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Qanay, Gulmira; Frost, David – Professional Development in Education, 2022
This article focuses on an initiative aimed at transforming teachers' professional learning in mainstream schools in Kazakhstan through a particular approach to the provision of support for teacher leadership. It draws on an intervention in four schools in Kazakhstan leading to the launch of a three-year strategy to develop support for teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Faculty Development, Educational Change
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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
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Jacobs, Jennifer; Beck, Brandon; Crowell, Lyn – Professional Development in Education, 2014
As inequities continue to be present for students of color, for English-language learners, for students from low-income households, for LGBTQ students and for students with disabilities, schools must find ways to increase achievement and high expectations for all students. Although not explored thoroughly in the research literature, teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Change Agents, Equal Education, Educational Change