Whole-school learning reform: Effective strategies from Thai schools
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Four selected strategies that are drawn from 135 schools that engaged in a research and development project to reform their teaching/learning from teacher-centered to learner-centered through a whole-school approach are presented. The four strategies are provision for continuous internal supervision, exchanges of ideas and experiences, encouragement of community participation, and dissemination of innovations.
Publication Name: Theory into Practice
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0040-5841
Year: 2006
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Leading educators' relearning in a post-Soviet country
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The University of Latvia, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education and Science, launched a program of professional development for teacher educators. The content, context, motivation, uncertainties and application of educators' learning and relearning, as they tried to create a learning community at the university level, to help teachers re-create a learning community in schools, are discussed.
Publication Name: Theory into Practice
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0040-5841
Year: 2006
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Leading for learning: Reflective management in EFL schools
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A school-based reflective management (SBRM) model is introduced for schools that teach English as a foreign language (EFL). The model centers on creating a learning community where all changes involve reflective learning and growth for students, teachers, and principals, with three distinctive concepts of learning, teaching and leading, which are mutually supportive.
Publication Name: Theory into Practice
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0040-5841
Year: 2006
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