This article illuminates the key elements of a strong school culture that have been linked with
sustainable school improvement. Policy literature and conversations highlight the …

Building on recent changes and debates surrounding the use of observation, this fully
updated second edition of Classroom Observation explores the role of lesson observation in …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key findings, themes and concepts in
coaching from the inception of the International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in …

Evidence based discourse has increasingly permeated Anglophone staffrooms and
classrooms, fuelled by the impetus to 'raise standards' and bolster global competitiveness …

Emerging from an education world that sees professional learning as a tool to positively
shape teaching practice in order to improve student learning, Transformational Professional …

Purpose Situated within the conversation of the global push for teacher quality and for
professional learning that positively shapes teaching practice in order to improve student …

Excellence in higher education teaching has become a policy priority of governments
worldwide in recent years. In the United Kingdom, for example, the introduction of the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to build knowledge around the use of coaching to
develop teachers' professional practice in schools. It surfaces insider perspectives of …

Instructional coaching has become a widely practiced form of professional development in
schools. Most of the published research has examined topics such as effective strategies …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how peer coaching was introduced in one
school in Egypt and to identify barriers and opportunities for successful implementation …