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Development of Communicative Tolerance among Teachers of Primary and Senior Level of the General Education School
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Povarenkov, Yury P.; Baranova, Nataly A.; Sidorova, Anna D.; Mitiukov, Nicholas W. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The article is devoted to the study of the influence of the level of development of communicative tolerance on the effectiveness of the teaching and educational activity of primary and senior schoolteachers. In the article the concepts of psychophysiological and communicative tolerance are separated. The psychological content of communicative…
Descriptors: General Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Social Attitudes
What Kind of Boy Does Science? A Critical Perspective on the Science Trajectories of Four Scientifically Talented Boys
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Carlone, Heidi B.; Webb, Angela W.; Archer, Louise; Taylor, Mandy – Science Education, 2015
The close association between science and masculinity has been widely discussed, yet few studies have focused on boys' negotiation with, and participation in, school science. This paper seeks to trouble monolithic notions of the link between science and masculinity, arguing that the "ideal science student" is a classed, racialized, and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Males, Human Body, Masculinity
Bridging the Gap: Preservice Teachers and Their Knowledge of Working with English Language Learners
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Hutchinson, Mary – TESOL Journal, 2013
A good deal of attention has been focused on the need to prepare teachers to work with the increasing number of English language learners (ELLs) in today's classrooms. Many would argue that this preparation should be provided at the preservice level so that new teachers are ready to meet the demands of all learners, but in particular ELLs.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English Language Learners, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education Programs
Civic Engagement in the Upper Elementary Grades: An Examination of Parent and Teacher Practices and Children's Civic Identity
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White, Elizabeth Spalding – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines civic identity (i.e., civic values and responsibility to community and to people) in middle childhood, a previously unexplored developmental period in the civic engagement literature, and how adults and socialization processes in the home and school contexts are associated with children's civic outcomes. Middle childhood is a…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Social Values, Citizenship Responsibility, Children
Teaching Practices and Elementary Classroom Peer Ecologies
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Gest, Scott D.; Rodkin, Philip C. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
Teachers and students in 39 1st, 3rd and 5th grade classrooms participated in a study of teaching practices and classroom peer networks. Teachers reported on their attitudes towards aggression and withdrawal, provided rationales for their seating arrangements, and were observed on patterns of emotional and instructional support and classroom…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Social Status, Peer Relationship, Friendship
A Two-Dimensional Model of Teacher Retention and Mobility: Classroom Teachers and Their University Partners Take a Closer Look at a Vexing Problem
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Swars, Susan L.; Meyers, Barbara; Mays, Lydia C.; Lack, Brian – Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
This mixed-methods study is a teacher-initiated, collaborative inquiry involving a professional development school (PDS) and a university. The investigation focused on teachers' perceptions of teacher retention and mobility at their PDS. Participants were 134 teachers at a high-needs elementary school with data sources including surveys,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Professional Development Schools, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility