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Peer reviewedSerow, Robert C.; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1992
Study examined the extent to which commitment to teaching related to students' professional orientations, including motives for entering teaching, perceptions about appropriate teacher behavior, and personal and social values. A factor analysis revealed three underlying orientations: a sense of calling, a service ethic, and perceived legitimacy of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Education Majors, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedPowell, Richard R. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1992
Reports a study of the influence of prior experiences on traditional and nontraditional preservice teachers' personal constructs of teaching and pedagogical development. Results of anthropological, stimulated recall, and concept map think-aloud interviews revealed many categories of prior experiences that significantly influenced preservice…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Nontraditional Students
Peer reviewedMartin, Floyd W. – Design for Arts in Education, 1991
Argues that art history should have a more prominent place in primary and secondary education. Suggests promoting art history by (1) ensuring that teachers are knowledgeable in the discipline; (2) studying art history through other disciplines; and (3) exposing students to real artworks, local architecture, and the significance of popular culture.…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Architecture, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism
Direct linkCarlsen, William S.; Monk, David H. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1992
Data from a national sample of 456 science teachers in 93 secondary schools indicate that, relative to nonrural teachers, rural teachers were less experienced, less likely to have majored in a science, and less likely to have a graduate degree. Some differences were related to state certification policies. (SV)
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Surveys, Rural Education, Rural Urban Differences
Peer reviewedWilson, Elizabeth K.; Readence, John E. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1993
This study attempted to extend previous research in teacher education by examining the development of preservice elementary teachers' perspectives and practice of social studies from the beginning of the methods instruction through the clinical experience, specifically examining the roles of the methods instruction and the cooperating teacher. (SM)
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Influences
Peer reviewedSimmons, Patricia E.; Emory, Allen; Carter, Tim; Coker, Teresa; Finnegan, Brian; Crockett, Denise; Richardson, Lon; Yager, Robert; Craven, John; Tillotson, John; Brunkhorst, Herbert; Twiest, Mark; Hossain, Kazi; Gallagher, James; Duggan-Haas, Don; Parker, Joyce; Cajas, Fernando; Alshannag, Qasim; McGlamery, Sheryl; Krockover, Jerry; Adams, Paul; Spector, Barbara; LaPorta, Tom; James, Bob; Rearden, Kristin; Labuda, Kay – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Describes the research of a national collaborative consortium formed to investigate how the perceptions, beliefs and classroom performances of beginning secondary science teachers relate to their philosophies of teaching and their content pedagogical skills. Finds that teachers possessed a wide range of philosophies, and that observers' reports of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Teachers, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBuston, Katie; Wight, Daniel; Scott, Sue – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2001
Draws on data from schools in Scotland (n=25) to consider how teachers talk about sex education and look at the factors that shape provision at the school and teacher levels. Finds that four interrelated factors are important in understanding the provision of sex education in the classroom. Provides references. (Author/PAL)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBanilower, Eric R.; Smith, P. Sean; Weiss, Iris R.; Malzahn, Kristen A.; Campbell, Kiira M.; Weis, Aaron M. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Background
O'Brien, Leigh M. – 1991
In the course of an ethnographic case study of a rural, Appalachian Head Start program, the researcher became increasingly aware of the bias she brought to the project in favor of the universal applicability of developmentally appropriate practice. The study was an extension of Sally Lubeck's "Sandbox Society" (1985), and focused on…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Gerstenlauer, David L. – 1983
This study was conducted to develop a list of basic consumable and refundable supplies to be used in a secondary agricultural production mechanics laboratory program in Pennsylvania. A total of 72 surveys were sent to selected teachers: 24 in the area of woodworking, 24 in the area of metal working, and 24 covering all other areas of agricultural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Supplies, Community Characteristics
Ross, E. Wayne – 1987
This paper presents a descriptive analysis of preservice secondary social studies teachers' perspectives toward teaching in general and social studies education in particular. Twenty-five students majoring in social studies education at a large midwestern university during 1984-85, representing four major phases of the teacher education program…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Education Majors, Higher Education, History
EURYDICE Central Unit, Brussels (Belgium). – 1986
The educational systems among the European Community nations vary considerably and this variety, which is the result of historic and cultural factors, constitutes a great wealth which should be preserved. It is also in the interest of everyone to draw benefit from the experiences and projects of partner countries within the Community. Educational…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition, Washington, DC. – 1990
A 44-item questionnare was sent to 11,000 Child Development Associates in the fall of 1988 in an effort to provide an updated view of the constituency served by the Child Development Association (CDA) National Credentialing Program. The questionnaire covered four categories: (1) background information; (2) education and experience; (3) training…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, National Surveys
Seifert, Kelvin – 1983
Teaching young children remains a generally female occupation in spite of some educators' encouraging men to enter the field. In order to explore the reasons for this imbalance, 10 male school teachers of young children were interviewed at length about their teaching history and plans, their satisfaction with their work, and their attitudes about…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Females
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1986
This 1986 poll of 1,176 U.S. public school teachers (K-12) selected at random elicited their views on ability grouping, grade standards for interscholastic sports, ideal class size, professional development opportunities, and preferences for programs to be funded. Status and experience questions covered topics such as current class size, number of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interest Inventories, National Surveys, Opinions
