The authors conducted a comprehensive review of research to identify the impact of
coaching on changes in preservice and in-service teachers' implementation of evidence …

In this article we review research on alternative routes to certification (ARC) in special
education. First, ARC is defined, and the confluence of factors that has hastened its growth …

This article presents findings from an exploratory study that described and analyzed the
professional growth of 18 educational practitioners while participating in a principal …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between persistence, life events,
external commitments, and resiliency in undergraduate distance education. Scores from the …

At a time when 'informal'and 'practice-based'learning are receiving unprecedented
emphasis in lifelong learning debates, this article offers an apologia for experiential learning …

This article presents viewpoints from planners on how the practices of public involvement in
planning activity may develop. It provides ideas, suggestions and critical reflections on how …

EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION Th e topic of this chapter is how experience
should be used within instruction to promote learning. Like the other chapters in this section …

Experiential learning and self-directed learning are keystone constructs in adult education.
This paper examines ideas underpinning these constructs and offers a rethinking of …

This study investigated teachers' perceptions of the influences of action research on their
thinking about instructional practices and the impact of this thinking on teaching practices …

Increasingly, professional university programmes seek to develop graduates' generic skills
and capabilities and their capacity to transfer skills to new situations. Professionally-oriented …