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Fleischmann, Amos – Journal of School Violence, 2015
Israeli schools expressly forbid a student to hit back after being attacked. In semistructured interviews, 71 Israeli educators were asked for their views on the hitting-back tactic. The interviews compared their attitude toward hitting back as teachers with their take on the matter as parents. The results, analyzed using grounded theory, show…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, Aggression, Student Behavior
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Fresko, Barbara; Nasser-Abu Alhija, Fadia – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
This paper explores the operation and contribution of induction seminars operated as learning communities for new teachers. Mixed methods were used: 378 new teachers and 29 seminar leaders completed questionnaires, 16 new teachers and 14 seminar leaders were interviewed, and 20 seminar meetings were observed. Findings showed that seminar…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Faculty Development, Mentors, Communities of Practice
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Oplatka, Izhar; Nupar, Idit – Education and Society, 2012
The article reviews the distinctive components of school reputation and exposes various determinants that shape this reputation among parents. Some 21 Israeli parents participated in semi-structured interviews during 2009-2010 in which they were asked about their interpretations of school reputation and its determinants. Research data demonstrates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reputation, School Choice, Parent Attitudes