Teacher Development and Learning Ecologies: A Case Study Assisted by Atlas.ti

2021 ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Alba Souto-Seijo ◽  
Iris Estévez ◽  
Patricia Romero ◽  
Mercedes González-Sanmamed
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Learning Ecologies

scholarly journals Synthesis of research report of personnel: Case study on Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-583
Author(s):  
Rungthip Singporn ◽  
Prasart Nuangchalerm
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Production Research ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Experimental Researches

The purpose of this research was to synthesize research report of personnel in the Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University. There were 81 research reports funded by Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University between the academic years of 2012-2019 were employed. The research revealed that most of research concerning teacher development amounting to 69 researches, followed by research report of the support staff amounting to 12 researches. Most of research reports were basic research, applied research, and collaborative teaching research amounting to 55 researches, followed by production research and development of personnel that emphasized on the concept of learning based on the actual situation amounting to 11 researches. The greatest number of research was produced and published in 2018, 23 researches, and in 2019, 13 researches. They were publishing in Thai journals, total of 75 research. The utilization of research to apply for policy benefits, 75 research and for public in four research. Research methodology employed 50 operational researches, 29 quasi-experimental researches, 33 researches to studies, 25 comparative researches and 16 researches to find correlation.

scholarly journals Strengthening the Effectiveness of Aid Delivery in Teacher Education: A Fiji Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Donasiano Kalou Ruru
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
National Development ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Paris Declaration ◽  
The Pacific

<p>As a result of increasing development challenges and higher aid allocations to the Pacific, questions of aid effectiveness have become increasingly important. Efforts to professionalise aid delivery tools have been accompanied by debates over whether delivery tools are effective and compatible with more democratic and empowering relationships with beneficiaries. My research examines the effectiveness of international aid to teacher development, using the AusAID funded projects at Lautoka Teachers' College as a case study and the Fiji College of Advanced Education as background study. The conditions governing aid delivery mechanisms are explored, including logical frameworks, participatory processes, and financial probity. These conditions have been drawn from the 'Paris Declaration of Aid Effectiveness' and each is considered to be critical if aid effectiveness is to be enhanced and the investment sustained. Based on participatory research methodology, carried out through 'talanoa sessions', semià à ¢ structured interviews, and analysis of programme documents, the study explored the extent to which aid programmes and management practices are constrained by donor conditions, succeed in meeting their stated aims, and what sort of unintended consequences are generated. Further, the research identified how aid can best improve future aid to the Fiji education system through its delivery, impact and sustainability for national development, as laid out in the Pacific Principles of Aid Effectiveness The study also highlights the growing convergence between the 'aid donors' interests' and 'aid recipients' needs'. The debate on this relationship is necessary to reinvigorate thinking on the effectiveness of aid delivery for Fiji. The study draws up a practical framework, an aid bure designed as a heuristic device to assess the effectiveness of aid delivery for Fiji. The model may also be relevant to the wider Pacific context, and contribute to the global quest for a concrete guide to best practice which above all will continue to foster more sensitive, effective and enduring links between recipient countries and international aid donors.</p>

Confronting the Contradictions: A Case Study of Early Childhood Teacher Development in Neoliberal Times

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Early Learning ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
The Impact

As neoliberal polices that emphasize governing the modern state through market-based principles expand across the globe, they are altering the training of early childhood teacher candidates. This creates a range of challenges for those teacher educators who are critical of this reform process. This article presents an instrumental case study that examined the impact of neoliberal education reforms on the development of a sample of early education teacher candidates. Analyzing this case of teacher development offers teacher educators the opportunity to consider the practical and critical steps they might take to better prepare their candidates for these reforms. Doing so will help teacher candidates develop early learning experiences for their children that teach them to become engaged democratic citizens rather than compliant consumers within the neoliberal state.

Collaborative Teacher Development on Teaching World Englishes

2017 ◽  
pp. 165-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derin Atay ◽  
Gökçe Kurt ◽  
Özlem Kaşlıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
World Englishes ◽  
Knowledge Transmission ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
University Supervisors ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Present Case Study

Teachers play a central role in shaping education. Educational innovations succeed or fail with the teachers who shape it (Lieberman & Pointer Mace, 2008); thus teachers' professional development process should be given utmost importance and organized in a way that supports and promotes their growth. Traditional INSET programs based on knowledge-transmission are found to be ineffective in reaching this aim. The present case-study introduces a collaborative INSET program, in which the participating pre-and in-service teachers tried to develop their understanding of World Englishes and integrate it into teaching under the guidance of university supervisors. Data collected by means of interviews revealed that this process enriched the knowledge of the participants and enabled them to look at the relevant issue from a critical perspective.

scholarly journals Educational leadership on the Chinese mainland: A case study of two secondary schools in Beijing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manhong Lai ◽  
Lijia Wang ◽  
Wei Shen
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Paternalistic Leadership ◽  
Personal Lives

