Teacher Training Books

This book reflects on science education in the first 20 years of the 21st century in order to promote academic dialogue on science education from various standpoints, and highlights emergent new issues, such as education in science education research...

This book provides commentary on the influence of multi-layered political contexts that surround the work of teacher educators worldwide. It addresses the drawbacks of the massification, standards-based movements and marketisation of universal business...

This book discusses the perspectives and practices of teacher education programs in order to shed new light on the national priorities, policies, curriculum inputs, delivery mechanisms, challenges and future trends in 20 selected countries. It examines...

This book presents a duoethnographic exploration and narrative account of what it means to be a teacher educator today. Adopting a narrative approach, the book presents different personal, political and institutional perspectives to interrogate common...

This book offers a collection of original, peer-reviewed studies by scholars working to develop a knowledge base of teaching and facilitating self-study research methodology. Further, it details and interconnects perspectives and experiences of new...

This book uses social support as a central theme to provide a sound underpinning for guiding teachers to play more supportive roles in schools. It comprises a series of empirical studies that address the psychological processes involved in feeling...

This book provides a refreshing look at kindergarten teachers' practical knowledge and their context-specific reasoning of the usefulness of constructivism from a culturally emic perspective. Examining the similarities and differences between...

This book demonstrates school-based approaches to primary science teacher education. The models used involve partnerships between universities and primary schools to engage pre-service primary teachers in classroom teaching and learning that effectively...

This book explores teaching and learning through science investigation and practical work. It draws upon two representative case studies from New Zealand and examines what students are learning from science investigation; in addition, it identifies and...

This book explores an area that has been somewhat overlooked in the literature to date - the current status and future trends of English education in Oman. It offers a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the subject and explores areas...

This book provides scholars, teacher educators, as well as reflective school leaders and teachers with valuable insights into what it is to be a teacher in the 21st century. It does so by presenting original research based on a study of several New...

This book presents research on emotion work and the emotional labour of teaching and learning based in England's further education sector, where an increasing emphasis on marketised systems means accountability and audit cultures have become embedded...

Based on the teachings of Jesus and a biblical foundation, this book presents a new framework for education and teaching, referred to as the shalom education model, that addresses four essential questions in education (why teach, what to teach, how to...

This book presents thirty-one accounts by final-year pre-service teachers, providing guidance and insights for less advanced teacher education students, and illustrating the use of life history and narrative stories as methods for pre-service teachers to...

This book was written to help people understand and transform education and professional practice. It presents and extends the theory of practice architectures, and offers a contemporary account of what practices are composed of and how practices shape...

The book investigates interest groups and various learning circles, Reading Circles (RCs) learning opportunity in particular, as a mode of in-class and beyond class autonomous learning in the  context of English Language Teaching (ELT) at tertiary...

1 Reclaiming Educator Professionalism In and For Uncertain Times.- 2 It's the Worst, but Real Experience is Invaluable: Pre-service Teacher Perspective of the Costs and Benefits of Professional Experience.- 3 Teacher Education for an Uncertain Future:...

1 Introduction.- Part I Personalising Learning: Theoretical Underpinnings.- 2 Personalising Learning: An overview.- 3 Personalising Learning through Communities of Collaboration.- 4 ICT for Learning: Technology and Pedagogy.- 5 Personal Means Learner as...

Chapter 1 Why the Future is Important.- Chapter 2 Key Drivers of Teacher Education.- Chapter 3 Politics of Education: Tensions and paradoxes.- Chapter 4 Current Trends in Technology-enhanced Learning.- Chapter 5 Changing Knowledge, Changing Education.-...

This book takes an in-depth look at the development of the private education sector in modern China. Readers will find valuable data and materials never before presented in such an accessible and transparent way, together with analyses of the major...

This book provides an evidentiary basis for policy decisions regarding initial teacher education and beginning teaching and informs the design and delivery of teacher preparation programs. Based on a rigorous analysis of international literature and the...

This work explores and explicates learner motivation in online learning environments. More specifically, it uses a case-study approach to examine undergraduate students' motivation within two formal and separate online learning contexts. In doing so, it...

The International Handbooks of Teacher Education cover major issues in the field through chapters that offer detailed literature reviews, designed to help readers to understand the history, issues and research developments across those topics most...

This book aims to provide a resource to individuals involved with teaching, teacher education, and teachers' and teacher educators' professional learning (i.e., professional development), exploring the activities and roles of individuals whose primary...

