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Cherkowski, Sabre; Schnellert, Leyton – Teacher Development, 2018
This paper documents the first year of a qualitative case study investigating the experiences of reciprocal learning teams of teachers within a small, rural secondary school. The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers experienced collaborative professional development (PD) and how their experiences contributed to developing the culture…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Collaboration, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Lekunze, Lucy M. George; Strom, B. Ivan – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2017
Bullying is a worldwide concern and erroneous perceptions of the phenomenon could underscore unsustainable interventions. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to examine, in-depth, how some high school teachers from two schools in New Jersey perceived student bullying. The primary research question was: What perceptions do…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Case Studies, High School Students
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Qoyyimah, Uswatun – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2018
This paper describes research on how curriculum reform provides novel conditions for influencing teacher professionalism. It draws on Bernstein's theories of the 'classification and framing' of curriculum and theories of teacher professionalism to investigate the impact of curriculum reform on teacher professionalism. The research was conducted in…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Secondary School Teachers
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Whittle, Rachael J.; Telford, Amanda; Benson, Amanda C. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
This research explored teacher perceptions of how they influence academic performance of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Physical Education students. VCE Physical Education teachers (n = 37) from 31 secondary schools in Victoria, Australia participated in a qualitative study using focus groups with a semi-structured interview schedule.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Physical Education, Secondary School Students, Teacher Student Relationship
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Kemmerle, Melissa – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
Students ask a variety of questions during mathematics lessons. Some questions focus on procedures or formal notation, while others focus on ideas, connections, or representations. Student questions are important as they provide vastly different learning opportunities for students. In order to support teachers as they help students learn to ask…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Classification, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students
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Grønborg, Lisbeth – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
This paper discusses how student identities are constituted through social categories and how this affects students' educational trajectories. Dropout is often described as a sudden event but this paper demonstrates how dropping out is a long-term process involving social interactions between the students. It is based on a field study in which the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Peer Relationship, Dropouts
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Amerstorfer, Carmen M. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
Has the "Strategy Inventory for Language Learning" (SILL) passed its expiry date? The SILL (Oxford, 1990) was designed as a self-evaluation tool to measure the frequency of language learning strategies used by foreign and second language (L2) learners. With simple mathematics, learners can analyze their strategy preferences overall and…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
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Haara, Frode Olav – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
From a system theoretically grounded point of view, a hierarchy of primary and secondary impact factors influencing the mathematics teacher's choice to use practical activities in mathematics teaching is suggested initially in the article. A study, based on qualitative responses from mathematics teachers, then gives grounds for suggesting that a…
Descriptors: Classification, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research
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Marinho, Paulo; Leite, Carlinda; Fernandes, Preciosa – Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
This article describes mathematics teachers' evaluation practices and the reasoning and beliefs that support those practices. The data were collected in two Portuguese schools representing very different results in the national exams, through semi-structured interviews with mathematics teachers and departmental curriculum coordinators as well as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Summative Evaluation, Mathematics Tests, Educational Practices
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Supprakob, Surayot; Faikhamta, Chatree; Suwanruji, Potjanart – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Pedagogical content knowledge for teaching the nature of science (PCK for NOS) has attracted interest in recent decades. This study investigated the PCK for NOS of six novice chemistry teachers with various educational backgrounds. An interpretive case study was performed. Multiple data sources including classroom observations, field notes,…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Chemistry
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Tseng, Chung-Hsien; Tuan, Hsiao-Lin; Chin, Chi-Chin – Research in Science Education, 2013
This study has two purposes: the first is to explore experienced science teachers' perspectives on inquiry teaching, and the second is to categorize these perspectives into patterns. Fifteen junior high school science teachers experienced at inquiry teaching were selected, and a semi-structured interview was conducted to collect the teachers'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
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Francis, Andrew – Journal of Leadership Education, 2014
This paper reports the preliminary findings of an exploratory study which investigates the followership of longstanding, classroom-based school teachers working in the UK secondary education sector. Using Gronn's (1999) educational leadership formation model as a frame of reference, the study employs a multiple case study methodology with data…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Case Studies
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Metzger, Aaron; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Oosterhoff, Benjamin; Babskie, Elizabeth; Wray-Lake, Laura – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016
The development of civically engaged citizens is vital for democratic societies. Although several studies have explored children and adolescents' conceptualizations of civic engagement, less is known about youths' understanding of the individual skills and attributes best suited for civic action. The current study utilized a Q-sort methodology to…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Howley, Marged D.; Howley, Aimee; Henning, John E.; Gillam, Mary Beth; Weade, Ginger – Educational Assessment, 2013
This study used qualitative interviewing with teachers at three high schools to answer research questions about teachers' assessment knowledge, school-specific assessment cultures, and teachers' perceptions of the assessment literacy of other key stakeholders. Data analysis revealed shared knowledge and practices across schools--use of formative…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Semi Structured Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Won, Mihye; Yoon, Heojeong; Treagust, David F. – Science Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to understand how students utilized multiple representations to learn and explain science concepts, in this case the human breathing mechanism. The study was conducted with Grade 11 students in a human biology class. Semistructured interviews and a two-tier diagnostic test were administered to evaluate students'…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Grade 11, Biology
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