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Battey, Daniel; Llamas-Flores, Silvia; Burke, Meg; Guerra, Paula; Kang, Hyun Jung; Kim, Seong Hee – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background/Context: A number of recent policies have specifically attacked immigrants and English Language Learners (ELLs), including Georgia's HB 87 (2011), Arizona's SB 1070 (2010), and Alabama's HB 56 (2011), among others. The policy focus of this study is Arizona's HB 2064 (2006), which added additional requirements that mandate tracking…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Educational Policy, Mathematics Education, Faculty Development
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Lee, Okhee; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background: Current classroom practices have largely been shaped by changing student demographics, including English language learners (ELLs), and evolving accountability policies. The teacher professional development intervention in this study takes place against this backdrop. Research Questions: This study examined change in teachers' knowledge…
Descriptors: Accountability, Intervention, Literacy, Teaching Methods
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Hu, Guangwei – Teachers College Record, 2005
Since China initiated its modernization program in the late 1970s, professional development of secondary teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) has been given much prominence because of the perceived important role that English can play in the modernization drive. This article provides a critical overview of secondary EFL teacher…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching