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Mitchell, Douglas E.; Kwok, Andrew; Huston, Debbee – Professional Development in Education, 2020
This mixed methods study explores a comprehensive survey administered in one induction program of over 2000 novice teachers and 1000 of their coaches. Quantitative analyses through Structural Equation Modeling indicate the mediating impact that coaches have on various design features of induction, which then have an impact on novice teacher…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness
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Ulvik, Marit; Sunde, Eva – Professional Development in Education, 2013
To gain a deeper understanding of mentor preparation, which is still an underdeveloped area, the current paper focuses on a formal mentor education programme offered to teachers in secondary school at a university in Norway. The research questions in this qualitative study examine why teachers participate in the programme, how they perceive the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Education Programs, Faculty Development, Teacher Participation
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Shannon, Darbianne; Snyder, Patricia; McLaughlin, Tara – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Implementation science defines training and coaching as two important competency components to support fidelity of implementation of evidence-based practices. The present study explores the perspectives of 21 preschool teachers, located in the United States, about the professional development (PD) they received, which included training and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Web Based Instruction, Coaching (Performance), Expertise
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Hardman, Frank; Hardman, Jan; Dachi, Hillary; Elliott, Louise; Ihebuzor, Noel; Ntekim, Maniza; Tibuhinda, Audax – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This paper reports on the findings of a pilot school-based professional development programme for Tanzanian primary school teachers launched in February 2011 and evaluated in December 2012 by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training with the support of UNICEF. The study set out to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the pilot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Program Implementation, Elementary School Teachers
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Reeves, Todd D.; Pedulla, Joseph J. – Professional Development in Education, 2011
Online professional development (OPD) is proliferating in an effort to eliminate barriers to high-quality in-service teacher training. Using the Internet as a vehicle for continuing professional development, however, introduces new concerns largely absent in its face-to-face counterpart. For example, evidence from the USA's e-Learning for…
Descriptors: Evidence, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Least Squares Statistics
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Nabhani, Mona; Bahous, Rima; Hamdan, Zeina – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This case study examines the attitudes of the secondary and middle school teachers at one school in Lebanon regarding the effect of the school's professional development (PD) programs on the quality of their teaching practices and motivation. It also examines teachers' attitudes regarding PD as well as their recommendations to improve the quality…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers
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van Velzen, Corinne; van der Klink, Marcel; Swennen, Anja; Yaffe, Elka – Professional Development in Education, 2010
This article presents the results of an exploratory research study into induction practices of novice teacher educators in six different countries. The study was a project carried out by members of the Association of Teacher Educators Europe (ATEE) Research and Development Centre Professional Development of Teacher Educators. Induction is seen as…
Descriptors: Interviews, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Beginning Teacher Induction