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Exploring Differences in Academic Priorities: A Comparison of Turkish and Singaporean Mathematics Teachers' Responses to TIMSS 2019
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Eyüp Yurt – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
This research aims to compare the responses of Turkish and Singaporean mathematics teachers to school emphasis on academic success questions. The research was conducted following the causal-comparative design. The research study group consists of Turkish and Singaporean eighth-grade mathematics teachers who participated in the 2019 TIMSS. The data…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies
Outsourcing the State's Responsibilities? Third Sector Organizations Supporting Migrant Families' Participation in Schools in Catalonia and London
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Paniagua, Alejandro; D'Angelo, Alessio – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2017
Based on two case studies of Third Sector Organizations (TSOs) working with schools and parents in Catalonia and London, this paper aims to discuss some of the implications of "participative" programmes aimed at involving those migrant families seen by schools as "hard to reach". First, we describe how an ambiguous notion of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Educational Practices
Parent-Teacher Co-Operation: Teachers Learn From Disadvantaged Parents
Nir-Janiv, Nechma – International Understanding at School, 1974
The author describes an Israeli parent-teacher group discussion designed to build confidence in disadvantaged parents of their role as parents and human beings. As a result teachers developed a new sensitivity towards parents' interaction with their children. (DE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Humanization
The Cooperative Spirit in Japanese Primary Education.
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Enloe, Walter; Lewin, Philip – Educational Forum, 1987
The authors describe the Japanese public education system, focusing on (1) teachers' roles, (2) parental involvement, (3) cooperative spirit among students, and (4) childrearing practices. Implications for education in the United States are presented. (CH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Comparative Education, Cooperation, Educational Responsibility
Pupil and Parent Representation in Ireland and Germany.
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Pritchard, Rosalind M. O. – Comparative Education, 1981
Examines certain statements of principle and certain formal administrative structures pertaining to parent and student involvement in the school systems of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Ireland. Presents findings of attitude surveys on involvement and on teacher-parent and teacher-pupil relations in these two systems.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Early Intervention in Europe: Organisation of Services and Support for Children and Their Families: Trends in 17 European Countries.
Soriano, Victoria, Ed. – 1998
This study describes how European countries deal with the issues and practicalities surrounding early intervention services. The current situation in relation to early intervention is examined in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Iceland,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Parents are Welcome.
McGeeney, Patrick – 1969
This book describes existing examples of good practice in parent-teacher relations in schools in England as a guide for other schools to develop innovative techniques. Observations are based on the responses of headmasters of some 30 schools the author visited. The opening chapter touches upon attitudes toward parent-teacher cooperation,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Education, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives