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Lau, Kit Ling – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2013
The study aimed to explore Chinese language teachers' perception and implementation of instruction based on self-regulated learning (SRL) in a researcher-teacher collaborative project. The participants were 31 teachers and their 10th grade students, from six secondary schools in Hong Kong. The findings of questionnaires, interviews, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Interviews, Observation
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Gillies, Robyn M.; Boyle, Michael – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Cooperative learning (CL) is a well documented pedagogical practice that promotes academic achievement and socialization, yet many teachers struggle with implementing it in their classes. This study reports on the perceptions of 10, middle-year teachers who implemented cooperative learning in a unit of work across two school terms. Data from the…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Problems
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de Bruijn, Elly; Leeman, Yvonne – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
This article analyses the dilemmas and practical tensions in implementing competence-based vocational education. Eleven case studies were conducted, including observation of lessons and interviews with teachers and students. The results show that schools meet various fundamental issues in realising this approach. A crucial question is how to…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Learner Controlled Instruction
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Flint, Amy Seely; Zisook, Karla; Fisher, Teresa R. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
This study examines two experienced teachers' transformations and sense of agency as they implemented a writer's workshop curriculum with multi-lingual third grade students. Multiple lines of inquiry guide the study including "communities of practice" (Lave & Wenger, 1991), "teacher identities in figured worlds" (Holland, Lachicotte, Skinner, &…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Grounded Theory, Class Activities, Writing Workshops
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Falkenberg, Thomas; Noyes, Andrew – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
In recent years the mathematics education research community has undergone a "social turn" towards a greater interest in the values and broader educational purposes of mathematics education, including issues of social justice and citizenship education. Building on these developing interests, this paper presents a conceptual framework…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Ethical Instruction, Mathematics Education, Citizenship Education
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Shawer, Saad F. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
This qualitative study aimed to explore teacher curriculum approaches and the strategies attached to each approach because they influence the taught curriculum, teacher development and student learning. The study was therefore grounded in teacher curriculum development, curriculum implementation, teacher development, student cognitive and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Participant Observation
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Batt, Ellen G. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
This documentary account describes professional development for teachers in the USA serving culturally and linguistically diverse students. The purpose of the project was to monitor effectiveness of training in Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and to assess the value of cognitive coaching. Quantitative and qualitative data sources…
Descriptors: Time Management, Professional Development, Student Diversity, Workshops