In the United States, the dominant perception of the Middle East is that the region is defined by violence, conflict, and extremism. This narrative erases the humanity and dignity of the region's communities and perpetuates Orientalist myths about...

Inspire and Reflect: A Teacher's Guide to a Joyful School Year by Scarlett Nora is a comprehensive manual designed to support educators in maintaining a positive mindset and infusing joy, energy, and vitality into their teaching and personal lives...

This handbook examines teaching methods and motivation strategies that have worked in other countries and schools, globally. It presents the most efficient techniques to aid anyone who wants to become an Expert Teacher. The book will initially explain...

In a world overflowing with data and opinions, developing strong critical thinking skills is more important than ever. " Critical Thinking for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Sharpen Your Mind" is a concise guide designed to help beginners master the...

An updated version of the PGDL Study Guide. Your legal studies will be taken to the next level with the crucial "PGDL Study Guide: Post Graduate Diploma in Law" 2024/2025 by City Law Tutors. This thorough study guide has been professionally...

Denna Kunskapsplan, utgiven av Svenska Montessoriförbundet, visar hur montessoripedagogiken kan fungera inom ramen för den svenska nationella läroplanen i grundskolan.Kunskapsplanen Montessoripedagogik i skolan, en väg mot målen är det första ramverk med...

Geographers regard fieldwork as a vital instrument for understanding our world through direct experience, for gathering basic data about this world, and as a fundamental method for enacting geographical education. The range...

The idea of teachers Learning through Teaching (LTT) - when presented to a naïve bystander - appears as an oxymoron. Are we not supposed to learn before we teach? After all, under the usual circumstances, learning is the task for those who are being...

Advancing Social Studies Education through Self-Study Methodology provides a collection of works that highlights ways in which self-study of teaching and teacher education practices can advance conversations and knowledge in social studies education...

Over the past twenty years, much has been written about the knowledge bases thought necessary to teach science. Shulman has outlined seven knowledge domains needed for teaching, and others, such as Tamir, have proposed somewhat similar domains of...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,7, Europa-Universität Flensburg (ehem. Universität Flensburg) (Berufsbildungsinstitut Arbeit und Technik), Veranstaltung: Theorie und Praxis der beruflichen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,7, Universität Stuttgart (Berufs-, Wirtschafts- und Technikpädagogik), Veranstaltung: Organisation beruflicher Bildung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,7, FernUniversität Hagen (Fakultät für Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die fortschreitende Globalisierung, komplexer werdende...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 2, University of Derby, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Bereich der Ergotherapie kann eine laufende berufliche Weiterbildung für die Qualitätssicherung der...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 12 Punkte, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Berufliche und Betriebliche Bildung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit befasst sich im...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,3, FernUniversität Hagen (Allgemeine Didaktik und Mediendidaktik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit soll ein Schulungskonzept zur...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,3, FernUniversität Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Schon seit einigen Jahren wird in den Medien kritisch über unser...

Die voranschreitende Digitalisierung unserer Lebenswelt stellt die traditionelle Lehrkräfteausbildung in Deutschland vor die Herausforderung, sich den Veränderungen anzupassen und den steigenden Anforderungen im Umgang mit digitalen Medien gerecht zu...

Das vorliegende Buch enthält fünf Studien, die sich mit den aktuellen Herausforderungen im Bereich organisationales Lernen in der Polizei beschäftigen. Der erste Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, inwiefern die deutsche Polizei als eine lernende...

The anthology offers a distinctive perspective on a European Union-funded capacity-building initiative aimed at enhancing contemporary teaching competencies, with a specific emphasis on Sri Lanka and Cambodia. It discusses the augmentation of pedagogical...

Assessment is a fundamental factor in monitoring the learning process of students and therefore an essential component of effective teaching and learning in the online environment. In the course of the (corona-induced) wave of digitization, the new and...

Der Band diskutiert fächerübergreifend Konzepte und Strukturen zur Verankerung digitalisierungsbezogener Kompetenzen im Lehramtsstudium und zeigt fachspezifisch differenziert Zugänge für die zweite und dritte Phase der Lehrer:innenbildung auf. Dabei...

Since its successful performance in the PISA studies, at the latest, the Finnish education system has become the focus of public interest. In the media coverage of recent years, the Finnish school system has often been brought into play as a prime...

Der Band präsentiert grundlegende Arbeiten sowie konkrete Anwendungsbeispiele für das Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Im ersten Teil wird das Konzept vorgestellt und aus verschiedenen Perspektiven diskutiert. Im zweiten Teil werden...