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Kyriakides, L.; Christoforidou, M.; Panayiotou, A.; Creemers, B. P. M. – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
The dynamic approach (DA) suggests that professional development should be differentiated to meet teachers' individual needs while engaging participants into systematic and guided critical reflection. Previous experimental studies demonstrated that one-year interventions based on the DA have a positive impact on teacher effectiveness. The study…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Control Groups
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Kaymakamoglu, Sibel Ersel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This study aimed to investigate the two primary school science teachers' conceptions of professional development, their perceptions of self-improvement and the factors influencing their professional development. In this investigation, a case study approach was adopted. The participant teachers were given a semi-structured interview and the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Zhang, Jinbao, Ed.; Yang, Junfeng, Ed.; Chang, Maiga, Ed.; Chang, Tingwen, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2016
Intended to promote the innovative use of technology in education and promote educational advances all over the world, this volume brings together 16 best-practice cases on technology-enhanced educational innovations. Experts from Turkey, Tunisia, Cyprus, Italy, Malaysia, China, India and Finland have contributed to these cases, highlighting the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Best Practices, Educational Innovation, Technology Uses in Education
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Karagiorgi, Yiasemina – Professional Development in Education, 2012
In an effort to explore Greek-Cypriot teachers' development of professional identities, the current study reveals the ways in which seven teachers in one primary school in Cyprus perceive themselves as agents improving their teaching and growing as professionals. In-depth interviews indicate that teachers' conceptions of good teaching reflect a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Antoniou, Panayiotis; Kyriakides, Leonidas – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2011
This paper argues that Educational Effectiveness Research (EER) should establish closer links with research on teacher professional development. A dynamic integrated approach (DIA) to teacher professional development is proposed. The methods and results of a study comparing the impact of the DIA and the Holistic Approach (HA) to teacher…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Skills, Professional Development
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Antoniou, Panayiotis; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Creemers, Bert P. M. – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2011
This paper argues that research on teacher professional development could be integrated with validated theoretical models of educational effectiveness research (EER). A dynamic integrated approach (DIA) to teacher professional development is proposed. The methods and results of a study comparing the impact of the DIA and the Holistic-Reflective…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Integrated Activities, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Skills