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Kriewaldt, Jeana, Ed.; Ambrosetti, Angelina, Ed.; Rorrison, Doreen, Ed.; Capeness, Ros, Ed. – Springer, 2018
This book describes, problematises and theorises professional practice research in a range of Australian settings to provide evidence of robust, wide-ranging and contemporary approaches to professional experience in initial teacher education. It presents the latest research and evidence from those currently involved in innovative programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Innovation
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Baron, Annette, Ed.; McNeal, Kelly, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In higher education, case studies can be utilized to have students put themselves into problems faced by a protagonist and, by doing so, address academic or career-related issues. Working through these issues provides students with an opportunity to gain applied perspective and experiences. Professors in higher education who choose this method of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Writing (Composition)
Budzinska, Katarzyna, Ed.; Majchrzak, Olga, Ed. – Springer, 2021
This book demonstrates how resources taken from positive psychology can benefit both teachers and learners. Positive psychology is the empirical study of how people thrive and flourish. This book explores a range of topics, such as affectivity and positive emotions, engagement, enjoyment, empathy, positive institutions, a positive L2 self-system,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Psychology, Empathy
Mansfield, Caroline F., Ed. – Springer, 2020
This open access book follows the development of the Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRiTE) project across Australia and internationally. Drawing on the success of this project and the related research collaborations that have since emerged, it highlights the importance of cultivating resilience at various stages of teachers' careers.…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Teacher Education Programs, Case Studies, Learning Activities
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Makewa, Lazarus Ndiku, Ed.; Ngussa, Baraka Manjale, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Effective use of technology in areas that include admissions, record keeping, billing, compliance, athletic administration, and more hold untold potential to transform higher education by introducing significant efficiencies and dramatic cost reductions in serving students. How the institution organizes itself will to a large extent depend on how…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Higher Education, Organizational Culture, College Faculty
Rosselli, Hilda, Ed.; Girod, Mark, Ed.; Brodsky, Meredith, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning. Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method of quantifying the complex set of tasks that comprise…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Work Sample Tests
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Carvalho, Luísa Cagica, Ed.; Daniel, Ana Dias, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Entrepreneurship education has gained considerable interest in the last decade, both in the political and academic arenas, because it fosters innovation and plays a crucial role in developing the business landscape. However, instructors are faced with challenges related to creating successful learning objectives, suitable methodologies, and…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods, Business Administration Education, Global Approach
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Schack, Edna O., Ed.; Fisher, Molly H., Ed.; Wilhelm, Jennifer A., Ed. – Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
This book reflects on the continuing development of teacher noticing through an exploration of the latest research. The authors and editors seek to clarify the construct of teacher noticing and its related branches and respond to challenges brought forth in earlier research. The authors also investigate teacher noticing in multiple contexts and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Barriers, Metacognition, Science Instruction
de Oliveira Andreotti, Vanessa, Ed.; de Souza, Lynn Mario T. M., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This volume bridges the gap between contemporary theoretical debates and educational policies and practices. It applies postcolonial theory as a framework of analysis that attempts to engage with and go beyond essentialism, ethno- and euro-centrisms through a critical examination of contemporary case studies and conceptual issues. From a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, International Education, Citizenship
Gray, Donald, Ed.; Colucci-Gray, Laura, Ed.; Camino, Elena, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Recent work in science and technological studies has provided a clearer understanding of the way in which science functions in society and the interconnectedness among different strands of science, policy, economy and environment. It is well acknowledged that a different way of thinking is required in order to address problems facing the global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Democracy, Science and Society
Mason, Terrence C., Ed.; Helfenbein, Robert J., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The widely cited, though highly contested, idea that "the world is flat" (Friedman, 2004) carries with it a call for education to provide a leveling effect across continents and cultures Students in Skokie or in Skopje, as the theory goes, are expected to experience a school curriculum that shares certain common elements, goals, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Ethics, Global Education
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Loveless, Douglas J., Ed.; Griffith, Bryant, Ed.; Bérci, Margaret E., Ed.; Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Sullivan, Pamela, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
While incorporating digital technologies into the classroom has offered new ways of teaching and learning into educational processes, it is essential to take a look at how the digital shift impacts teachers, school administration, and curriculum development. "Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development" presents…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Teacher Attitudes
Moore, Sarah C. K., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2014
This book traces the recent socio-historical trajectory of educational language policy in Arizona, the state with the most restrictive English-only implementation in the United States. Chapters, each representing a case study of policy-making in the state, include: (1) SEI in Arizona: Bastion for States' Rights (Karen E. Lillie and Sarah Catherine…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Language Planning, State Policy, English Only Movement
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Freiermuth, Mark, Ed.; Zarrinabadi, Nourollah, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This edited volume brings together large-scale research as well as case studies from a range of geographical contexts and represents a variety of educational settings involving second language learners and users. Its aim is to explore the interrelated issues of psychology and technology use in second language learning settings as well as in more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
Earley, Penelope M., Ed.; Imig, David G., Ed.; Michelli, Nicholas M., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
What constitutes a high quality teacher education program and what standards teacher candidates should meet before receiving their teaching credential? This volume advances deep understanding of the nature and sources of policy affecting the preparation of teachers in the U.S. and the conflicts or interconnections of these policies with the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Social Justice, World Views, Teacher Education Programs
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