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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
On the Rough Ground: Instantiations of the Practical across the Teacher Professional Continuum
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Sato, Mistilina; Kern, Anne L.; McDonald, Eric; Rogers, Carrie – Teacher Education and Practice, 2010
We draw on the philosophical works of Aristotle, Gadamer, Arendt, and Sockett to argue for a return to the rough ground of reason and deliberation in teaching. We offer a conceptualization of teaching and teacher development within a framework that honors the technical and practical nature of knowledge, experience, and practice. Through examples…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Models, Faculty Development, Program Design
What Types of Designs Are We Using in Social Work Research and Evaluation?
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Holosko, Michael J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
This article addresses a void in the literature about social work research and evaluation (R&E) designs, in particular related to the quality of its published work. Data were collected by reviewing three empirically oriented journals, "Research on Social Work Practice", "Journal of Social Service Research", and "Social Work Research" over three…
Descriptors: Social Work, Journal Articles, Literature Reviews, Social Science Research
Action Learning for Strategic Innovation in Mature Organizations: Key Cognitive, Design and Contextual Considerations
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Kuhn, Jeffrey S.; Marsick, Victoria J. – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2005
This article lays out a model of action learning for catalyzing strategic innovation in mature organizations that are faced with a new competitive playing field. Central to this model is the development of a set of sophisticated cognitive capabilities--sensemaking, strategic thinking, critical thinking, divergent thinking, conceptual capacity and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Innovation, Experiential Learning, Training Methods
Peer Group Learning in Roche Pharma Development
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Boulden, George P.; De Laat, Richard – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2005
Pharma Development has used action learning to help participants in their 360[degrees] feedback programme develop their leadership competencies. The article describes how the programme was designed, supported and run across four sites over a period of 2 years. The programme was systematically evaluated and found to be successful in meeting its…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experiential Learning, Peer Groups, Leadership Training
Adult English Language Instruction in the 21st Century
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National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE), 2003
This report provides an overview of the field of adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) instruction in the United States today. First, it places adult ESOL in the broader context of the U.S. education system, and then it describes trends and issues in the areas of program design and instructional practice, assessment, teacher…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Program Design, Teaching Methods, Educational Trends