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The Presence and Prevalence of Underqualified High School Science Teachers in Mississippi
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Shelby A. Watson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With growth in STEM postsecondary programs and careers positioned as a national priority, ensuring that K-12 science classrooms are staffed with highly qualified teachers is an important step towards building student interest in STEM and preparing students for STEM careers. However, previous studies of out-of-field teaching have indicated that…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Science Education, Disadvantaged, Teacher Qualifications
A Case Study of How an Online Course Influenced Rural South Dakota K-12 Educators' Understanding and Interactions with Students in Poverty
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O'Doan, Debra – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Poverty has an effect on students, schools, and communities. Issues surrounding poverty interweave with education which affects student achievement. When educational development is not maximized, society pays the price in the forms of public health, crime, incarceration, resources, community involvement, and decisions made in the community.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses, Poverty, Teacher Education
Freeing the Hand of the Lord: Securing Constructivist Pedagogy through Professional Development in Kenyan Rural Schools
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Ngundi, James – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explores the use of constructivist pedagogy promoting learner-centered teaching in Kenya's rural primary schools. It explores both the school-based as well as bureaucratic hurdles to the success of constructivist pedagogy. Teacher ideologies, issues of diverse cultures and traditional beliefs, the rural context characterized by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Methods, Professional Development