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National-Scale Professional Development in Sweden: Theory, Policy, Practice
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Boesen, J.; Helenius, O.; Johansson, B. – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2015
From 2012 to 2016 all teachers of mathematics, in primary through to upper secondary and adult education, in Sweden are to be given the opportunity of receiving state-coordinated professional development (PD), generally involving around one meeting per week for a year. We examine the ways in which this programme and its content are research-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, National Programs, Theory Practice Relationship
Defining "Knowledge" in Vocational Education Qualifications in England: An Analysis of Key Stakeholders and Their Constructions of Knowledge, Purposes and Content
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Bathmaker, Ann-Marie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
What is meant by "knowledge" in vocational education qualifications and who decides? These are significant questions in a context where "skill" is the prevailing discourse. This paper reports on a research project, undertaken in 2010-2011, which investigated the role of national stakeholders in defining knowledge in vocational…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Qualifications, Stakeholders
Effective Professional Development Planning: The Wisconsin PDP
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Fischer, John A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Designed to improve PK-12 professional learning and increase student achievement, Wisconsin's policymakers developed and implemented new educator licensing guidelines (PI 34) and a Professional Development Plan (PDP) system based on empirical research and national policy trends in 2004. As PI 34 and the PDP system are relatively new, the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Guidelines, State Programs