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Contemporary Practice in Professional Learning and Development of Early Childhood Educators in Australia: Reflections on What Works and Why
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Hadley, Fay; Waniganayake, Manjula; Shepherd, Wendy – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Continuous professional learning and development (PLD) is an essential component of effective practice in any profession. PLD as a professional responsibility and workplace requirement in early childhood (EC) settings is now embedded in Australian national policy. What PLD looks like and how it happens in EC settings is a hot topic both locally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
Mentoring as a Strategy for Empowering Education for Sustainable Development in Schools
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Kadji-Beltran, Chrysanthi; Zachariou, Aravella; Liarakou, Georgia; Flogaitis, Evgenia – Professional Development in Education, 2014
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a demanding new field in terms of content and context and requires whole-school approaches and changes in educational structures. The field's implementation constitutes a great challenge for teachers, novice in the field of ESD. Teacher education for ESD needs to effectively transfer knowledge and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Sustainable Development, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes