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Antonella Strambi; James E. Hobson; Katherine Baldock; Amanda Janssen – Student Success, 2023
In this practice report, we posit that academic development encompasses more than improving and developing courses; it offers a space for tertiary educators to develop professionally, personally, and improve their well-being. The report is focussed on an initiative of a Teaching Innovation Unit to offer individual consultations to tertiary…
Descriptors: Well Being, Faculty Development, Educational Innovation, Postsecondary Education
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Keen, Deb; Paynter, Jessica; Simpson, Kate; Sulek, Rhylee; Trembath, David – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Implementation of evidence-based practices with fidelity during early intervention is important in achieving positive outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder. However, uptake with fidelity has been poor in community settings. Traditional professional development approaches have done little to change practice. This has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fidelity, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation
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Saggers, Beth; Tones, Megan; Dunne, Jacqueline; Aberdein, Rachel – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
Many students on the autism spectrum attend mainstream schools and face challenges coping with the demands of this complex environment. Education in rural and remote locations poses additional challenges due to limited access to additional resourcing, specialised support, and services. This case study describes a problem-solving, collaborative…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Inclusion, Rural Schools
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Law, C. Eleanor; Woods, Kevin – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
Behavioural difficulties, whether externalising or internalising, concern educational policy makers, practitioners and educational psychologists (EPs). The present configurative systematic literature review (SLR) aims to explore EPs' representations of their behaviour management practices and application of psychology within behaviour work, in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, Databases
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Burgess, Cathie – Critical Studies in Education, 2019
This paper problematises the concept of cultural competence in teacher professional learning arguing instead for opportunities to develop critical reflexivity in the ongoing construction of a pedagogical cultural identity. In the Aboriginal context within Australia, this research study demonstrates how attaining cultural knowledge, understandings…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations
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Al-Majed, Asma; Al-Kathiri, Fatima; Al-Ajmi, Sara; Al-Hamlan, Suad – Higher Education Studies, 2017
The 21st century faculty member is expected to teach, engage the learner, absorb new discoveries and rely on different knowledge in the execution of duties. This calls for up-to-date skills for instruction, assessment, and identification of opportunities by faculty members to promote learning. This paper investigates the prospects of promoting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Faculty Development
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von Ahlefeld Nisser, Désirée – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
This article contributes to furthering our knowledge of how collaborative consultation, based on communicative theory, can make teachers' learning from, and with, each other an inclusive process, and thus promote an inclusive school culture. The aim is to study special education professionals' experiences of, and reflections on, leading…
Descriptors: School Culture, Consultation Programs, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
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Sword, Helen – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This article offers an unconventional cost-benefit analysis of three academic development initiatives at a large Australasian university: a three-day foundation course for new academics, a series of one-on-one teaching consultations and a two-year postgraduate certificate program. Weaving together qualitative, quantitative and arts-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, Qualitative Research
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Asowayan, Alaa A.; Ashreef, Sammar Y.; Aljasser, Haya S. – English Language Teaching, 2017
Several changes have occurred over the past century in the education system of Saudi Arabia. The changes have largely been associated with the fact that in the 21st century, information and communication technology is highly applied in the learning process, thereby leading to a major transformation of the process. The application of information…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Training Methods
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Williams, Stacy A. S.; Staulters, Merry L. – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2014
The primary to high school student population in Jamaica has become more academically diverse, and schools are experiencing the pressures of implementing reform programs without adequate financial and professional development support. The schools facing the greatest challenges and needs in Jamaica are often those in the rural areas. Researchers…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Consultation Programs
National Foundation for Educational Research, 2015
Between 9 December 2014 and 2 February 2015 the Government conducted a consultation into its vision for a world-class teaching profession and the establishment of a College of Teaching. The Government is committed to improving teacher quality as a key part of our plan for education. The teaching profession is fortunate to include many thousands of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Improvement, Educational Quality, Professional Autonomy
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Nugent, Mary; Jones, Valerie; McElroy, Deirdre; Peelo, Mary; Thornton, Teresa; Tierney, Theresa – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
This article reports on a two year project in which educational psychologists offered consultation to groups of teachers, to help them find solutions to school-based problems. Teachers were drawn from within individual schools and from across a number of schools. Typically, teachers were trained by educational psychologists in group consultation…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Consultation Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Weston, Cynthia; McAlpine, Lynn – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
Describes the integrated approach to instructional consultation used at the Centre for University Teaching and Learning at McGill University (Canada). Emphasis is on teaching improvement as a conceptual change process, discipline-specific applications as situated learning, and development of a dispersed network of faculty consultants. Implications…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Consultation Programs, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Beaty, Liz – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
Describes action learning as a potentially powerful peer-based approach to teaching consultation at the college level and offers a case study of its use at Coventry University (England). Explains how action learning supports teaching improvement through reflective practice and peer dialog in group consultations about specific concerns (such as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consultation Programs, Experiential Learning, Faculty Development
Cheek, Jimmy G.; Beeman, Carl E. – 1987
A short course on improving college teaching at Escuela Agricola Panamericana (EAP), in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is discussed. Two University of Florida college faculty members were engaged by the United States Information Agency to conduct the 2-week course for EAP college faculty. Course objectives included: identifying the role of the teacher and…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Consultation Programs, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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