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Bausell, Sarah Byrne; Glazier, Jocelyn A. – Harvard Educational Review, 2018
Given the well-documented pervasiveness of high-stakes assessment in preK--12 schools, many researchers have investigated how testing affects students. In this article, Sarah Byrne Bausell and Jocelyn A. Glazier explore the ways that high-stakes testing influences beginning teacher socialization and the ways that teacher colleagues shape one…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Orientation, Socialization, High Stakes Tests
Van Ness, Cheryl K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Teacher recognition of student argumentation has been addressed by many researchers (e.g., Schwarz, 2009; Krummheuer, 1995; Bieda & Lepak, 2014; Whitenack & Yackel, 2002). Further, standards for mathematics learning emphasize the importance of including argumentation in the K-12 classroom (NCTM, 2000; CCSS, 2010). The study reported here…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Persuasive Discourse, Secondary School Teachers, Video Technology
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Hora, Matthew T.; Smolarek, Bailey B.; Martin, Kelly Norris; Scrivener, Luke – American Educational Research Journal, 2019
One of the problematic features of the "skills discourse" is the view that skills are decontextualized bits of knowledge and disposition. Instead, how skills such as communication are defined and used are shaped by cultural, political, and situational factors. In this article, we integrate theory from communication studies, critical…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Job Skills
Young, Ira George – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the utility and application of the framing devices identified by Fairhurst (1993) and Fairhurst and Sarr (1996) in the college/university setting as evidenced through college/university presidents' speeches. Fifty-seven college/university presidents' speeches were collected from institution…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Public Speaking, Speeches, Discourse Analysis
Nesheim, Nicole Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The transition from preservice teacher to classroom teacher occurs rapidly, requiring that teacher candidates assimilate into the field quickly. In order to do so, these teachers must demonstrate appropriate language development as it relates to the teaching profession. Not only do novice teachers need to be able to articulate what they and their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Academic Discourse, Language Skills, Skill Development
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Hutzler, Yeshayahu; Sherrill, Claudine – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this study was to describe international perspectives concerning terms, definitions, and meanings of adapted physical activity (APA) as (a) activities or service delivery, (b) a profession, and (c) an academic field of study. Gergen's social constructionism, our theory, guided analysis of multiple sources of data via qualitative…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mail Surveys, Literature Reviews, Physical Activities