ethics, educaton, teacher education, professional ethics, philosophy, case studies, phronesis, student teachers
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The ethical education of teachers is an important element of their professional preparation. Despite this, ethical issues are given little time in many teacher education programs. This reality has given the methods that ethics instructors use a particular level of importance. One common method is...
There is a growing understanding of the importance of narrative in learning (Bruner, 1996; Connelly & Clandinin, 1988). This paper explores the significance of narrative to science education. We argue that since students learn, in part, through their narrative identity and its connection to their...
As a mode of academic discourse, poetry offers pathways that lead to new and diverse ways of understanding. However, in my experiences as a learner and as an Instructional Associate at the Learning Centre at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), I have found that poetry is not being utilized to...
college teaching, college teachers, higher education, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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This study was undertaken to explore the nature and impact of the Instructional Skills Workshop process on faculty members and their teaching practice. It draws on Lewin's theory of change and Kirkpatrick's levels of evaluation to analyze both survey and interview data from faculty members who...
