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Multilingual Students in Greek Schools: Teachers' Views and Teaching Practices
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Mitits, Lydia – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2018
The purpose of the study was to investigate the views held by teachers in Thrace, Greece with respect to their multilingual students and the teaching practices. A questionnaire (De Angelis, 2011) was used to assess teachers' beliefs about the role of prior linguistic knowledge, the teacher, the school and the family in the education of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Multilingualism, Teaching Methods
"If I Had to Do It, Then I Would": Understanding Early Middle School Students' Perceptions of Physics and Physics-Related Careers by Gender
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Dare, Emily A.; Roehrig, Gillian H. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
This study examined the perceptions of 6th grade middle school students regarding physics and physics-related careers. The overarching goal of this work was to understand similarities and differences between girls' and boys' perceptions surrounding physics and physics-related careers as part of a long-term effort to increase female interest and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Physics, Student Attitudes
Exploring the Relations between In-Service Training, Prior Contacts and Teachers' Attitudes towards Persons with Intellectual Disability
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Sermier Dessemontet, Rachel; Morin, Diane; Crocker, Anne G. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
This study investigates the relations between teachers' attitudes towards persons with intellectual disability (ID), in-service training on ID, and prior contacts with persons with ID. A sample of Canadian elementary school teachers (N?=?118) completed the Attitudes Toward Intellectual Disability Questionnaire, which measures cognitive, affective…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Elementary School Teachers
Transition Services for Students with Mild Intellectual Disability in Saudi Arabia
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Alnahdi, Ghaleb – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
This study examined teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward transition services for students with mild intellectual disability in Saudi Arabia, and also examined the relationship between teachers' attitudes regarding transition services for students with mild intellectual disability and teachers' gender and educational background. Three hundred…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Mild Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Response to Intervention and Teacher Support Team Effectiveness within a Mississippi Gulf Coast School District
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Rhodes, Shanta Dannette – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine elementary teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of Response to Intervention (RTI) and Teacher Support Team (TST) within a Mississippi Gulf Coast school district. RTI models have gained popularity within the national education system. Schools are encouraged to implement RTI in efforts to improve the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Response to Intervention, School Districts
Examining the Digital Divide between Rural and Urban Schools: Technology Availability, Teachers' Integration Level and Students' Perception
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Wang, Pei-Yu – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2013
This study aimed to explore the gap regarding technology integration between urban and rural schools based on the Will Skill Tool model. This study was guided by three main questions: 1) Is there any significant difference in terms of technology availability between rural and urban elementary schools?; 2) Is there any significant difference in…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, Technology Integration, Elementary Schools, Access to Information