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Bos, Candace S.; Mather, Nancy; Narr, Rachel Friedman; Babur, Nalan – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
This study investigated the effectiveness of Project RIME, a project designed to support teachers in integrating more explicit instruction for children at-risk for reading failure into their curricula. Although the 11 teachers became more positive and knowledgeable toward using explicit instruction, their orientation toward implicit and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
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Feiman-Nemser, Sharon – Teachers College Record, 2001
Proposes a curriculum for teacher learning over time, examining the fit between conventional teacher education, induction, professional development, and the challenges of learning to teach in reform-minded ways. The paper examines: central tasks of teacher preparation, induction, and development; how well conventional arrangements address these…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Koppich, Julia E. – Education Next, 2005
It is by now a familiar story, often told as a lament: teachers in United States continue to be paid according to the single salary schedule. They accrue better pay on the basis of years of experience and college units earned. Units may or may not be related to teaching assignment. Some districts have modestly tweaked this arrangement by paying a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Unions, School Districts, National Standards
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Jensen, Mary A. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
In the present political climate, politicians are singling out children's programs and services for budget cuts. The need for teacher education programs to prepare early childhood teachers as children's advocates is becoming ever more evident. For years, the National Association for the Education of Young Children has called for greater…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Early Childhood Education, Motivation
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Buck, Robert E. – PRIMUS, 2004
One of the major problems facing education today is the inadequate mathematics' preparation of pre-college students and their teachers. Most colleges and universities have well established programs for students planning to teach mathematics at the secondary schools; however, in many institutions pre-secondary mathematics has been addressed only…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Oztap, Haydar; Ozay, Esra; Oztap, Fulya – Journal of Biological Education, 2003
This study examines the difficulties biology teachers face when teaching cell division in the secondary schools of the central part of the Erzurum province in Turkey. During this research, a questionnaire was distributed to a total of 36 secondary school biology teachers. Findings of the study indicate biology teachers perceive cell division as…
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Teaching Skills
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Randi, Judi; Zeichner, Kenneth M. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2004
Consistent with the conception of teaching as a learning profession, the authors' vision of a professional teacher workforce is one in which teachers do take responsibility for their own learning--their work. Supporting teachers' transition from workers to learners may require learning opportunities of a different type--work opportunities offered…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Characteristics, Staff Development
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Ingvarson, Lawrence; Meiers, Marion; Beavis, Adrian – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2005
This report examines effects of structural and process features of professional development programs on teachers' knowledge, practice and efficacy. It is based on four recent (2002-2003) studies undertaken through the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme, designed to enhance teacher quality. The total data set for the survey study…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Practices, Performance Factors, Self Efficacy
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Neill, Sheri L. – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2004
The preparation of music educators involves many facets. Students obtain pedagogical knowledge, understanding, and skill development during the college experience. In addition, preservice music teachers do numerous writing and reading projects as well as peer teaching. One area that tends to be lacking in the preparation before student teaching is…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2003
As additional funding and new legislation increase our focus on literacy, we should consider the findings of a study by the National Staff Development Council and the National Education Association on what works. The study reviews programs that have demonstrated improvements in student learning, and issues key findings for every grade level.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Kuther, Tara L. – College Teaching, 2003
Two studies examined college students' perceptions of professors' ethical responsibilities. Students agreed that professors must demonstrate respect for students, teach objectively, and grade honestly, and they should not tolerate cheating or plagiarism. Results indicate that students expect professors to act with professionalism, to employ a vast…
Descriptors: Student Welfare, Ethics, Student Attitudes, College Faculty
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Daunic, Ann P.; Correa, Vivian I.; Reyes-Blanes, Maria E. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2004
To respond to an increasingly diverse student population, educators need to evaluate how well teacher education programs prepare graduates in culturally responsive teaching (CRT). In this study, we used a performance-based assessment to determine whether (a) different levels of preservice preparation in CRT and (b) preparation in special versus…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, General Education, Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness
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Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
This study aimed to describe preservice and experienced secondary biology teachers' global and specific subject matter structures (SMSs) and elucidate the relationship between these structures and teaching experience. Teachers' global and specific SMSs respectively designate their conceptions and/or organization of their disciplines and of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Biology, Science Teachers, Experienced Teachers
Shelley, Monica; White, Cynthia; Baumann, Uwe; Murphy, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
This article outlines the background to, and progress on, a project based on work carried out at the Open University UK (OUUK). The aim of the project is to articulate the attributes and expertise required by tutors of languages in distance education. A review of the literature on the roles and competencies required for tutors operating at a…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
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Kirkwood, Adrian; Price, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
This article examines the relationship between the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and learning and teaching, particularly in distance education contexts. We argue that environmental changes (societal, educational, and technological) make it necessary to adapt systems and practices that are no longer appropriate. The need…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational Environment
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