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Ramon L. Sanchez III; Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
Understanding why teachers teach the way they do is important especially in a time of curriculum reforms. Hence, the aim of this research is to unpack the secondary school physical science teachers' beliefs on the purposes and goals of science teaching (PGST) and to check the alignment of their beliefs on PGST with constructivism. A convergent…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, Physical Sciences
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Weisova, Lucie; Johansson, Ann – Journal of Student Affairs, New York University, 2022
This article explores current Internationalization of the Curriculum (IoC) practices and perceptions among teaching staff at a middle-sized Swedish University. It provides information about the background and theoretical framework, explaining the main concepts and the growing importance of IoC in the last decade, touching common myths and…
Descriptors: Universities, International Education, Curriculum Development, College Faculty
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Rea, Stephen C. – Information and Learning Sciences, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to offer practical guidance on teaching about digital extremism -- defined here as the intersection of digital disinformation campaigns with political extremism -- by highlighting four pedagogical challenges: the danger of unintentionally "redpilling" students; the slippery slope to false equivalency and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Antisocial Behavior, Political Attitudes, Deception
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McAfee, Morgan A.; Hoffman, Bobby – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
When teachers harbor misconceptions or unjustified beliefs about teaching, learning, and academic motivation, the pedagogical consequences can be severe. It is likely these teachers will unintentionally perpetuate such false beliefs upon students through ineffective teaching strategies or misinterpretations of learning science. Misconceptions…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Educational Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Bankston, Catherine – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2015
The purpose of Christian education is to incorporate Biblical values in the curriculum, and one essential message in the Bible is to reach out and liberate the poor. Through interviews, writing protocols, a focus group meeting, and document analysis, this narrative study focuses on the question of how do Christian educators create pedagogical…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Christianity, Parochial Schools, Poverty
Jackson, Diana A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students entering into higher education institutions today represent America's growing diversity. Much of the increase seen is due to the large numbers of students from different ethnic backgrounds and the changing demographics of immigrants who have migrated to the United States. As a result of this research, the perceptions and experiences…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Community Colleges, Minority Group Students, Student Attitudes
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Underwood, Paul R. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2012
While numerous studies in mainstream education have drawn on the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate curriculum impact, in English Language Teaching contexts such research is scant. This study applies the theory to anticipate the impact of the Japanese national curriculum for English, by exploring the beliefs of senior high school teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Grammar, Secondary School Teachers
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Bantwini, Bongani D. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The meanings that a teacher attaches to the new curriculum reforms act as his or her map on the curriculum implementation journey, and these usually determine the success of the education reforms. This research article explores the meanings attached to the new Science curriculum reforms by primary school teachers in a school district in South…
Descriptors: Barriers, Curriculum Development, School Districts, Educational Change
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Celani, Maria Antonieta Alba – English for Specific Purposes, 2008
Within the broad background of English language education in Brazil, this paper intends to discuss two questions. Firstly, where and why a common misconception about ESP being identified as the teaching of reading only originated, and secondly, given the social role of English in the Brazilian context, whether an ESP approach can be seen as more…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, General Education
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Bekle, Bruna – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2004
The knowledge and attitudes of practicing teachers regarding ADHD were compared with those of undergraduate education students. Key elements of studies of American and Canadian teachers by Jerome, Gordon, and Hustler (1994) and Jerome, Washington, Laine, and Segal (1999) were replicated. Information was gathered about participants' demographic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Study, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Benton, Jean E., Ed.; Swami, Piyush, Ed. – World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, 2007
The 10th Triennial World Conference of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) was held September 10-15, 2001 in Madrid, Spain. The theme of the conference was "Cultures of Peace." Thirty-four papers and presentations are divided into nine sections. Part I, Tributes to the Founders of WCCI, includes: (1) Tribute to Alice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Students