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Griffiths, Vivienne; Thompson, Simon; Hryniewicz, Liz – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
This paper focuses on the professional and academic development of mid-career teacher educators from two universities in England. The objectives of the study were to analyse and compare the career experiences of teacher educators; in particular, to identify stages of development, landmark events and contextual factors affecting professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Faculty Development, Professional Identity
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Galpin, Adam; Beevers, David; Cassidy, Simon; Short, Ben; Panagiotidi, Maria; Bendall, Robert C. A.; Quigley, Eileen; Thompson, Catherine – Curriculum Journal, 2022
Personal values influence goals and motivate actions. The case study reported in this paper explored whether an understanding of values would provide a useful framework to guide the co-creation of the undergraduate cognitive psychology curriculum at a UK University. A design team composed of staff and students ran two co-creation workshops to…
Descriptors: Values Education, Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Psychology, Case Studies
Benn, Roseanne, Ed.; Fieldhouse, Roger, Ed. – 1998
This document contains six papers examining the theoretical and practical development of university adult continuing education (ACE) curricula in the late 1990s. The following are among the factors considered in "An Exploration of the Factors Affecting the Adult Continuing Education Curriculum" (Roseanne Benn): goals; cultural,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
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Sowder, Judith; Armstrong, Barbara; Lamon, Susan; Simon, Martin; Sowder, Larry; Thompson, Alba – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 1998
Identifies the types of reasoning involved in middle grade mathematics with regard to multiplicative structures and the difficulties students have with the concepts, why these difficulties might occur, and the interconnections within this content area. Offers four recommendations for the preparation and professional development of teachers.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Hawkridge, David, Ed. – 1995
This program for the 1995 Association for Learning Technology Conference summarizes the presentations of the discussions, demonstrations, workshops, and poster sessions. Abstracts of the following papers presented at the conference are included: "New Structures for Learning" (Patrick Allen & Kate Sankey); "Multiple System…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Valdman, Albert, Ed. – 1987
The proceedings of a two and one-half day symposium concerning the assessment of functional language ability through the oral interview process included the following papers: "The FSI/ILR/ACTFL Proficiency Scales and Testing Techniques: Development, Current Status, and Need Research" (John L. D. Clark, Ray T. Clifford); "The ACTFL…
Descriptors: Certification, Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Criteria, Grammar
Burnett, Michael F., Comp. – 1989
Forty-four papers presented at a conference focusing on research in agricultural education are presented in this document. Representative titles among the papers (each of which is followed by a brief critique) are: "Analysis of the Computer Anxiety Levels of Vocational Agriculture Teachers" (Kotrlik, Smith); "Assessing Performance and Planning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Cognitive Style
Booker, George, Ed.; Cobb, Paul, Ed.; de Mendicuti, Teresa N. – 1990
This proceedings of the annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) contains the following research papers: "The Construct Theory of Rational Numbers: Toward a Semantic Analysis" (M. Behr & G. Harel); "Reflections on Dealing: An Analysis of One Child's Interpretations" (G. Davis); "About…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Berenson, Sarah, Ed.; Dawkins, Karen, Ed.; Blanton, Maria, Ed.; Coulombe, Wendy, Ed.; Kolb, John, Ed.; Norwood, Karen, Ed.; Stiff, Lee, Ed. – 1999
This conference proceedings contains three plenary session reports, 12 working group and 79 research reports, 35 short oral reports, 60 poster session reports, and two discussion group reports. The titles of all papers (excluding "short orals", "posters", and brief discussion group reports) are: (1) "On Relationships…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Cultural Influences, Educational Assessment
Symes, Colin, Ed. – 2000
This conference proceedings contains 65 presentations and 3 colloquiums from a conference that dealt with knowledge at work and knowledge that works and with how education can be successfully integrated into work and work into education. The papers are "Reading the Contexts of Complex Incidents of Adult Education Practice" (Apte);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Certification, Computer Mediated Communication