This study examines the pedagogical training process of medical professors at a Brazilian university, the meanings attributed to it, and the positive and negative aspects identified in it. This is a descriptive-exploratory study, using a qualitative approach with a questionnaire utilizing open-ended and closed questions and a semi-structured interview. The majority of queried individuals had no...

Finnish early childhood education (ECE) is defined in policies and research as an activity with emphasis on pedagogy a holistic Nordic model of education. Pedagogical competence can be viewed special expertise teachers responsible for the implementation ECE. However, it unclear how teacher’s pedagogical defined, understood, implemented practices policies. Previous studies define from different,...

other out-of-school youth programs, relies heavily on volunteers to extend its reach with youth clientele. Volunteers serve as the direct educator to youth, and thus are often described as the “heart and soul of 4-H” (Radhakrishna and Ewing 2011). Not enough is known about when and how 4-H volunteer educators change their pedagogical practices. The educational value of design-based science teac...