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Raptis, Helen – History of Education, 2010
In September 1939, Amy (Brown) Dauphinee took up her first teaching appointment at Tate Creek, British Columbia where 518 refugees had recently settled after fleeing Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. Amy--an avowed Social Democrat and member of the Young Socialist League--quickly embraced the refugees who were largely trade union activists and Social…
Descriptors: Females, Unions, Foreign Countries, Refugees
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Van Nuland, Shirley – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2011
Teacher education programmes within Canada are markedly different in structure and duration across the provinces, which affects programme delivery for teacher candidates and their opportunities for clinical practice. This paper provides a brief overview of Canadian pre-service teacher education, a summary of new teacher induction and mentoring…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Foreign Countries, Beginning Teacher Induction
Moore, Brooke – Education Canada, 2009
Teachers are smart people, so why does marking reduce them to stressed and soulless messes? Because in their hearts they know that students do not learn from it, and that drives them nuts. Researchers like Lorna Earl and Dylan Wiliam have looked closely at marking systems and have proven what teachers already know deep down: marking student work…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Performance Based Assessment, Grading, Evaluation Methods
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Bizet, Ivan; Laurencelle, Louis; Lemoyne, Jean; Larouche, Richard; Trudeau, Francois – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
Physical educators experience several occupational constraints and a high risk of physical injury associated with a high attrition rate. Our investigation aimed at identifying the principal career reorientation factors among physical educators and reasons for their career changes. This research used semistructured interviews (n = 53) that were…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Career Change, Physical Education Teachers, Injuries
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Etherington, Matthew – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
This study inquires into the practicum experiences of 10 second career pre-service teachers who were enrolled in two accelerated graduate teacher education programs at a well established university in Ontario Canada. The objective was to understand the actuality of the teaching experience for teacher candidates with previous careers. The data…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Careers, Constructivism (Learning), Practicums
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Lee, Jane A.; McDougall, Douglas E. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2010
This article investigates secondary school teachers' conceptions of mathematics and their teaching practices in the use of graphing calculators in their mathematics classrooms. Case studies on three teacher participants were developed using quantitative and qualitative data that consisted of self-assessments on beliefs in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Interviews, Graphing Calculators
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Clandinin, D. Jean; Downey, C. Aiden; Huber, Janice – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Teachers, in Canada and elsewhere, live and work on school landscapes being shifted by globalization, immigration, demographics, economic disparities and environmental changes. Within those landscapes teachers find themselves struggling to compose lives that allow them to live with respect and dignity in relation with children, youth and families.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
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Whitley, Jessica – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
The present study explored the relationships between teacher characteristics and the academic achievement of students with and without Learning Disabilities (LD) in a path model. Teacher-related variables included teacher self-efficacy, expectations of students' educational attainment, level of education and years of experience. Data were drawn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Influence, Elementary School Teachers
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Newman, Peter A.; Bogo, Marion; Daley, Andrea – Journal of Social Work Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore field instructors' experiences and insights in working with lesbian and gay MSW students. In-depth 1- to 1.5-hour interviews were conducted with 8 field instructors selected using purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using narrative thematic analysis and a constant comparative method. One set of themes…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Field Instruction, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality
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Nassaji, Hossein – Language Teaching Research, 2012
There is currently a substantial body of research on second language (L2) learning and this body of knowledge is constantly growing. There are also many attempts in most teacher education programs around the world to inform practicing and prospective L2 teachers about second language acquisition (SLA) research and its findings. However, an…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Teaching Experience
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Ruzic-Dimitrijevic, Ljiljana; Dimitrijevic, Maja – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
Every few years, there is a breakthrough in information technology, introducing a new concept that becomes widely used. This paper deals with the challenges IT (information technology) instructors face due to these rapid developments in the IT industry. More specifically, we are interested in the challenges instructors of the introductory IT…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technological Advancement
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Cherubini, Lorenzo; Niemczyk, Ewelina; Hodson, John; McGean, Sarah – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2010
The stress and anxiety of new teachers is a pervasive problem that impacts upon teacher preparation and retention. Although new mainstream teacher concerns and experiences have been readily discussed in the literature, the same attention has not been invested for new Aboriginal teachers. In Ontario, Canada, in excess of 60% of the Aboriginal…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Teaching Experience
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Blaszczynski, Carol; Scott, James Calvert; Green, Diana J. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2009
Problem: No systematic research has explored the refereed publications records of vital business educators. Data Collection Procedures: A total of 120 prominent business educators were mailed a survey about their publication practices and history, yielding a 61% usable return rate from 73 completed questionnaires. Results: The six research…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Faculty Publishing, Productivity
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Klassen, Robert M.; Aldhafri, Said; Mansfield, Caroline F.; Purwanto, Edy; Siu, Angela F. Y.; Wong, Marina W.; Woods-McConney, Amanda – Journal of Experimental Education, 2012
This study explored the validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale in a sample of 853 practicing teachers from Australia, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Indonesia, and Oman. The authors used multigroup confirmatory factor analysis to test the factor structure and measurement invariance across settings, after which they examined the relationships…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Parr, Michael; Gosse, Douglas – McGill Journal of Education, 2011
There is a perceived shortage of male teachers in education, particularly at the primary/junior (P/J) level where male teachers in Canada account for a dwindling minority. Included among the many factors inhibiting males from becoming P/J teachers are perceptions that males might be unduly vulnerable to false accusations of inappropriate conduct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Shortage, Males, Elementary School Students
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