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Direct linkMushayikwa, Emmanuel; Lubben, Fred – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2009
Self-direction has been identified as a potential key to the success of professional development of teachers, especially those working in deprived environments. This paper develops a model for self-directed professional development using interview data from 55 Zimbabwean A-level Science and Mathematics teachers. It focuses on teachers' decisions…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Independent Study, Models, Disadvantaged Environment
Scholtz, Zena; Braund, Martin; Hodges, Merle; Koopman, Robert; Lubben, Fred – International Journal of Educational Development, 2008
This paper explores the argumentation ability of ten science teachers in two South African schools on opposite ends of the resource spectrum. Toulmin's model is used to analyse individual contributions in six group discussions. The findings show that levels of argumentation improve with teachers' involvement in the development of teaching…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Participation
