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Into the Breakdown: Embracing Ethnographic Confusion in Challenging Nationalist Policy "Truths"
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Jaffe-Walter, Reva – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2020
The policies and discourses of the Trump administration reflect such extreme examples of inhumane policies and racializing logic that they are easy to identify and call out. In this essay, I focus instead on the less obvious and more everyday processes of racialization and anti-immigrant sentiment that are taken up by various actors in schools. I…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Public Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Attitudes
The Effect of Teacher Education Programs on Future Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge: A Five-Country Analysis Using TEDS-M Data
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Qian, Hong; Youngs, Peter – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2016
This article addresses the problem of how opportunities to learn in teacher education programs influence future elementary mathematics teachers' knowledge. This study used data collected for the Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M). TEDS-M measured the mathematics content knowledge (MCK) and the mathematics pedagogical…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Preservice Teachers
Promoting Intercultural Competence in a Globalized Era: Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Practices That Promote Intercultural Competency
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Nganga, Lydiah – Journal of International Social Studies, 2016
The teaching force in the United States of America is still predominantly white and monolingual. Yet, the U.S. population is rapidly becoming culturally and ethnically diverse. As a result, white teachers have expressed doubt in their efficacy in teaching students whose cultures are different than theirs (Helfrich & Bean, 2011). The purpose of…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods, Childrens Literature
Science Across the World in Teacher Training
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Schoen, Lida; Weishet, Egbert; Kennedy, Declan – Science Education International, 2007
Science Across the World is an exchange programme between schools world-wide. It has two main components: existing resources for students (age 6-10) and a database with all participating schools. The programme exists since 1990. It is carried out in partnership with the British Association of Science Education (ASE) and international…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Resources, Databases, International Programs
The Interference of Traditional Beliefs and Concepts in the Study of Science.
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Stahl, Abraham – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1992
Explains that many preconceptions and misconceptions ethnically different children bring to science instruction originate in their particular cultural heritage. In many cases these conceptions inhibit or interfere with the learning of scientific concepts. It is advised to impart to teachers with information about this source of difficulties in…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Education Courses
Proceedings for the Texas Foreign Language [Education] Conference (Austin, Texas, March 31-April 1, 2000).
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Carpenter, Mark, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 2000
Articles in this issue include the following: "Chat in EFL: Communicative Humanistic Acculturation Techniques" (Daniel Evans); "Task Interpretation and Task Effectiveness: A Vygotskian Analysis of a French L2 Classroom Task" (Lindsy Myers); "Envisioning a Standards-Based Methods Course: Preparing Second Language Educators…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences