Professional Development

Written by leading experts in the field of TESOL, this book explores the literature on various topic areas and demonstrates how teachers can increase their levels of professionalism by acquiring some general and field-specific strategies. Being a...

This book critically explores pedagogical activities, policies, and coursework that teacher education programs can provide to more fully prepare teacher candidates and in-service educators for professional practice in urban schools. It illustrates how...

This book introduces the application of knowledge management (KM) theories, practices, and tools in school organization for sustainable development. Schools in Asia Pacific have long faced a variety of challenges in terms of sustainable development...

Change is an ongoing aspect of education and educators are always seeking alternative and effective approaches to it. The approaches, in the context of mathematics teacher education, discussed in this book are based on joint work between the individuals...

This book gathers a range of contributions from researchers and practitioners across borders with an emphasis on theoretical arguments and empirical data concerning teacher empowerment. It propels readers to explore powerful teaching practices that can...

This book examines continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers in Finland. As one of the best-performing countries in terms of education, the Finnish education system is often revered and held up as an example to follow. However, the authors...

This textbook focuses on research in movement integration and the benefits of physical activity to the child's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development. It includes research on and suggestions for integrating movement into English-language...

This book examines the nuanced and situated experiences of self-study researchers. It explores the ways in which ethics are dynamic, idiosyncratic and require an ongoing ethical reflexivity. In addition, the book identifies, documents and collates the...

Service-learning is a powerful method of teaching and learning that has been used effectively for more than two decades. This volume contributes further to the Advances in Service-Learning Research series that focuses upon service-learning in teacher...

This book draws together various theoretical and research-based perspectives to examine the institutionalization of mentoring processes for beginning teachers. Teacher induction, defined as the guidance provided to new teachers, is increasingly gaining...

This book examines the benefits of applying the Identity Structure Analysis (ISA) to teacher professional development. At present no government, local authority or school is actively applying Identity Structure Analysis to monitor school improvement: in...

The volume aims at analysing the migration processes of families from Greece following the financial crisis from 2009 onwards. It investigates whether and to what extent this 'new' and international migration represents a new phenomenon when compared to...

This open access book seeks to create a forum for discussing key questions regarding theories on teaching: Which theories of teaching do we have? What are their attributes? What do they contain? How are they generated? How context-sensitive and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789697090525Author Amir ManzoorFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Amir ManzoorPublisher Amir ManzoorWeight(grams) 249g

This book advances a new framework for learning to teach, using in-depth case studies to show how learning to teach-in any type of program-can best be understood as a recursive and dynamic process, wherein teachers differentially access programmatic,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684662241Author Ks PraveenFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Notion Press Media Pvt LtdPublisher Notion Press Media Pvt LtdWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886841541Author Rachna MaanFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 349g

In this volume teacher educators explicitly and implicitly share their visions for the purposes, experiences, and commitments necessary for social studies teacher preparation in the twenty-first century. It is divided into six sections where authors...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947604117Author Alex KajitaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Solution TreePublisher Solution TreeWeight(grams) 499g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781504317207Author Adam ProcivFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Balboa Press AuPublisher Balboa Press AuWeight(grams) 140g

This book examines agentic approaches by which teacher educators navigate a highly regulated environment. It investigates how teacher educators are responding to such regulation by employing approaches such as exploratory and case study research designs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789769684478Author Janette B FullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Maroon Town PublisherPublisher Maroon Town PublisherWeight(grams)...

Through a narrative inquiry approach, this book examines the personal professional journeys of teacher educators who have undertaken self studies, and/or researched the professional development of teacher educators. The theme of the book is how change,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581129410Author Jana Lynn HunzickerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Universal PublishersPublisher Universal PublishersWeight(grams) 249g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889593225Author Dr JagadeeshFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 127g

The participation of Black students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, is an issue of national concern. Educators and policymakers are seeking to promote STEM studies and eventual degree attainment, especially those from...

In recent years there have been significant changes in education across the globe, largely as a result of changing demographics, technological developments, and increased globalization. Relatedly, the changing needs of societies and families, along with...

This series in Teacher Education: Self-study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) has been created in order to offer clear and strong examples of self-study of teaching and teacher education practices. It explicitly values the work of teachers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889594819Author Dr JagadeeshFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 104g

This book presents a systematic literature review focusing on studies examining teachers' participation in professional development (PD) within Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since 1990. It has identified 81 relevant studies and summarizes the results...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921547027Author Catherine MattiskeFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Tpc - The Performance Company Pty LimitedPublisher Tpc - The Performance Company...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889598428Author Dr JagadeeshFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637906248Author Scott ProposkiFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Bookpatch LLCPublisher Bookpatch LLCWeight(grams) 218g

Hopkins, Bruce Joyce, Michael Huberman, Matthew Miles, and Virginia Richardson. But we have chosen to present our own experience and empirical data first and then, in Part 3, to show how this experience and data relates to models which have been proposed...

This challenging compilation of multi-step word problems is designed to strengthen basic math and problem-solving skills among 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Solving Word Problems for Life, Grades 6-8 offers students who struggle with math a daily...

This text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring this critical subject back in elementary schools. In...

This book critically explores the use of nine recognized methodologies for the mediation of professional learning in the context of teacher education: The story, the visual text, the case, the video, the simulation, the portfolio, lesson study, action...

This textbook tackles the matter of contemporary learners' needs, and introduces modern learning, teaching, and assessment methods. It provides a deeper understanding of these methods so that the students and teachers can create teaching and learning...

This edited volume brings together diverse thinkers and practitioners from the field of teaching and teacher education as it pertains to educational development in South Asia. In this volume, authors draw from their research, practice, and field...

Policy- and decision-makers in government and industry constantly face important decisions without full knowledge of all the facts. They rely routinely on expert advice to fill critical scientific knowledge gaps. There are unprecedented opportunities for...