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Yusuke Sakurai; Shizuki Saruta; Wenjuan Cheng – Higher Education Quarterly, 2024
Employees' sense of development is an essential component of their well-being that enhances their work performance. In the Japanese higher education sector, the number of foreign academics has increased considerably due to the strong backing of government initiatives. Although studies have unpacked foreign academics' intercultural challenges and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Novices, Foreign Nationals
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Sakamoto, Nami – Teacher Development, 2011
The author traced an English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher's professional development by examining her narrative and identifying the transformation of her awareness or "kizuki". "Kizuki," which is unique to Japanese culture, implies a sudden feeling of inner understanding of a phenomenon and can be roughly translated as…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Ownership, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)
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Saito, Eisuke – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the developmental stages of lesson study for learning community (LSLC) and to clarify the measures necessary for promoting the progress of LSLC, targeting consultants working on educational development projects for developing countries. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is organised as a…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Teaching Methods, Consultants, Observation
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Kusanagi, Kanako N. – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2014
Lesson study developed organically in Japan over a period of 140 years, whereas in Indonesia, lesson study was introduced as a top-down initiative. This research explores beyond general cultural differences by illustrating how the daily concerns of teachers and their social interactions differ in Japan and in the case of an Indonesian school, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Cross Cultural Studies
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Howe, Edward R. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2006
How does one become an effective teacher? What can be done to stem high attrition rates among beginning teachers? While many teachers are left to "sink or swim" in their first year--learning by trial and error, there remain a number of outstanding examples of collaboration and collegiality in teacher induction programs. Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Collegiality, Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers
Rubenstein, Rheta N., Ed.; Bright, George W., Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004
Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. NCTM's Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a teacher's career. The accompanying professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Teaching Models, Educational Change
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Schwartz, Nancy; And Others – Teaching and Change, 1995
Sixth-grade teachers collaborated with staff development coordinators on a cooperative-learning project which taught social skills to 300 students and incorporated attributes of cooperative learning into teaching of all content areas. A primary benefit of the process was the collegiality and teamwork experienced between the teachers and staff…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Planning, Dependents Schools
Rubenstein, Rheta N., Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004
Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM's) Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics
Darling-Hammond, Linda; Sato, Nancy; Paine, Lynn; Snowball, Diane – 1995
The four papers presented here address teacher development from an international viewpoint. In "Professional Development and Standards" (Linda Darling-Hammond) it is suggested that U.S. educators engage in new kinds of collaborations with universities, and it proposes a shift from information transmittal to "co-construction" of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Comparative Education, Cooperative Programs