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Joumana Tawil; Brandon Dickson; Donna Kotsopoulos – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2024
This study explores elementary teacher and administrator perspectives related to mathematics specialty teachers in elementary schools, in a jurisdiction, where such roles were known by researchers to not be used. Mathematics specialty teachers are those teachers that have specialized training in both mathematics content and pedagogy. Online…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Schools, Mathematics Teachers
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Forgie, Julia C.; Hu, Julia; Boccalon, Mikayla – Cogent Education, 2022
Evidence suggests that educators are not sufficiently prepared to teach foundational literacy concepts. With early childhood educators (ECEs) on the front lines of children's early literacy development, the present study assessed both pre-service and in-service ECEs' early literacy knowledge and self-efficacy for early literacy instruction. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Self Efficacy
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King, Colin D.; MacKinnon, Gregory – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Context: Developing an understanding of the signature pedagogies in athletic therapy education may help to promote greater pedagogical development opportunities and encourage meaningful reflection for educators. Objective: To gain an understanding of the perceived level of pedagogical knowledge in Canadian athletic therapy educators and how they…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level, College Faculty
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Turner, Marianne; Windle, Joel – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2019
This article explores the kinds of teacher knowledge promoted in TESOL-related curriculum standards in five jurisdictions (Australia and England at the national level, New York City and New York State in the United States, and Ontario, Canada, at the subnational level). Such documents are increasingly important in defining, and potentially…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, English Teachers
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Bolduc, Jonathan; Evrard, Melanie – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2017
Children from birth to five are generally enthusiastic about music. However, because many early-childhood educators (ECEs) feel that they have insufficient knowledge to foster musical development, music education practices are not equivalent across ECEs. This study aimed to identify and determine the frequency of music activities used by ECEs. In…
Descriptors: Music Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education
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Irvine, Jeff – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2019
One of the primary goals of teacher education is to aid preservice candidates in formulating a personal philosophy of teaching that is research-based. Teacher candidates should recognize that their philosophy of teaching and learning must be grounded in research-affirmed theory, certain dimensions of which (e.g., motivation) are critical to…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Theories, Models, Preservice Teachers
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Tristani, Lauren; Tomasone, Jennifer; Gainforth, Heather; Bassett-Gunter, Rebecca – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
Quality inclusive physical activity (PA) programmes have demonstrated vast benefits for individuals with (e.g.) and without disabilities. For example, among people with disabilities, PA participation is related to enhanced social inclusion, reduced risk for secondary health conditions, optimised physical functioning, and improved overall…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Students with Disabilities, Student Participation
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends