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Fan, Xiaoping; Patton, Kevin; Zuest, Luciana; Buschner, Craig; Himberg, Cathrine – Physical Educator, 2021
The benefits of professional conference attendance include acquisition of knowledge and practical ideas, establishment of professional networks, exploration of job opportunities, and staying current). Yet, to date, no study has comprehensively examined physical education teacher candidates' (TCs) conference attendance at the national level. Using…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Knowledge Level, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Tino, Concetta; Frison, Daniela – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
This work-in progress research design focuses on the development process of a "Training Perspectives Questionnaire" to investigate how trainers and consultants conceive training and to promote awareness about themselves as trainers. The study was developed within the project "Soft Skills: Aware, Competent and Competitive", led…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Questionnaires, Trainers, Consultants
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McCulloch, Alistair; Loeser, Cassandra – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Supervisor induction and continued professional development programmes constitute good practice and are enshrined in institutional policies and national codes of practice. However, there is little evidence about whether they have an impact on either supervisors' learning or day-to-day practice. Set in a discussion of previous literature, this…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Workshops, Foreign Countries, Supervisors
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Crompton, Helen; Rippard, Kelly; Sommerfeldt, Jody – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2016
This rise in the use of social networks presents new ethical, legal, and professional challenges for educators. Pre-service teachers need professional development to be cognizant of the content they are posting to personal social networks. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to develop professional development guidelines to help…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Social Networks, Professional Development, Mixed Methods Research
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Pinya, Carme; Rosselló, Maria Rosa – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
In view of the challenges facing universities in our days and in accordance with the guidelines of the EHEA, the present article presents the results of a project which aims to unite the use of blogs and a competency approach. Specifically, the project is structured around two basic, complementary aims: 1. The design and implementation of a…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Professional Development, Skill Development, Competence
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Guzanov, Boris N.; Tarasyuk, Olga V.; Bashkova, Svetlana A.; Ustakova, Daria A.; Sotskova, Svetlana I. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The topicality of the problem under study is based on requirements of the society and the shortage of teachers of vocational education on the labour market, aimed at successful vocational and pedagogical activities by means of the needed level of development of profession-oriented and specialized competences through self-development and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies
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Shibru, Sintayehu; Bibiso, Mesfin; Ousman, Kedir – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore factors that affect institutional performance of Wolaita Sodo University. The study has identified middle level manager's perceptions toward institutional performance to indicate the key factors that seem to affect the performance of the university. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Evaluation, Leadership, Higher Education
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ALharbi, Bassam H. M.; Mhaidat, Fatin – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2017
The present study aimed to identify the level of owning a field training students majoring in psychological counseling at the Hashemite University of professional and family counseling skills in light of achievement and gender variables. The subjects of the study comprised of (100) subjects of field training students in the second semester of the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Family Counseling
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Montenegro Maggio, Helena – Professional Development in Education, 2016
The professional career paths and processes of development on becoming a teacher have been studied extensively. Nonetheless, the professional development on becoming a teacher educator has been barely researched. This article reports on a study focused on the professional career path of teacher educators from a situated perspective. The research…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Discourse Analysis, Questionnaires, Interviews
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Wall, Carrie R. Giboney – Teacher Development, 2016
Preservice teachers enter programs with beliefs about teaching and learning, constructed from prior schooling experiences. This longitudinal study examines preservice teachers' K-12 memories, their initial educational beliefs, and the changes in those beliefs over their teacher education program. Analysis of questionnaires, interviews, work…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Preservice Teachers, Longitudinal Studies, Attitude Change
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Khasanzyanova, Albina – International Review of Education, 2017
It is widely recognised that tertiary education does not provide all of the knowledge and skills required to succeed in modern societies. Personal and interpersonal skills--so-called "soft skills"--are also needed to complement professional skills and expertise, and become an essential part of an individual's personality. One way of…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Volunteers, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews
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Ulvik, Marit; Riese, Hanne – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This article presents a case study aiming at deepening the understanding of action research as a tool in professional development in pre-service teacher education. The case is the practice of action research in a teacher education programme for secondary school teachers in Norway. While there has been limited research on consequences of inquiry,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Case Studies
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Smidt, Wilfried – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Nonacademic and academic pedagogues working in childhood education are involved in multiple occupational activities. Theoretical frameworks focussing on career development and processes of professionalisation may provide hints about differences in the occupational activities of nonacademic and academic pedagogues as well as with regard to how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Early Childhood Education, Job Skills
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Pittman, Edward C.; Foubert, John D. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
This study examined whether professional involvement, supervision style, and mentoring predicted the professional identity of graduate students and new professionals in student affairs. Results of the study show that all three independent variables predicted the professional identity development of graduate students. Supervision style of a…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Student Personnel Services, Predictor Variables, Supervisory Methods
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Angus, Katie – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
Despite the sizeable portion of foreign language (FL) instruction provided by graduate students now as teaching assistants (TAs) and in the future as faculty, few studies have considered TAs' perspectives on their own professional development. To inform the professional development of FL graduate students as teachers, the present study updated and…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Professional Development, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Assistants
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