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Romano, Lindsay; Bostic, Quintin R. – Professional Development in Education, 2023
Professional development (PD) is a key catalyst for supporting educators' growth and development in education, yet evidence of PD's impact in enacting sustained change over time remains challenging to understand. In the United States context, racial inequities plague all aspects of society and are maintained by the education system. Teachers are…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Racism, Social Justice, Professional Development
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Aoife Brennan; Alan Gorman – Professional Development in Education, 2023
Professional learning (PL) for inclusion is a key policy focus internationally, arising from a growing commitment to the goal of a rights-based approach to education for all. Transformative teacher PL for inclusion is paramount to this goal but it is a complex endeavour, as evidenced in the persistent knowledge-practice gap relating to inclusive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development, Inclusion
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Craig, Stephanie L.; Smith, Sean J.; Frey, Bruce B. – Professional Development in Education, 2022
Although the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework has been effective in designing tools and lessons, implementation of the Framework to design entire learning environments possesses its own limitations in research. This paper describes a quasi-experimental study of the effects of a professional development program on teachers'…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Institutes (Training Programs), Summer Programs, Access to Education
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Goode, Joanna; Johnson, Stephany Runninghawk; Sundstrom, Krystal – Professional Development in Education, 2020
As new efforts seek to expand computer science education across the globe, there has been a widespread effort to prepare school teachers for teaching computer science to culturally and racially diverse students. This effort to center diversity and equity is notable as computer science courses are typically homogenous in terms of race and gender,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Equal Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Macfarlane, Kym; Lakhani, Ali; Cartmel, Jennifer; Casley, Marilyn; Smith, Kerry – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Inclusion Support Facilitators support Early Childhood Education and Care centres in Australia to provide an inclusive environment for the children they serve. To date no research has examined the causes of job stress faced by these professionals. Similarly, no research has explored how interventions aimed at supporting Inclusion Support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Intervention, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Pearl, Cynthia; Dieker, Lisa Ann; Kirkpatrick, Rose Merry – Professional Development in Education, 2012
The Arkansas Department of Education Co-teaching Project was designed to assist Arkansas schools in the implementation of more inclusive service delivery models for students with disabilities. The project began due to a need to increase the number of students being served in less restrictive environments, but evolved into a systematic statewide…
Descriptors: State Programs, Disabilities, Professional Development, Technical Assistance