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Reforming Only Half: A Study of Practice-Based Teacher Education in Traditional Field Placements
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Francis, Anthony Tuf – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2017
Practice-based teacher education is poised to improve teacher education by focusing on interns' enactment of complex teaching practices and helping them develop these professional skills. However, much of this work has yet to study the trajectory of learning between university training and field experiences. This article explores seven history and…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Social Studies
Teachers' Interpersonal Involvement as a Predictor of Students' Academic Motivation among Indonesian Secondary School Students: A Multilevel Growth Curve Analysis
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Maulana, Ridwan; Opdenakker, Marie-Christine – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
Existing research from Western countries has consistently shown that the learning environment is an important factor for academic motivation. Self-determination theory, which serves as a theoretical foundation of the present study, suggests that teachers' involvement is an important element of students' learning, regardless of the cultural…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Predictor Variables, Student Motivation
Because Wisdom Can't Be Told: Using Comparison of Simulated Parent-Teacher Conferences to Assess Teacher Candidates' Readiness for Family-School Partnership
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Walker, Joan M. T.; Dotger, Benjamin H. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This study used text-related, video-based case materials to assess teacher candidates' readiness to communicate with families. Participants (N = 141) rated their efficacy for home-school communication and then responded to a description of a classroom-based challenge regarding one student's behavioral and academic performance. Next, they evaluated…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Self Efficacy, Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent School Relationship
Students' Daily Physical Activity Behaviors: The Role of Quality Physical Education in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
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Chen, Wiyun; Hypnar, Andrew J.; Mason, Steve A.; Zalmout, Sandy – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of quality physical education (QPET) in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) which is intended to promote physical activity (PA) behaviors in and outside of schools. Participants were nine elementary physical education teachers and their fourth- and fifth-grade students…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Student Behavior