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Bermingham, Aaron – Geographical Education, 2016
This study analysed the extent to which student-led inquiry is supported by fieldwork booklet design. Roberts' (2003) framework for learning through inquiry was used as lens for analysing the presence of student-led inquiry in the design of nine fieldwork booklets. Observations of teaching practice from two fieldwork activities were also analysed…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning, Field Studies
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Cross, Dionne I. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2009
This collective case study reports on an investigation into the relationship between mathematics teachers' beliefs and their classroom practices, namely, how they organized their classroom activities, interacted with their students, and assessed their students' learning. Additionally, the study examined the pervasiveness of their beliefs in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Metz, Steve, Ed. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2011
The concept of energy is central to all the science disciplines, seamlessly connecting science, technology, and mathematics. For high school and upper middle school teachers, this compendium comprises inquiry-based activities, lesson plans, and case studies designed to help teach increased awareness of energy, environmental concepts, and the…
Descriptors: Energy Education, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Grade 9
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Cottingham, Mark – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2005
This paper demonstrates the significant potential for history teachers to contribute to the development of children's spirituality through the use of literature within the history curriculum. Using four case studies of history teaching in English comprehensive schools, the paper outlines a holistic approach to the subject--drawing upon art and…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Religious Factors, Empathy, Spiritual Development
Cleaver, Elizabeth; Ireland, Eleanor; Kerr, David; Lopes, Joana – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
The Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study, conducted by the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), aims to identify, measure and evaluate the extent to which effective practice in citizenship education develops in schools so that such practice can be promoted widely. The…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries