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Direct linkBrewer, Hannah; Rieg, Sue – Education, 2013
Although an abundant body of research demonstrates the need for quality health and physical education and reveals the innumerable benefits optimal health has on both physical and cognitive development, the number of preschools offering structured health and physical education programs is less than satisfactory [National Policy and Legal Analysis…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Intervention, Obesity
Bronson, Carroll E.; Dentith, Audrey M. – Education, 2014
This paper describes an ethnographic case study of a partner or co-teaching classroom in an urban preschool classroom. As part of a larger project that evaluated classroom size and team teaching structures in Kindergarten classrooms in several high poverty urban schools, one successful co-teaching classroom was studied further. Systematic…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Teaching Methods, Team Teaching, Teacher Collaboration
Derosier, Sharline; Soslau, Elizabeth – Education, 2014
Research shows that teachers' efficacy relates to pupil achievement. Strong efficacy, or a self-belief that one can positively impact pupil learning, is risked when teachers develop concerns related to pupil learning. This study explored the perceived concerns of teacher candidates (N = 3) throughout an eight-week clinical field experience.…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers
Peer reviewedGoolam-Babee, Hajira; Poggenpoel, Marie; Myburgh, Chris P.H. – Education, 2005
The aim of this article is to discuss guidelines for support staff experiencing aggression in schools and to develop an approach for the support staff to deal with aggression to facilitate their mental health. The researchers explored the experience of aggression of the support staff in a chosen school by conducting phenomenological, unstructured…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Guidelines, Qualitative Research, Mental Health
Peer reviewedWhitney, Linda – Education, 2005
Focus group discussions offer participants time to discuss particular topics. This article discusses some results of several graduate students' attempts to implement focus group research. After a brief review of literature reflecting the use of focus groups and recommendations for their use, the author reports their reactions and their…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Group Discussion, Focus Groups
Peer reviewedBridgemohan, Radhike; van Wyk, Noleen; van Staden, Christie – Education, 2005
This article examines the practices of home-school communication in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) phase in South Africa. The aims of this qualitative investigation were to determine the nature and effectiveness of home-school communication practices and to make recommendations on how communication can be improved to facilitate better…
Descriptors: Young Children, Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Child Development
