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Ronen, Ilana Klima – Professional Development in Education, 2019
The age of knowledge and social responsibility awareness raises the question about the role of the instructor as the leader of the educational process in a learning community. Based on qualitative analysis referred to students' reflective diary instructors' reports, and interviews -- the study sheds light on three features of the leader of a…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Communities of Practice, Student Attitudes
Hadley, Fay; Waniganayake, Manjula; Shepherd, Wendy – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Continuous professional learning and development (PLD) is an essential component of effective practice in any profession. PLD as a professional responsibility and workplace requirement in early childhood (EC) settings is now embedded in Australian national policy. What PLD looks like and how it happens in EC settings is a hot topic both locally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
Baricaua Gutierez, Sally – Professional Development in Education, 2016
Professional development of in-service teachers requires a sustainable and school-based model which will provide them with opportunities for collaboration in building an environment that supports their capacity-building and pedagogical improvement. In this professional development model, teachers are treated as central to the learning process,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Qualitative Research
Kadji-Beltran, Chrysanthi; Zachariou, Aravella; Liarakou, Georgia; Flogaitis, Evgenia – Professional Development in Education, 2014
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a demanding new field in terms of content and context and requires whole-school approaches and changes in educational structures. The field's implementation constitutes a great challenge for teachers, novice in the field of ESD. Teacher education for ESD needs to effectively transfer knowledge and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Sustainable Development, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Jacobs, Jennifer; Beck, Brandon; Crowell, Lyn – Professional Development in Education, 2014
As inequities continue to be present for students of color, for English-language learners, for students from low-income households, for LGBTQ students and for students with disabilities, schools must find ways to increase achievement and high expectations for all students. Although not explored thoroughly in the research literature, teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Change Agents, Equal Education, Educational Change
Flitton, Laura; Warwick, Paul – Professional Development in Education, 2013
This paper provides an account of a school-centred research and development project aimed at improving teacher and pupil understanding of talk as a tool for learning. The paper establishes the basis for a dialogic pedagogy and reflects on strategies for creating an effective classroom climate that promotes productive and purposeful talk. It goes…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Interpersonal Communication, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
Kelani, Raphael R.; Khourey-Bowers, Claudia – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This paper explores the effectiveness of a technology education professional development (TEPD) program and factors impeding the implementation of such a program within the context of the Republic of Benin (West Africa). Professional development (PD) programs do not always take into account the specific disciplinary content knowledge and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Interviews
Torrance, Deirdre – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This article draws from a small-scale study of headteachers motivated to positively impact on the quality of pupil experience by involving all staff in a distributed perspective on leadership. Each headteacher perceived leadership as involving learned processes requiring support and experience, expending considerable effort in providing a fertile…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Transformational Leadership, Participative Decision Making, Elementary Education
McMillan, Dorothy J.; Walsh, Glenda; Gray, Colette; Hanna, Karen; Carville, Sheelagh; McCracken, Owen – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This paper examines the effectiveness of a professional development model (PDM) devised as part of a research project carried out to support early childhood professionals in Ireland in enhancing their pedagogy. The PDM was constructed on a socio-cultural theoretical framework whereby Vygotsky's zone of proximal development was applied in the…
Descriptors: Diaries, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Professional Development
Bryan, Chris – Professional Development in Education, 2011
Education in post-apartheid South Africa has undergone considerable change in recent years and is seen as providing the key to reform and social transformation. However, despite many government policies designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning, education continues to present challenges, particularly within the area of professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Social Change, Case Studies