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Direct linkSmith, Jason M.; Kovacs, Philip E. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
Standards-based reform is a trend affecting the educational systems of nations around the world, driven by desires to create educational systems suited to increasing economic productivity. In the USA, The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 includes goals of reducing achievement gaps and getting "highly qualified" teachers in all…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Persistence, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Atjonen, Paivi; Korkeakoski, Esko; Mehtalainen, Jouko – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
The general pedagogical knowledge of teachers is not often investigated in comparison to content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. In this article, a more comprehensive outlook on teachers' skills and knowledge without regard to subject-specific nuances is discussed in relation to classroom management strategies, the organization of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Class Size, Educational Principles, Probability
Nyroos, Mikaela – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
During the last three decades Swedish education has undergone radical decentralisation involving increased school autonomy. One aspect of this change is the gradual weakening of the state regulation of teaching time. Thus, Sweden is somewhat of an extreme in the EU. This is accentuated by a five-year experiment, where 900 compulsory schools were…
Descriptors: State Regulation, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Administrative Organization
