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Melissa Redmond; Liz Woodside; Beth Martin – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: Like other professional training programs, social work pedagogy has long recognized the value of experiential learning for professional development. Despite social work's rich experiential learning literature involving field education, direct practice courses, and program evaluation, there is a dearth of literature examining how to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Social Work, Professional Education, Class Size
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Beach, Pamela; Favret, Elena; Minuk, Alexandra – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2021
This paper presents findings from a systematic review of 11 studies examining online teacher professional development (oTPD) in Canada between 2000-2020. A thematic content analysis of the articles led to four main themes associated with research on oTPD: 1. knowledge exchange; 2. reflective practice; 3. multifaceted learning opportunities; and 4.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Content Analysis, Research Reports
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Herod, Lori-Kyle – New Horizons in Adult Education, 2003
Examines a model of professional development including preprofessional, autonomous, collegial, and postprofessional phases. Addresses the importance of reflective practice in moving from autonomous to collegial. Suggests the potential for computer-mediated communication to promote reflective dialogue. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups
Zeichner, Kenneth M. – 1992
This paper highlights some emerging trends in rethinking the teacher education practicum in North America. The paper discusses several major obstacles to student teacher learning that persist even in many of the new inquiry-oriented practicums that focus on the development of reflective teaching practice. While teachers praise the value of the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Problems, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education