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Curriculum Policy and Instructional Planning: Teachers' Autonomy across Various School Contexts
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Alessandra Dieudé; Tine S. Prøitz – European Educational Research Journal, 2024
International trends promoting school diversity and choice have reshaped education across Europe, leading towards a multiplicity in ownership structures and varied governance configurations. More recently, this can also be seen in European countries with a long history of state-owned and governed public schools, such as in the Nordic states. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Policy, Instructional Development, Professional Autonomy
"This Space Is Definitely a Difference": The Effects of a New Building on School Climate
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Adrienne C. Goss – Learning Environments Research, 2024
The design of a school's physical space can improve student climate, influencing not only teachers' work, but also students' learning experiences. This evaluative case study of a rural U.S. school district's reform efforts was theoretically grounded in a four-dimensional school climate model. The author conducted an inductive thematic analysis of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Environment
A Word to the Wise (gair i gall): University Teacher Educators' Experiences of Emergency Response Pedagogy in Wales
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Tanya Hathaway; Lowri Jones; Alison Glover; Julian Ayres; Mathew Jones – Cogent Education, 2024
This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Wales by examining university teacher educators' experiences during lockdown. The pandemic significantly disrupted teacher-education partnerships, prompting rapid adaptation and changing delivery modes. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, COVID-19, Pandemics
The Effect of Instruction on Teacher Perceptions of Competence When Including Students with Special Needs in Music Classrooms
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Hammel, Alice M.; Gerrity, Kevin W. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of professional development instruction on teacher perceptions of competence when including students with special needs in music classrooms. Subjects for the study were in-service music educators (N = 43) enrolled in an online graduate-level course specifically created to address the skills and…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods
Professional Learning Communities: Assessment--Development--Effects.
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Hipp, Kristine Kiefer; Huffman, Jane Bumpers – 2003
This presentation addresses three topics: (1) the assessment of professional learning communities in schools; (2) the design and development of professional learning communities in schools; and (3) the effects of professional learning communities in schools. The purpose of this brief document is to share descriptions, processes, and materials…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Teach with Style: A Comprehensive System for Teaching Adults.
Teeters, Jim – 2001
This document is designed to help adult educators implement the Teach with Style model of teaching adults. The introduction discusses how adults learn and the best way to teach them. Chapter 1 explains the tenets of the Teach with Style model, which is based on four distinct instructor styles. Chapters 2-5 detail the strategies and activities…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students