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Jones, Luke; Tones, Steven; Foulkes, Gethin; Jones, Rhys C. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2021
The aim of this paper is to examine Associate Teachers' (ATs) views on dialogic mentoring. More specifically it considers the views of 48 ATs who were involved in an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) partnership that has emerged in response to several changes that have occurred in Welsh education. Educational reforms in Wales have highlighted the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Mentors, Preservice Teachers
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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
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Starkey, Louise – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2010
Beginning teachers are entering the profession with increasing confidence in their ability to use digital technologies which has the potential to change the way teachers of the future make pedagogical decisions. This paper explores how pedagogical reasoning and action might occur in the digital age, comparing Schulman's 1987 model with the reality…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Change, Beginning Teachers, Thinking Skills
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Hoekstra, Annemarieke; Beijaard, Douwe; Brekelmans, Mieke; Korthagen, Fred – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to explore how experienced teachers learn informally, and more specifically, how they learn through the activities they undertake when teaching classes. Regarding these activities we studied four aspects: behaviour, cognition, motivation and emotion. During one year, data were collected through observations of and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Informal Education, Motivation, Learning Processes
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Hindin, Alisa; Morocco, Catherine Cobb; Mott, Emily Arwen; Aguilar, Cynthia Mata – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
Teaching is often characterized as an isolated activity, yet opportunities for teachers to work and learn together in schools are increasing. Underlying this shift is the view that as teachers work on new practices and teaching challenges together, they will express varied perspectives, reveal different teaching styles and experiences, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Literacy, Communities of Practice, Transfer of Training
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Rizvi, Meher; Elliott, Bob – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
This paper presents a conceptual framework for fostering teacher professionalism in Government primary schools in Karachi, Pakistan. The framework identifies various stages for enhancing and sustaining teacher professionalism. These stages have been derived from in-depth multiple case studies of four Government primary schools in Karachi where…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Elementary School Teachers
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Wong, Marina – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
Through interviews and observing day-to-day classroom practice, this study explores the beliefs of 10 music teachers in elementary schools in Vancouver and Hong Kong. The results demonstrate that the music teachers of the two localities hold similar cognitive beliefs about the essential elements of music education. However, they hold different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Teaching Methods, Interviews