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Blomeke, Sigrid; Suhl, Ute; Kaiser, Gabriele – Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
The effectiveness of teacher education was examined by taking two indicators into account: future teachers' mean achievement on a paper-and-pencil test as an indicator of quality, and the variability of teacher achievement due to background characteristics as an indicator of equity. In detail, the effects of gender and language on mathematics…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Cultural Differences, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Ross, John A.; Bruce, Catherine D. – Teacher Development, 2012
The authors extend findings from qualitative research on the effects of action research by reporting two linked quantitative studies (N = 80 and 105). They found that teachers who participated in collaborative action research experienced statistically significant improvements in attitudes to educational research and teacher efficacy. The pre-post…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis
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Faez, Farahnaz – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2011
In this paper I examine similarities and differences between the required knowledge base of teachers of English as a second language (ESL) and French as a second language (FSL) for teaching in Kindergarten through Grade 12 programs in Canada. Drawing on knowledge base frameworks in language teacher education (Freeman and Johnson, 1998; Richards,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Michelsen, Claus; Nielsen, Jan Alexis – Science Education International, 2008
The Danish PARSEL team included 5 teachers from the region of Southern Denmark, of whom two enjoyed special status. These two teachers have been trained to develop, implement, and evaluate interventional modules similar to those of PARSEL, through a one year full-time equivalent master's degree program in science and mathematics education. This…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Ownership, Masters Programs, Foreign Countries
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Eun, Barohny; Heining-Boynton, Audrey L. – Journal of Educational Research, 2007
The authors investigated the impact of professional development programs for English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers on their classroom practice and on the way that teacher efficacy and organizational support at the school level relate by interacting with years of teaching experience. The authors collected data by using questionnaires…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Measures (Individuals), Teaching Experience, Teacher Background
Curtis, Willie M. J.; Bennett, Clifford T. – 1981
The purpose of this article is to examine preservice teacher beliefs about disciplinary situations in the classroom. The issues affecting the relationship between preservice teachers and classroom discipline are addressed through the following methods: (1) solicitation of major disciplinary problems encountered during the student teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Discipline Problems, Preservice Teacher Education