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Wilfried Admiraal – European Educational Researcher, 2024
Teaching in secondary education is mostly grounded in the practical wisdom of teachers. In general, teachers have limited knowledge of, access to, and interest in insights from scholarly work. Teacher research might be a way to move beyond practical wisdom as the only basis for good teaching. This study aimed to explore whether teacher research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning Processes, Adult Learning, Professional Identity
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van Dooren, Elise; Boshuizen, Els; van Merriënboer, Jeroen; Asselbergs, Thijs; van Dorst, Machiel – Design and Technology Education, 2020
The aim of design education is that students learn to think and act like designers. However, the focus in the design studio is mainly on the design product, whereas the 'why and how' of the design process are barely addressed. A risk of learning by performing real-life tasks without addressing the skills involved, that is, without receiving…
Descriptors: Design, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Guidelines
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Loo, Ivo De; Bots, Jan – Accounting Education, 2018
This paper describes the development, evaluation, and the changes made to a research course for part-time Master of Science students in accounting. The course prepares students for their Master of Science thesis and aims to develop their research skills. On top of this, it managed to overcome barriers between faculty members who were chiefly…
Descriptors: Accounting, Information Systems, Information Science Education, Course Descriptions
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Notten, Ton – Teaching Public Administration, 2016
This article is a follow-up to, or even a sharpening of, a presentation I offered, three years ago, in this journal "TPA," about the closely related research-and-innovation-enrichment of the profession of mid-career students within their two-year part-time master's course. I wrote then about my 12 years of experience at the Urban…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Urban Education, Figurative Language
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Admiraal, Wilfried; Buijs, Maartje; Claessens, Wout; Honing, Terence; Karkdijk, Jan – Educational Action Research, 2017
The impact of scholarly research in education on the educational practice in secondary school is low. Academics examine problems that teachers in school perceive as irrelevant, want to publish in peer-reviewed journals instead of disseminate their work, and aim at generalizing insights rather than improving school practice. Teacher research might…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Action Research, Teacher Attitudes, Geography Instruction
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van der Meer, F. B.; Marks, P. – Teaching Public Administration, 2013
Reflection is an essential ingredient of academic education in Public Administration, both for an academic and a professional career. Making a distinction between reflectivity and reflexivity we identify 30 foci of reflection. The main question of the article is how these forms of reflection can be taught and learned in PA programs, especially in…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Masters Programs, Reflection, Teaching Methods
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Biesma, Regien G.; Pavlova, Milena; Vaatstra, Rina; van Merode, Godefridus G.; Czabanowska, Katarzyna; Smith, Tony; Groot, Wim – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Constant changes in society and the public health domain force public health professionals into new roles and the development of new competencies. Public health professionals will need to be trained to respond to this challenge. The aim of this comparative study among Poland, the UK and the Netherlands is to identify competence needs for Master of…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Public Health, Labor Market, Graduates
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van Swet, Jacqueline; Ponte, Petra – Journal of In-service Education, 2007
This article reports findings from a case study into reciprocal learning in tutor groups in a research-based master's programme, run jointly by Roehampton University, London, UK and Fontys OSO, The Netherlands. The research was designed to investigate to what extent, and how, forms of reciprocal learning arose in tutor groups for experienced…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Tutors
Ackermans, S. T. M.; Trum, H. M. G. J. – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses a two-year masters program; one year of lecture and practical training, and a second year on a supervised design task in an industry or development laboratory. Reviews the emphases of the curriculum. Describes the two paths to engineering careers in the Netherlands. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development