All Outputs (6)

School self-evaluation : can headteachers meet the new challenge? (2008)
Journal Article
Plowright, D., & Godfrey, R. (2008). School self-evaluation : can headteachers meet the new challenge?. International studies in educational administration, 36(3), 35-58

School self-evaluation is now being used in many international contexts in order to contribute to raising standards of pupil achievement. This paper narrows the focus down to secondary school leaders in England and how well they use the new Ofsted on... Read More about School self-evaluation : can headteachers meet the new challenge?.

Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance (2008)
Journal Article
Adams, P. (2008). Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance. Cambridge Journal of Education, 38(3), 375-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640802299635

Since the 1997 election of the Labour Party to political power in the UK the foci for educational change have been widespread. One area that has received particularly intense scrutiny is that of teacher activity. In particular, the profession has see... Read More about Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance.

The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration (2008)
Journal Article
Martin, S., & Vallance, M. (2008). The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration. Computers & education, 51(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2007.04.001

This paper summarises the outcomes of research that recorded and interpreted change in pre-service teachers' pedagogical beliefs when immersed in unique synchronous networked collaboration. The pre-service teachers were involved in the design and imp... Read More about The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration.

Assessing context-based learning: Not only rigorous but also relevant (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, P. (2008). Assessing context-based learning: Not only rigorous but also relevant. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 33(4), 395-408. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930701562890

Economic factors are driving significant change in higher education. There is increasing responsiveness to market demand for vocational courses and a growing appreciation of the importance of procedural (tacit) knowledge to service the needs of the K... Read More about Assessing context-based learning: Not only rigorous but also relevant.

Portraits of resilience: headteachers in two different cultures (2008)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., Ngai, G., Wong, P. M., & Wong, P. H. (2008). Portraits of resilience: headteachers in two different cultures. Education 3-13, 36(2), 183-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004270701577347

This article provides two ‘portraits’ of headteachers in primary schools in England and Hong Kong, derived from semi-structured interviews with these individuals. Contrary to some claims that such a small sample is worthless, this article argues that... Read More about Portraits of resilience: headteachers in two different cultures.

Reducing cultural barriers via Internet courses (2008)
Journal Article
Xing, M., & Spencer, K. A. (2008). Reducing cultural barriers via Internet courses. Innovations in education and teaching international, 45(2), 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703290801950377

A web-based learning environment has been developed to support students from China who are studying in the UK and are confronted by many cultural barriers, which may impede their academic studies.The electronic environment incorporates a number of ap... Read More about Reducing cultural barriers via Internet courses.