Continuous Professional Improvement (CPI) in Pedagogy: Conceptualization, Rationale, Strategies, and Policy Implications
Abstract Continuous Professional Improvement (CPI) in pedagogy is an essential process that ensures teaching excellence, institutional effectiveness, and learner success in higher education. This paper explores the conceptual underpinnings of CPI, articulates its essential rationale, discusses strategies and challenges in its implementation, and proposes policy implications for sustaining continuous pedagogical enhancement. The findings emphasize the […]
Student-Centered Classroom Management: An Approach to Discipline, Engagement, and Community a Brief Review
By Dunkana Negussa (PhD) 1. Introduction: Creating a Learning Environment Where Students Learn, Lead, and Belong Besides discipline, classroom management is a multi-faceted construct and complex notion. Physical organization, rule and routine establishment, relationship-building, and effective management of misbehavior are…
Understanding Constructive Alignment Theory: A Beginner’s Guide
By Habtamu Teshome(PhD) What is Constructive Alignment? Constructive Alignment Theory is an educational framework that aligns the intended learning outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and assessment methods (Biggs, 1996). As an outcome-based approach to teaching, the aim is to improve…
Beyond Knowledge: The Role of Head, Heart, and Hands in Holistic Child Growth
By Habtamu Teshome (PhD) The Head, Heart, and Hands (3H) approach represents a holistic and transformative framework for education (Singleton, 2015). Its holistic nature lies in the integration of its components—mind (Head), emotions (Heart), and body (Hands)—which work together to…
Learner-Centered Teaching: A Shift from Teaching to Learning a Brief Review
By Dunkana Negussa(PhD) 1. Concept: Shift from Teaching to Learning Learner-centered teaching reflects a major shift in focus within education—from prioritizing the act of teaching to emphasizing how learners actually learn. Traditionally, improvement efforts concentrated on refining teaching techniques. Today,…