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Rosalie Goldsmith; Franziska Trede – Professional Development in Education, 2024
In order to graduate as professional engineers in Australia, engineering students undertake internships as part of their degree programmes. The heart of a productive internship programme is the relationship between the workplace supervisor and the student, yet there are significant gaps in the knowledge about the nature and type of professional…
Descriptors: Supervisors, Supervision, Engineering Education, Internship Programs
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Hattam, Sarah K.; Weiler, Tanya – Professional Development in Education, 2021
This paper reports on continuing professional development (CPD) innovations in an Australian university to address challenges commonly faced by sessional academics teaching progressively diverse student cohorts. With the impact of Widening Participation (WP) policy increasing university participation of students in recognised equity groups,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Student Diversity, College Students
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Tran, Ly Thi; Pasura, Rinos – Professional Development in Education, 2019
Despite the rapid flow of international students to Anglo-Saxon countries, especially the US, UK, Canada and Australia, the professional development needs and practices of teachers working with international students are still under-researched. According to the OECD, around the globe, over five million students are pursuing tertiary education in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Foreign Students, Faculty Development
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Dunn, Brenda; McDonald, Catriona; Johnson, Dorothy – Professional Development in Education, 2018
The study examined the contribution of the BA Childhood Practice work-based degree to professional and personal development, including leadership skills, analysed in relation to relevant models of professional development. It drew upon evidence from three university providers, from research assignments, subsequent questionnaires and interviews…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, College Faculty, Assignments, College Students
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Harris, Pete – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This paper argues for the foregrounding of improvisation and education "in the moment" within youth workers' professional development. Devised in collaboration with third-year Youth and Community Work students and lecturers at a university in Birmingham, this participatory action research project drew on work of jazz ethnomusicologists…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Creative Activities, Music
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Ingleby, Ewan; Hedges, Clive – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This article is based on quantitative and qualitative data that have been generated since 2009 on the study skills needs of early years practitioners working in England. The research has identified that developing information technology skills appears to be a particular professional development need for these practitioners. The practitioners are…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Colleges