In recent years, the main concern of the Chinese Ministry of Education has been the quality of education. Principals are expected to play a key role in guiding the developmental direction of their schools, in guaranteeing the implementation of curriculum reform and in facilitating school-based teacher development. The aim of the study referred to in this article was to investigate the characteristics of principals' educational leadership through a case study of two secondary schools in Beijing. The study employed a qualitative research method to investigate educational leadership in two secondary schools in Beijing. The observations of our study indicate a strong tendency for principals to implement the traditional top-down instructional type of leadership promoted by the District Education Bureau. At one of our sample schools, the principal employed a paternalistic leadership style, and teachers at both schools emphasized the paternalistic role of the principal, including in engaging in various aspects of their personal lives. At our second sample school, the principal was attempting to delegate certain levels of authority and responsibility to ordinary teachers. However, we found that her efforts were being hindered by middle managers.

scholarly journals WhatsApp supported language teacher development: A case study in the Zataari refugee camp

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 5731-5751
Author(s):  
Gary Motteram ◽  
Susan Dawson ◽  
Nazmi Al-Masri
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Language Teacher

scholarly journals MANAJEMEN SEKOLAH ISLAM TERPADU DALAM PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER BANGSA YANG PANCASILAIS DI SDIT MUHAMMADIYAH GUNUNG TERANG DAN SDIT PERMATA BUNDA III SUKABUMI BANDAR LAMPUNG

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 407
Author(s):  
Riyuzen Praja Tuala
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Islamic School ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Academic Competencies

Abstract This study aims to determine the development of quality management-based teaching staff at SDIT Muhammadiyah Gunung Terang and SDIT Permata Bunda III Sukabumi Bandar Lampung. The focus of the problem in this study was on the management aspects of teacher quality coaching. This study used a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data is collected through: 1. Interviews with Principals, Foundation Managers and Teachers. 2. Data is also collected by examining and collecting relevant documents. 3. Make direct observations in both schools. To test the validity of the data used credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmation. The collected data were analyzed by data analysis techniques including: data reduction (data reduction), presentation of data (display), verification / conclusion (conclusionsdrowing / verifiying). The results of the study showed that the two schools had implemented a modern teacher development pattern through the implementation of three-step management, namely planning, implementation and evaluation. The orientation of teacher development is directed at two main things, namely the achievement of high academic competencies (pedagogic, social, personal and professional), spiritual competencies that are "uswatun hasanah" and istiqomah based on Islamic teachings: Al-Qur'an and Al-Hadist and students' character become the successor of the nation's Pancasilais.         Keywords: Management, Integrated Islamic school, and Pancasilais.   Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pembinaan mutu tenaga pendidik berbasis manajemen di SDIT Muhammadiyah Gunung Terang dan SDIT Permata Bunda III Sukabumi Bandar Lampung. Fokus masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah pada aspek manajemen pembinaan mutu guru.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan rancangan studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan melalui : 1. Wawancara dengan Kepala Sekolah, Pengurus Yayasan dan Guru.      2. Data juga dikumpulkan dengan memeriksa dan mengumpulkan dokumen yang relevan. 3. Melakukan observasi langsung di kedua sekolah. Untuk menguji keabsahan data digunakanujicredibility, transferability, dependability, danconfirmability. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan teknik analisis data meliputi : reduksi data (data reduction), penyajian data (display), verifikasidata atau penarikan kesimpulan (conclusionsdrowing atau verifiying). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kedua sekolah sama-sama telah menerapkan pola pembinaan guru yang moderen melalui implementasi tiga langkah manajemen yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi. Orientasi pembinaan guru diarahkan pada dua hal utama yaitu pencapaian kompetensi akademik yang tinggi  (paedagogik, sosial, kepribadian dan profesional), kompetensi spiritual yang “uswatun hasanah”  dan istiqamah berlandaskan ajaran Islam: Al-Qur’an dan Al-Hadist dan karakter anak didik menjadi penerus bangsa yang pancasilais.   Kata Kunci: Manajemen, Sekolah Islam Terpadu, dan Pancasilais.

scholarly journals Do our children learn enough in Sky Class? A case study: online learning in Chinese primary schools in the COVID era March to May 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Zhao ◽  
Peter Thomas ◽  
Lingling Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Ecologies

AbstractAll human being’s ways of living, working and studying were significantly impacted by the Covid-19 in 2020. In China, the Ministry of Education reacted fast in ensuring that primary school students could learn online at home by promoting the Sky Class program from February 2020. Educators, parents, and students all faced the challenges of adapting to new online teaching and learning environments. In this small-scale case study, Sky Class’s content and the participants’ experiences, will be presented. Four primary school teachers and five primary school students and their parents participated in three-rounds of interviews sharing their perspectives and experiences of online learning. The study showed that the students gained more parental support and that they benefited from using multimedia functions, like replay, in their Sky Classes. However, the majority of participants reported that the students learnt less. By mapping the learning activities and themes from Sky Class against Cope and Kalantzis’ e-learning ecologies, our study found that only ubiquitous learning and multimodal meaning were achieved. We suggest the reason may be that high cognitive learning was not achieved due to less teachers’ supervision, lack of interaction, delayed feedback, shorter learning times and communication. In conclusion, innovative pedagogies, which can foster different types of learning from the e-learning ecologies may overcome the negative aspects reported about Sky Class. Further research is required for implementing online technology as a catalyst for educational change.

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