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Sprott, Katherine, Ed.; O'Connor, Johnny R., Jr., Ed.; Msengi, Clementine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
In order to promote effective learning, individuals must feel fully appreciated within their own unique identities (i.e., ethnicities, language differences, socioeconomic status, gender, religions). Culturally competent educators employ practices that acknowledge and build on cultural diversity and that identify students themselves as resources…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Cerit, Yusuf – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2009
This article examines the effects of servant leadership behaviours of primary school principals on teacher job satisfaction. The population of this study is 29 primary schools in Duzce, Turkey. Data were collected from 595 teachers working in primary schools in Duzce province of Turkey. Servant leadership behaviours of principals were determined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Schools
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Tang, Sylvia Yee Fan; Choi, Pik Lin – Educational Review, 2009
This paper presents a qualitative study about how teachers entering the profession at different times over the last five decades made sense of their professional lives and continuing professional development (CPD) experiences against the backdrop of the CPD policy infrastructure and wider educational context in Hong Kong. The life history method…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Teaching Methods
Carroll, Becky; Castori, Pam; Stokes, Laura – Inverness Research, 2009
The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP) commissioned Inverness Research to undertake a study about what it takes for elementary teachers to strengthen their teaching of science. This report documents the perspectives and experiences of a selected pool of K-5 teachers, representing 67 districts, who are committed to improving…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Teaching (Occupation), Educational Change, Science Instruction