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Sallee, Margaret W. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023
Based on interviews with 31 academics and 5 nonacademic partners, this article explores the experiences of academics in commuting couples, or those who live apart for work-related reasons. Using identity theory as a guide, this article explores how participants navigate their competing identities of academic and partner (and, for some, parent) to…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Role, College Faculty, Professional Identity
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Kee, Ayana N. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
In the United States, about one third of new teachers being hired are drawn from alternative certification programs. One way to address controversy about the differences among the training experiences of teachers in traditional certification programs, fast-track alternative programs, and residency alternative programs is to examine teacher reports…
Descriptors: Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Readiness, Self Efficacy
de la Varre, Claire; Keane, Julie; Irvin, Matthew J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2011
Online distance education (ODE) has become pervasive and can potentially transform pedagogical practices across primary, secondary and university-based educational systems. ODE is considered a flexible option for non-traditional students such as adult learners and home-schoolers, and a convenient way to deliver remedial courses. ODE is also a…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education
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de la Varre, Claire; Keane, Julie; Irvin, Matthew J. – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2010
Online distance education (ODE) has become pervasive and can potentially transform pedagogical practices across primary, secondary and university-based educational systems. ODE is considered a flexible option for non-traditional students such as adult learners and home-schoolers, and a convenient way to deliver remedial courses. ODE is also a…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Distance Education, High Schools, Facilitators (Individuals)
Adams, Raymond S. – 1969
A study examined (1) how teachers in England. Australia, New Zealand, and the United States think others expect them to behave and (2) the amount of divergence existing between these expectations and the teacher's own attitudes. A teacher-questionnaire listed 10 teacher activities (derived from an interview phase of the study) representing…
Descriptors: Parents, Principals, Questionnaires, Role Perception
Smith, Steven R. – 1987
Although there has been much interest in the United States about Japanese education, few studies have examined the Japanese school system from the teachers' perspective. This study investigated 143 Japanese and 386 U.S. high school teachers' attitudes concerning their work conditions, roles and responsibilities, and work experiences. An…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries