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Parental Involvement in Municipal Schools in Chile: Why Do Parents Choose to Get Involved?
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Reininger, Taly; López, Alejandra Santana – School Psychology International, 2017
Utilizing Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler's (1995, 2005) theoretical framework on parental involvement, this study examined a cross-sectional sample of 516 parents of children in the first and fourth grade in municipal schools in Chile. The research sought to examine the association between parental motivational beliefs, parental perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Decision Making, Correlation
Design and Implementation of Integrated Instruction of Mathematics and Science in Korea
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Kim, Min Kyeong; Cho, Mi Kyung – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
Students can learn subjects more meaningfully through integrated education, as it helps them to link school education with their real lives. There is a strong need to develop an alternative integration method to promote effective implementation of integrated education at a classroom level. The purpose of this study was to develop a model for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
Teachers' Views of Mathematics Textbook Series in Flanders: Does it (Not) Matter Which Mathematics Textbook Series Schools Choose?
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Van Steenbrugge, H.; Valcke, M.; Desoete, A. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2013
The debate on the differential effects of mathematics textbook series is a recurrent topic in the research literature. Research results remain inconclusive, pointing to a lack of evidence to decide on the relevance of the selection by schools of a mathematics textbook series. Studies also point to difficulties in comparing textbooks. Recently, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Mathematics Instruction, Textbook Content
The Primary Practices Questionnaire (PPQ): The Development and Validation of an Instrument Measuring Teachers' Perceptions of Their Implementation of "Developmentally Appropriate" Responsive Practices in the Primary Grades
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Connelly, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a newly developed survey instrument, the "Primary Practices Questionnaire" ("PPQ"), designed to measure first, second, and third grade teachers' perceived use of developmentally appropriate practices. The initial item pool was reviewed for content…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Surveys, Questionnaires