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An Exploration of an Induction Programme for Newly Qualified Teachers in a Post Primary Irish School
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Nally, Michael; Ladden, Brian – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2020
The Irish Teaching Council introduced a new model of school-based and National Induction Programme for Teachers (NIPT) called Droichead (meaning 'bridge' in Gaelic) in 2013/14. The Droichead process is an integrated professional induction framework for newly qualified teachers. It was designed to provide whole-school support for teacher induction…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation
Supporting the Supporters of Novice Teachers: An Analysis of Mentors' Needs from Twelve European Countries Presented from an English Perspective
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Jones, Marion – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2009
This article is located within the wider European context of teacher development and is specifically concerned with the needs of those supporting novice teachers during the early stages in their professional career. Currently, induction systems across Europe are largely fragmented, locally based and with little transference of best practice. There…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Orientation
Reflection in a Social Space: Can Blogging Support Reflective Practice for Beginning Teachers?
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Killeavy, Maureen; Moloney, Anne – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
This study reports on an investigation on the use of electronic journals to support beginning teachers in developing reflection on teaching within peer support networks. The study takes place within the context of the ongoing Pilot Project on Teacher Induction in post-primary schools in Ireland. A pilot study using web logs (blogs) was initiated…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Social Support Groups, Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology
Researching the Contested Place of Reflective Practice in the Emerging Culture of Performativity in Schools: Views from the Republic of Ireland
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Macruairc, Gerry; Harford, Judith – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
This article examines the role of reflective practice in a growing culture of new managerialism and performativity which has emerged in schools in the Republic of Ireland over recent years. Ten student teachers participating in a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and 24 experienced teachers participating in a Master's in Education programme…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Focus Groups, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Reflective Engagement as Professional Development in the Lives of University Teachers
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Lyons, Nona – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
This paper takes up two important issues in the professional development of university teachers: the controversy surrounding reflective inquiry and its purported benefits for professional development and the lack of research on what teachers learn from reflective inquiry and how that affects and/or changes their professional practice.…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Investigations, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
Flexible Learning: Proceedings of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning Annual Conference (4th, Dublin, Ireland, October 6-7, 2010)
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National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
This volume presents 64 abstracts of keynote and parallel paper presentations of the Irish National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning's (NAIRTL) conference on the theme of flexible learning. The Flexible Learning conference was a joint initiative by NAIRTL and the Learning Innovation Network. The keynote presentations can…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Educational Technology