In this paper the focus is on professional development through informal learning. People learn a lot while performing tasks and doing their jobs, but they are not always aware of these processes. Encouraging the awareness for informal learning is a first step towards acknowledgement of informal learning …

Literature reveals that beginning teacher educators are dealing with organisational and professional difficulties in their induction period. At the Teacher Education Institute of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, The Netherlands, a special induction programme was developed for the induction …

In deze publicatie worden de werkwijze en opbrengsten van vier jaar lectoraatsonderzoek beschreven. Binnen het lectoraatsthema ligt de focus op het samen onderzoekend professionaliseren van leraren en lerarenopleiders in en door hun werk. Het lectoraat ontwerpt en begeleidt professionaliseringstrajecten …

Uit onderzoek blijkt de kwaliteit van de leraar voor de klas de meest belangrijke factor is op het leerresultaat van leerlingen.Leraarschap is een professie en net als andere professionals moeten leraren hun vak bijhouden en constant hun eigen handelen evalueren en verbeteren. Soms gaat dat vanzelf, …

Our research aims to formulate design guidelines for stimulating teachers' professional development using video feedback in collaborative settings. The study investigates guidelines concerning video feedback in peer coaching settings and focuses on a setting with three roles (of trainee, coach and observer), …

The artcle describes the outcomes of a pilot study on professional development of teachers. The project was initiated by the school management. Nine teachers volunteered to work on their professional development in a programme consisting of: • meetings discussing on relevant teacher topics • meetings …