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Characterizing Teachers' Collective Learning through Lesson Study As Document Development: A Case Study in China
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Huang, Xingfeng; Huang, Rongjin – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2023
Purpose: This study aimed to explore how an adapted theoretical framework by networking two theories could help document teachers' collective learning through lesson study. Design/methodology/approach: Interconnected Model of Teacher Professional Growth (IMPG) and Documentational Approach to Didactics (DAD) has been used individually to document…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Faculty Development, Learning Theories, Lesson Plans
Power to the Facilitated Agricultural Dialogue: An Analysis of On-Farm Demonstrations as Transformative Learning Spaces
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Cooreman, Hanne; Debruyne, Lies; Vandenabeele, Joke; Marchand, Fleur – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2021
Purpose: It remains a critical question how to support farmers to develop towards more sustainable practices. Earlier experiences reveal that on-farm demonstrations (OFDs) can be part of the answer. Therefore, we investigate OFDs as potential transformative learning spaces. Methodology: We apply a mixed methods approach, using an observation tool,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Agricultural Education, Decision Making, Agricultural Occupations
Creating Activating Events for Transformative Learning in a Prison Classroom
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Keen, Cheryl H.; Woods, Robert – Journal of Transformative Education, 2016
In this article, we interpreted, in light of Mezirow's theory of transformative learning, interviews with 13 educators regarding their work with marginalized adult learners in prisons in the northeastern United States. Transformative learning may have been aided by the educators' response to unplanned activating events, humor, and respect, and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Teaching Methods
A Picturesque View of Dispositions, Autonomy, and Efficacy during the Educational Preparation of Early Childhood Educators
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Parrott, Martha Y.; Da Ros-Voseles, Denise A.; Eaton, Patty – Online Submission, 2013
The intent of this qualitative study was to examine pre-service teachers' growing awareness of the role dispositions and autonomy play in the classroom and the implications these constructs have for teaching and learning. Teacher candidates' written reflections and focus group statements revealed three robust emergent themes: engagement,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Preservice Teachers, Personality, Teacher Characteristics