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

Authors

  • Ruhi Khan Arizona State University
  • Rebecca Grijalva Arizona State University
  • Alejandra Enriquez-Gates Arizona State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32865/fire201952167

Keywords:

Keywords, Professional Development, Action Research, Innovative Practices, Global Education, Educational Reform, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Abstract

The professional development of teachers is an ongoing issue that is essential to supporting teachers as change agents and international educational reform. Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College acknowledges its role in supporting visiting teachers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to utilize action research as an opportunity for professional development.

Author Biographies

Ruhi Khan, Arizona State University

Ruhi Khan is the Project Director of the Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion Project at Arizona State University.

Rebecca Grijalva, Arizona State University


Rebecca Grijalva is currently the Project Manager for the Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion Project at ASU working with a grant awarded in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia. Ms. Grijalva has been a teacher for 29 years and has over 13 years of administrative experience along with teaching university classes. Currently she works with multiple leadership structures, and has experience in planning and overseeing special events, managing, directing, and supervising staff. Her research interests in education include teacher leadership development, English as a Second Language, and professional development.

Alejandra Enriquez-Gates, Arizona State University

Alejandra Enriquez Gates is a Program Manager in the Center for the Advanced Studies in Global Education at Arizona State University. Ms. Enriquez currently supports the Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion project from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Enriquez Gates oversees the International Leaders in Education Program 2019 and previously the 2018 and 2017 cohort. Most recently she has managed the India Support for Teacher Education Program (In-STEP) and the Next Generation Leaders Program (NGL-Palestine). Previously, Enriquez served as the Director for Conexiones, a Statewide grant of a Migrant Education Student Program.

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Published

2019-11-05

How to Cite

Khan, R., Grijalva, R., & Enriquez-Gates, A. (2019). Teachers as Change Agents: Promoting Meaningful Professional Development Using Action Research to Support International Educational Reform. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.32865/fire201952167

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2019): Innovative Teachers as Change Agents

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