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Download full textKervan, Serdan; Tezci, Erdogan; Morina, Shemsi – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The investigation of epistemological beliefs has become important in both pre-service and in-service education of teachers. Different scales have been developed to determine teachers' epistemological beliefs. The same scale yields different results in different cultures especially due to the cultural aspects of education. Therefore, testing the…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Measures (Individuals), Cultural Differences
Direct linkRamsay, Janet; Cowell, Naina; Gersch, Irvine – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
This exploratory study adopted a mixed methods methodology, a critical realist ontological stance and a constructionist epistemological position to consider how special educational needs coordinators and pastoral managers in mainstream high schools understand the relationship between problem behaviours and language development. Semi-structured…
Descriptors: Correlation, Language Impairments, Behavior Problems, Educational Psychology
Nchia, Lawrence Ntam; Joseph, Tamesse L.; Fonkeng, George Epah; Ngeh, George Nditafon – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2017
Despite the recommended didactic strategy to teach Adolescent Reproductive Health in Cameroon using Competency Based Approach with entry through problem situations, a lot of resistance is till observed within biology teachers in this multicultural and linguistic country. This cross sectional study uses Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Pregnancy, Biology
Weinberg, Frankie J.; Mulki, Jay P.; Lankau, Melenie J. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of mentor beliefs about effort related to the knowledge and learning process on their extent of mentoring at work, and to determine the role that the mentor's perception of psychological safety plays in tempering this relationship. Design/methodology/approach: This study was conducted at an…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Mentors, Teacher Attitudes
Meijer, Marie-Jeanne; Geijsel, Femke; Kuijpers, Marinka; Boei, Fer; Vrieling, Emmy – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
Having a well-founded insight into the characteristics of teachers inquiry-based attitude (IA) supports operationalising IA as a learning goal in teacher education (TE). The aim of this study is to refine the notion of IA from an ill-defined global concept into something with reliable and valid characteristics. To do so, data were gathered on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry, Cohort Analysis
Deng, Feng; Chai, Ching Sing; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Lee, Min-Hsien – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
This study aimed to investigate the relationships among practicing teachers' epistemic beliefs, pedagogical beliefs and their beliefs about the use of ICT through survey methodology. Participants were 396 high school practicing teachers from mainland China. The path analysis results analyzed via structural equation modelling technique indicated…
Descriptors: Correlation, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Çetin-Dindar, Ayla; Kirbulut, Zübeyde Demet; Boz, Yezdan – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to model the relationship between pre-service chemistry teachers' epistemological beliefs and their preference to use constructivist-learning environment in their future class. The sample was 125 pre-service chemistry teachers from five universities in Turkey. Two instruments were used in this study. One of the…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Chemistry, Science Teachers
Lee, John Chi-Kin; Zhang, Zhonghua; Song, Huan; Huang, Xianhan – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
This study examines how the beliefs of Chinese in-service teachers regarding knowledge and knowledge acquisition influence their instructional classroom practices in junior secondary schools directly or indirectly through their conceptions of teaching and learning. The results indicate that the factor of learning effort/process is highly valued by…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
Ramlo, Susan – Journal of Research in Education, 2012
William Stephenson specifically developed Q methodology, or Q, as a means of measuring subjectivity. Q has been used to determine perspectives/views in a wide variety of fields from marketing research to political science but less frequently in education. In higher education, the author has used Q methodology to determine views about a variety of…
Descriptors: Q Methodology, Higher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Barnes, Laura L. B.; Wheeler, Denna L.; Laster, Bonnie B.; McGaugh, Miriam; Morse, Amy – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Literature on participatory health care suggests that, though many patients desire basic information, a substantial number prefer a passive role. This variability is explored as a function of laypersons' beliefs about the nature of medical knowledge, referred to as epistemological beliefs, through the evaluation of a newly-developed…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Patients, Physician Patient Relationship, Knowledge Level
Magno, Carlo – Online Submission, 2010
The present study investigated the contribution of epistemological beliefs about learning and Asian values on pre-service teachers' value for education. The relationship of epistemological beliefs and valuing education is based on Schwartz and Bilsky's (1987; 1990) theory of human values. The participants were 362 pre-service teachers from…
Descriptors: Expectation, Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
Fives, Helenrose; Buehl, Michelle M. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2008
Influenced by work on teacher beliefs, personal epistemology, teachers' knowledge, implicit theories, and motivation, we conducted a two-part investigation exploring preservice and practicing teachers' beliefs about teaching knowledge and teaching ability. Study I qualitatively examined 53 preservice and 57 practicing teachers' beliefs about…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Factor Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Epistemology
Chak, Amy – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2007
Although curiosity is a characteristic often observed in young children, it has not received much academic interest in recent years. Among its many dimensions, the epistemic nature of curiosity, or the quest for knowledge, deserves attention. To explore the potential application of "epistemic curiosity", it is important to understand how…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Personality Traits, Factor Analysis, Preschool Children
