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Teacher Educators' Personal Practical Knowledge of Language
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Swart, Fenna; de Graaff, Rick; Onstenk, Jeroen; Knezic, Dubravka – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
This paper describes teacher educators' understanding of language for classroom communication in higher education. We argue that teacher educators who are aware of their personal practical knowledge of language have a better understanding of their students' language use and provide better support for knowledge construction. Personal practical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Educators, Knowledge Level
Confidence in the Knowledge Base of English Language Learners Studying Science: Using Agency to Compensate for the Lack of Adequate Linguistic Identity
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Hayes, Aneta L.; Mansour, Nasser – Research in Science Education, 2017
Changes in the cultural and linguistic environments of learners are often associated with identity shifts. The aim of this study was to explore what identity shifts occur when science students from Bahraini national schools transition to an international university. The role of two aspects of learner identity--that is, English proficiency and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Science Education
From Fiction to Fact to Potential Action: Generating Prosocial Attitudes and Behaviors Using Young Adult Literature
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Hays, Alice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation investigates the impact reading Young Adult Literature (YAL) has on students' empathetic responses as well as their capacity to take action regarding a social justice issue chosen by the student. Drawing on data from a 10th grade honors classroom at a Title 1 school in the Southwest, this ethnographic case study investigates how…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Empathy, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes
Professional Knowledge Building within an Elementary Teacher Professional Development Experience on Computational Thinking in Science Education
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Hestness, Emily; Jass Ketelhut, Diane; McGinnis, J. Randy; Plane, Jandelyn – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2018
We investigated teacher learning within a professional development (PD) workshop series on computational thinking (CT) for elementary-level mentor teachers. The purpose of the PD was to prepare mentor teachers to support preservice teachers in integrating CT into their classroom practice, toward the broader goal of advancing CT for all in the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Workshops, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Teachers
A Communities of Practice Approach to the Synoptic Problem
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Madrigal, Ramon Anthony – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2012
Although the study of the Synoptic Problem has been the focus of scholarly attention for over two hundred years, the social learning theory known as Communities of Practice is a relatively recent phenomenon. This article describes a communities of practice approach to the study of the Synoptic Problem in an upper-division undergraduate course at a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Learning Theories, Socialization, Focus Groups
Perceptions, Knowledge, Incentives, and Barriers of Brain Donation among African American Elders Enrolled in an Alzheimer's Research Program
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Lambe, Susan; Cantwell, Nicole; Islam, Fareesa; Horvath, Kathy; Jefferson, Angela L. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: To learn about African American older adults' knowledge and perceptions of brain donation, factors that relate to participating or not participating in a brain donation research program, and methods to increase African American brain donation commitment rates in the context of an Alzheimer's disease (AD) research program. Design and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Medical Research, Alzheimers Disease, Focus Groups