this study aimed to identify the portions of teaching materials for english classes in iran’s high schools. the efficiency of these materials was evaluated by (a) eliciting the teachers’ perception of the materials to identify their distribution portions and (b) studying the teachers’ satisfaction to identify whether the materials were successful to develop the efl teachers’ knowledge and skill...

background: each group or profession has its own discourse. discourses create identity, support institutions and reproduce power relationships. professional identity of iranian nurses, which has recently had the opportunity to represent itself in social arena, needs investigation. this study aimed to make internal aspect of this identity clear. materials and methods: this study was conducted by...

Introduction. Teaching and training are at the heart of the knowledge society where the continuing professional development of teachers and trainers provides the cornerstone for the development of a high quality education and training systems. The Aim of the Study. To identify a design of professional environment for teacher professional development on the prevailing pedagogical discourse. Mate...

This study aims to examine the differences and similarities between Arab Jewish pre-service teachers in Israel, terms of their professional identity, perceptions role a Special Education (SE) teacher self-efficacy teaching. The sample comprised 205 students from college for education 141 64 students. All participants B.A. Education. research instruments were Teacher Professional Identity Scale;...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the professional identity of EFL teachers through metaphor and emoji elicitations. 
 Methodology: 40 teaching at different education institutions throughout Turkey voluntarily participated in study. As core point investigation, were asked frame their with representative metaphors besides explaining main reason for selecting related represent teacher ...

The discourse of reflection is now firmly embedded in a range of teacher education programs in Australia and overseas. Reflective frameworks have been used by teacher educators to offset the perennial emphasis on technically prescriptive interpretations of ‘being a teacher’. Whilst these undoubtedly contribute to the personal ‘meaning making’ of neophyte teachers, particularly in relation to pr...