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Using Insider Research in MEd Final Projects to Bridge the Theory/Practice Gap
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Arar, Khalid – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2018
This paper aims to identify key issues involved in MEd final project supervision and to highlight the potential of supervision from an academic institution to change educational reality through the postgraduate student-teachers' work-based final project as insider researchers in Israeli schools. It draws on analysis of case-study data from two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Masters Degrees, Student Research
The Long-Term Impact of an Education for Sustainability Course on Israeli Science and Technology Teachers' Pro-Environment Awareness, Commitment and Behaviour
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Abramovich, Anat; Loria, Yahavit – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2015
The impact of an Education for Sustainability (EfS) course for science and technology junior high school teachers on the intentional and actual environmental behaviour of participants was studied by researching the EfS implementation of 13 science and technology teachers within their family, community, and work environment. The research was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Science Education
Learning from Success: Exploring the Sustainability of a Collaborative Learning Initiative
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Schechter, Chen; Ganon, Sherry – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: In light of limited sustainability of past collaborative-learning-centered initiatives over time, the purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants considered by both teachers and principals to influence the sustainability of a collective-learning-from-success (CLS) initiative in 12 urban elementary schools.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Elementary Schools, Urban Schools, Administrator Attitudes
The Importance of Change: Changes at a Teacher Education College in Israel--Declared and Perceived Aspects
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Mevorach, Miriam; Ezer, Hanna – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2010
This study examines changes at a large teacher education college in Israel and considers how teacher educators perceive these changes. The research tools included protocols documenting formal meetings of college decision makers, questionnaires distributed among the college teaching faculty, analyzed quantitatively, and in-depth narrative…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Research Tools, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators
Fostering Higher-Order Thinking in Science Class: Teachers' Reflections
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Barak, Moshe; Shakhman, Larisa – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
The study reported in this article aimed at exploring what teachers know and do about fostering higher-order thinking skills in teaching science, and how they see themselves involved in achieving this end. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 teachers experienced in teaching high school physics, which is considered a…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Thinking Skills
Sustainability of Social Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis
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Savaya, Riki; Spiro, Shimon; Elran-Barak, Roni – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The article reports on the findings of a comparative case study of six projects that operated in Israel between 1980 and 2000. The study findings identify characteristics of the programs, the host organizations, and the social and political environment, which differentiated programs that are sustained from those that are not. The findings reaffirm…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Leadership