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Alicja R. Sadownik; Laurent Gabriel Ndijuye – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
The existing body of knowledge on the global experiences of im/migrant parents within early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings reveals a broad spectrum of concerns, which encompass various aspects of institutional education and care, as well as the parents' own patterns of engagement in this realm. Navigating through the multitudinous…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Communities of Practice
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Ayubu Ismail Ngao; Guoyuan Sang – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2024
Purpose: Despite the positive impact of professional learning communities (PLCs) in improving teaching practices, many teachers still struggle to effectively integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) into their teaching and learning. Drawing from human capital theory and spillover effects, this paper examines how teachers PLCs…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Information Technology, Communications, Computer Mediated Communication
Byars, Natasha; Diaz, Raquel Munarriz; Paul, Sandipan – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
This article explores how the early childhood field can support capacity building around equity in the current workforce and build a more diverse, representative workforce at all levels. The authors explore hiring practices, strategies for equipping a diverse workforce, and the actions necessary to realize equity and inclusion through…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Equal Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Communities of Practice
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Ndibalema, Placidius; Kambona, Winifrida – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2018
This study investigated professional learning opportunities that student-teachers attained and the challenges they encountered during the teaching practice in Nyamagana District. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect the data. One hundred and eighty (180) student-teachers (respondents) from 14 higher learning institutions who were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Educational Opportunities, Instruction
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Luvanga, Baraka Gaitan; Mkimbili, Selina Thomas – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
This paper presents the findings of a study that explored the link between teachers' views on the challenges to inquiry-based science teaching (IBST) practice in the chemistry classroom and their need for professional development. The study used a multiple case study design and collected data using interviews. Participants were purposively…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Chemistry
Constantinou, Constantia, Ed.; Miller, Michael J., Ed.; Schlesinger, Kenneth, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2017
International librarianship stems from a desire to bring about political change, transcultural understanding, collaboration, and mutual respect. Historically, librarians have been deeply involved with challenging issues of information sharing, equity in information access, and bridging the digital divide between different socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Library Services, Librarians, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education
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MacCallum, Cathryn; Salam, Insiya – International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 2014
The implementation of global education in schools has, despite the plethora of different terms used to describe it, been defined by an approach that ensures global issues are embedded (1) in the curriculum (a subject-specific approach), (2) across all subject areas (an interdisciplinary approach), and (3) in the school's ethos (a…
Descriptors: Global Education, Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Creative Thinking
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Kafyulilo, Ayoub Cherd – Africa Education Review, 2013
This study introduces "teachers' collaboration" as an approach to teachers' professional development geared at enhancing science and mathematics teaching in Tanzania secondary schools. Teachers' professional development through teachers' collaboration has been reported to be effective for the improvement of schools' performance and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration, Science Instruction