Purpose of this investigation is to study the Human Resources Development in the context of challenges of globalization with reference to Teacher Education in Bangladesh. A study of this kind would highlight the dimensions, which can be manipulated to upgrade the human resources development in teacher educators working in institutes of teacher education to rapidity in contest of international t...

The 22-page subject index of the report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education (Cochran-Smith and Zeichner, 2006) has no entries referring to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and only two referring to computers. Several chapters remark that teachers should develop ICT skills, but what this actually means is not discussed to any substantial degree. This does not mea...

In this paper we examine the nature of our self-study practices in an elementary teacher education cohort called CITE (Community and Inquiry in Teacher Education). We argue that self-study is not only important to our continued work in CITE but also a critical feature of professional practice in general. Two general questions frame our analysis: (1) What is significant about cohorts in teacher ...

Associate teachers play a significant role in the preparation of pre-service teachers in Canadian universities. The literature on the subject indicates that the practicum component of the pre-service teacher education is considered by teacher candidates to be their most valuable learning experience. Therefore, Faculties of Education are constantly exploring new ways of engaging associates in re...

In this article, we elaborate on 10 current research questions related to the "teaching games for understanding" (TGfU) approach with the objective of both developing the model itself and fostering game understanding, tactical decision making, and game-playing ability in invasion and net/wall games: (1) How can existing scientific approaches from different disciplines be used to enhance game pl...

The application of current information technology in education, especially multimedia network technology, has brought about major changes the content and methods instruction. It replaced conventional teacher-centered, textbook-centered, classroom-centered teaching environment with a student-centered, technology-based learning that includes rich resources virtual reality. Through interaction bet...

Medical education follows the clinical drive toward patient-centered care and, therefore, puts strong emphasis on the development of empathy by medical students. It has, however, been found that there is a decline in empathy throughout a student's education. Students' participation in role-play as the doctor has been proved to improve patient care in a clinical capacity. Here, it is proposed th...

Implementing active learning methods in engineering education is becoming the new norm and seen as a prerequisite to prepare future engineers not only for their professional life, but also tackle global issues. Teachers at higher institutions are expected encouraged introduce students experiences, such problem-, project-, more recently, challenge-based learning. have shift from traditional teac...

FOR many years teachers in both primary and secondary schools have been making their contribution to the health education of their pupils. In the primary schools this has largely been in the context of the general curriculum and in secondary schools as relevant application of the subject matter in particular subject areas, such as home economics, biology and physical education. Generally this h...