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Lotter, Christine; Smiley, Whitney; Thompson, Stephen; Dickenson, Tammiee – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study investigated a professional development model designed to improve teachers' inquiry teaching efficacy as well as the quality of their inquiry instruction through engaging teachers in practice-teaching and reflection sessions. The programme began with a two-week summer Institute focused on both inquiry pedagogy and science content and…
Descriptors: Models, Faculty Development, Training Methods, Middle School Teachers
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Robinson, Viviane M. J.; Sinnema, Claire E. L.; Le Fevre, Deidre – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
In this study we bring together Argyris and Schön's theories of interpersonal effectiveness and research on negotiation to develop a model of effective leadership behavior in conversations involving actual or anticipated disagreement. A concurrent mixed-methods design was used to assess shifts in how 18 Australian superintendents responded to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Leadership Training, Leadership Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence
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Meng, Junyi; Tajaroensuk, Songphorn; Seepho, Sirinthorn – International Education Studies, 2013
The increasing need to learn English worldwide leads to the rapid development in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Teachers in this profession are required to reach a much higher level of professionalism now, and their in-service professional development can be an effective approach to updating their professional learning…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Coaching (Performance), Peer Teaching