In recent decades, there has been growing concern about teacher preparation at university
and the link to educational quality. As a result, higher education institutions have designed …

National wie international ist es ein etablierter Gegenstand der empirischen Forschung zum
Lehrerberuf, die soziale Herkunft sowie die Schicht-oder Milieuzugehörigkeit angehender …

Various definitions exist (see eg Mann 2005), but in its broadest sense, language teacher
education (henceforth LTE) encompasses all those activities which teachers, at any stage of …

Program evaluation (henceforth PE) is a phase of curriculum development in the ELT
context and is precious for improving curriculum reform. However, more research needs to …

The evaluation of teacher professional development efficiency has always been an issue
that has attracted attention of professionals in education. This paper reports on the results of …

Within foreign language education contexts across the globe, inadequate attention has been
paid to documenting the dynamics of identity development, negotiation and management …

Second Language Educational Experiences for Adult Learners provides an up-to-date
review of the theory and practice of adult second language education. The primary objective …

The focus of this chapter is the evaluation of English language teacher education (ELTE)
programmes. I describe the ways programme evaluation has developed in recent decades …

Reflective practice has long been considered an important part of professional development
for educators; however, accounts of utilizing reflective practice with groups of experienced …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of newly-hired faculty
members in the induction programs provided by four independent schools in the greater …