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Gradovski, Mikhail; Løkken, Ingrid M. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2015
To maintain team learning for assistants in preschools, dialogue and group discussions are important. These dialogues and discussions can happen both as a part of spontaneous supervision and as a part of an organized process of supervision. Bakhtinian theory of understanding and its notion of dialogue could be used to organize supervision of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Teacher Aides, Supervision
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Gulliksen, Marte S.; Hjardemaal, Finn R. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The study is aimed at generating knowledge on how faculty teachers reflect and justify their choice of subject content logic in teacher education, exemplified by a concurrent pre-service Subject Teacher Education in design, art, and crafts. Focus-group interviews generated data. Three topics were discussed: too many choices, different logics, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Interviews, Teacher Educators
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Alvestad, Torgeir; Sheridan, Sonja – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This article is based on a research project focusing on Norwegian teachers' planning and documentation of children's learning in preschool. Norwegian preschools follow a national curriculum and teachers are obliged to document both professional practice and learning outcomes. The aim of the article is to investigate teachers' experiences of…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Planning, Documentation
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Postholm, May Britt – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
The article focuses on school-based development and how collaboration between teacher educators and leaders and teachers can promote development in teacher education, in school and in the collaboration site in school where both parties meet. The data were collected in Norway through qualitative interviews with groups of teachers and leaders at…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Collaboration, College School Cooperation, Qualitative Research
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Engvik, Gunnar – Educational Research, 2014
Background and purpose: The interest in raising the competence of teachers through networks and network activities is increasing. This article is based on the voices of four newly qualified teachers who give us the opportunity to listen to experiences in authentic surroundings. The purpose of this article is to gain better insight into the type of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Social Networks, Secondary Education, Faculty Development
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Gjems, Liv; Vinje, Inge – Journal of Educational Issues, 2015
In several European countries, teacher education is regulated by national plans that emphasise pedagogy as the central subject. Pedagogy shall include research-based knowledge, as well as having a strong connection between theory and practice. We have interviewed teacher educators about what they emphasise about theoretical and practical issues in…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
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Fortuin, K. P. J.; van Koppen, C. S. A. – Environmental Education Research, 2016
A crucial skill for researchers in inter- and transdisciplinary environmental projects is the ability to be reflexive about knowledge and knowledge production. Few studies exist on the operationalization of reflexive skills and teaching and learning strategies that help students master these skills. This research aims to contribute in this…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Postholm, May Britt – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
In this article, the concepts of self-regulated learning, learning strategies and metacognition are outlined theoretically and exemplified practically. The teachers and the students presented in the article are taking part in a research and development (R&D) work project. The focus of the article is on how the teachers implement learning…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Student Experience