Teachers as Change Agents: Promoting Meaningful Professional Development Using Action Research to Support International Educational Reform

Autor/inn/en	Khan, Ruhi; Grijalva, Rebecca; Enriquez-Gates, Alejandra
Titel	Teachers as Change Agents: Promoting Meaningful Professional Development Using Action Research to Support International Educational Reform
Quelle	In: FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 5 (2019) 2, S.214-225 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2326-3873
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Role; Change Agents; Educational Change; Faculty Development; International Education; Human Capital; Universities; Action Research; Fuels; Economic Development; Guidelines; International Educational Exchange; Program Descriptions; Educational Quality; Partnerships in Education; Educational Experience; Communities of Practice; High School Teachers; Special Education Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Improvement; Foreign Nationals; Arizona; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerrolle; Bildungsreform; Internationale Erziehung; Humankapital; University; Universität; Projektforschung; Treibstoff; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Richtlinien; Internationaler Austausch; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Bildungserfahrung; Community; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Special education; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Professional development is essential in supporting teachers as change agents to foster international educational reform. Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College acknowledged its role in supporting visiting teachers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in utilizing action research as an opportunity for professional development. This paper explores using action research as an innovative practice to support teacher leaders as change agents in education. Part of the transformation of the educational system in Saudi Arabia is a result of the country moving away from relying on oil for economic growth to one that is heavily invested in human capital. As a result, a framework for conducting action research was developed to assist teachers in creating a plan of implementation once they returned to their home country. Based on the literature, previous research, and the Saudi teacher experiences, the use of action research as professional development holds promise for supporting teachers as agents of change, which can impact international educational reform. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01