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Forming a Collaborative Action Research Partnership
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Platteel, Tamara; Hulshof, Hans; Ponte, Petra; van Driel, Jan; Verloop, Nico – Educational Action Research, 2010
This article describes the complex nature of collaborative relationships, the difficulties of conducting research with others, and the complications of partnerships in educational research. To create and sustain a communicative space in which participants can collaborate to innovate education and curriculum, time and opportunity to develop trust…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Facilitators (Individuals)
Experienced Science Teachers' Learning in the Context of Educational Innovation
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Henze, Ineke; van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
In the context of educational innovation, it is important to investigate how in-service teachers learn and adapt their knowledge to changing professional circumstances. The authors investigated the informal learning of a small number of experienced science teachers in their first few years of teaching a new science syllabus in secondary education…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Activities, Individual Activities, Educational Innovation
A Closer Look at Teachers' Individual Learning in Collaborative Settings
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Meirink, Jacobiene A.; Meijer, Paulien C.; Verloop, Nico – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
A considerable amount of current research on teaching and teacher education focuses on teacher collaboration. Teacher collaboration is presumed to be a powerful learning environment for teachers' professional development. However, empirical research about how teachers actually learn in collaborative settings is lacking. In this study, learning…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries
The Conceptions of Chemistry Teachers about Teaching and Learning in the Context of a Curriculum Innovation
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van Driel, Jan H.; Bulte, Astrid M. W.; Verloop, Nico – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
In this paper, we report on a study of the beliefs of chemistry teachers about the teaching and learning of chemistry in upper secondary education in The Netherlands. This study was conducted in the context of the planning of a national revision of the chemistry curriculum towards a context-based approach. Chemistry teachers' beliefs were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Factor Analysis, Chemistry
Identifying Changes in Teaching Practice: Innovative Curricular Objectives in Classical Languages and the Taught Curriculum
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Verhoeven, Pim; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
To what degree is a Dutch curriculum reform in classics incorporated into teaching practice? This study included two data sources: questionnaires that asked teachers about their beliefs concerning curricular innovations and an analysis of authentic assessment material, i.e. school examinations constructed by teachers. The findings suggest that the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Performance Based Assessment, Classical Languages
Teachers' Craft Knowledge and Curriculum Innovation in Higher Engineering Education.
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van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico; van Werven, H. Inge; Dekkers, Hetty – Higher Education, 1997
A study investigated the success of a project to create a more student-centered engineering curriculum at a Dutch technical university by assessing how faculty's conceptions of teaching related to their teaching practices. Results indicated that although faculty had strong commitment to student learning, they also had misconceptions about…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Educational Change