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Direct linkHaley Elizabeth York – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed methods embedded case study investigated a pre-service professional learning community (PLC) model's ability to transform the teaching and perceptions of six pre-service science education students. The PLC utilized in this study was developed through the National Science Foundation Noyce Track 2 program, Developing Leaders in Science…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Science Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Download full textAli Sorayyaei Azar; Yuvenitha Subramaniam – European Journal of Educational Management, 2023
A study showed Malaysian students were unable to achieve the minimum standards in Mathematics and Science subjects, prompting the need for educational reformation. With this, educators need to inculcate Professional Learning Community (PLC) to enhance the teaching quality. This study explores secondary school principals' PLC practices and…
Descriptors: Principals, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice
Kimberly M. Alberts – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Given that the majority of college courses are staffed with instructors who have little, if any, teaching experience (Boysen, 2011), research has called for more innovative approaches to providing teaching development opportunities for graduate student instructors (GSIs) (e.g., BrckaLorenz et al., 2020; Chew et al., 2018). The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Action Research, Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Communities of Practice
Hanxiang Du; Wanli Xing; Bo Pei – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Participating in online communities has significant benefits to students learning in terms of students' motivation, persistence, and learning outcomes. However, maintaining and supporting online learning communities is very challenging and requires tremendous work. Automatic support is desirable in this situation. The purpose of this work is to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Automation, Artificial Intelligence
Zachary D. Van Den Berg; Mikey Anderson – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2023
Queer worldmaking (QWM) in art therapy offers liberatory sex-positive interventions and modes of critical inquiry that affirm the lives, imaginations, and pleasures of all who enter the studio. The authors provide three major strategies for QWM in art therapy. A queer ethos of care decenters cis-heteronormativity by embracing the diversity of…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, LGBTQ People, Communities of Practice, Community Action
Pitner, Katherine A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Professional learning communities (PLCs) are gaining more popularity in education, as a result, professional learning centered around adoption of PLCs is abundant. The aim of this research project is to gain a deeper understanding of how teachers' perceptions of professional learning influence their willingness to implement a school initiative,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role
Gina C. Isabelli – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of this study was to investigate elementary educators' reflection on the usage of their social media personal learning networks (PLN). The problem to be addressed in this study is that it is unclear how, if at all, elementary educators utilizing social media platforms for their personal learning networks (PLN) reflect on whether their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Social Media, Professional Development, Communities of Practice
Neil Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This doctoral dissertation delves into the intricate and transformative journey that aspiring educators undertake as they ascend to the pivotal role of a school principal. Grounded in qualitative research methods, the study employs in-depth interviews, reflective narratives, and document analysis to illuminate the multifaceted dimensions of the…
Descriptors: Principals, Career Development, Administrator Attitudes, Mentors
Ludmila Tyler; Peter J. Kennelly; Shelly Engelman; Kirsten F. Block; Jennifer C. Bobenko; Jaclyn Catalano; Jesica A. Jones; Margaret I. Kanipes-Spinks; Yang Mooi Lim; Jennifer Loertscher; Tejiri Olafimihan; Hailey Reiss; Territa L. Upchurch-Poole; Yufeng Wei; Kimberly J. Linenberger Cortes; Victoria Del Gaizo Moore; Daniel R. Dries – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
We present as a case study the evolution of a series of participant-centered workshops designed to meet a need in the life sciences education community--the incorporation of best practices in the assessment of student learning. Initially, the ICABL (Inclusive Community for the Assessment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/BMB Learning) project…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Workshops, Biological Sciences
Koraya Techawongstien – Qualitative Research Journal, 2024
Purpose: The Thai video game domain has witnessed substantial growth in recent years. However, many games enjoyed by Thai players are in foreign languages, with only a handful of titles translated/localized into the Thai locale. Some Thai video game enthusiasts have taken on the role of unofficial translators/localizers, contributing to a…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Data Collection, Video Games, Second Languages
Roddy Walker; Bente Jensen – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
The potential for professional development initiatives to improve quality in ECEC is an area of increasing international interest. This article presents insights from an ethnography into the manifestation of a two-year practice-based continuous professional development initiative (Educational Quality in Daycare: EQD) informed by the Abecedarian…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Professional Continuing Education
Francesca Suter; Tobias Feldhoff; Katharina Maag Merki; Falk Radisch; Nina Jude; Stefan Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz – School Leadership & Management, 2024
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools had to continuously adapt to new pandemic-related regulations and challenges, including the ad hoc transition to remote learning. According to theories on school improvement and professionalisation, sharing knowledge and experiences with digital learning is helpful when dealing with related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Distance Education, Instructional Improvement
Evaluation of Teacher Professional Learning Workshops on the Use of Technology - A Systematic Review
Alireza Ahadi; Matt Bower; Jennifer Lai; Abhay Singh; Michael Garrett – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Teacher professional learning workshops have been frequently used to prepare in-service and pre-service teachers for effective use of technology in education. Evaluation of these workshops is crucial to identify the effectiveness of these programmes in terms of improving teaching skills, increasing knowledge, changing attitudes, and developing…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Communities of Practice, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Alana Hoare; Catharine Dishke Hondzel; Shannon Wagner; Shelley Church – Discover Education, 2024
External program review is often considered the "gold standard" approach to evaluating academic programs in higher education. Despite the importance of program review, skepticism persists regarding its ability to meaningfully engage faculty and have sustaining impact on program improvement. This paper builds on the academic Program…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Learning Modules
Isaac Dunmoye; Olanrewaju Olaogun; Nathaniel Hunsu; Dominik May; Robert Baffour – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: The study examines the predictive and mediating significance of social and teaching presences on cognitive presence in a Community of Inquiry (CoI) mediated by a desktop virtual reality (VR). The findings of this study have implications for how to leverage VR learning environments to support meaningful collaborative engagement.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Engineering Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Cooperative Learning
