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Direct linkMiller, Linda; Smith, Alice Paige – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2004
This paper considers practitioners' beliefs about the literacy curriculum in four early years settings in England and the impact on the literacy experiences of the children in these settings. All four settings were working with the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (QCA/DfEE, 2000) and represent the range of provision in England. One…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Foreign Countries
Cheung, Elizabeth – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
Changes that occur in teachers' careers are typically conceptualized in research as occurring in several demarcated and sequential stages/phases. This study examines secondary schoolteachers' understandings of their careers and whether they could identify stages/phases in their career development. It is based on experienced teachers' recall of…
Descriptors: Careers, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Teaching (Occupation)
Thompson, Gail L.; Joshua-Shearer, Marilyn – High School Journal, 2002
This article presents the results of a study in which university students were questioned about their high school experiences. Major findings include (1) There is a great need to improve the quality of instruction that students receive in math, science, critical thinking, and study skills; (2) Hispanic and African American students believe that…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Academic Achievement, Study Skills, Undergraduate Students
Download full textHarrison, Kathy – Instructor, 2006
When the author began teaching preschool after her youngest child began school, she asked children to bring in pictures of themselves and gave a "Favorite Family Recipe" book as a Christmas gift. The year was 1989 and she was blissfully ignorant of any other childhood than the kind her sheltered children lived. Then she met Angie. Angie was a…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Educational Experience, Foster Care, Teacher Guidance
Smith, Karen; Hopkins, Chris – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2005
This article feeds into the discussion of transitional issues begun in Volume 2 of "Arts and Humanities in Higher Education." It draws on research into A-level students' expectations of university English and how these compare to the experiences of first-year students, university lecturers and A-level teachers. The data presented are…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Focus Groups, Humanities, Expectation
Payne, Stephen L.; Kleine, Karynne L. M.; Purcell, Jim; Carter, Ginger Rudeseal – Innovative Higher Education, 2005
The authors investigated student and faculty perceptions of academic challenge at their institution, based on early administrations of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). This analysis revealed that the NSSE did not fully capture many meanings of academic challenge held by these faculty and students. This study led to a proposal for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Experience, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Pattison, Sherry A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
This article focuses on findings from the author's dissertation study on 100 teachers (K-12) from 13 states, who were beginning a video-based distance learning Master's Program at a western United States university during summer term 2000. The purpose of the study was to find out if a specially designed orientation booklet of activities that…
Descriptors: Orientation Materials, Models, Cooperative Learning, Participant Satisfaction
Honig, Alice Sterling – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2006
In this article, the author presents the 12 benefits of playing as a reference and guide for teachers in helping young children develop their cognitive skills, motor ability, socio-emotional, and academic development during play time. The following 12 benefits are described: (1) Play Enhances Bodily Gracefulness; (2) Play Promotes Social Skills;…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Young Children, Preschool Children
Garcia-Nevarez, Ana G.; Stafford, Mary E.; Arias, Beatriz – Bilingual Research Journal, 2005
This study focused on the attitudes that elementary teachers have toward their English language learner (ELL) students' native languages (e.g., Spanish) and their use in instruction. A 27-item Likert-scale survey was administered to 152 first- through fourth-grade teachers from five school districts in Maricopa County, Arizona. These school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language)
Ilomaki, Liisa; Lakkala, Minna; Paavola, Sami – Learning, Media & Technology, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and characteristics of virtual learning objects in selected classroom cases. Four Finnish cases represented such pedagogical approaches as student-centeredness, process orientation and collaborative inquiry. The case study approach enabled the investigation of concrete practices in using…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Cooperation, Teaching Experience
Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Kagan, Jerome – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
This study examines infant temperament (inhibited and uninhibited styles) as a predictor of behavior in the kindergarten classroom. Thirty-one kindergarten children were observed in their classrooms for approximately 1.5 hours on each of four occasions between September and January. Fourteen children (8 girls, 6 boys) had been classified as high…
Descriptors: Personality, Infants, Kindergarten, Interaction Process Analysis
Tung, Fang-Wu; Deng, Yi-Shin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
The "computers are social actors" paradigm asserts that human-to-computer interactions are fundamentally social responses. Earlier research has shown that effective management of the social presence in user interface design can improve user engagement and motivation. Much of this research has focused on adult subjects. This study…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Computer Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication, Man Machine Systems
Drell, Martin J.; Josephson, Allan; Pleak, Richard; Riggs, Paula; Rosenfeld, Alvin – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
This article is part two of the three part series of articles entitled "Clinical Problem Solving: The Case of John," with excerpts from Sessions 2-7. In this article, the authors give their responses to sessions 2-7. One author talks about psychodynamic issues and developmental issues, as well as family interaction and intrapsychic problems in…
Descriptors: Therapy, Cognitive Style, Behavior Problems, Interaction Process Analysis
Spence, Jo-Ann – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2004
The first and perhaps most important thing for a director to remember is that THINGS WILL HAPPEN! The mix of parents, teachers, children, regulations, building problems, and so on is so complex and filled with so many elements out of control that things happening--good and/or bad--is a given. In this article, the author shares some skills from…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Individual Psychology, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior
