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Opfer, V. Darleen; Pedder, David G.; Lavicza, Zsolt – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
This paper uses results from a national survey of teachers in England to test a hypothesised model of teacher orientation to learning (consisting of beliefs, practice and experiences about learning) and its relationship to teacher learning change. Results from a structural equation modeling process of 1126 teacher survey responses show that…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Teacher Orientation, Teacher Surveys, Path Analysis
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Aitken, Ro; Harford, Judith – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
This study examines the induction needs of a group of teachers at different career stages working in a socially disadvantaged secondary school in the Republic of Ireland. 44 teachers participated in the study, 11 of whom were student teachers, 11 of whom were newly qualified teachers and 22 of whom were experienced teachers returning to the school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers
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Johnson, Lisa E.; Reiman, Alan J. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
As the push for high-quality teachers continues, many colleges of education, teacher induction programs, and professional development supervisors are left wondering about the role dispositions play in effective teaching. This study seeks to explore the definition of dispositions as teacher professional judgment and professional action in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Orientation, Teacher Effectiveness, Ethics, Beginning Teachers
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Scherff, Lisa – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
This case study used narrative inquiry to explore two novice English teachers' experiences in the classroom and factors that caused them to leave the profession. Participants were one male and one female located in two southeastern (US) states. Data include transcripts of e-mails, spanning a 17-month period, between the participants and researcher…
Descriptors: Mentors, Job Satisfaction, Career Change, English Teachers