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Fletcher-Carter, Ruth; Paez, Doris – 1997
Since deaf students who are members of more than one cultural group (e.g., Deaf and Black, Deaf and Asian, Deaf and Native American, Deaf and Hispanic) seldom encounter teachers who are deaf, let alone deaf and representative of their ethnic/racial group, this paper offers a framework to help teachers attend to the variations in beliefs,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Cultural Pluralism
Watanabe, Tad; And Others – 1997
A survey of participants in a model teacher education program examined instructor and student attitudes toward modeling of recommended instructional approaches. The Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (MCTP) has the goals of developing and implementing programs to prepare special middle grade level mathematics and science teachers at…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Ross, Jeff; Dereshiwsky, Mary – 1993
A qualitative multimethod study identified the beliefs about writing instruction held by seven full-time English instructors at Central Arizona College Signal Peak Campus. Data were collected through interviews, document analysis, and surveys. Research questions examined how faculty members viewed themselves as writing teachers, what curriculum…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy, English Curriculum
Burrello, Leonard C.; DiLaura, Nancy – 1994
This videotape and viewing guide present an emerging learner-centered paradigm of teaching and learning and answer questions of why and how a staff changes its practices. The viewing guide describes the elementary school in the videotape, noting the full inclusion of 50 students identified as disabled, the team approach in which teachers are…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Educational Principles
Johnson, Dana T.; And Others – 1995
In this language arts unit, high-ability students in grades 4 through 6 study the concept of change by reading autobiographies of writers from various cultures and by looking at change in selected lives. Selected stories from "Junior Great Books" were chosen for their probing of issues of identity. Other literature selections are drawn…
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Change, Computer Software
Slevin, James F. – 1992
This monograph presents results and recommendations from a project designed as a collaborative effort to prepare graduate students in the humanities for careers as scholar-teachers within institutions committed to liberal education. The project's two principle activities are discussed under the following headings: (1) Encountering Campus Cultures:…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cooperation, Educational Change, General Education
Sowers, Jo-Ann; And Others – 1991
This final report describes the Mastery Project, which developed, implemented, and field tested a comprehensive model to promote the mastery orientation and functional independence of students, ages 11-20, with physical and multiple disabilities. The model includes systematic procedures to: (1) facilitate assessment of students' functional…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Donaldson, Judy P. – 1987
The Transcultural Education Model presents a unified working model for teaching limited English proficient, English-as-Second-Language (ESL), or English-as-Second-Language transcultural (ESLT) students to read, write, and speak English. The model is designed for students and teachers in elementary, secondary, and adult schools. The model is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Clarke, Sharon – 1993
The goal of this practicum was to have building-based special education personnel support classroom teachers so that mildly disabled elementary students in an inner city school could be included in the classroom successfully. Through inservice education sessions, the staff were provided with current information on facilitating the inclusion of…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education
Jackson, Lewis, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This manual presents a process model in which university teaching and assessment processes are embedded within a broader view of the human learning experience and the outcomes that are required for professional student growth. The model conceptualizes the university's role in the lives of life-long learners and provides a framework for rethinking…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment
McCarthy, Margaret E. – 1987
This is a qualitative study of science teaching for non-academic students in secondary school. Evidence from earlier studies suggested that few variations in teaching strategies are being used for non-academic students. This investigator categorizes certain pertinent teaching features which, if emphasized, have the potential to enhance the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Strickland, Dorothy S. – 1983
Language learning is complex and mysterious--because of the many diverse factors that affect its development and because of the many unanswered questions about its nature. Even so, the efforts of countless researchers have provided sufficient knowledge to prompt some recommendations about how adults may nurture the language and literacy…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Development, English Instruction, Higher Education
Copa, Patricia M.; Sandmann, Lorilee R. – 1987
A study was conducted to determine what distinguishes the practice of competent educators from that of untrained persons or colleagues who are less skilled. The population for the study was cooperative extension educators. Five individuals identified by district and state leaders as being exemplary in their practice were followed for three days…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Improvement, Extension Agents
Teacher Education Conference Board, Albany, NY. – 1981
Effective teachers not only remain abreast of new developments in their fields, but strive toward increased mastery of teaching skills by continually extending and refining the specialized knowledge acquired prior to entering the profession. Teachers are expected to lead active intellectual lives and to evince a breadth of erudition that will…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Interpersonal Competence, Outcomes of Education, Peer Relationship
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Bird, Cindy – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2005
Cultures determine identity in that they prescribe the "food, festivals, and fashion" of their members; for example, rap music, baggy pants and gestured dancing identify the hip hop culture (recognizable to both "members" and "non-members"). Cultural identities are created and maintained by "literacy"--the…
Descriptors: Literacy, School Culture, Cultural Influences, Social Influences
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