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Raikou, Natassa; Karalis, Thanassis; Ravanis, Konstantinos – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2017
In the contemporary international field of education and particularly in Science Education, there is a tendency of limiting the teacher to the role of a passive recipient of knowledge produced in research, followed by the transfer of that knowledge to the classroom. Meanwhile, the dominant tendencies on forming constructivist frameworks, where…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Science Education
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Becker, Annette L. – Journal of Transformative Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore experiences of personal transformation and development of self-authorship in registered nurses (RNs) who recently completed an RN to bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program. A content analysis was performed on the qualitative data obtained from semistructured interviews with 14 RNs. Experiences of…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nurses, Graduates, Self Concept
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Engberg, Mark E.; Carrera, Lillianna Franco; Mika, Leah Pasquesi – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
This study examines the transformative experiences of a group of academic coaches who participated in the Target New Transitions (TNT) program during the 2014-2015 academic year. The TNT program trains undergraduate students, through professional development workshops and reflective exercises, to serve as year-round academic coaches for first-year…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Career Development, Transformative Learning, Program Descriptions
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Carver, Cynthia L. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2016
Since 1997, the Great Lakes Academy has provided leadership development for more than 800 teachers in a large metropolitan region of the Upper Midwest. Graduates of the 2-year program often describe their experience as transformative, life changing, and profound. To understand the meaning and impact of this transformation, the author used…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Teacher Leadership, Leadership Training, Metropolitan Areas
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Wismath, Shelly; Orr, Doug; MacKay, Bruce – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2015
Problem-solving skills are often identified as a key component of 21st century education. This study collected data from students enrolled in a university-level Liberal Education science course called "Problems and Puzzles," which introduced students to the theory and practice of problem solving via puzzles. Based on classroom…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Puzzles, Science Education, Theory Practice Relationship
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Hine, Gregory S. C.; Lavery, Shane D. – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
This research paper explores the experiences of three teacher-researchers, "Simone", "Damian" and "Michael", who undertook an action research project in their respective schools as part of their postgraduate studies. The paper initially outlines the construct of action research in the light of its applicability to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Teacher Researchers, Case Studies
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Ambreen, Munazza; Haqdad, Ambreen; Saleem, Wajid A. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2016
Self-regulated learning (SLR) has been recognized as a pivotal antecedent of students' effective learning and academic achievement. A self-regulated learner can independently and effectively plan for learning, choose and use appropriate learning strategies and reflect and monitor learning progress. Self-regulated learning, for learners in general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Distance Education, Case Studies
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Chao, Xia – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2016
Grounded in the whole person perspective of language learners and the concepts of investment and L2 socialization, this qualitative study explores how community service learning (CSL) contributes to international students' L2 practices and identity development. This study finds that CSL creates "a pedagogical contact zone" outside the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Students, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning
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Spronken-Smith, Rachel; Buissink-Smith, Nell; Bond, Carol; Grigg, Gabrielle – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2015
In this article, we sought a relation between orientation to higher education and curricular experiences, and elucidated the nature of transformative curricular experiences. Twenty-four graduates from humanities and science degrees in the year 2000 were interviewed approximately five years later to obtain their retrospective views on the purpose…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Higher Education, Student Experience
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Auhl, Greg; Daniel, Graham R. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2014
Within professional learning communities, the processes of shared reflection and critique, or critical transformative dialogues are considered crucial for the maintenance and improvement of professional practice. This paper focuses on the development of the processes of critical transformative dialogues and their application in the professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Transformative Learning, Communities of Practice, Feedback (Response)
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Zaal, Mayida; Terry, John – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2013
To engage critically in their communities, young people must be equipped to identify and study problems that directly affect them. Our qualitative study reveals that youth participatory action research (YPAR) is one such approach, disclosing and affirming inherent gifts and talents in youth while collaboratively developing within them the critical…
Descriptors: Action Research, Participatory Research, Qualitative Research, Youth Programs
Loeschen, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to determine if training mentors in the use of the Cognitive Coaching process could effectively facilitate their own critical self-reflection and improve their pedagogy. This study consisted of a criterion-based sample of four teachers in a metropolitan Chicago school district and followed the…
Descriptors: Reflection, Teacher Improvement, Instructional Improvement, Mentors
Harrison, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Problem: Leaders today need a new set of knowledge and skills to be effective in collaborative environments. The focus of this study was to investigate how collaborative environments can contribute to leadership development. The purpose of this study was to describe how the collaborative environment of summer camp helped shape emerging adults as…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Staff Development
Margolin, Ilana – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2012
This qualitative case-study explores the ways in which an innovative M.Ed. program facilitated the development of future ECE reflective leaders. Using case study methodology, it presents the transformational process two recent graduates underwent during their studies. The findings indicate four main sources that initiated the deep student…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Reflection, Educational Research, Qualitative Research