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Ulvik, Marit; Riese, Hanne – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This article presents a case study aiming at deepening the understanding of action research as a tool in professional development in pre-service teacher education. The case is the practice of action research in a teacher education programme for secondary school teachers in Norway. While there has been limited research on consequences of inquiry,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Case Studies
Brown, Zeta; Edwards, Tracey; Perkins, Helen – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
This study investigated changes made to the Childhood Studies placement journey of one post-1992 University in England. The Childhood Studies degree includes "practitioner options" that requires students to complete 200 h placement experience, including 50 h in year one. In 2014, the participant university responded to this expectation…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Student Placement, Professional Identity, Professional Development
Morrison, Chad M. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
The purposes of professional experience within initial teacher education programs are varied (Russell, 2005). However, there is limited literature explaining (a) university-based teacher educators' beliefs about its purposes and (b) how these purposes are reflected in practice. This study investigated these themes. A pragmatic mixed-method…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Theory Practice Relationship
Becherer, Vicky H. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
With the ever-changing healthcare systems, nursing students need to think at a high level by applying their knowledge from theory to the clinical setting by prioritizing, delegating, and problem solving to provide safe, competent, quality nursing care. Using action research, nursing students participated in R.A.V.E. (Reflective Thinking Allows…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Intervention
Hunzicker, Jana – Professional Development in Education, 2012
Research shows that professional development alone does not provide adequate leadership preparation for teachers, yet many develop into established teacher leaders. The purpose of this study was to explore how teachers learn to exercise informal leadership in the schools and districts where they work. Eight elementary teachers who lived and worked…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Focus Groups, Faculty Development, Professional Development
Salajan, Florin D.; Chiper, Sorina – European Journal of Higher Education, 2012
This article reports on the experiences and perspectives of Romanian students participating in the ERASMUS Programme, regarding the benefits and value of academic mobility. It situates their accounts in the framework of internationalization and Europeanization processes occurring in Romanian higher education. The study draws on primary data…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, International Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy
Shoval, Ella; Erlich, Ilana; Fejgin, Naomi – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Research regarding beginning teachers' typical responses to the difficulties encountered at work relates to the professional, personal and environmental aspects of teaching. At the professional level, research describes mainly the beginner's difficulties in dealing with discipline problems, in using teaching methods efficiently, in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Discipline Problems, Interviews, Moral Values
Cardno, Carol; Reynolds, Bronwyn – Journal of Educational Administration, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine dilemmas encountered by kindergarten head teachers with the further aim of developing their capability to recognise and resolve "leadership dilemmas". Design/methodology/approach: Action research was used to conduct a three-phase study involving 16 kindergarten head teachers and six system…
Descriptors: Intervention, Action Research, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
Doherty, Iain – Online Submission, 2011
Continuing professional development for teaching is important for institutional renewal, teacher development and student learning improvement. However, our longitudinal research into provision of continuing professional development has shown that the majority of educators who attend professional development workshops do not put what they have…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Murchan, Damian; Loxley, Andrew; Johnston, Keith – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
The study reported on in this paper is set in the context of a national programme of professional development for primary teachers in the Republic of Ireland which has been in operation since 1999 and finished in 2008. The paper explores the acquisition and interpretation by teachers of the elements of the reform. The authors consider the extent…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness
Cameron, R. J.; Frederickson, Norah; Lunt, Ingrid; Lang, Jane – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
Continuing professional development (CPD) doctorate programmes may not be the only learning and development opportunities which universities and other organisations can provide for educational psychology practitioners (EPs). However, as Morris and Brightman pointed out in 2006, they are likely to continue as important sources for professional…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Focus Groups, Professional Training, Child Psychology
Carliner, Saul; Legassie, Regan; Belding, Shaun; MacDonald, Hugh; Ribeiro, Ofelia; Johnston, Lynn; MacDonald, Jane; Hehn, Heidi – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2009
In the growing body of research on the practice of training and development, several studies suggest that use of research-based findings in practice is low. The present study was designed to better understand the research-practice gap by exploring these questions: (1) Which published sources in the field are practicing professionals reading? How…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Theory Practice Relationship, Professional Development, Training
Johansson, Inge; Sandberg, Anette; Vuorinen, Tuula – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
The aim of this study was to analyse how a model for practitioner-oriented research can be used as a tool for professional development in the preschool. The focus of interest is the type of knowledge that is formed when researchers and preschool staff cooperate on local projects, and what this new knowledge means for the images of professional…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Researchers, Questionnaires, Interviews

Shnorhokian, Hovhanness; Zullo, Thomas G. – Journal of Dental Education, 1993
Fifty-eight U.S. and 10 Canadian dental schools responded to a questionnaire concerning whether they had operational Faculty Practice Plans (FPPs) and to describe their plan's characteristics. Results revealed FPPs had little impact on the school's teaching and research functions and a less than harmonious relationship with the practicing dental…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Dental Schools, Dentistry, Faculty Development
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
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