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Sandri, Orana; Holdsworth, Sarah – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to draw on an in-depth qualitative case study of an undergraduate sustainability education course to show the extent of pedagogical reflection and teaching capability demonstrated in lived practice to support transformative, systemic and capability building learning processes, as advocated in the literature, for effective…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sustainability, Case Studies, Transformative Learning
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Sandhu, Rizwan Saleem; Hussain, Sajid – Open Praxis, 2016
The online learning has broadened the teaching spectrum from Face-to-Face to virtual environment, and this move has brought traditional teacher-centered instruction to learner-centered instruction. This paradigm shift appears to place demands on faculty to modify faculty's instruction roles that are different from those encountered in Face-to-Face…
Descriptors: Role, Faculty Development, Computer Simulation, Online Courses
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Naicker, Suraiya R.; Mestry, Raj – South African Journal of Education, 2016
The continuous poor performance of South Africa's learners is detrimental to its developing economy. The need for education change prompted two universities to initiate a system-wide change strategy in a poorly performing school district. The leverage for change was leadership development, involving school principals and district officials. The…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Leadership Training, Change Strategies, Principals
Szekely, Amanda – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2013
Decades of research find that effective school leadership and access to high-quality early education are two of the most important determinants of educational outcomes. School principals affect both teacher and student performance and play an important role in turning around troubled schools. High-quality education, from prekindergarten (pre-K)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Capacity Building, Principals, Educational Quality
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Rouchouse, Marine; Faysse, Nicolas; De Romemont, Aurelle; Moumouni, Ismail; Faure, Guy – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: Approaches to build farmers' analytical capacities are said to trigger wide-ranging changes. This article reports on the communication process between participants and non-participants in one such approach, related to the technical and management skills learned by participants and the changes these participants subsequently made, and the…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Farm Management, Social Change, Management Development
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Gurley, D. Keith; Anast-May, Linda; Lee, H. T. – Education and Urban Society, 2015
This article describes findings from a single-case qualitative study of a unique 2-year professional development academy for practicing assistant principals designed and implemented in partnership between school district personnel and university educational leadership faculty members. The study was conducted based on the theoretical framework of…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Partnerships in Education, Assistant Principals, Program Descriptions
DeVillers, Kristal L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
California is facing a critical need for trained school leaders in the coming years. As current leaders retire, schools could be faced with teachers stepping out of the classroom and into the increasingly demanding job of the principalship with little or no preparation. With few leadership development opportunities available in entry-level…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Occupational Aspiration, Motivation, Interviews