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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
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Wenzel, Alicia; Hovey, Katrina A.; Ittner, Annie – Athens Journal of Education, 2023
This year-long, multiple case study followed a small group (N=6) of graduates from an initial licensure Education Preparation Program (EPP) into their classrooms to observe their first year as licensed teachers in United States public schools. The study's purpose was twofold: 1) to explore the extent to which this group used formative assessments…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Certification, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Lauder, Lydia; Neary, Siobhan – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
A new qualification benchmark, the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) Diploma Level 6 in Career Guidance and Development was established in the UK in 2011. This study was conducted to ascertain whether a theoretical nexus is necessary for practice and how this could contribute to the professionalisation of the adult careers sector in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Guidance, Career Development, Training
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Horn, Dorothea; Grötzbach, Daniel; Drechsel, Barbara – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2021
This report illustrates the didactical concept and implementation of a theory-practice learning setting where preservice teachers counsel pupils from local schools on their self-regulated learning. The learning setting is part of the preservice teachers' psychology curriculum embedded in their educational foundation studies and aims at fostering…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Independent Study, Psychological Patterns
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Dresden, Janna; Thompson, Katherine F. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2021
Clinical practice has long been an integral component of teacher education. In the past two decades, however, the call has intensified for more purposeful, inclusive, integrated, and reflective clinical experiences for teacher candidates learning how to teach and, more broadly, what it means to be a teacher. This article aims to offer a conceptual…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Experiential Learning, Preservice Teachers, Field Experience Programs
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Jay, Jordan; Miller, Howard – Global Education Review, 2016
In this article, we present three models of teacher preparation programs that immersed their candidates in experiential learning aimed at bringing together theory and practice. We identify the key components that can be generalized from studying such programs, examine factors that led to their dismantling, and propose a potentially more…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Experiential Learning, Theory Practice Relationship
Cross, Stephanie Behm; Bayazit, Nermin Tosmur – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2014
The authors designed the project described her in order to address their students' expressed frustrations at the perceived disconnect between theory and practice. The project combined course readings, journaling, collaboratively created observation protocols, and classroom observation into a semester-long iterative assignment. The students' work…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Interviews, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes
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Lee, Kristi A.; Dewell, John A.; Holmes, Courtney M. – Professional Counselor, 2014
The persistent research-to-practice gap poses a problem for counselor education. The gap may be caused by conflicts between the humanistic values that guide much of counseling and the values that guide research training. In this article, the authors address historical concerns regarding research training for students and the conducting of research…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Counselor Training, Research Skills, Models
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Walker, Susan; Davis, Geraldine – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2013
Concerns about the theory-practice gap and discussion regarding the role of the preregistration programme in preparing registered health care practitioners, are two recurring themes in the literature. This study was carried out in a higher education institution in England and was conducted over a twelve month period. It examined how well the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Sexuality
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Harper, Nevin J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2010
Evidence-based practice is an approach that narrowly classifies research results by utilising a hierarchy of evidence. This process renders much available knowledge and experience redundant within its value structure. Currently a dominating ideology across medical and health fields, evidence-based practice is now being promoted in adventure…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adventure Education, Educational Research, Models
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Storr, Lorna; Trenchard, Steve – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to describe the design and delivery of a leadership programme for a diverse group of clinicians and middle managers within a British mental health organisation. Design/methodology/approach: This paper shows how the course was co-designed between managers, clinicians and higher education, specifically to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Leadership, Management Development, Courses
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Edmonstone, John – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2010
This article describes the use of "business-driven" action learning in a healthcare setting. It reviews and reflects on an example where action learning does not "take", identifying the likely causes of this. It also poses four questions--whether action learning is counter-cultural in some organisations; whether the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Reflection, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce, Ed.; Stambaugh, Tamra, Ed. – Center for Gifted Education, College of William and Mary, 2009
The purpose of this document is to highlight "what works" based on the curriculum development and research work of the Center for Gifted Education during the past 20 years. Areas of study include curriculum development, instruction, assessment, and professional development. Through the use of the Integrated Curriculum Model as a template for …
Descriptors: Gifted, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, Academic Achievement
Permaul, Jane Szutu – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: Service-learning as pedagogy and a curricular consideration has been introduced to tertiary education of the Asia-Pacific Region. Theoretical framework and research in this area is still in its infancy. However, much can be learned from related theories and concepts, on which service-learning research can be conducted. Aims: This paper…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Curriculum Development, Program Design, Experiential Learning
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Kronick, Robert F. – College Student Journal, 2007
This article discusses how service learning and experiential learning affect university students who do the service. Experiential learning may be broadly defined and may range from fields such as anthropology, biology, agriculture, and classics. Service learning requires that something be given to the community and or individuals who receive this…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Community Benefits, Program Effectiveness
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