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Gujarati, Joan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative study guided by portraiture (Lawrence-Lightfoot & Davis, 1997) explores the affective side of mathematics teaching which has often been ignored as mathematics research has focused more on cognition. Grounded in social constructivism (Ernest, 1988) and reflective practice (Dewey, 1933; Schon, 1983), this research examines three…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics Curriculum, Preservice Teachers
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Johnson, Elisabeth; Oppenheim, Rachel; Suh, Younjung – New Educator, 2009
For new educators, the obstacles of high-stakes testing, curricular mandates, and their own inexperience and self-doubt can render teaching for justice and equity overwhelming, seemingly impossible ideals. However, as students are increasingly tied to prescriptive curricula and academic performance standards, the goals of social justice and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Social Justice, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Fyfe, Angela – Primary Science Review, 1999
Describes positive experiences in teaching about floating and sinking with second-grade students. (WRM)
Descriptors: Density (Matter), Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Physical Sciences
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Haj-Broussard, Michelle – Teacher Education and Practice, 2006
In this article, I--a White, French-immersion teacher-researcher--engage in a reflective examination of my research and teaching practices involving African American students. My critical reflection of my research examines the instruments used in my comparative study of African American students' experiences in the French-immersion context and the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Immersion Programs