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Hibbin, Rebecca – Pastoral Care in Education, 2016
The oral re-telling of traditional tales, modelled by a storyteller and taught to children in school, can be understood as 'non-instrumental' practice in speaking and listening that emphasises oral language over the reading and writing of stories. While oral storytelling has significant benefits to children's education and development, it is…
Descriptors: Oral Tradition, Story Telling, Empathy, Personal Narratives
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Donnison, Sharn; Marshman, Margaret – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2018
This paper details the psychosocial changes in a group of gifted and talented middle-years students who engaged in solving a community-based problem--the lack of a teenage-safe space in their regional Queensland town ("N"). Supported by a Knowledge Producing Schools pedagogy, the young people worked with their local council, teachers, a…
Descriptors: Gifted, Talent Development, Student Empowerment, Individual Development
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Russell, Joshua A.; Haston, Warren – Music Education Research, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of supervised mentorship in an authentic-context learning setting on music education graduate students' graduate school experiences. Participants were six current and former graduate music education majors who acted as supervised mentors to undergraduate students teaching instrumental…
Descriptors: Mentors, Music Education, Graduate Students, Masters Programs
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Hilgendorf, Amy E. – School Community Journal, 2012
Three qualitative case studies of elementary school African American boys demonstrate differing perspectives of the school-related support that students experience. Three boys, their teachers, and their parents/guardians identified various individuals as supportive in the boys' schooling. These individuals included co-residential family members,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Individual Development, Males, Teacher Attitudes
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Adoniou, Misty – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Everybody wants quality teachers in schools. How are such teachers developed? In this article a model is presented that describes four contexts crucial to the preparation of teachers: the personal, the university, the practicum and the employment contexts. The ways in which these different contexts can and should work together in the education and…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Alignment (Education), Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Effectiveness
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Lom, Essie; Sullenger, Karen – Professional Development in Education, 2011
Self-directed, informal learning is a less recognized and understood form of professional development. Researching informal learning is almost an oxymoron. The process of studying learning contexts, such as informal, self-directed professional development, raises new challenges for researchers. Gaining insights into self-directed professional…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Informal Education, Science Programs, Researchers
Qureshi, Mariam – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study examined the general question "What do Asian American parents believe to be important characteristics of an effective elementary teacher?" In order to investigate this question, the researcher used a qualitative research design employing a semi-structured interview which probed into the personal perceptions voiced by…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
Madden, Angie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the literacy identity development of fourth graders engaged in a writer's workshop, with literacy identity development referring to the ways students come to see themselves as readers and writers or the ways that others come to see them as readers and writers. The researcher collected data through observations during writing…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Grade 4, Literacy, Elementary School Students
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Korsmo, John; Baker-Sennett, Jacquelyn; Nicholas, Trula – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
One challenge experienced by many educators working in pre-professional programs involves designing courses to support students as they learn how to apply subject area knowledge to professional practice. This article describes a successful collaborative community-based project that contextualizes the often abstract and predominately linear…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Professional Education, Service Learning
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Burack, Jacob A.; Flanagan, Tara; Peled, Terry; Sutton, Hazel M.; Zygmuntowicz, Catherine; Manly, Jody T. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The primary goal of this study was to assess the ability of maltreated school-age children and adolescents to understand the thoughts, feelings, and points of view of others. Level of egocentrism and social perspective-taking coordination were assessed in a group of 49 maltreated and 49 demographically matched nonmaltreated children. Twenty-six…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Student Reaction
Glatfelter, Andrew Gary – Online Submission, 2006
Over the course of their kindergarten through twelfth grade education, children in American public schools will spend the equivalent of one school year under the guidance of a substitute teacher. Yet in most districts, substitutes are given the keys to the classroom without a day's training. While requirements vary by state, some may hold advanced…
Descriptors: Workshops, Research Design, Professional Development, Data Collection
Murphy, J. Michael; Wehler, Cheryl A.; Pagano, Maria E.; Little, Michelle; Kleinman, Ronald E.; Jellinek, Michael S. – Online Submission, 1998
Using large-scale surveys from nine states, the Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project (CCHIP) estimates that 8% of American children under the age of 12 years experience hunger each year. CCHIP operationalizes child hunger as multiple experiences of parent-reported food insufficiency due to constrained resources. The current study…
Descriptors: Hunger, Individual Development, Low Income Students, Elementary School Students