years of teaching. In some jurisdictions, other agencies (Ministries of Education, school districts, and private providers) are supplementing the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
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Moru, Eunice Kolitsoe; Qhobela, Makomosela; Maqutu, Tholang Z. – Teacher Development, 2014
The quality of mathematics teaching in Lesotho primary education remains one of the vexing problems in the education system. The study investigated how teachers viewed the impact of instruction on enhancing their knowledge of teaching. Data for the study were elicited from the second-year students enrolled for a Bachelor of Education in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
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Gibson, Susan E.; Brooks, Charmaine – Teacher Development, 2012
Preparing teachers to implement a new curriculum presents a significant but important challenge. While formal professional development programs can assist in this preparation, finding prescribed experiences that meet the needs of all teachers can be formidable and indeed may not always be the best option for promoting change in practice. Decisions…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Faculty Development
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Duffield, Stacey – Teacher Development, 2006
Over the past 20 years, the Professional Development School (PDS) model has been proven to be a successful way to induct teacher candidates into the teaching profession. Induction has been recognized as a way to counteract attrition from a profession that loses as many as 50% of its teachers within five years of entry. Using the PDS model of…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Cooperating Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Best Practices