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Maged, Shireen; Rosales-Anderson, Norma; Manuel, Warren – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2017
This study explored teaching and learning relationships that positively impacted on student learning and engagement, with a particular focus on the nature and impact of wairuatanga (spirituality) on the teaching and learning process. Located within a Wananga (a Maori indigenous tertiary education organization) context, researchers used a…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Religious Factors, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations
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Rona, Sarika; McLachlan, Claire J. – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2018
This research explored the biliteracy experiences of three kohanga reo children as they started school in one of three school settings: a bilingual unit, a mainstream classroom, and kura kaupapa Maori. A Kaupapa Maori approach underpinned this research and guided the case study methodology employed. The children's literacy experiences were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders, Multiple Literacies
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Paxton, Moragh; Frith, Vera; Kelly-Laubscher, Roisin; Muna, Natashia; van der Merwe, Mathilde – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Internationally, there has been increasing emphasis on the teaching of the academic literacies, particularly reading and writing, in higher education institutions. However, recent research is highlighting the need for more explicit teaching of multimodal forms of communication, such as the visual literacies, in undergraduate courses in a wide…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Visual Literacy
Keiner, Jason F. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative case study explored the perceived experiences and outcomes of writing in a hybrid model of instruction in a large suburban high school. In particular, the impact of a hybrid model on the writing process and on future writing performance were examined. In addition, teacher expectation and teacher attitude and their impact upon…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Blended Learning, Models, Writing Instruction
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Golden, Noah Asher – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2017
Culturally-responsive pedagogies require moving beyond blanket assumptions about learners to focus deeply on local meaning-makings. This narrative analysis case study examines the ways a 20-year-old African American man challenges the negative educational identity with which he is forced to contend as he navigates a large and complex urban public…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Case Studies, African American Students
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Missett, Tracy C.; Azano, Amy Price; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Landrum, Kimberly – Exceptionality, 2016
Twice-exceptional students show evidence of high academic performance or potential and also have a disability that impedes their ability to learn. Twice-exceptional students remain under-represented in gifted programs, and some researchers attribute such under-representation to the negative beliefs and low expectations about twice-exceptional…
Descriptors: Teacher Expectations of Students, Gifted Disabled, Special Education, Case Studies
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Edmonds-Wathen, Cris – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2015
Effective mathematics teaching for Indigenous language speaking students needs to be based on fair expectations of both students and teachers. Concepts of "age-appropriate learning" and "school readiness" structure assessment expectations that entire cohorts of Indigenous language speaking students are unable to meet. This…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, School Readiness, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
Givre, Sophia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation analyzes how mandated high-stakes tests and college and career ready standards influence local curricula and the reproduction of inequalities between students. I found that inequalities were reproduced based on distinctions between students in co-taught courses (classes that required the presence of an aide to assist students…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Social Class, Teaching Methods, Advanced Placement
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Moscardini, Lio – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2015
This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of a group of 12 teachers in primary special schools in Scotland for children with moderate learning difficulties. It sets out an analysis of classroom observations and interviews that explored teachers' knowledge and beliefs about teaching and learning in mathematics with children with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Elementary School Teachers, Learning Problems
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Hennessy, S.; Haßler, B.; Hofmann, R. – Research Papers in Education, 2016
Supporting and upskilling teachers are essential to enhancing the quality of learning in developing contexts -- the focus of Education For All -- yet little evidence exists concerning what kinds of teacher education are actually most effective and what changes in "quality" are desired and feasible. This paper illustrates how a concrete,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Classroom Techniques
Jaramillo, Fermin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the perceptions of successful mathematics teachers working in middle schools who have been effective in reducing the socioeconomic achievement gap, to discuss their success, and to gain insights into what they regarded as effective instructional methods for low-achieving,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Olvera, Catalina – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The current case study was conducted to examine the perceptions of English learners (ELs) who have not been reclassified after attending a public school for at least 6 years, as well as the perceptions of their teachers. The research questions this study investigated were: (1) What do nonreclassified ELs in the sixth grade perceive as the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Discourse
Massey, Johanna – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated elementary school teachers' conceptions of their beliefs and expectations of African American students, their pedagogical practices, and the rationale for choosing the pedagogical practices for grades 3 through at Star Maker Elementary. The researcher employed a mixed methodology. The Math Teacher of African American…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, African American Students
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Halx, Mark D. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2014
This study was an inquiry to explore the notion of using a more critical pedagogy to educate young male Latino high school students of low socioeconomic status. Using the tenets of critical pedagogy as a guide, eight students who did not complete high school were asked how they might have felt about a different classroom dynamic and an environment…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Males, High School Students
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Strahan, David; Kronenberg, Jessy; Burgner, Richard; Doherty, Jennifer; Hedt, Melissa – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2012
Research has suggested that differentiation is a responsive approach to teaching rather than a set of strategies. In this study, researchers generated a logic model to describe how members of a two-teacher team collaborated to differentiate instruction and to examine the learning connections that five seventh graders made in an integrated unit.…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Grade 7, Teaching Methods, Teacher Expectations of Students
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