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Božjak, Žiga; Sotlar, Andrej – NORDSCI, 2022
The paper analyzes the education system of private security personnel in Slovenia. Through the presentation and comparison of education and training programs for obtaining national professional qualification (hereafter: NPQ) and secondary and post-secondary education programs, it indicates shortcomings and opportunities for improvement. The…
Descriptors: Security Personnel, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Chen, Shan; Liu, Yanhong – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
While there has been increased scholarly interest in the translator trainer's competence, the translator trainer's professional identity, that is, how they conceptualise their work and roles in daily teaching practice, remains an unexplored area. This multiple-case study aims to fill this gap by examining four university translator trainers'…
Descriptors: Translation, Professional Identity, Information Technology, Teacher Competencies
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Letshwene, Mantekana J.; du Plessis, Elize C. – South African Journal of Education, 2021
South African schools have experienced several curriculum changes over the past few years. In this article we report on the findings regarding the challenges experienced by heads of department (HODs) with the implementation of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in accounting. A qualitative approach, modelled on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Policy, Accounting
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Björklund, Mattias – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
Purpose: The aim of this article is to compare if and how experienced and novice teachers differ from each other regarding teaching and expressed aims regarding their financial literacy education. Method: Thematic analysis together with the PCK framework were used to analyse 21 teacher interviews. Findings: Both aims and teaching differ between…
Descriptors: Money Management, Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Attitudes
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Varea, Valeria – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
This paper explores how a cohort of pre-service Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers from an Australian university describe and construct their understandings of health and the body. Given that the courses that these undergraduates take in their degree programme present different perspectives on health and the body, a relevant question is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Health Education, Preservice Teachers
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Xiao, Youxing; Surasin, Janpanit; Prabjandee, Denchai – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the current needs of student-teachers' professional development, develop a training module to improve their initial ELT proficiency and determine its effectiveness. The mixed methods research design with parallel strategy, starting with the quantitative and following by the qualitative research methods were employed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Tekir, Serpil; Akar, Hanife – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2019
Effective use of instructional materials is stated as an important professional competence that foreign language teachers should have in the policy documents of Turkish Higher Education Council, and in the standards documents of Turkish Ministry of National Education. In spite of this emphasis on the policy and standards, beginning teachers…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Alignment (Education), Teacher Education Curriculum, Educational Policy
Rafique, Jasiya – Online Submission, 2019
Teaching of English in Saudi Arabia is a necessitous concern in education. The administration, planners, syllabus designers, textbook writers, teachers, and government have been trying to advance the teaching/learning of English in the country. The teachers are capable, experienced and the infrastructural facilities including e-information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Kieu, Thi Kinh; Singer, Jane; Gannon, Tracey Jean – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges in education for sustainable development (ESD) implementation in teacher education institutions (TEIs) in Vietnam and propose some appropriate solutions to advance ESD in training teachers toward sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The authors interviewed ten lecturers and 75…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, College Faculty, Preservice Teachers
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Marentic Požarnik, Barica; Lavric, Andreja – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2015
For too long, the quality of teaching and learning in universities has been undervalued in comparison to research. Current social, economic, ecological and other challenges require that more attention be given to measures to improve the situation. Academic staff should receive incentives, policy support and high-quality pedagogical training to…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Case Studies, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness
Zein, Subhan, Ed.; Garton, Sue, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
Language teacher education is widely identified as one of the most important areas that needs addressing in order to improve early language instruction, yet research into teacher education for early language teachers remains relatively sparse. This volume responds to this gap by compiling studies with diverse methodological tenets from a wide…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Second Language Learning, Teacher Education, Educational Research
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De-Juanas Oliva, Ángel; Martín del Pozo, Rosa; Pesquero Franco, Encarnación – Teacher Development, 2016
In Spain the syllabus of primary education students and their future teachers is broken down by competences. As teacher educators we were interested in finding out "which teaching competences teachers consider are most necessary to facilitate learning of student key competences." Therefore, we conducted a study with a sample of 286…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Course Descriptions, Elementary School Students, Teacher Educators
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Kokic, Ivana Batarelo – World Journal of Education, 2012
The main goal of this study is to evaluate primary teacher education programs in Croatia. Prior to evaluation of the primary teacher education programs, expected primary teacher education competencies were defined. The expected teacher competencies were determined according to the goals stated in the Croatian national curriculum. In addition,…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Teacher Education Programs, Standards, Elementary School Teachers
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Karsenty, Ronnie – Gifted and Talented International, 2014
Teaching mathematically gifted students is a challenging pursuit, especially at the secondary level. However, characterizing teachers who can successfully meet this challenge has so far been scarcely addressed directly. In this paper, elements of the desired profile of such teachers are extracted from the general literature on mathematical…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Chabalengula, Vivien M.; Mumba, Frackson – Science Education International, 2012
This paper is aimed at elucidating the current state of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) in Zambia's high school science curriculum. Therefore, we investigated Zambian teachers' conceptions of inquiry; determined inquiry levels in the national high school science curriculum materials, which include syllabi, textbooks and practical exams; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum
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