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Susan Chambers Cantrell; Kristen H. Perry; Brittany Manion – Teacher Development, 2024
In this interview study, the authors examined the process of coaching in the context of a year-long professional development initiative designed to support teachers' expertise in implementing culturally and linguistically responsive practices. Using transformative learning as a theoretical and analytical frame, they investigated 20 teachers'…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Interprofessional Relationship, Professional Development, Transformative Learning
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Borgmeier, Chris; Loman, Sheldon L.; Hara, Motoaki – Teacher Development, 2016
The limited implementation of evidence-based classroom practices and ways to provide effective professional development to address this challenge remain enduring concerns in education. Despite these concerns, there exists a well-established research literature on evidence-based practices for effective classroom management and instructional…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Secondary School Teachers, Professional Development, Classroom Techniques
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King, Fiona – Teacher Development, 2016
Teacher professional learning is widely accepted as a mediating factor for enhancing student outcomes. While many teachers across the world engage in professional development (PD) to enhance their professional learning, what is less evident is how to support that learning to result in change following teacher PD. Acknowledging that not all teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Transformative Learning, Program Effectiveness
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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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Nabhani, Mona; Bahous, Rima – Teacher Development, 2010
This study elicits Lebanese teachers' views on Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Seven hundred and thirty-nine teachers from across Lebanon responded to semi-structured questions about personal and school efforts to help stay up to date. They expressed their views on what constitutes effective CPD, why this is needed and how this…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development
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Reid, Ken – Teacher Development, 2007
This paper presents the findings obtained from a detailed questionnaire completed by selected head teachers (n = 129), deputy heads (n = 81), middle managers (n = 178) and form tutors (n = 91) in schools within local education authorities located throughout England and Wales. The questionnaire focused upon the respondents' views on the best ways…
Descriptors: Attendance, School Districts, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Coffey, Janet E.; Sato, Mistilina; Thiebault, Matthew – Teacher Development, 2005
The Classroom Assessment Project to Improve Teaching and Learning (CAPITAL) examined teacher change and development with regard to classroom assessment. The National Science Foundation supported the four-year effort to study how teachers modify their practices to create the conditions for the kinds of assessment that foster learning. The authors…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
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Campbell, Anne; Jacques, Kate – Teacher Development, 2003
This article will draw on an investigation of teachers' research in a small-scale project involving 19 schools in the North West region of England. The teachers engaged in the research were funded by a government initiative, the Best Practice Research Scholarships Programme, and were mentored and tutored by university staff. The sample is very…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Teacher Researchers