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Ehrich, Lisa Catherine; Kimber, Megan; Millwater, Jan; Cranston, Neil – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
Over recent decades, the field of ethics has been the focus of increasing attention in teaching. This is not surprising given that teaching is a moral activity that is heavily values-laden. Because of this, teachers face ethical dilemmas in the course of their daily work. This paper presents an ethical decision-making model that helps to explain…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Ethics, Decision Making, Models
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Mockler, Nicole – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
Drawing on previous research that focused upon the formation and mediation of teacher professional identity, this paper develops a model for conceptualising teacher professional identity. Increasingly, technical-rational understandings of teachers' work and "role" are privileged in policy and public discourse over more nuanced and holistic…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Identity
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Lavian, Rivka Hillel – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
This article reports on a quantitative research study designed to examine the impact of organizational climate on burnout among homeroom and special education teachers working in Israeli state (non-religious) schools. The research literature identifies various causes for teacher burnout, offering evidence that special education teachers experience…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Teacher Burnout, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis
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Turunen, Hannele; Tossavainen, Kerttu; Jakonen, Sirkka; Vertio, Harri – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
In many countries, educational and health policies currently highlight the need to develop schools towards health promotion settings for pupils and school staff. The aim of this three-year follow-up study was to investigate teachers' assessments of goal attainment and possible changes in health promotion practices in the Finnish schools that…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Chitpin, Stephanie; Evers, Colin W. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
This paper offers an analysis of how six experienced teachers, and two in particular, used portfolios to aid and chart steps in their own professional development. The key finding of the study was that the pattern of growth of professional knowledge conformed strikingly to the central features of the model proposed by the philosopher of science,…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Faculty Development, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching