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    Optimising professional learning communities in education for the creation, dissemination and transfer of innovative pedagogies. The aim of the research is to provide recommendations to teacher educators on the most effective ways to facilitate the development and dissemination of innovative educational practice through professional learning communities of educators. The objectives of the study are to: • Evidence the development, dissemination and transfer of innovative educational practice via

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    Early education into inquiry based learning approach encourages children to be inquisitive, and helps children make sense of their world through the humanities and social sciences. Notably, inquiry constitutes to effective lifelong learning which Murdoch (1998) explained that inquiry pedagogy for developing comprehension about the world remains as effective tool and continues to modern classroom settings. The inquiry method indicates a notion that active participation on behalf of students builds

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    Dewey (1959) sees experience and education as being dialectically connected. Hence, to Dewey, the experiences that the teacher designs and creates in the classroom, e.g. tools, activities or the environment, have an impact on students’ learning. The experiences must be relevant, authentic and meaningful to the students for effective learning to take place. Besides individuals’ experiences, Dewey gives space for social experiences as well. He believes that students’ interactions with others and the

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    objective of the paper is to focus on Giroux as whether he has given understanding of behaviour, learning, and motivation or not. The paper will explain the important points that emphasis on the individual and motivation, which can be compared with constructivism. Discussion The importance of making the student a person living in the world today as being integral and not as a social machine, thanks to P. Freire, AS Neill and H. Giroux, who possess classroom experience realise all that live in them

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    c. Bretton James. He is a handsome, smart and considered to be a ruthless power broker of a rival company called, Churchill Schwartz. His character was portrayed as self-interest driven in a sense that he is so hypnotized by his pursuit of success and wealth that he can only answer "more" when asked by Jake Moore what his number which suggests what his monetary end-game is. In real life, Bretton represents the typical tycoon power generation of Wall Street. As far as his actions in the film are

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    Key avant-garde movements, including Suprematism, Constructivism and Futurism, influenced contemporary political graphics of the twentieth century. Particularly focusing on political and propaganda posters of the Soviet Union it is evident they were influenced by avant-garde movements that were developing in neighboring and western countries during the same period. Suprematism, focusing on basic geometric shapes with a limited range of colours is evident in numerous propaganda posters in Russia at

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    well only when they construct their own mathematical understanding (MSEB and National Research Council 1989, 58). The constructivist theory first began making its way into the teaching style of math in the later 20th century (although ideas of constructivism have existed prior to the 20th century - Dewey, Piaget,

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    Nursing education is designed to offer students the opportunity to become practitioners who are able to connect theories into practice in ways that result in quality patient care. Consequently, Nurse Educators are faced with the challenge of preparing students for the role of the graduate nurse, including not only the theoretical foundations of practice but the technical skills and performance behaviors necessary for their role in caring for patients with complex needs (Klein, 2006). Moreover, educators

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    The Impact of Training and Development on Organizational Effectiveness Yvette Wilkinson Capella University 06/17/2016 Introduction: Overview Assessment of the Fundamental Competencies needed for the practice of Training and Development The fundamental competencies needed for the practice of Training and Development can be broken down into two separate areas that need to be assessed in order to understand the full impact of the two different areas. The areas ae foundational competencies

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    Introduction "My discovering my own identity doesn't mean that I work it out in isolation, but that I negotiate it through dialogue, partly overt, partly internal, with others...My own identity crucially depends on my dialogical relations with others" (Taylor, 1995, as cited in Abbey, 2000). If dialogical relations form the basis of how we understand ourselves in the world, it figures is should also form a part of any pedagogical theory and practice. While this is not the only consideration for

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