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Vercruysse, Sien; De Clercq, Dirk; Goossens, Lennert; Aelterman, Nathalie; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Injury prevention is highly needed in physically active populations, such as pre-service and in-service physical education teachers (PETs). As a lack of adherence to preventive strategies is problematic in injury, it seems crucial to develop and optimize interventions that correspond to the specific needs and wishes of PETs. Aim: The…
Descriptors: Injuries, Prevention, Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers
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Tuytens, Melissa; Devos, Geert – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
There is a general doubt on whether teacher evaluation can contribute to teachers' professional development. Recently, standards-based teacher evaluation has been introduced in many countries to improve teaching practice. This study wants to investigate which teacher evaluation procedural, leadership, and teacher characteristics can stimulate…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Leadership Qualities, Teacher Characteristics, Feedback (Response)
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Stevens, Peter A. J.; Van Houtte, Mieke – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
This article builds on research on teacher adaptations to students by exploring how Belgian and English national contexts influence teachers' definitions of educational success, their explanations of educational failure, and their allocation of scarce educational resources to disadvantaged students. Ethnographic data from one Flemish (Belgian) and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Academic Achievement, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
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Stevens, Peter A. J.; Vermeersch, Hans – Oxford Review of Education, 2010
A rich body of research on streaming or tracking conducted mainly in the USA and UK suggests that teachers have lower expectations of students in lower education streams and adapt their curriculum and pedagogy in line with such expectations. Recent large-scale quantitative research conducted in Flanders (Belgium) shows that teachers teaching in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Track System (Education), Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Struyf, E.; Vandenberghe, R.; Lens, W. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2001
Studied the student evaluation practices of 132 Belgian teachers in 18 general secondary schools. Interview and questionnaire results suggest that 25% of the teachers were judgment-oriented in their evaluation practices, while 37% were solution-oriented, and 38% were process-oriented. Results also suggest that teachers make students responsible…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Interviews
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De Knop, Paul; Theeboom, Marc; Huts, Kristof; Van Hoecke, Jo; De Martelaer, Kristine – European Physical Education Review, 2004
In this article the importance of a quality care system within school physical education is emphasized. Taking into account the fact that education is a critical part of human development and a government concern, striving towards an optimization of the quantity and quality requirements of education can be regarded as a necessity. This applies as…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Time Management, Physical Education Teachers, Human Resources