This paper examines teachers’ ‘practical theories’ concerning the contribution of ICT to teaching and learning, as they are elaborated and refined in action. The study arose from a collaborative programme of ten small-scale projects through which participating teacher-researchers aimed to develop a range of pedagogic strategies involving the use of computer-based information and communication t...

background and purpose: the fact that who is more qualified to teach the emp (english for medical purposes) courses has long been the cause of argument between the heads of language departments (lds) on one side and those of discipline-specific departments(dsds) on the other side. this research was conducted to study the views of both sides as well as those of students in some emp english class...

Theories associated with teacher knowledge suggest that teachers transform subject content knowledge into pedagogical content knowledge in teaching to enhance the content comprehensibility. It is assumed that the connection between teacher content knowledge and curriculum is characterized by the content knowledge transformation. This study, using an interpretive research method combined with co...

This thesis concerns the process of student teachers ́ learning to teach primary science and is based on four studies involving primary science student teachers during their teacher education program. The overall question that the thesis intends to investigate is in which ways student teachers’ learning about teaching can be illustrated and understood in terms of the critical aspects that are ex...

While the 20th century school focused on teaching, the 21st century school may well focus on learning. The role of teachers is changing to reflect this trend, and consequently teacher training processes are also changing. Teachers are becoming managers and facilitators of learning. To enhance children's learning, they design, adapt, manage and evaluate learning environments. These functions req...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into how rural teachers were empowered to become co-creators of innovative practices in their classrooms. The co-creation was operationalised as a merging of teachers existing knowledge of their subject, context and new knowledge of using mobile tablets towards enhancing their teaching practices in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa over a ...

Programming is a subject that is taught by informatics teachers in Hungary, but the same might well apply elsewhere. Even though the government decree stresses the integration of subject areas within project work, it is very difficult for teachers to fulfil these requirements. Their professional ambitions concentrate on concepts of computer science and they do not have adequate experiences in m...