Teachers’ implementation of technology-enhanced student-centered learning environments (SCLEs) will be affected by their beliefs about effective practices. In order for student-centered programs to be used as intended, designers must be aware of the key issues that will shape their implementation and the beliefs teachers hold about these issues. This case study examined 15 teachers’ beliefs abo...

Though learner-centered paradigm of education has long been introduced to pedagogy in general and language teaching in particular, it seems that scant heed has been given to its implementation as well as the restrictions and challenges on its way. In an attempt to shed more light on the status of learner-centered instruction in Iranian language schools, particularly as regards the imped...

The Unessay as Native-Centered History and Pedagogy explores how the unessay functions with an Introduction to Native course that centers lived experiences voices.

This paper discusses the views of Turkish and British novice teachers on pedagogy and pedagogical relationships with school students when confronted with the pedagogical practices of the 'Other'. Experiences of those practices were gained by novice teachers during an exchange visit for British and Turkish university students in 2008-2009. Data was collected through questionnaires and focus grou...

Six scholars provide their perspectives in response to Lee and Hannafin’s (Educational Technology Research Development 64: 707–734, 2016) article describing the Own It, Learn Share It design framework. The framework combines constructivist, constructionist, self-determination theories address student-centered learning.

In the aftermath of Second World War, Sweden dismantled an education system that was strongly influenced by German, Neo-Humanist pedagogical principles in favor a progressive, student-centered system. This article suggests this large part due to fatal misinterpretation policy on which Nazism predicated. Contrary scholarly and popular belief, Nazi schools were not characterized discipline run to...