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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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Weinberger, Yehudith – Professional Development in Education, 2018
The study described here analyses a faculty-wide change designed to foster the communication proficiencies of students in a large teacher education college, gathering data from various sources over three years of the new agenda's implementation. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis revealed that implementation was progressing on two distinct…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Instructional Innovation, Program Implementation, Educational Strategies
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Ciampa, Katia; Gallagher, Tiffany L. – Professional Development in Education, 2013
This single case study reports on the programme of professional learning that a Canadian staff of elementary teachers (Junior Kindergarten to Grade Eight) and their school principal engaged in to learn to use a mobile multimedia device as an instructional resource. The professional learning was facilitated by two university researchers who used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes
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Shriki, Atara; Lavy, Ilana – Professional Development in Education, 2012
Recent reforms in mathematics education have increased the need for teachers to attend professional development programs. In order to motivate teachers to attend such programs and to maximize their effect on teachers' development, we believe it is important to adapt the contents of such programs to teachers' perceived needs. The current study was…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Experience
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Ali, Takbir – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This article reports on a school improvement initiative undertaken by a private university in Pakistan. The Whole School Improvement Programme, designed with the purpose to improve the quality of education appropriate to children and teachers of poor communities, is being implemented in selected elementary schools. Central to the program is…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Elementary Schools
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Wermke, Wieland – Professional Development in Education, 2011
This article investigates the continuing professional development (CPD) culture of teachers, and asks how it is influenced by properties of the school system. It reports the results of a questionnaire study with 418 secondary teachers from Sweden and Germany. The results show highly significant differences between Swedish and German teachers'…
Descriptors: Governance, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Professional Continuing Education
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Liu, Pui Lee – Professional Development in Education, 2009
The primary focus of this study is the use of portfolio development in an in-service teacher education course that aimed to help primary school teachers develop a better understanding of, and ability to implement, an innovative teaching approach--namely, task-based learning (TBL)--in Chinese language. It explores the impact of portfolio…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Education Courses, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries