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A Comparison of the Views of Extension Agents and Farmers regarding Extension Education Courses in Dezful, Iran
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Zare, Mohsen Nazarzadeh; Dorrani, Kamal; Lavasani, Masoud Gholamali – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2012
Background and purpose: This study examines the views of farmers and extension agents participating in extension education courses in Dezful, Iran, with regard to problems with these courses. It relies upon a descriptive methodology, using a survey as its instrument. Sample: The statistical population consisted of 5060 farmers and 50 extension…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Logical Thinking, Agricultural Education, Extension Education
Beliefs of Experienced and Student Teachers about the Nature and Purpose of Social Studies Education in New Zealand Elementary Schools
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Hawe, Eleanor M.; Browne, Isabel; Siteine, Alexis; Tuck, Bryan – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2010
This paper reports on an investigation carried out in New Zealand into experienced elementary and student teachers' beliefs about the nature and purpose of social studies education. Since its inclusion in New Zealand's curriculum, social studies has been organized around the notion of citizenship education with curricula and programmes of work…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Factor Analysis
Evaluating Teacher Education Outcomes: A Study of the Stanford Teacher Education Programme
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Newton, Xiaoxia; Wei, Ruth Chung – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2010
This paper considers a set of research and assessment strategies used to evaluate programme outcomes in the Stanford Teacher Education Programme (STEP) during a period of programme redesign over 10 years. These strategies include surveys and interviews of students' perceptions of programme elements and their own preparedness, observations of their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Performance Based Assessment
What Do Teachers Believe? Developing a Framework for Examining Beliefs about Teachers' Knowledge and Ability
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Fives, Helenrose; Buehl, Michelle M. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2008
Influenced by work on teacher beliefs, personal epistemology, teachers' knowledge, implicit theories, and motivation, we conducted a two-part investigation exploring preservice and practicing teachers' beliefs about teaching knowledge and teaching ability. Study I qualitatively examined 53 preservice and 57 practicing teachers' beliefs about…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Factor Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Epistemology