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Publication Date: 2010
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Elementary School Teachers' Attitudes toward Different Subjects
Wilkins, Jesse L. M.
Teacher Educator, v45 n1 p23-36 2010
This study investigated the favorite subject to teach and enjoyment of teaching of 490 elementary school teachers (K-5) from two rural school districts in the southeastern United States. Reading and language arts were consistently ranked among the favorite and most enjoyed subjects to teach, whereas science and writing were consistently ranked among the least favorite and least enjoyed subjects to teach. However, the complexity of teachers' attitudes was evidenced by interactions with grade level and attitude measure that existed with mathematics, writing, and social studies. Further, primary-level teachers, compared to upper elementary teachers, were found to be more subject generalists in terms of their relative enjoyment for teaching all subjects. Implications for teacher preparation and policies related to elementary school teaching assignments are discussed. (Contains 3 tables, 2 figures and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Attitude Measures, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Interest Inventories, Interest Research, Intellectual Disciplines, Course Content, Likert Scales, Teaching (Occupation), Investigations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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