Inclusive education pertains to efforts directed towards overcoming the barriers that hinder students' learning and success regardless of their social background, ability, disability, sex, and other conditions. Documented evidence on the implementation of inclusive education showed a link in teachers' and administrators' training needs. This study…

The aim of this study is to determine the needs of prospective teachers for multicultural education. Convergent parallel design, which is of the mixed research methods, has been employed in the study. The sample of the study has been selected by simple sampling method and constitutes of 165 prospective teachers who are studying at Afyon Kocatepe…

This qualitative single case study explored the professional learning needs reported by three coaching roles and the central office administrators that supervise, evaluate or coordinate these roles. The study examined how the professional learning needs reported by the coaches align with the district's coaching goals, coaching requirements and…

What is meant by "knowledge" in vocational education qualifications and who decides? These are significant questions in a context where "skill" is the prevailing discourse. This paper reports on a research project, undertaken in 2010-2011, which investigated the role of national stakeholders in defining knowledge in vocational…

The aim of the study was to record the attitudes and intentions of Greek and Cypriot primary education teachers towards teaching children with special educational needs (SENs) in mainstream schools. The instrument used was based on "Planned Behaviour Theory". The sample of the study included 179 educators, 87 from Greece (34 men, 52…

The article outlines a six-category knowledge framework for effective teachers, involving general liberal education, personal performance, subject matter, general pedagogical knowledge, subject-matter-specific pedagogical knowledge, and foundations of the teaching profession, and suggests how preservice education can incorporate some of the…

A study provided extensive statistics and documentation of Canadian adults' work and learning activities. The study included statistics for household labor and community volunteer activities as well as paid employment. Learning activities included both formal course work and informal learning, as well as on-the-job training. Data sources were the…

In Australia and elsewhere, four approaches have been used to determine whether stocks of vocational education and training (VET) skills are adequate to meet industry needs. The four methods are as follows: (1) the manpower requirements approach; (2) the international, national, and industry comparisons approach; (3) the labor market analysis…