It is now widely agreed in many countries around the world that teaching is among the most
important factors in students' achievement, in school success more broadly, and in the …

This article reviews 35 empirical studies of practitioner inquiry as professional development
(PD) in preservice teacher education. Process orientation, collaboration, reflection …

Using the theories of critical reflection and community of practice, the aim of this paper was
to explore the use of blogs as a reflective platform in the training processes of English as a …

This paper provides a conceptual framework for developing high-quality professional
experiences for pre-service teachers. The paper begins with a discussion of how …

This article examines the role that professional experiences (practicum) can play in building
resilience in pre-service teachers. In particular it focuses on a learning communities model …

As professionals, who have developed our academic skills within a Western educational
tradition, but who have lived and worked in Asian cultures, we have had the experience of …

In many teacher education programs, some form of inquiry or practitioner research is now
included in the preservice teacher education curriculum. The intention is to help teacher …

In the context of the emphasis on inquiry teaching in science education, this study looks into
how pre-service elementary teachers understand and practise science inquiry teaching …

A systematic literature review (N= 14) was performed with a focus on the influence of
collaborative teacher research on the professional development of pre-service teachers …

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of practice teaching in Second Life
on the change of preservice teachers' teaching efficacy, and the difference of changes …