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Minnici, Angela – American Educator, 2014
While often cited as one of the most rewarding professions, teaching is demanding, technically challenging, and more closely scrutinized by the public than ever. Although research has helped the education community better understand how children learn and how to support and develop educators, teachers report more dissatisfaction with their jobs…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Faculty Mobility, Job Satisfaction, Faculty Development
Mower, Deborah, Ed.; Robison, Wade L., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book examines the concept of civility and the conditions of civil disagreement in politics and education. Although many assume that civility is merely polite behavior, it functions to aid rational discourse. Building on this basic assumption, the book offers multiple accounts of civility and its contribution to citizenship, deliberative…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Teaching Methods, Democratic Values
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Njue, Carolyne; Voeten, Helene; Ahlberg, Beth Maina – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2011
The disappearance of traditional sex education during rites of passage in African societies has left many youth uncertain of where to look for information. Against this backcloth, the objectives of this study were to identify knowledge gaps amongst adolescents in Kenya regarding sexuality, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health. A thematic analysis was…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Violence, Sex Education, Sexual Harassment