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Beard, Darlisha – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Researchers have concluded that parental involvement is necessary for students' success in school because parent involvement in school activities can positively affect children's learning and school experiences. Parent presence and participation is lacking in an urban school district in western Tennessee. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Participation, Urban Schools
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Jacobsen, Michele; Eaton, Sarah Elain; Brown, Barb; Simmons, Marlon; McDermott, Mairi – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2018
There is a global trend toward improving programs and student experiences in higher education through curriculum review and mapping of degree programs. This paper describes an action research approach to program improvement for a course-based MEd degree. The driver for continual program improvement came from actions and recommendations that arose…
Descriptors: Action Research, Program Improvement, Masters Programs, Teacher Education Programs
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Viilo, Marjut; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Hakkarainen, Kai – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
This explorative case study longitudinally examines teacher orchestration of an inquiry learning process in a technology-enhanced elementary classroom. A 13-month investigative study on cultural artifacts was conducted on 32 fourth grade students who progressed to the fifth grade during the project. The activities were mediated and documented…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Video Technology, Teacher Attitudes
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Murray-Johnson, Kayon; Ross-Gordon, Jovita M. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2018
The purpose of this multiple case study was to describe the experiences of graduate education faculty of varying racial/ethnic backgrounds, learning to navigate difficult discourses on race effectively over time. The study employed positionality as a theoretical framework. Findings indicate that faculty balance what we refer to as "strategies…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, College Faculty, Classroom Communication, Race
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Ketelaar, Evelien; Koopman, Maaike; Den Brok, Perry J.; Beijaard, Douwe; Boshuizen, Henny P. A. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study was to gain understanding of how teachers familiarise themselves with a new pedagogy during their everyday practice, in this case the implementation of the coaching role in vocational education. For this purpose, 11 teachers reported their learning experiences in a digital log. An identity perspective was used as a lens to…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Vocational Education Teachers, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods
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Johnson, Martin; Mehta, Sanjana; Rushton, Nicky – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
A new "controlled assessment" model was introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2009. This paper describes a research project that explores teachers' experiences of this new assessment model in General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level modern foreign language (MFL) speaking assessment. Focusing on teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Evaluation Methods, Secondary School Teachers
Cubillos, Jo Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The integration of technology into classroom instruction in K-12 schools remains problematic. The problems associated with this integration are troubling, as technology integration may change a teacher's pedagogy toward more innovative approaches that increase student achievement. The purpose of this study was to document teachers' experiences as…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration