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Mukan, Nataliya; Myskiv, Iryna; Kravets, Svitlana – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2016
In the article the systems of continuing pedagogical education in Great Britain, Canada and the USA have been characterized. The main objectives are defined as the theoretical analysis of scientific-pedagogical literature, which highlights different aspects of the problem under research; identification of the common and distinctive features of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development
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Osmond-Johnson, Pamela – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2017
Drawing on data from a mixed methods study of the Saskatchewan Professional Development Unit's (SPDU) Facilitator Community, this paper highlights the potential of teacher-led professional learning in developing professional capital through engagement in teacher leadership. Analysis of survey, interview, and observational data revealed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Capacity Building, Human Capital
Gacoin, Andrée – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2018
This paper aims to deepen our understanding of the opportunities for, as well as challenges to, teacher-led curriculum change. Drawing on interviews with teachers who served on Provincial Curriculum Development Teams, the paper explores how teachers have navigated the curriculum development process in four key moments: (1) framing the work; (2)…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Teacher Leadership
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Etmanski, Catherine; Kajzer Mitchell, Ingrid – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
This chapter describes the role small-scale organic farmers are playing as adult educators in alternative food networks and as leaders for food systems transformation. Findings are drawn from a survey of organic farmers in British Columbia, Western Canada.
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Adult Educators, Food Service, Food Processing Occupations
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Wallin, Dawn; DeLathouwer, Erin; Adilman, Jordan; Hoffart, Jessie; Prior-Hildebrandt, Kathy – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2017
This paper discusses the results of a qualitative study that examined the professional growth of undergraduate peer mentors as teacher leaders during an innovative Learning Community initiative designed for a teacher education program at the University of Saskatchewan. The paper describes the extent to which peer mentors exhibited characteristics…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Qualitative Research, Teacher Leadership
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Amato, Lindy; Anthony, Paul; Strachan, Jim – Journal of Staff Development, 2014
Launched in 2007, the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program, out of Ontario, Canada, operates on the belief that classroom teachers know their learning needs and the needs of their students best. Additionally, the program assumes teachers have the greatest knowledge of how to build and foster multiple learning networks in order to share their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Faculty Development, Peer Teaching
Ndaruhutse, Susy; Jones, Charlotte; Riggall, Anna – Education Development Trust, 2019
This report focuses on systems thinking and its place in education transformation. It reflects on key published literature and on specific outputs from the Education Development Trust's own programme of research. The report offers an overview of the evolution of systems thinking and the relevance for policymakers and practitioners as they tackle…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Educational Change, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
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Smith, Déirdre; Kelly, Darron; Allard, Carson – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2017
The critical exploration of policy development processes employed to construct leadership qualifications is the focus of this inquiry. This exploration is made through specific application of the necessary conditions of Habermasian "practical discourse" to current dialogic procedures used to develop policies for principal, supervisory…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Principals, Administrator Qualifications, Moral Values
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Cherkowski, Sabre; Schnellert, Leyton – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2017
The purpose of this case study was to examine how teachers experienced professional development as collaborative inquiry, and how their experiences contributed to their development as teacher leaders. Three overarching themes were identified through iterative qualitative analysis of multiple data sources including interviews, observations,…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Rural Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Case Studies
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Hohner, Julie; Riveros, Augusto – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2017
This study investigates the experiences of a group of classroom teachers who transitioned into administrative roles as vice-principals in a rural schoolboard in southwestern Ontario. We included both elementary and secondary former teacher leaders who moved into the school administration and explored the aspects of their leadership experience that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Teacher Leadership, Administrators
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Miller, Paul – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
The recruitment of overseas trained teachers (OTTs) in England is a matter that has received as much attention inside the United Kingdom as outside. Education systems in small island and developing states, especially, were believed to have been placed 'at risk' following the departure of experienced and qualified teachers. Correspondingly, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, Teacher Recruitment, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment
Crippen, Carolyn – Education Canada, 2012
Many books have been written about various leadership characteristics, styles, outcomes, and purposes in schools. Much less has been written about followership. But, in order to have leaders, we must have followers. Understanding the leadership-followership dynamic in the school may promote inclusivity, transparent interaction, and authenticity…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Leadership, Leaders, Apprenticeships
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Lawrence, Lori – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2014
Exemplary practice within a northern Manitoba high school encourages student learning. Through the utilization of collaborative practice in consistent school-wide plans, teachers have provided beneficial education to learners (Sagor, 2011). The direction of educational programs can be provided through the expertise of teachers within the school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Learner Engagement, Student Participation
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Munroe, Elizabeth – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2014
Teachers who have held leadership roles at the school, district, or provincial level have the potential to contribute to student and school success when they return to classroom teaching. The contrasting experiences of two teacher leaders who returned voluntarily to classroom teaching are analyzed using Owens's (2004) social constructivist theory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Social Influences, Career Development
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Osmond-Johnson, Pamela – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2015
This paper explores understandings related to teacher professionalism amongst a sample of highly engaged members of the Alberta Teacher's Association (ATA). Highlighting the many ways in which the Association supported members in their bid to embody roles as leaders, learners, advocates, and policy actors, I argue that the ATA serves as a platform…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Professionalism, Teacher Associations
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