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Eija Pakarinen; Kyoko Imai-Matsumura; Akie Yada; Takumi Yada; Anne Leppänen; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2024
This descriptive case study examined how teaching practices were evidenced in Grade 1 classrooms in two different cultural and educational contexts, Finland and Japan. Teachers' teaching practices were video-recorded in 53 classrooms in Finland and six classrooms in Japan and rated with the Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure by trained…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Alissa Bianculli – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand the lived experiences of teachers in kindergarten through first grade utilizing digital technologies to engage elementary students during mathematics instruction. This phenomenological study was guided by the following research questions. (1) How do elementary…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
John Stewart Clark – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem was the impacts of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum on Chinese teachers' self-efficacy and student-centered learning practices were unknown. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine the impacts of the International Baccalaureate curriculum on Chinese teachers' reports of self-efficacy and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
Kelly Philbin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The English Language Learner (ELL) population continues to steadily grow. While most research focuses on preservice or novice teachers' perceptions of their preparedness to instruct ELLs, there have been very limited studies focusing on veteran elementary teachers. The purpose of this qualitative multicase study was to explore veteran elementary…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, English Language Learners
Farfan, Guillermo; Schoen, Robert C. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Many studies conducted in the last decades report that very few elementary-grades students understand the meaning of = in mathematics, and that upper-elementary students do not understand it any better than the lower-elementary students do. Using data from thousands of Florida elementary students, we show that students in Florida perform ten to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Symbols (Mathematics), Instructional Program Divisions
James Lamar Foster – ProQuest LLC, 2022
A growing number of schools are adopting social-emotional learning (SEL) programs to address students' social, emotional, and academic needs. The proliferation of school-based SEL programs has spurred more research to investigate the ways in which educators enact SEL in schools. However, very few studies have considered the role school leaders…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Program Implementation, Instructional Leadership, School Administration
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Owen, Susanne; Wong, Debbie – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2021
After decades of conflict with Indonesia, Timor-Leste is gradually rebuilding its education infrastructure and reclaiming its identity as an independent country. In the first decade post-independence the education sector faced many challenges, including a lack of school buildings and resources, the need to replenish and upskill the Timorese…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Capacity Building, Faculty Development, Mentors