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Jones, Luke – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2023
Practitioner enquiry is a well-established approach to professional learning that can facilitate teachers' pedagogical knowledge and improve their educational practice. That said, practitioner enquiry is less frequently seen in physical education (PE) initial teacher education and in the general practice of PE teachers. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
Leow, Ronald P.; Thinglum, Anne; Havenne, Maude; Tseng, Rina – Modern Language Journal, 2022
This study investigated the researcher-teacher interface issue by exploring second language (L2) teachers' experiences of being involved in a large instructed second language acquisition empirical study aimed at curricular changes. The study addressed two goals. First, by involving the entire teaching staff at all levels of the multisection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Language Teachers
Roldan S. Cardona – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2023
Mathematics teaching is viewed as an inquiry process and a powerful context and practice for professional development with the goal of providing greater access, challenge, and support for every learner. This paper stems from a larger research project that investigates the research productivity and processes of integrating research in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Theory Practice Relationship, High School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Sato, Masatoshi; Loewen, Shawn – Modern Language Journal, 2022
This article explores ways in which a dialogue between researchers and practitioners can be bidirectional, effective, and beneficial for the two professional communities. We suggest concrete directions for second language (L2) research: (a) a collaborative mindset, (b) the nature of research, (c) venues for dialogue, and (d) institutional support.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Research, Theory Practice Relationship
Wakefield, Wendy – Teacher Development, 2022
To facilitate transfer of teachers' learning into classroom practice, science and engineering teacher professional development (PD) experiences should increase teachers' content knowledge, disciplinary practices, and pedagogical strategies. As this can be difficult within traditional PD contexts, this study is a qualitative investigation of hybrid…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Research Training, Teacher Researchers, Science Teachers
Kimberly L. Ideus; M. Gail Jones; Julianna Nieuwsma; Emma Refvem; Kathleen Bordewieck – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024
Although teachers' instruction has been extensively studied, there is a dearth of research investigating how teachers design lessons and integrate new information into their existing lessons. This study utilized a case study approach to examine how teachers engaged in a nanoscale science professional development experience integrated new science…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Intersectionality, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Curriculum Implementation
Kevin W. H. Tai; Edsoulla Chung – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: Despite the growing interest in the applicability and value of educational research for improving educational policy and practice, few studies have demonstrated how English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers apply research findings in their second language (L2) teaching. This paper reports on a study in which four Hong Kong ESL teachers…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Li, Zhengtao – Educational Studies, 2020
This article about collaborative research approaches between professors at Chinese universities and teachers in public schools examines theory-practice relationships and the cooperative interactions that need to be developed between those producing theory and those living practice. The work is based on a 24-year New Basic Education (NBE)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Public School Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
Evans, Carol; Waring, Michael; Christodoulou, Andri – Research Papers in Education, 2017
Supporting early career teacher (ECT) research literacy is essential in promoting research-integrated professional practice, however it remains an area in much need of development. This article discusses the importance and process of developing ECTs' research literacy, through establishing strong collaborative links between universities and…
Descriptors: Research Skills, Skill Development, Theory Practice Relationship, College School Cooperation
Koh, Elizabeth; Lee, Shu-Shing – Learning: Research and Practice, 2019
Educational research has been at the forefront of educational transformation by examining how learning occurs and enabling ways of learning notably through designing and implementing learning innovations. However, learning innovations are complex. There are multiple embedded contexts involving classrooms, schools, communities, homes and the wider…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Sustainability, Teacher Attitudes, Stakeholders
Bergmark, Ulrika; Erixon, Per-Olof – European Educational Research Journal, 2020
In this article, we study the academisation of the teaching profession in Sweden, which follows contemporary trends in other Nordic and European countries. The specific aim was to analyse 14 reports written by researching teachers enrolled in a master's programme to investigate how they perceive, interpret and value academic and professional…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Teacher Researchers, Graduate Study
Koichu, Boris; Pinto, Alon – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2018
This theoretical article explores an issue of developing education research competencies in mathematics teachers through their involvement in mathematics education research. We first argue that the development of education research competencies is beneficial for the teachers' professional growth. We then identify opportunities for mathematics…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Mathematics Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers
Slimani-Rolls, Assia – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Engaging in research is acknowledged as having a potentially transformative impact on the professional development of language teachers (Borg, 2010). Yet a cursory examination of the literature suggests that teachers rarely engage in research. The aim of this chapter is threefold: to introduce Exploratory Practice (EP), a form of inclusive…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Language Teachers, Quality of Life, Collegiality
Orchard, Janet; Williams, Amanda; Christopher, Kate; McKeown, Shelley; Jackson-Royal, Rachael; Wright, Kathryn; Wan, Sally Wai-Yan; Davids, Nuraan – British Journal of Religious Education, 2021
We present a distinctive approach to knowledge exchange used in the 'Shared Space' project; an inter-disciplinary researcher-teacher partnership using Allport's contact theory contact theory as a lens to interpret teachers' self-reported practice in the subject Religion and Worldviews (RWE). By so doing, we created new professional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Intergroup Relations, Epistemology, Interdisciplinary Approach
Yan, Yi; Yang, Luxin – Journal of Teacher Education, 2019
Guided by activity theory, this study examines the major contradictions in an English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher professional learning community (PLC) established in China through a university--district--school partnership. Multiple sources of data were collected, including interviews, observations, and documents. Data analyses revealed…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries