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Court, Deborah; Merav, Liat; Ornan, Etty – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2009
This study investigated 10 Israeli preschool teachers' reasons for choosing their profession and their perceptions of the teacher's role. A narrative approach was chosen because teachers' narratives can reveal their practical knowledge and the meanings they ascribe to their teaching. Data were subjected to content analysis and linguistic analysis.…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Content Analysis, Preschool Teachers, Personal Narratives
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Krumer-Nevo, Michal – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2009
This article discusses the relations between participatory action research and feminist research, through an examination of the metaphor of "voice" and its possible replacement with the idea of "knowledge." The article describes in detail a participatory action research project undertaken in Israel, which was aimed at forging…
Descriptors: Action Research, Figurative Language, Social Change, Foreign Countries
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Patkin, Dorit; Gesser, Dvora – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2009
The present study depicts the story of three elementary school mathematics teachers who come from a different socio-economic background but have similar entrance characteristics for college studies. They have chosen teaching as their first and sole alternative and as their preferred profession in life. All three were integrated into the education…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Leadership