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Tuytens, Melissa; Devos, Geert – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
In Flanders (Belgium), a new teacher evaluation policy was issued which placed a lot of autonomy with school principals to develop and implement a new teacher evaluation system. In this study, we explore how Flemish principals perceive the new teacher evaluation policy and what influences their perception. Results demonstrate that principals…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Principals, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
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Tran, Ly Thi; Nguyen, Nhai Thi – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
Around the world, 4.3 million students are engaged in international education each year. However, there is a paucity in theory and empirical research on teachers' professionalism in international education. This paper aims to fill out this gap and contribute to our understanding of teachers' changing roles and identity due to the impact of…
Descriptors: International Education, Professional Identity, Educational Practices, Teacher Role
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van der Heijden, H. R. M. A.; Geldens, J. J. M.; Beijaard, D.; Popeijus, H. L. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
Teachers play a key role in realizing successful changes in education. Among them are real "change agents" at both classroom and school level. To obtain insights into what characterizes these teachers, an exploratory study has been conducted by interviewing external experts, principals, and teachers (n = 20). An analysis of data resulted…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teacher Characteristics, Change Agents, Educational Change
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Doppenberg, Jannet J.; Bakx, Anouke W. E. A.; den Brok, Perry J. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
During the last two decades there has been a growing awareness of the potentially strong role teacher collaboration can play in relation to teacher and team learning. Teachers collaborate with their colleagues in different formal and informal settings. Because most studies have focused on teacher learning in one collaborative setting or are…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Teacher Collaboration, Semi Structured Interviews, Elementary School Teachers