Previous research has linked emotional intelligence (EI) to academic performance, albeit mostly in primary and secondary education. This association is unclear for teacher education due to a lack of research, especially in Ghana. This quantitative study examined EI patterns in pre-service teachers at a Ghanaian university to extend previous…

Teacher training in Turkey should be evaluated as one of the fundamental branches of acculturation systematics within the context and as a condition of 174 years of formation and experience in the framework of the organic and deep-rooted structure of both its own and that of the world. In relation to the principal philosophies followed from 1848…

This paper seeks to examine and reflect the historical exploration of curriculum implementation and the challenges of teacher education development in Ethiopia, particularly focusing on elementary school teacher training. Unlike other areas of educational study, the history of teacher training curriculum and challenges to teacher education…

This research explores the impact of integrating Reflective Pedagogy within Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT), framed by the TPACK model, on enhancing mathematics proficiency in Rwandan Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs). The study involved 433 Year 2 TTC students in the Science and Mathematics Education program using a quasi-experimental…

Teacher education in Norway has the form of a five-year, research-based program with three or four subjects studied at the master's level. The aim of the project that this study builds on was to both prepare student teachers for future work and enhance their development in schools and universities as they worked on their R&D assignments and…

Recently, the Colleges of Education (CoEs) in Ghana were transitioned from Diploma-awarding institutions to Degree-awarding institutions. Concomitantly, STEM education is a priority for the government. In these colleges, teacher educators serve as both mentors and teachers to student teachers also known as mentees, who aspire to teach at the basic…

This study explores how lived experiences contribute to pre-service and novice teachers' redefinition of prior professional and academic identities in developing a mathematics teacher identity. It focuses on participants preparing to teach or teaching students aged 13-18. A hermeneutic-existential phenomenology perspective compares participants'…

The purpose of this study was to examine teacher educators' self-efficacy and perceived practices of differentiated instruction in Ethiopian primary teacher education programs. To this end, a mixed research approach was employed. As research participant, 400 instructors who had been teaching in teacher education colleges of Amhara regional state…

This paper examines the social and academic effects of dialogic pedagogical gatherings (DPG) on sustainable development training for Education degree students at university. The quantitative study employs a descriptive, correlational, and inferential research methodology, utilizing a questionnaire with 325 respondents to assess the impact of DPG.…

The study investigated the educational preparedness of prospective mathematics teachers in Barranquilla and Cartagena, Colombia, by examining the socio-demographic characteristics and educational experiences of 57 participants enrolled in three distinct undergraduate teaching programs. The research employed a quantitative approach with a…

This study investigates Emirati universities' general education program effectiveness in preparing pre-service teachers for inclusive education. It assesses pre-service teachers' readiness to teach students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) after studying two academic subjects in inclusive education and undertaking three…

This qualitative study was prompted by the need to establish the challenges and prospects of quality Multi-grade Teaching in satellite primary schools. Through in-depth interviews with the Teachers in Charge of the schools and Focus Group Interviews with teachers, data were generated and analysed thematically. The Three-level Typology created by…

This dataset was collected for the fulfillment of the first author's PhD studies. It was collected in two phases. Preliminary data investigated the status of tutors' mathematical knowledge for teaching. A lesson planning intervention framed within the technological and pedagogical content knowledge framework was provided to an experimental group…

Diagnostic abilities required during the on-going process of teaching include perception, interpretation and decision-making skills. They are regarded as important prerequisites for adaptive teaching. To teach these skills, several teacher education programs have been developed. However, a theoretical foundation is still missing. Here, we…

The study aims to investigate the attitude of students with postgraduate diplomas in teaching towards the teaching profession and its relationship with specialization, cumulative average, school quality, and school grade variables. The study sample consisted of 300 second-semester students enrolled in the educational training program for the…