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Kyaw, May Thu – SAGE Open, 2021
This study addresses how similar teacher education institutions differ in terms of teacher educators' research engagement and what causes these differences. Underlying factors were explored by comparing teacher educators' research engagement at two Education Colleges in Myanmar that differed in terms of the educators' research activities. Applying…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Programs, Research, Case Studies
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Rice, Bethany M., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Inclusive teacher preparation varies greatly in format and practice, yet programs grapple with the same underlying challenges: which practices work and where do they work. As children with disabilities are increasingly being included in schools, it is essential that guidance is put into place on how best to adapt inclusive practices into the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Inclusion, Culturally Relevant Education, Action Research
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Harper, Susan G. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2016
This participatory action research study used the conceptual framework of social--ecological resilience to explore how Karen (pronounced Ka·rén) refugee parents re-construct cultural resilience in resettlement. The funds of knowledge approach helped to define essential knowledge used by Karen parents within their own community. Framing this study…
Descriptors: Action Research, Refugees, Resilience (Psychology), Parents
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Harper, Susan G. – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
This research explored how Karen (first-generation refugees from Burma) elementary students engaged with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) practice of constructing scientific explanations based on evidence within the context of a cross-cultural learning community. In this action research, the researcher and a Karen parent served as…
Descriptors: Refugees, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Cultural Awareness