Simulation is one of the major applications of the web in education and training as well as entertainment, but has until recently received relatively little attention in higher education. It is becoming increasingly clear that simulations can be used for educational purposes; but one of the key issues affecting such use is the extent to which simulations can be regarded as authentic learning ac...

This paper reports on a PhD research which investigates the concept of teacher autonomy in the context of Turkish lower secondary schools. The study uses the English language teaching profession as a focus. There are two primary aims of this study: to explore the extent to which teachers of English exercise autonomy in relation to teaching and assessment, professional development, school manage...

The present study aimed at exploring Iranian EFL teachers’ perception of professional development. To this end, 200 EFL teachers teaching at private language institutes in Iran were selected as the participants of the study. First, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 50 participants of the study based on which Professional Development Perception Questionnaire was developed an...

BACKGROUND The Chief Medical Officer has presented a report proposing a change in general practitioners' education towards a 'Practice Professional Development Plan', which, in principle, is based around formal needs assessment, practice-based learning in areas identified by those involved, and with the potential for multi-professional learning. This aims to replace the present system of a fina...

This article aims to explore educational infrastructures for superintendents’ and deputy professional development analyse what kind of these bolster. The builds on a qualitative case study focusing the central municipal level in Sweden. Findings are based data from digitally conducted interviews with superintendents superintendents. results show that prevailing mainly emphasise rational underst...

Актуализируется вопрос профессионального развития руководителей общеобразовательных организаций в связи с выходом новой квалификации, необходимой руководителю для выполнения обновленных трудовых функций, связанных управлением, администрированием и развитием деятельности организации. Представлена программа исследования обоснованием выборки, построенной по критерию максимального числа резильентны...