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Marine, Susan B.; Martínez Alemán, Ana M. – Review of Higher Education, 2018
In an exploratory qualitative study, the generational dispositions of tenured women faculty from the Boomer Generation were examined. As pioneers and now senior members in the academic profession in the Golden Era of American higher education, they exist in a common historical location characterized by cultural forces and events that helped to…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Professional Identity, Feminism, Qualitative Research
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Geeraerts, Kendra; Tynjälä, Päivi; Heikkinen, Hannu L. T. – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
This paper examines how and what teachers learn from their older and younger colleagues. Data were gathered from interviews and written reports from 27 Belgian and Finnish teachers. Thematic qualitative analysis was used. The results revealed differences in what teachers learn from older and younger colleagues. Teachers reported learning…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Experienced Teachers, Teaching Methods, Technological Literacy
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Haseki, Halil Ibrahim; Odabasi, Hatice Ferhan – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate academics' lifelong learning positions and preferences. The research was designed as survey research. The participants consisted of 230 academics from Faculty of Education of Anadolu University in Turkey. Data were collected using a survey form which had items about the factors that affect lifelong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Preferences, Teacher Surveys
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Ring, Emer; O'Sullivan, Lisha – Education 3-13, 2018
High quality early years' education is associated with providing a child-centred curriculum based on a knowledge of how young children learn. The global 'schoolification epidemic' has led to an increasing focus on prescribed curricula and presents as a serious threat to the quality of children's early years' experiences. Findings from research in…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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Koohestani, Hamid Reza; Arabshahi, Seyed Kamran Soltani; Ahmadi, Fazlollah – Qualitative Research in Education, 2018
A qualitative study was conducted to explore the perception of healthcare professional students about mobile learning acceptance. Method: The study was performed using a conventional content analysis method. The subjects were the students of medical sciences in Iran University of Medical Science. Sampling was based on a purposeful sampling method.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Behavior Patterns, Qualitative Research
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Balbay, Seher; Pamuk, Ilknur; Temir, Tugçe; Dogan, Cemile – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
English language teaching programs in Turkish universities do not have uniform standards. The quality of education given to teachers in their undergraduate programs varies as does the teacher training provided during employment. The factors affecting the teacher training policies are numerous, such as the needs of the institution, the funding,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Koç, Hatice Kübra – Online Submission, 2017
As a still popular research area, Language Learning Strategies (LLS) researches need to be enhanced, since it consists of different phenomenon such as age, gender, individual differences and learning environment. At a glance, previous studies in the literature state that most of LLS researches are conducted in just learner-contexts in schools or…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Age Differences, English (Second Language)
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Elo, Janne – Educational Action Research, 2016
This article is the result of an action research project conducted in 2014 in a primary school in the city of Vaasa in Finland. The project focused on developing the practice of integrating enterprise education as a part of everyday teaching in Grade Three. The project involved three class teachers, the headmaster and a university researcher. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Relevance (Education), Barriers
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Stone-Johnson, Corrie – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
Today's American educational context is characterised by increasing standardisation coupled with heightened accountability. While some view standardisation as a lever for equity, many view it as problematic for the work of teachers. Efforts to improve student achievement by focusing on the activities of teachers have resulted in an over-riding…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Standards
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Brinkley-Etzkorn, Karen E.; Ishitani, Terry T. – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to understand the process of transitioning from the 2002 version of the GED test to the new 2014 computer-based version. Specifically, this research sought to identify: (1) stakeholder attitudes regarding the new computer-based test; (2) the relationship between students' computer access/comfort and their perceptions…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Equivalency Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Stakeholders
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Goulet, Joseph – Gifted and Talented International, 2013
This paper presents results of twin studies pertinent to the development of a rating scale designed for use by teachers to identify anxious and shy children, aged 5 to 7 years, in Kindergarten and Grade One. Currently, no instruments designed specifically for this purpose exist. Children experiencing difficulty with internalizing disorders such as…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Rating Scales, Young Children, Test Construction
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Martimianakis, Maria Athina; Muzzin, Linda – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Generational differences in the way knowledge-makers negotiate shifts in relation to interdisciplinary knowledge-making at one Canadian university are studied. Semi-structured interviews with 20 participants in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines were conducted. Using a Foucauldian approach, transcripts were read to…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Semi Structured Interviews, Interdisciplinary Approach, Age Differences
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El Helou, Maya; Nabhani, Mona; Bahous, Rima – School Leadership & Management, 2016
Teaching is a challenging profession sometimes leading to teachers' burnout: a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and reduced personal accomplishment. Burnout effects range from psychological, physical, and behavioural symptoms to increased turnover, which affects students and schools. This study identifies levels of and factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Burnout, Etiology
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Skaalvik, Einar M.; Skaalvik, Sidsel – International Education Studies, 2015
This study explored job satisfaction, work-related stress, consequences of stress, and coping strategies among Norwegian teachers. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 30 working teachers and four retired teachers. The respondents reported high job satisfaction but also severe stress and exhaustion. Teachers of different ages or at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Teaching (Occupation), Coping
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Kwiek, Marek – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper focuses on a generational change taking place in the Polish academic profession: a change in behaviors and attitudes between two groups of academics. One was socialized to academia under the communist regime (1945-1989) and the other entered the profession in the post-1989 transition period. Academics of all age groups are beginning to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Productivity, Teacher Attitudes, Social Systems
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