Situated in a higher education institution in the UAE, this thesis explores the changes educators went through as they started the practice of teaching during a pandemic. Although the practice is bound to change in response to many variables, it is crucial that the initial stage…
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The purpose of this study is to examine the Leaving Certificate Applied programme (LCA) as it is lived out and experienced today and to investigate whether or not these experiences continue to marry with the original aims of the programme. The Leaving Certificate Applied Program…
This study sought to investigate and strengthen gender equity and justice in classroom practices and academic programming at a co-educational, independent, boarding and day high school. Co-educational schools that transitioned from single-sex communities have a unique and import…
Schools should be the place to cultivate and model a just society. Teacher candidates must be equipped with the ability to recognize, critique, and oppose any practices, policies, or structures that perpetuate the social and economic inequalities that currently exist. Yet the cu…
This qualitative, interview-based study examined the experiences of 14 teachers with their professional development. The research was conducted to understand teacher perspective of professional development. Many billions of federal dollars have been spent on teacher professional…
THE ROLE AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN LIBYA ABSTRACT By Nadia Nsir, Ph.D. Washington State University November 2014 Chair: Joy L. Egbert This dissertation consists of two manuscripts to investigate the use of social media in Libya since the uprising in 2011. The first paper is an …
This study focuses on the experiences faculty had in the support provided to them in technology implementation and the role of faculty professional development to ensure its implementation. In today's world, higher education institutions are making a transition from a traditiona…
The goal of Universal Basic Education (UBE) launched by the federal republic of Nigeria in 1999 for the purpose of Education for All by the year 2015 is in doubt. A large body of literature has identified the challenges to its successful realization, namely: poor funding, infras…
Universities worldwide are transitioning to blended learning where technology is used to enhance and augment traditional face-to-face instruction. Investigation of how well blended learning strategies are accepted and adopted in multicultural settings is needed to facilitate thi…
This qualitative case study assesses the impact of a three-year Hilton Foundation-supported, Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) in five African nations. The goal was to evaluate the SLDI program for increasing leadership capacities of 340 women in Kenya, Uganda, Ta…
Early teacher socialization research in the 1980s examined student-teachers during their transition from pre-service to in-service contexts, and argued for a limited effect of teacher education programs compared to students’ initial socialization into the profession of teaching …
This qualitative study examined the experiences of special education teachers as they strove to improve their practice of teaching students with autism. Each participant had a minimum of one student with autism on their class roster. They were enrolled in a summer intensive work…
The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers' perceptions of transformational leadership behavior of head of department (HOD) as instructional leader related to their motivation to transfer learning through professional development in public high schools in Kuwait. The …
Technology has been at the center of heated debates in educational settings driving schools to compete for the best technological equipments. However, in Lebanon there is a lag in technology integration matching twenty first century advances. Several barriers related to teacher …
This study explored the current status of adjunct faculty teaching-performance evaluation at public community colleges across the United States and how the results of evaluations were used to make decisions pertaining to professional development, employment and recognizing excel…
The role of public school superintendency historically has not been affiliated with professional development efforts. Current research identifies leadership as a critical factor for successful enactment and continuation of change in school districts. While the literature on educ…
In the interests of understanding how English as a Second/Foreign Language instructors struggle for power in their professional development programs offered in English Language Preparatory Schools in Turkish universities, a narrative study of nine instructors' was conducted. The…
The purpose of this study was to explore experiences outside of institutional training that outdoor leaders perceive as contributing to their professional development as outdoor leaders and how outdoor leaders interpret these experiences. Seven master outdoor leaders possessing …
Constructivist teaching has become a dominant theme in educational literature in response to the positivist model of education that is prevalent in schools. It is generally acknowledged that in order for K-12 education to become more constructivist there must be a qualitative ch…