In this paper we reflect on data from two research projects in which inclusive practice in the educational system is at issue, in the light of wider field experience (our own and others’) of school and teacher development. We question what we understand to be relatively common, implicit policy assumptions about how teachers develop, by examining the way in which teachers are portrayed and locat...

INTRODUCTION India has the highest number of medical colleges in the world and subsequently the higher number of medical teachers. There is a dire need of adopting a systematic approach to faculty development to enhance quality education to meet health challenges for 21st Century. This manuscript provides a landscape of faculty development programs in India, identifying gaps and opportunities f...

Pragmatic aspect of second language (L2) as a component of communicative competence has recently received more attention. Many research studies have investigated the gap between native and nonnative speakers’ command of L2 pragmatics. However, development of L2 pragmatics has been the focus of few studies. In this study, how coursebooks can help both nonnative teachers and learners develop L2 p...

Curriculum policy in many countries has been subject to a distinct shift in emphasis in recent years (Priestley & Biesta, 2013). Following two decades of centralised direction of the content (and even the methods) of the curriculum, there has been a shift to curricular models which emphasis local flexibility in curriculum-making, positioning teachers as autonomous developers of the curriculum. ...

In this paper we reflect on data from two research projects in which inclusive practice in the educational system is at issue, in the light of wider field experience (our own and others’) of school and teacher development. We question what we understand to be relatively common, implicit policy assumptions about how teachers develop, by examining the way in which teachers are portrayed and locat...

Elementary School Teachers' Classroom Management Skills and Students' Self-Efficacy A. Khedrikhaanaabaadi H. Poorshaafe'i, Ph.D. Given the fact that Iranian educational system is mostly teacher-based and the students' development is owed mostly to teachers' interactions with them, a question can be asked on the relationship between teachers' classroom management and students' ...

To explore the impact of teacher training on the professional identity of primary and secondary school mental health teachers, this study conducted a half-month professional development training program to 54 primary and secondary school mental health teachers, and performed measurement on the professional identity of the teachers in the experimental group and the control group with “Teachers’ ...

A study of a learning management system (LMS) used by two secondary school teachers to deliver a unit of work to middle-school students was conducted to examine the planning and development of a virtual learning environment (VLE) and determine the LMS’s effect on pedagogy. Data was elicited via observation of the teachers’ planning sessions, interviews and a survey rating teachers’ perceptions ...

This study investigates teachers’ understanding of underlying unit structures including: the relationship between lessons and curriculum design principles; and the connections among lessons in a unit. We investigated: (1) teachers’ understanding of curriculum design principles; and (2) the role of teachers’ experiences with curriculum units in their understanding of underlying unit structures. ...

Most reondenis to a national survey agreed that teachers should be involved in ctericulum development to ensure 'teacher ownership" of rium and continuity between development and implemetaton Here, a skilled teacher uorks on a new program for hearing-impaired oilrben developed by teachers at the