Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 2 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 2 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 3 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Author
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 3 |
Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
Elementary Education | 2 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Jäppinen, Aini-Kristiina; Leclerc, Martine; Tubin, Dorit – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
Professional learning communities (PLC) have been widely accepted as effective with respect to good atmosphere, adequate leadership practices, and functional working practices. However, the outcomes for school improvement depend on case-specific issues. To identify less culturally and contextually bound issues in 3 PLC settings in Canada, Finland,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Communities of Practice, Cooperation
Boulay, Marie-France; Hamel, Christine; Hamel, Sandra – International Review of Education, 2023
Participating in effective professional development (PD) is beneficial in many ways for teachers themselves, but also for improving school systems. "Effective" PD differs from "traditional" PD in that it employs elements known to support changes in teaching practices and in student learning. Characteristics of effective PD…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Language of Instruction
Stoddart, Alexandra L.; Humbert, M. Louise; Kerpan, Serene; Cameron, Nicole; Kriellaars, Dean – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: Although physical literacy is explicitly defined and integrated into Canadian provincial physical education curricula, limited empirical evidence substantiates the development of physical literacy in elementary physical education. Despite physical education curricular expectations, developing and assessing physical literacy in students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Knowledge Level