This study was conducted to examine the attitudes of Head Start teachers toward mathematics and how it may influence how and what they teach in the classroom. In general, the findings of this study can be summarized as this: 1) Math anxiety affects how teachers assess their ability at mathematics. The more math anxiety they report, the lower they…

Students sometimes find the study of history to be boring and irrelevant. Many question the accuracy of accounts given. The introduction of revisionist history to a convenience sample of students (N =164) from a college of education program located at a Midwestern university made a positive difference in historical learner perspective. Students…

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the related factors that affect the usage of educational technology in primary schools. This study depends on literature analysis and the questionnaire to collect data. Specifically, the items employed in this study were derived from the teachers' and school administrators' perceptions of using…

The past two decades have been times of heightened emphasis on changing structures between universities and public schools toward collaboration as a means of improving the education and preparation of pre-service and in-service teachers. Numerous studies have found that students in teacher education courses often have difficulty utilizing the…

To provide training in issues of child abuse and neglect, steps followed to develop a training module for preservice and inservice school psychologists are logically analyzed to present a prototype training module which can be modified to accommodate a particular school's objectives and its staff's existing skills and training. (MM)

Describes an instructional model using paraprofessional concept for educating low incidence exceptional children in regular classrooms in rural areas where special facilities, materials, and teachers are not available. (JD)

The aim of this study is to evaluate the new Turkish education program that has been being implemented since 2005 gradually in light of teacher suggestions. The study has been done in scanning model. In this study which has been conducted with the purpose of evaluating the newly prepared Turkish education programs, the program has been tried to be…

Describes University Hospital's (Louisville, Kentucky), implementation and evaluation of a Consumer Oriented Relations Education program to re-conceptualize relationships between "patients as consumers" and staff, translate objectives of excellent patient care into consumer-oriented attitudes, reduce dissatisfaction and increase…

Presents 10 guidelines that staff developers can utilize when assisting teachers in teaching thinking skills to students. Provides guidelines for both practical and theoretical guidance for developing workshop materials, conducting training sessions, and conducting follow-up activities. (AH)

Assesses an experimental and control group of 16 teachers and 412 heterogeneously-grouped students to determine the impact of a specific inservice teacher training program on student achievement. Shows positive results, with the experimental group gaining at a significant level over the control group following training. (Author/AH)

An alternative inservice concept presented attempts to individualize inservice for teachers. The basic idea is one of offering a large number of possibilities for personal-professional development to the teachers. A brief description of the risk involved and the possibility of inservice growth on the part of teachers is included. (Author/TLJ)

This investigation was designed to determine how professional educators perceived the role expectations of associated teacher centers. Findings indicated that role expectations associated with inservice teachers were the most definitive and positive. Those for parents/community were least satisfactory in terms of importance/relevance, presence,…

Examines and criticizes current short-range strategies that teachers use to solve classroom concerns. Describes a form of action research based on experience in teacher education and suggests its use by superintendents, principals, and teachers to yield long-range answers to classroom problems. (SB)

Reports on an investigation into the level of economic literacy among teachers in a large western state. Describes popularity of economic education workshops conducted to raise economic literacy among teachers. Suggests making workshops more effective by training strategies and follow-up peer coaching in the classroom. (MH)

Advocates that, if the preferred time for developing skills in indirect teaching is when the teacher is motivated to implement those skills, the emphasis upon indirect teaching should be shifted from preservice to inservice teacher education. Offers guidelines for development of listening skills to permit more effective interaction with learners.…