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Towndrow, Phillip A.; Fareed, Wan – Teacher Development, 2015
This article illustrates how findings from a study of teachers' and students' uses of laptop computers in a secondary school in Singapore informed the development of an Innovation Configuration (IC) Map--a tool for identifying and describing alternative ways of implementing innovations based on teachers' unique feelings, preoccupations, thoughts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students
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Hardy, Ian – Teacher Development, 2008
This article presents a case study of the sociological effects of two Australian educational policies--one federal and one state--upon the professional development practices supported by a group of teachers and administrators working together across a cluster of six schools in a rural community in south-east Queensland, Australia. The article…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Teaching Methods
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Smyth, John – Teacher Development, 2007
As public schools in countries like the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand continue to suffer from the damaging effects of poorly conceptualized educational reforms, educators struggle to come up with alternatives with which to reclaim schools. While acknowledging the situational, contextual and temporal differences between these…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Principles
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Jimoyiannis, Athanassios; Komis, Vassilis – Teacher Development, 2007
The survey presented in this article examines current teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards information and communication technologies (ICT) in education. A total of 1165 primary and secondary education teachers participated in the study, immediately after following a training programme on basic ICT skills. The authors' results showed that the…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Bamber, Veronica; Walsh, Lorraine; Juwah, Charles; Ross, David – Teacher Development, 2006
This article examines key issues in lecturer development programmes (LDPs) in Scottish higher education institutions, within the context of the national standards established recently for those who teach in United Kingdom higher education (HE). Many of the LDPs were developed in response to the Dearing Committee recommendations that university…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Standards, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
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O'Brien, Jim; Hunt, Gillian – Teacher Development, 2005
A national framework of continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers in Scotland has emerged since the McCrone Inquiry. The CPD Framework is intended to help teachers to identify and access relevant, high-quality development opportunities that enable them to realise their full potential. There is now a professional standard for each of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Standards, Educational Principles