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Bozkurt, Erhan; Yetkin-Özdemir, Iffet Elif – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The aim of this case study is to define reflection activities of a lesson study group that consisted of three middle school mathematics teachers in Usak, Turkey. In the process, the participants worked in collaboration for about 5 months to implement three study lesson practices. The data were collected through observations in the reflection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Communities of Practice
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Parathyras, Vassilis; Zorbas, Vasilios – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2020
This article examines whether teacher mentoring can be achieved in the Greek EFL multicultural teaching context, within the private sector, mainly through observation and if this could contribute to the teacher (observee) or even mentor (observer) development. Observation explores everyday multicultural classroom situations and results in a…
Descriptors: Mentors, Faculty Development, Professionalism, Trust (Psychology)
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Cooper, Naomi – London Review of Education, 2017
The number of community choirs continues to grow, and literature endorsing the benefits of choral singing for physical, mental and emotional health and well-being is rapidly expanding, meaning that the professional development of community choral conductors is in the public interest. However, research on choral conductor education remains limited.…
Descriptors: Singing, Music Education, Musicians, Models
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Takaoglu, Zeynep Baskan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Pre-service teachers' first experiences and ideas prior to application affect their teaching activities. For this reason, it is aimed to determine transferring the experiences and ideas of prospective science teachers before lesson activities and its development with lesson activities. The study was carried out with 29 third year prospective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers
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Farrell, Thomas S. C.; Vos, Rebecca – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018
Teacher principles encompass a teacher's stated assumptions, beliefs, and conceptions about acquiring and teaching a second language (L2). Due to the complex and diversified nature of how principles take form, an individual teacher's principles will influence their judgements, perceptions and instructional decisions, thus affecting the outcome of…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Beliefs, Second Language Instruction
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Ni Shuilleabhain, Aoibhinn; Seery, Aidan – Professional Development in Education, 2018
Based in a time of major curriculum reform, this article reports on a qualitative case study of teacher professional development (PD) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). Five mathematics teachers in an Irish secondary school were introduced to and participated in successive cycles of school-based lesson study (LS) over the course of one academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Faculty Development, Mathematics Teachers
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Pike, Pamela D. – Music Education Research, 2017
Learning to self-regulate during practice is one of the most important skills that music majors must learn. Yet, because practising tends to occur mostly in private, there can be a disconnect between instructors' approaches to teaching practice skills in the lesson and students' actual behaviour in the practice room. This case study explored the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Musical Instruments, Music, Music Education
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Su, Yahui; Feng, Liyia; Hsu, Chang-Hui – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
This article reflects on the implementation of lifelong professional development for teachers in Taiwan based on our analysis and understanding of the participation of elementary and secondary school teachers in the Teacher Professional Development and Evaluation (TPDE) programme. This qualitative account is established based on 34 in-depth…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mascadri, Julia; Brownlee, Jo Lunn; Walker, Susan; Alford, Jennifer – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2017
Intercultural competence among educators has long been recognised as important, especially in contexts characterised by growing and shifting cultural diversity such as Australia. However, the capacity to be interculturally competent has only recently been enshrined in teacher standards in Australia, and research into this field among early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Interviews
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Uhlenberg, Jill – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This case study of an experienced toddler teacher resulted in the identification of 4 roles that the teacher played in mediating a culture of respect and participation in the classroom. These 4 roles contrast the roles discussed in Leavitt's (1994) ethnographic study "Power and Emotion in Infant-Toddler Day Care." I…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Case Studies
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Yeh, Yi-Lien – Music Education Research, 2018
The importance of music teachers reflecting on their teaching practise has been discussed for a long time [(Gaunt 2008. "One-to-one Tuition in a Conservatoire: The Perceptions of Instrumental and Vocal Teachers." "Psychology of Music" 36 (2): 215-245; Schön 1987. "Educating the Reflective Practitioner." San…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Qualitative Research, Musical Instruments
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Martin, Christie S.; Polly, Drew; Kissel, Brian – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The authors examined the implementation of written reflections in a Grade 4 mathematics classroom over the course of 8 weeks. Students in this case study engaged in a workshop modeled after Calkin's Writers' Workshop and within this workshop the use of writing as a reflective tool in mathematics was introduced. The authors explore how students…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
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Parsons, Seth A.; Vaughn, Margaret – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2016
Currently, much debate exists nationally regarding how to define and measure teacher effectiveness. Educators and researchers agree that adaptability is an important aspect of teacher effectiveness. Teachers must adapt their instruction to navigate the complexity of classroom instruction. However, little research has specifically examined teacher…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Media Adaptation, Reflection, Teacher Effectiveness
Drammissi, Nina J. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Teaching students to construct scientific understanding is complex. Teachers who develop noticing skills can attend and respond to students' science ideas to move understanding forward. Traditional professional development (PD) approaches limit teachers' opportunities to develop noticing skills. This study examined what aspects of a collaborative…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Skill Development, Observation, Science Instruction
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Todd-Gibson, Christine – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2017
This qualitative case study examined how middle school science teachers conducted collaborative inquiry and reflection about students' conceptual understanding, and how individual teachers in the middle school science group acted and made reflections in response to their collaborative inquiry. It also examined external influences that affected the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Inquiry, Reflection
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