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Investigating Advanced Professional Learning of Early Career and Experienced Teachers through Program Portfolios
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Fox, Rebecca K.; Muccio, Leah S.; White, C. Stephen; Tian, Jie – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
Since closing the gap between different levels of professional development for teachers has been identified as a particular need in our profession, capturing the results of professional coursework can help teacher educators better understand and meet the unique needs of teachers with different levels of experience. This study examined the effects…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Beginning Teachers, Experienced Teachers, Portfolio Assessment
Why Are We Doing This? Preservice Science Teachers' Interpretations of the Role of Open Inquiry in Understanding Teaching
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Qablan, Ahmad – Journal of Institutional Research, 2008
Echoing the current emphasis on examining changes in teacher beliefs, combined with the central role of inquiry in reform, this article argues that science "education" research experiences should hold promise in shaping preservice teachers' beliefs about the role of inquiry in understanding classroom science teaching. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
A Case Study of Teacher Empowerment in a Professional Development School. Technical Report 940101.
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Morris, Vivian Gunn; Nunnery, John A. – 1994
This study describes the first-year implementation of a professional development school (PDS) program in an elementary school and reports the extent to which participation in the PDS program influenced teachers' (N=32) perceptions regarding teacher empowerment along four dimensions (mentoring self-efficacy, teaching self-efficacy, professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Comparative Analysis