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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Professional development programmes"”.
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The impact of in–service educator professional development programmes on grade 10 life orientation educators
… greater energy and investment be made in the development of appropriate programmes for professional development of educators at both pre-service and in-service levels in order to increase educator reorientation and competency in educating learners in the new education system. The purpose of …
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Primary school teachers' opinions and attitudes towards stuttering in two socio-economic quintiles within the Western Cape
… therapists will be able to develop and implement professional development programmes specifically tailored for teachers, if needed. The primary aim of the study is to describe primary school teachers' attitudes toward stuttering related to their beliefs, reactions and classroom management …
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A curriculum innovation in South African schools: teachers’ perspectives on the process of implementing the “foundations for learning campaign” in the foundation and intermediate phases in the Uthungulu District
… if the school practitioners are sidelined in the development, planning and organisation processes of the innovation.” The study targeted foundation and intermediate phase teachers from grades one to six teaching numeracy/literacy and languages/mathematics, from whom a sample of 120 teachers was …
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Professional development of teachers for promoting teaching and learning in rural primary schools of Tshinane circuit
… to investigate the extent to which teachers are professionally developed to promote teaching and learning in rural primary schools. The study was conducted through mixed methods approach. Simple random sampling was used to select teachers from twenty-four public primary schools. Purposive …
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Improving teaching practice through education, mind, and selected brain research
… These frameworks have been incorporated into professional development programmes for some 100,000 educators and 2,500 teachers from 47 U.S. states, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia through one of the first two graduate degrees in this field. Studies suggest a positive impact on …
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An investigation into teacher perceptions on school readiness assessment in Choma district, Zambia.
… limited parental involvement, and a lack of professional development opportunities. The study concluded that there is an urgent need for the introduction of more structured and specialized assessment tools, as well as increased support for teachers through resources and professional …
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Judging What They Do: Formal, Informal, and Self Appraisal of New Zealand (Rural) Primary School Principals
… principals’ work. Leadership frameworks and professional standards have ‘captured’ this complexity and support appraisal of principals. Neoliberal/neoconservative thinking has also influenced educational leadership research by focusing on individual leader characteristics and specific cases …
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Muscle strengthening in stroke rehabilitation: knowledge of and barriers to its use by UK neuro-physiotherapists
… = 31.9, df = 1, p < 0.05); attending continuous professional development programmes (χ2 = 86.2, df = 1, p < 0.05); and specialism of practice (χ2 = 66.65, df = 5, p < 0.05); while years of practice, and the number of patients managed weekly had a weak positive association. Comparative analysis …
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Promoting early literacy and reading skills in the Foundation Phase in Klein Letaba Circuit
… a purposive sampling method. Piaget's cognitive development theory underpinned this study. To analyse data, this study adopted a thematic analysis method. The study found that learners' backgrounds play a significant role in the teaching of early literacy and reading. Because some parents do not …
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Principles' perception on ICT implementation in secondary schools in the Khomas education Region, Namibia
… world to keep up with the pace of technological development. In Namibia, the implementation of ICT curriculum aimed at assisting learners and teachers to look for information, manage information and present information through ICT. Given these contributions, principals need to have sufficient …
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Providing breastfeeding support in the community: The perceived self-efficacy of Plunket Nurses
… include orientation, education, and ongoing professional development programmes that benefit professional practice and contribute to improving breastfeeding rates and outcomes in New Zealand within current initiatives.
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Pedagogical content knowledge in teaching writing: The Case of Certified and Non-certified Junior Secondary School English Teachers in Banyumas Regency
… teachers, seven of them were those who have been professionally certified under the Indonesian laws regarding teacher quality, and eight of them were not. The findings of the study suggest that, regardless of their capable demonstrations of specific teaching areas in the observed writing lessons, …
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Revisiting restorative justice: exploring restorative justice and its practices in the further education sector
… Further, a lack of regular training and professional development programmes on RJ impacts staff understanding and delivery of the concept. This study provides an insight into how RJ is understood, experienced and implemented in FE; thus, findings from this research will be relevant to FE …
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Practitioners' reflections on the benefits of and obstacles to Integrating Literacy.
… been working to integrate literacy support and development with other teaching and learning on accredited vocational education and training courses. The overall purpose of this study was to learn from the insights and experience of the practitioners in order to inform the development of supports …
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Revisiting Restorative Justice: Exploring Restorative Justice and its Practices in the Further Education Sector
… Further, a lack of regular training and professional development programmes on RJ impacts staff understanding and delivery of the concept. This study provides an insight into how RJ is understood, experienced and implemented in FE; thus, findings from this research will be relevant to FE …
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Intertextuality as a conceptual tool for the teaching of writing: Designing professional development that will transfer
Professional development of teachers in writing should lead to quality writing programmes in schools, resulting in accelerated student progress across a variety of communicative purposes for writing (genre). However, interventions commonly assess students in a single writing purpose at the …
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Impact of a professional development program on teachers' beliefs: A collective case study of four Indonesian schools
… their teaching and learning activities. Professional development programmes are often used in order to influence teachers‟ instructional practice and pedagogical beliefs. With the purpose to examine the issues surrounding the participating teachers‟ pedagogical beliefs in the Master …
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Designing a teacher orientation course for English as a foreign language faculty at Saudi Arabian universities: the case of a private university in Riyadh
… to the implementation of a purpose-made faculty professional development programmes, it was evident that popular TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) courses that instructors had attended prior to their joining the university were unable to answer this problem. The purpose of …
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Sparking pedagogic change in Southern Africa: Generating middle range theory on how, why and under what conditions teachers start enacting pedagogic change
… Africa. Many pedagogic innovations and teacher professional development programmes fail to translate into change in actual classroom practice, leading to significant waste and lost opportunities to support more equitable student learning. Prior research has identified common constraints in …
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Transformational change in the NHS: using action research to improve the way change leadership skills are developed
… is the work of a team who design and deliver professional development programmes for those seeking to undertake transformations across NHS services. Through insider action research, cycles were used to build the knowledge and collective intent required by the team to guide their on-going …
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