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Parent Perceptions of a College Physical Education Program for Homeschool Students
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Groccia, Steven W.; Moosbrugger, Michelle E.; Mirando, Kevin M. – Physical Educator, 2021
Although the number of homeschool students in the United States has increased to approximately 2 million K-12 students as of spring 2010, there has been limited research on homeschool families and physical education. In particular, investigations of parent perceptions of homeschool physical education programs are lacking. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Parent Attitudes, Physical Education, Comparative Analysis
Effects of Prior Formal and Informal Caregiving Experiences on Undergraduates' Infant/Toddler Caregiving Knowledge and Beliefs
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Lippard, Christine N.; Fusaro, Maria; Decker, Kalli B.; Vallotton, Claire D. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2019
With growing emphasis on the development and use of competencies (knowledge, dispositions, skills) for training and evaluating the early childhood workforce, this study aimed to identify sources of variation in undergraduate students' beliefs and knowledge related to competencies identified by the Collaborative for Understanding Pedagogy for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Caregiver Training, Infants, Toddlers
Understanding Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Stated Practices about Social Competence Instructional Strategies in the Context of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: A Comparison of Preservice and In-Service Teachers in the United States
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Kim, Hae Kyoung; Han, Heejeong Sophia – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The current study is an examination of early childhood preservice and in-service teachers' beliefs and self-stated practices about social competence instructional strategies, developmentally appropriate practices (DAP), and the relationship between the two. Teachers in this study generally believed that the social competence instructional…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
An Analysis of Interactions and Outcomes Associated with an Online Professional Development Course for Science Teachers
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Randle, David Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods study examined the interactions and learning outcomes of science teachers in an online graduate-level course on evolutionary biology intended to improve their content knowledge and science lesson planning. Discussion posts made by the teachers in this seven-week course were analyzed for cognitive presence using the Community of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Teachers, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship