Contemplative Neuroscience as a Gateway to Mindfulness: Findings from an Educationally Framed Teacher Learning Program
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DOI: 10.1007/s12671-018-0913-4
Abstract: A growing number of publications have been exploring the possible effects of mindfulness-based interventions on teachers’ well-being and their professional lives. Notwithstanding promising results in this domain, this paper identifies some difficulties involved in introducing… read more here.
Keywords: mindfulness; program; learning program; teacher learning ... See more keywords
Transformational leadership, professional learning communities, teacher learning and learner centred teaching practices; Evidence on their interrelations in Mozambican primary education
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DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2018.11.002
Abstract: Abstract This study examines the routes via which transformational leadership, professional learning communities and teacher learning lead to more learner centred teaching practices. By means of structural equation modelling (path analysis with latent variables) a… read more here.
Keywords: learning communities; teacher learning; professional learning; transformational leadership ... See more keywords
Approaches to co-construction of knowledge in teacher learning groups
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2019.04.019
Abstract: Abstract We investigated approaches to knowledge co-construction in teacher learning groups (TLGs), changes in teaching and understanding of teaching perceived by TLG participants, and supportive and inhibiting conditions for knowledge co-construction in TLGs. Interviews with… read more here.
Keywords: learning groups; construction; knowledge construction; teacher learning ... See more keywords
Preservice teacher learning about parent involvement at four universities
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DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2020.1793297
Abstract: A study of differences in the implementation of the Parent-Teacher Education Curriculum (PTEC) by four geographically and culturally diverse universities on preservice teacher (PST) learning about ... read more here.
Keywords: preservice teacher; learning parent; universities preservice; teacher learning ... See more keywords
Conceptualising and contesting ‘fast policy’ in teacher learning: a comparative analysis of Sweden, Finland and Australia
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DOI: 10.1080/13664530.2020.1776761
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, the authors refer to key national policies, and associated politics, in the Swedish, Finnish and Australian contexts, to reveal the key discourses that characterise how ongoing teacher learning is constituted in… read more here.
Keywords: conceptualising contesting; teacher learning; policy; fast policy ... See more keywords
The convivial space – exploring teacher learning through practitioner research
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DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2018.1431957
Abstract: Abstract In this paper we consider the pedagogic and cultural role of practitioner research (PR) in teacher learning, using a case study approach set in a secondary academy school in the West Midlands of England.… read more here.
Keywords: practitioner research; research; teacher learning; space exploring ... See more keywords
Building school capacity for teacher learning in China
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DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2019.1689527
Abstract: ABSTRACTBuilding school capacity for teacher learning is the competitive advantage that leads to schools’ sustained improvement. Literature has highlighted the importance of school capacity buildin... read more here.
Keywords: school capacity; school; building school; teacher learning ... See more keywords
Focusing on Teacher Learning Opportunities to Identify Potentially Productive Coaching Activities
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DOI: 10.1177/0022487117702579
Abstract: Instructional improvement initiatives in many districts include instructional coaching as a primary form of job-embedded support for teachers. However, the coaching literature provides little guidance about what activities coaches should engage in with teachers to… read more here.
Keywords: learning opportunities; focusing teacher; mathematics; opportunities identify ... See more keywords
A Retrospective Evaluation of Pre-Pandemic Online Teacher Learning Experiences
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440221079907
Abstract: Teachers are expected to encourage students to be active in the learning process in line with social-constructivist principles. However, when it comes to their own learning, they are obliged to attend activities organized by their… read more here.
Keywords: pre pandemic; teacher; teacher learning; teacher development ... See more keywords
Student teacher learning in rural contexts: Challenges and opportunities
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DOI: 10.17159/2520-9868/i90a05
Abstract: In this article, I explore particular aspects of the learning of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) student teachers in the context of a collaborative partnership between a university and rural schools in the Wild Coast… read more here.
Keywords: rural contexts; student teacher; student teachers; student ... See more keywords
Striving to Become a Better Teacher: Linking Teacher Emotions With Informal Teacher Learning Across the Teaching Career
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01067
Abstract: The importance of informal teacher learning (ITL) to teaching effectiveness and student achievement has been repeatedly demonstrated, but there is limited research into the personal antecedents of ITL. We analyzed the relationships between teacher emotions… read more here.
Keywords: informal teacher; teacher learning; interaction; teacher emotions ... See more keywords