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Bodart, Cristiano das Neves; Pires, Welkson – Journal of Social Science Education, 2023
Purpose: This article presents the place and the role of Sociology teaching in the current Brazilian context, marked by the rise of extreme right ideologies and practices, more specifically by its ultraliberal economic bias and moral conservatism. Design/methodology/approach: Organized in three parts, it outlines, respectively, the macro political…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Moral Values, Sociology, Teaching Methods
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Mfaume, Hamisi; Bilinga, Margareth – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
This study explored stakeholders' views on preventive measures towards increasing teachers' malpractices in schools in Tanzania. Specifically, the study sought to identify prevalent forms of teachers' malpractices; explore factors for their occurrence; and explore views on how to forestall the problem. It draws on qualitative and quantitative data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attitude Measures, Teacher Behavior, Crime
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Clotfelter, Charles T.; Ladd, Helen F.; Vigdor, Jacob L. – Education Finance and Policy, 2009
Using detailed data from North Carolina, we examine the frequency, incidence, and consequences of teacher absences in public schools as well as the impact of a policy designed to reduce absences. The incidence of teacher absences is regressive: when schools are ranked by the fraction of students receiving free or reduced price lunches, teachers in…
Descriptors: Incidence, Teacher Attendance, Elementary Schools, Institutional Characteristics