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Blandford, Sonia – Teacher Development, 2014
Teach First works in partnership with government, business organisations, higher education institutions (providers of Initial Teacher Training, ITT) and schools to offer a two-year integrated Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Leadership Development Programme; the first cohort of students were accepted in 2003. Its delivery of an integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Leadership Training, Partnerships in Education
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Murley, Lisa D.; Gandy, S. Kay; Sublett, Michael D.; Kruger, Darrell P. – Teacher Development, 2014
This article explores a two-year professional development initiative with four state geographic alliances. Professional development planners, whether planning for a large- or small-scale initiative or one with unlimited or limited funding, will benefit from learning about this successful professional development activity and how the impact in the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Cooperation
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Ross, John A.; Bruce, Catherine D. – Teacher Development, 2012
The authors extend findings from qualitative research on the effects of action research by reporting two linked quantitative studies (N = 80 and 105). They found that teachers who participated in collaborative action research experienced statistically significant improvements in attitudes to educational research and teacher efficacy. The pre-post…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis
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Aubusson, Peter; Steele, Frances; Dinham, Steve; Brady, Laurie – Teacher Development, 2007
Professional learning communities among teachers and schools have been envisioned as a mechanism for development, knowledge building and implementation. However the formation of an effective learning community is more complex than giving teachers a project and asking them to share a room. This paper reports a synergistic interaction between a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Professional Development, Community, Learning Strategies