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Glastra, Folke J.; de Brabander, Cornelis J. – Frontline Learning Research, 2021
In this study on motivations concerning professional development (PD) we interviewed 95 primary school teachers in the Netherlands. We coded these data using the Unified Model of Task-specific Motivation (de Brabander & Martens, 2014) in different decision contexts concerning who decides about teacher participation in PD: school board, teacher…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Professional Development, Decision Making, Context Effect
Newberry, Melissa – Studying Teacher Education, 2014
The development of a professional teacher educator identity has implications for how one negotiates the duties of a teacher, scholar, and learner. The research on teacher educator identity in the USA has been largely conducted on traditional teacher educators, or those who have started their careers as public school teachers and then went on to…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Professional Identity, Alternative Teacher Certification, Professional Development
Altstadt, David – Jobs for the Future, 2012
States wrestling with the challenge of increasing community college student completion rates recognize that a critical next step is building support among faculty for reform efforts. Faculty can play a crucial role in bridging the historic divide between policy and practice. Empowering faculty to take a substantive role in informing policy…
Descriptors: Leadership, Professional Development, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Knutsson, Hans; Thomasson, Anna; Nilsson, Carl-Henric – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2010
Reality-Based Learning, RBL, is a teacher-driven initiative introducing the core business administration subjects to first-year business students by means of making business plans. This paper empirically accounts for the development of RBL over three years. RBL is scrutinized for pros and cons by a proposed education development framework. When…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Models
Hofilena Clark, Maria Elena – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative study explored the collaborative team practices used by elementary teachers working in collaborative teams within one school district. The study consisted of simultaneous data collection that included: eleven observations of team meetings, fifteen individual in-depth interviews, one focus group discussion and document review…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Feedback (Response), Group Discussion
Groom, Ileetha Brooks – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the research presented here is to identify which factors school level practitioners consider in deciding whether to retain or promote a student and to ascertain their knowledge of and training in retention research. This research illuminates the process of determining which students are promoted and which are retained, and the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Committees, Grade Repetition, Focus Groups
Mariano, Gina; Tindal, Gerald; Carrizales, Dianna; Lenhardt, Brad – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' accommodation recommendations for students during large-scale tests using two different methods to assist teachers with the decision-making process. Then we present descriptive data on teacher recommended accommodations for two case students who had presenting data to warrant changes in the manner…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Decision Making, Teacher Participation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Witherspoon, Eric – 1989
Even though an underlying assumption in most teacher evaluation models is that the evaluation process will lead to improvement of instruction, the evaluation process is seldom linked to a staff development program. A new staff development model is described which focuses on professional improvement for the teacher. In this model, each teacher…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Intellectual Property
Pearl, Art, Ed.; Pryor, Caroline R., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2005
This book presents the findings of eleven teacher educators as they examine the meaning of democracy and its application to classroom practice. There is a shared belief among all contributors to this volume: that incorporating democratic practice into teacher education is an essential requirement to introducing democratic practices in K-12…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Decision Making, Personality, Minority Groups
Harper, J. Earle – 1980
Thirteen teacher centers in North Carolina are listed and described in terms of: (1) location; (2) operating hours; (3) program design, objectives, and services; (4) resources; (5) staff; (6) setting; (7) target audience; (8) fees; (9) program origin; (10) affiliation; (11) administrative policies; and (12) publications and information services.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Education Service Centers, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education

Darling-Hammond, Linda – Educational Leadership, 1996
Several initiatives hold great promise to reform teaching: redesigning initial teacher preparation; rethinking professional development; and involving teachers in research, collaborative inquiry, and professional standard-setting. U.S. teachers need to emulate their European and Asian counterparts, who are better paid, prepared, and supported and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Beauchamp, Larry; Borys, Andrea – 1980
A process for identifying professional development needs and planning teacher inservice programs involved the participation of 4 university professors, 4 local administrators, and 20 physical education teachers in 2 workshops. Each of the four groups was asked to "brainstorm" (for 20 minutes) the question, "What do you see as the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Duke, Daniel L.; And Others – 1980
School decision making opportunities available to teachers were identified, and possible reasons for the existence of so little teacher decision making authority in the public schools were explored. While there was some evidence that many teachers may not desire increased involvement, the question was raised of whether or not such involvement…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Power