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Ozturk, Ibrahim Hakki – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study seeks to analyze the role of history teachers in instructional planning and their areas of autonomy in Turkey. The concept of teacher autonomy briefly refers to the authority and freedom of teachers in the planning and implementation of the instructional activities and the decisions made during the instructional process. The objective…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Professional Autonomy, Instructional Development, Secondary School Teachers
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Harris, Judith B.; Hofer, Mark J. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
How does teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) inform their instructional planning? How can this knowledge be enhanced? In an interpretivist study of experienced secondary social studies teachers' planning, we sought to discover clues to the nature and development of these teachers' TPACK-in-action as it was expressed in…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Kang, Hosun – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates the mechanism of beginning teachers' learning in the context of a university-based teacher preparation program. The purpose is to understand "how" and "why" secondary science teacher candidates from the same university-based teacher preparation program develop different kinds of practices of science teaching as their…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers
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Milana, Marcella; Sorensen, Tore Bernt – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2009
The article presents selected findings from in-depth case studies of two non-formal learning activities organized by the Danish Folk High Schools and Day High Schools, respectively. The purpose of the empirical study was to investigate how longstanding, non-formal, adult education institutions have worked to foster the acquisition of civic…
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Activities, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries
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Owen, Susanne; Ryan, Greg; Woulfe, Jim; McKauge, Leigh; Stupans, Ieva – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Academics preparing students for experiential placements within professional programs require considerable curriculum planning and pedagogical expertise. Communities of practice involving workshops and online processes provide opportunities for collaborative work in developing quality curriculum materials and also in supporting widespread…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Curriculum Development, Pharmacy, Experiential Learning
McAfee, Oralie – 1984
To investigate the current status of group time in early childhood centers, a small-scale exploratory study was designed and executed. Results of interviews with 35 teachers and observations in five classrooms serving children ages 2 1/2 through kindergarten revealed that all classrooms had at least one group time or circle time, usually in the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research