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In What Ways Are Teacher Candidates Being Prepared to Teach about the Environment? A Case Study from Wisconsin
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Ashmann, Scott; Franzen, Rebecca L. – Environmental Education Research, 2017
There is an urgent need for primary and secondary students to develop awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and an environmental ethic necessary to undertake environmental issues and problems. The need to adequately prepare teachers to teach about the environment, and the challenges the field of environmental education (EE) faces lead us to the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Environmental Education, Case Studies
Teachers' Perceptions of Administrative Autonomy-Supportive versus Controlling Behaviors: Factors That Influence Teacher Intrinsic Motivation and Relationships with Administrators
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Scudella, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Federal policy around supervision and evaluation has prompted state action to develop new evaluation systems to increase student achievement. Systems, such as the Framework for Educator Effectiveness implemented in Wisconsin, are tied to teacher performance as well as student achievement. This type of performance-based evaluation system relies on…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Academic Achievement
Eighth Grade Indicators of Successful Transition to High School
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Ormseth, Bethany – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between 8th grade student data and the level of student success at the end of the ninth grade year. The theoretical framework for this study was based on the Meleis (1986) Transition Theory and it was a mixed methodology research study that employed both qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, High Schools, Grade 9, Grade 8
Planning and Implementing Virtual Charter Schools in Wisconsin: A Case Study
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Lee, Juanita Joyce – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The long-term concern relative to education inequity indicates that the nation's youth will not be adequately prepared for the global and highly competitive marketplace of the 21st century (Casner-Lotto & Barrington, 2006). Initiatives to address this concern persist, including the creation of the virtual charter school (Vanourek, 2006;…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Qualitative Research, Educational Philosophy, Focus Groups
The Co-Principalship: It's Not Lonely at the Top
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Eckman, Ellen Wexler – Journal of School Leadership, 2007
The coprincipalship has been suggested as an organizational structure that addresses the increasing workload and time demands of the principal as well as the shortage of qualified applicants for the position. This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of coprincipals in public and private schools in California, Illinois,…
Descriptors: Models, Principals, Qualitative Research, Faculty Workload
Badger History, Vol. 31, No. 2, November 1977. Tracing Your Roots [And] Teacher Supplement.
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Kanetzke, Howard W., Ed. – 1977
Elementary school pupils are introduced to a genealogical approach to state and local history. Although the examples in the booklet pertain to Wisconsin, the format can be easily adapted for classroom use by teachers in other locations. A teacher's supplement accompanies the booklet and offers a bibliography, background information, additional…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Education