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Susanne Francisco; Anette Forssten Seiser; Anette Olin Almqvist – Professional Development in Education, 2024
It is widely accepted that professional learning is a crucial aspect of the ongoing professional practice of educators. But how should this professional learning take place, and what arrangements enable and constrain practices associated with educator learning? In this article, we explore two case studies of action research projects: one…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teacher Education, Vocational Education, Teachers
Ganter de Otero, Jan Peter – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2019
The following report presents the results of the trends mapping study on innovation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) conducted by UNESCO-UNEVOC. The study aimed to improve the understanding on innovation in TVET among the international community, as well as to map current trends and showcase different types and experiences…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
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Åsa Mäkitalo, Editor; Todd E. Nicewonger, Editor; Mark Elam, Editor – New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction, 2019
"Designs for Experimentation and Inquiry" examines how digital media is reconfiguring the established worlds of research, education and professional practice. It reflects on the theoretical, methodological and ethical issues shaping contemporary engagements with digital learning and offers insights for both analysing and intervening in…
Descriptors: Ethics, Learning Processes, Information Technology, Sociocultural Patterns
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Hjalmarson, Helene V.; Strandmark, Margaretha – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore interprofessional experiences of incorporating fracture prevention activities in clinical practice inspired by an empowerment approach. Design/methodology/approach: Data collection consisted primarily of focus groups interviews, systematized and analyzed by the grounded theory method. The study took…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Health Education, Prevention, Focus Groups
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Karlsson, Jan; Anderberg, Elsie; Booth, Shirley; Odenrick, Per; Christmansson, Marita – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse and describe the learning that takes place in the interaction between academics from different disciplines and perspectives in collaboration with practitioners. Design/methodology/approach: The research draws on theories of learning that view it in relation to context, where the most significant…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Research and Development, Cooperation, Learning Processes
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Polk, Merritt; Knutsson, Per – Environmental Education Research, 2008
Given the complexity of current social structures and environmental problems, attaining a truly sustainable society seems rather improbable today. Not only has society not been planned for the complexity of the preconditions and effects that sustainability entails, sustainability is also unlikely given current individual consumption patterns,…
Descriptors: Social Change, Educational Change, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Ivarsson-Jansson, Ewa; Cooper, Karen; Augusen, Harriet; Frykland, Marie – Online Submission, 2009
Motivational methods of teaching are topical subjects and much discussed issues regarding schools and education. The first question of our study covers student motivation and students' perception of their own schools' teaching methods. The second question reflects on how upper secondary school teachers perceive their roles as teachers, their…
Descriptors: First Aid, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Cooperative Learning