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Alfaro Víquez, Helen; Joutsenlahti, Jorma – Education Sciences, 2021
Beliefs have been conceived as a hidden variable in mathematics education. It is important to know teachers' beliefs as they can inform the way that teachers teach mathematics, make decisions in the classroom, and form opinions about the abilities of students. In Costa Rica, studies about beliefs have been conducted with in-service teachers, but…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Educators
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Alfaro, Helen; Joutsenlahti, Jorma – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2020
High-quality teaching is crucial for improving mathematics education. Teaching mathematics requires specific knowledge, including knowledge of both content and pedagogy. In this study, we analyzed the knowledge for teaching mathematics among 80 future teachers from four mathematics teacher education programs in Costa Rica. Using the Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Jiang, Binbin; Lim, Woong; DeVillar, Robert A.; Delacruz, Stacy – Educational Planning, 2019
This study utilized an online survey instrument to investigate the degree to which former student teachers abroad have transferred, adapted and integrated previous experiences gathered in their student teaching abroad (STA) experiences in semester-long international school, classroom, and cultural settings to (a) positively shape the current…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Study Abroad, Classroom Techniques, Transfer of Training
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2018
With the continued support of membership, this is the fourth year that American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) has conducted 60-Second Surveys. The purpose of these snapshot surveys is to gather a broad-brush stroke perspective on practice. With that in mind, it is understood that the way the questions are…
Descriptors: College Admission, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Proprietary Schools
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Villar, Feliciano; Giuliani, María Florencia; Serrat, Rodrigo; Curcio, Carmen-Lucía; Lopes, Alexandra; Maldonado, María de la Luz Martínez; Oliveira, Rita da Cássia – Educational Gerontology, 2017
One of the challenges of population aging is to ensure that there are enough trained professionals to meet the changing, specific needs of aging populations. The aim of this study was to describe the number, geographical distribution, and general characteristics of gerontological training programs offered by Latin American universities and to…
Descriptors: Gerontology, College Programs, Universities, Geographic Distribution