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Athanases, Steven Z.; Sanchez, Sergio L. – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2020
Classroom drama holds promise for student learning across disciplines. When Shakespeare's works are included in diverse classrooms, supported by drama activities, students can embody, voice, and explore themes and societal issues, bringing such themes alive. This study documents challenges and opportunities reported by teachers in their first-year…
Descriptors: Drama, English Literature, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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Rongjin Huang; Joanna C. Weaver; Gabriel Matney; Xingfeng Huang; Joshua Wilson; Christine Painter – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2024
Purpose: This study aimed to explore teachers' learning processes through a hybrid cross-cultural lesson study (LS) because little is known about the learning process through this novel and promising LS approach. Design/methodology/approach: This cross-cultural LS lasted over six months focusing on developing a research lesson (RL) related to…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, International Cooperation, Lesson Plans
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Muhammad Mohsin Hakeem; Hoe Chin Goi; Frendy – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to examine the participants' [junior high school students and Master of business administration (MBA) consultants] perceptions and utilizations of the multidimensional place-based resources within the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), specifically focusing on its alignment with the sustainable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Forestry, Outreach Programs, Environmental Education
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Jamaluddin, Asham Bin; Zubaidah, Siti; Mahanal, Susriyati; Gofur, Abdul – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2022
Character is a crucial aspect of living in society. Character building has been carried out in Indonesia from hundred years ago. The people have improved their way of life by adopting local culture's educational values, such as the Makassar-Buginese "Siri'." However, in this era, there is a deterioration of student character as a result…
Descriptors: Values Education, Cultural Traits, Teaching Methods, Altruism
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Göloglu Demir, Cennet; Kaplan Keles, Özlem – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2021
The impacts of high-stakes testing administered within the framework of accountability policies concern all the stakeholders in the field of education, particularly the policymakers. As such, in the present study, which is specific to the mathematics course, the aim was to examine the impacts of high-stakes testing on teaching and learning…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Learning Processes, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Zhao, Wenjun; Huang, Rongjin; Cao, Yiming; Ning, Rui; Zhang, Xiaoxia – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to explore how a Chinese lesson study (LS) supports a teacher's learning of transforming curriculum reform ideas into classroom practices. Design/methodology/approach: Data analyzed in this study included lesson plans, three videotaped research lessons, three audio-taped group meetings, interviews, the teacher's reflection…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Lesson Plans, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
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Braun, Donna; Billups, Felice D.; Gable, Robert K.; LaCroix, Kirsten; Mullen, Barbara – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2021
Building on exploratory research (Braun et al., 2017), this study assessed how Core Leadership Practices (CLP), implemented through leadership development training, related to increased equity in student learning. Results confirmed a significant (p<0.05, medium to large effect sizes) positive increase in student learning for students who had…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Leadership Training, Equal Education, Educational Practices
Harris, Phyllis C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore how administrator and teacher perceptions affect their application of brain-based learning (BBL) professional development (PD) in schools, specifically an Atlanta suburb middle school. The research was framed around social cognitive theory (SCT), the premise that a person's…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Neurosciences, Case Studies, Administrator Attitudes
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Waitoller, Federico R.; Kozleski, Elizabeth B.; Gonzalez, Taucia – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
We examined how an inquiry group composed of a university professor, 3 doctoral students, and a grade-level team of 7th- and 8th-grade teachers negotiated their collaborative work. This effort resulted in the development of a 2-week unit that tapped into students' out-of-school knowledge. Our research question asked how learning occurs within a…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Inquiry, Teacher Collaboration, College Faculty
Leong, Karen C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The topic of parental involvement has been widely studied but within the topic, the area of training teachers to work with parents has not. The training and preparation for teachers to work with parents are scarce and at times, non-existent. The primary purpose of this study is to examine effective middle school teachers about the steps on their…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Participation, Semi Structured Interviews
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Morsink, Paul M.; Hagerman, Michelle Schira; Heintz, Anne; Boyer, D. Matthew; Harris, Robin; Kereluik, Kristen; Hartman, Douglas K.; Wood, Anne; White, Amber; Woodruff, Carmen; Anderson, Tracey; Goldstein, Shelly; Hamm, Beth; Lewis, Cindy; Lewis, Paul; Mitchell, Cindy; Murphy, Jill; Rogers, Lyn; Sherrieb, Anne; Siegler, Tammy; Withey, Kevin – Journal of Education, 2011
This study examined the initial learning trajectories of 13 upper elementary teachers as they developed technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge during a 7-month professional development program to integrate technology into classroom practice. The program was collaborative and non-prescriptive; teachers worked on self-chosen summer…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Technological Literacy, Teacher Competencies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Gamoran, Adam – Journal of Staff Development, 2003
Rather than focusing on teaching teachers, university researchers helped local teachers study what students thought about math and science ideas--with powerful results. As teachers understood what students were thinking, they modified their practices to promote deeper understanding. Their collaboration created bottom-up change.
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory