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Berksoy Tasdan, Aysel; Günes, Gökhan – Education 3-13, 2018
The purpose of the study was to investigate children's epistemological beliefs in terms of their free play preferences in relation to learning centres. The study was conducted with 115 children coming from families with high socio-economic status (54 girls and 61 boys, 57 five years old and 58 six years old) during the 2015/2016 spring semester.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Play, Leisure Time, Epistemology
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Jayaraman, J. D.; Jambunathan, Saigeetha; Adesanya, Regina – Education 3-13, 2019
This study compared the financial literacy and teaching practices of 82 early and elementary teachers in India and US using a 43-item survey. Analysis showed that financial literacy of Indian teachers was lower than their American counterparts. Teachers in India enjoyed teaching financial literacy more than teachers in the US. Indian teachers…
Descriptors: Money Management, Classroom Techniques, Worksheets, Teaching Methods
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Chien, Chin-Wen – Education 3-13, 2017
Service learning provides pre-service educators with a context for having hands-on field experience and also assists in understanding the theory and practice. This study discusses 7 undergraduates' implementations of learning stations as their service learning with 28 elementary school students. Through thematic data analysis of interviews,…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Elementary School Students, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning
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Badger, James – Education 3-13, 2016
This study investigated the instructional practices of three teacher leaders employed in a diverse, elementary school in the USA. Through extended observations, it was found that learning centres occupied a central role in the organisation and learning in each of the classrooms. Bernstein's theory of classification and framing was used to analyse…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Learning Centers (Classroom), Teacher Leadership