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Beisser, Sally R.; Thoma, Jennifer – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2021
In this qualitative case study, professional development of pedagogical strategies was In this qualitative case study, professional development of pedagogical strategies was presented to 44 university professors and 33 undergraduate students representing two Eastern European universities. This study was part of an international partnership between…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
RaKissa Manzanares; Jessica Webb; Leigh M. Harrell-Williams; Gary A. Olson; Scotty Houston; Melinda Lanius; Kelsey Funkhouser; David Shannon; Josias O. Gomez; Michael Jacobson; Lora Merchant – PRIMUS, 2024
A comprehensive graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program in mathematical sciences designed at one institution is being adapted and replicated at two peer institutions. Using a case study approach, this paper outlines the development of the program components, which include a first-year teaching seminar, peer mentoring and support from a…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Program Development, Mathematics Instruction
Griffiths, M. A.; Goodyear, V. A.; Armour, K. M. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: Professional development (PD) in a range of occupations has become increasingly digitised. Numerous digital courses are available, with evidence that social media, blogs and apps are increasingly being used for PD. Yet despite clear benefits, there is little robust evidence on the characteristics of digital PD that impact positively on…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Coaches
Collet, Vicki Stewart; Nakawa, Nagisa – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand how lesson study (LS) impacts the pedagogy and attitudes of teachers in varied sociocultural contexts. The authors investigated responses of teachers in Kenya and the USA who were new to LS. Design/methodology/approach: Teacher interviews after LS were qualitatively and inductively…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Attitudes
Hong Zhang; Xuehan Lyu; Yannan Qiu – Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
The promotion of effective teacher professional development (ETPD) is a critical issue in the field of teacher education. The present study investigated how ETPD is affected simultaneously by teacher- and school-level factors across the United States, China, Finland, and Singapore. The data were drawn from the Teaching and Learning International…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
Philip Nahlik – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The Lead Teacher Program (LTP) is organized by Beyond Benign, an institution that promotes green chemistry principles and sustainability in education. LTP trains K-12 teachers to run workshops in their own communities across the US and Canada. This research project aimed to study the culture among K-12 science teachers in LTP and how they share…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Conservation (Environment), Science Instruction, Sustainability
Barakat, Maysaa; Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2022
Globally, economically disadvantaged and minority students are especially negatively impacted by less-qualified teachers, yet less-qualified teachers are disproportionately found in low-income, minority communities. Many countries struggle with the need for highly qualified teachers, in low-performing schools. This case study investigated how a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Equal Education, Public Schools
Moquin, Francis Kevin – ProQuest LLC, 2019
For the past 20 years, an increasing number of American educators have employed the Japanese model of lesson study as a process to structure their professional development experience. This study endeavored to understand how teachers experienced this relatively new and foreign process in their local contexts, using the overall research question,…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Yuliang Liu; Mary Weishaar; Huaibo Xin; Gretchen Fricke; Tom Lavallee – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2021
The longitudinal study was designed to investigate the impacts of the International Training Program in Pedagogy (ITPP) at a midwestern institution in the US on the visiting scholars in seven cohorts from China in 2012-18. The study used the cohort survey research design method. The first part of the data was collected from 48 visiting scholars…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, College Instruction, Cultural Differences
Qureshi, Azhar M.; Demir, Kadir – Science Education International, 2019
Pakistan, like many other countries of the world, has continually been criticized for its unproductive professional development (PD) policies and practices for teachers due to low student achievement in science disciplines. A good portion of science teachers (62%) in Pakistan was found to be uncomfortable in teaching the scientific concepts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies
Redman, Erin; Wiek, Arnim; Redman, Aaron – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2018
The next generation will be better prepared to cope with the daunting sustainability challenges if education for sustainable development is being taught and learned across educational sectors. K-12 school education will play a pivotal role in this process, most prominently, the teachers serving at these schools. While pre-service teachers'…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
Trang Phan; Mary Paul – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
This design case describes the design process and decisions of facilitating a week-long course on virtual teaching strategies taught by three facilitators, one in Vietnam and two in the United States at the onset of the COVD-19 pandemic. Participants were K-12 and college educators in Vietnam. The goal of the course was to introduce the Vietnamese…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Pellegrini, Marta; Lake, Cynthia; Neitzel, Amanda; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020
This article reviews research on the achievement outcomes of elementary mathematics programs. 85 rigorous experimental studies evaluated 64 programs in grades K-5. Programs were organized in 6 categories. Particularly positive outcomes were found for tutoring programs. Positive outcomes were seen in studies focused on professional development for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Tutoring
Neisler, Otherine Johnson, Ed. – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2022
This handbook provides a global overview of the design, implementation and assessment of academic development centers within higher education institutions. The current nature of our complex, rapidly changing world makes it imperative that colleges and universities worldwide find ways to educate their students in new and better ways: this is…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Zhen, Fubiao; Tong, Fuhui – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2023
This study examined the effectiveness of a literacy-infused science (LIS) intervention on science learning of ELs from rural schools in the U.S.-Mexico border area. The intervention consists of teacher-level virtual professional development (VPD) and virtual mentoring and coaching (VMC), as well as a student-level LIS curriculum. Results from…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Intervention, Science Instruction, Science Teachers