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Direct linkGao, Xuesong – Teacher Development, 2010
As English is now promoted as an academic subject in primary and secondary schools in China, creating an enormous demand for qualified English teachers, there is a need to understand English teachers' motivation and commitment to the teaching career. In this paper, the author reports on a biographical study of 12 teachers who taught in schools in…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, English Teachers
Download full textRobinson, Bernadette – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
The goal of "teacher quality for all" is proving difficult to achieve in many countries, especially in rural areas, yet teacher quality is a key determinant of students' participation rates and achievement levels. It also affects the attainment of social justice in terms of equity in educational quality for students. One contributor to…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Sargent, Tanja C.; Hannum, Emily – Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Teacher professional learning communities provide environments in which teachers engage in regular research and collaboration. They have been found effective as a means for connecting professional learning to the day-to-day realities faced by teachers in the classroom. In this article, the authors draw on survey data collected in primary schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Rural Areas, Rural Schools
