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He, Ye; Cooper, Jewell E.; Tangredi, Christopher – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2015
Recruiting and retaining quality teachers in urban schools remains a significant challenge (Freedman & Appleman, 2008, 2009; Lee, Eckrich, Lackey, & Showalter, 2010). With a quarter of the teaching force leaving their classrooms after one year and almost half leaving within five years, teachers in high poverty, urban schools are even more…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Urban Schools
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Bernhardt, Philip E. – Qualitative Report, 2012
In this study the author explores two educators' understandings about their commitment to the teaching profession. The following question sits at the heart of this investigation: How do two teachers understand the manifestation of commitment within their teaching practices. Hermeneutic inquiry, which quietly situates this work, provides a unique…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Standardized Tests, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Motivation
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Overby, Alexandra – Art Education, 2009
Why are students' personal lives immersed in technology, but their school experiences quite the opposite? Although computers and the Internet have been used steadily even before this generation of students was born, K-12 classrooms still operate in much the same fashion as 100 years ago. Educators give many reasons for not using the latest…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Advanced Placement, High School Students
Chick, Helen L., Ed.; Vincent, Jill L., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
This document is the fourth volume of the proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference papers are centered around the theme of "Learners and Learning Environments." This volume features 42 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Mul and Wu:…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Motion, Mathematics Teachers, Self Efficacy