Teacher training candidates’ profile and preferences: Implications for recruitment programs, admission policy and curricular management

Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training and Its Implications for Teacher Training Programs in Iran

Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training and Its Implications for Teacher Training Programs in Iran E.Talaa’ee, Ph.D. Fahimeh Gandomi Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training with a school-based perspective on teachers’ professional education, is considered to be a successful model resulted from the cooperation of schools ...

Teacher Recruitment & Preparation in Nicaragua: Policy Options and Implications for Reform

The Distribution of Teacher Quality and Implications for Policy

It has become commonplace to measure teacher quality in terms of teacher value-added. Operationally this means evaluating teachers according to the learning gains of students on various achievement tests. Existing research consistently shows large variations in teacher effectiveness, much of which is within schools as opposed to between schools. The policy implications of these variations are d...

Curricular aspects of the Fogarty bioethics international training programs.

The curriculum design, faculty characteristics, and experience of implementing masters' level international research ethics training programs supported by the Fogarty International Center was investigated. Multiple pedagogical approaches were employed to adapt to the learning needs of the trainees. While no generally agreed set of core competencies exists for advanced research ethics training, ...

Can a District-Level Teacher Salary Incentive Policy Improve Teacher Recruitment and Retention?

with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she focuses on helping educators use research to drive improvement. Previously, she was a research fellow at PPIC, where she focused on teacher compensation, support, and accountability. She has worked as a researcher in the Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University and the Center for Education Policy at SRI I...