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Dor, Asnat – Educational Practice and Theory, 2015
This study was designed to reveal the attitudes of music teachers toward parents' involvement. The 13 participants were active music teachers who taught one-on-one lessons in an afterschool program. The participants were interviewed in accordance with the question research protocol designed for this study. Although most of the teachers were in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Music Teachers
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Hebel, Orly; Persitz, Shoshana – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to achieve an understanding of the perceptions and experiences of Israeli parents of students with severe disabilities about their involvement in the Individual Education Program (IEP) process. Data collection in this study involved interviewing 20 parents whose children study in special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology
Brody, David – Trentham Books, 2014
Few men around the world work in daycare settings, nursery schools or kindergartens. Yet wherever they are found, men who are perceived to have crossed the gender boundary in their choice of profession are widely acclaimed as gifted educators and excellent caregivers. Policy makers who care about providing quality education for young children need…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Gender Issues, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Shapira-Lishchinsky, Orly – Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
This study aims to explore how the naturalist approach can be used to improve learning. 60 novice teachers were encouraged to provide a question on a topic in education that interested them. The data analysis was based on a qualitative methodology using ATLAS.ti 5.0. The findings indicated that most of the questions could be accounted for by a…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Education Programs, Training Methods, Qualitative Research
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Ben-Yehuda, Simcha; Leyser, Yona; Last, Uriel – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify characteristics of teachers who were successful in social mainstreaming of students with special needs. In the exploratory stage, several successful teachers were interviewed about their pedagogical beliefs and mainstreaming practices. Themes and categories were extracted. In the major phase 24…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Personality Traits, Statistical Analysis, Special Needs Students
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Mizel, Omar – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2009
"School-based management" (SBM) rose to become a prominent trend in educational reform in Western countries during the last few decades of the 20th century and has likewise been introduced into a number of Asian and African nations. A key component of SBM is the increase of internal accountability within the school with the aim of…
Descriptors: School Based Management, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Accountability