This study aimed to improve teacher education by integrating project-based learning (PBL) into English language instruction. A motivational-cognitive-reflective model was developed and implemented using a mixed-methods approach. Data were collected through surveys, interviews, and observations involving preservice English teachers and faculty. The…

Education is getting more informed, digitalised and person-centred. The transition to active learning blurs the boundaries of traditional classroom teaching and encourages the development of new teaching formats. As a result, more and more teachers are turning from "rigid" teaching formats to ones that are more flexible. However, new…

This transcendental phenomenological qualitative study examined two middle school social studies teachers that worked with an instructional coach to use their classroom textbook to transform the curriculum by using the College, Career, and Civic (C3) Life framework. Both teachers implemented several attributes and characteristics from the…

This research addressed the challenges that colleges and universities face in implementing adequate accounting and financial reporting training of International Accounting Standards. The research questions of the study were: Do college students and faculty similarly believe that undergraduate students are receiving adequate accounting coursework…

This article reports the results of a curriculum survey of 322 analytical chemistry instructors (92% U.S.-based) conducted during Spring 2021. This snapshot of current course formats, topics, and pedagogical methods will be useful to both seasoned and novice teachers of analytical chemistry. The majority of respondents reported that their major…

This book began as a deep discussion among administrators, teachers, researchers, teacher educators, and educational consultants concerned about the critical reduction of play, engaged learning opportunities, and intellectually stimulating experiences in classrooms for toddlers through the primary grades. This group made a pact to organize and…

This study was designed to understand how a school can transform its instructional practices and collaborative structures to bring about rigorous, relevant, and engaging learning for all students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to determine how a school can create a culture of innovation in teaching practices. This case study…

The purpose of this article is to examine how a first-grade ESL teacher understands teaching and learning as she explores her agency (and that of her students) in implementing and experimenting with project-based instruction (PBI) in her economically, culturally, and linguistically diverse classroom. Utilizing video-cued ethnography and drawing on…

This investigation examines the perceptions of educators in the Lebanese school regarding the behaviors and attitudes of students in the teaching of environmental education (EE). The investigation was conducted in a private school in Mount Lebanon in the middle and high school levels. A central question of the investigation is how, and to what…

As societal and classroom demands for accountability increase, teacher educators are challenged to prepare and support new teachers for the realities of today's classrooms. Sometimes the preparation and the realities appear to be in conflict. University-based teacher educators may stress critical thinking and active learning. School-based teacher…