Rapid developments in invented technologies lead educational institutions to effectively integrate these technologies into the teaching-learning processes. However, both institutions and individuals face different obstacles because of these integration processes. By taking various precautions maybe overcome. Thus, this study was designed to…

During the analysis of a survey of art therapy educators in 2001 (St. John, Kaiser, & Ball, 2004), issues of importance to art therapy and art therapy research education emerged. As a follow-up, the authors interviewed educators attending the 2002 Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) to gain an understanding of their…

This study compares perceptions of elementary teachers and principals concerning eight research-based categories of statements pertinent to evaluating elementary principals' job performance. From separate lists of elementary teachers and principals employed in all 20 Texas school districts during 1987-88, 23 teachers and 23 principals per district…

A twelve-item questionnaire was constructed of three possible goals of mathematics education in each general category of usefulness, structure, attitude, and general. Results from undergraduates (pretest-posttest) and experienced secondary school teachers are analyzed several ways. Intuition and discovery rate high for students; predictive use in…

A study in an urban public school indicated that the number and degree of discipline problems teachers faced in their classrooms were unrelated to the teachers' agreement with parents or students on disciplinary approaches, and were also unrelated to whether the teachers, their students, or the students' parents endorsed any of the three major…

A 10-ITEM, MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DESIGNED TO SURVEY THE USE OF AND TEACHER REACTION TO EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION (ETV) IN EIGHT COUNTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL ETV AREA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE 3,860 TEACHER RESPONSES WERE PROCESSED THROUGH DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, AND WERE CONVERTED INTO PERCENTAGE OF RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM…

HOW TEACHERS FEEL ABOUT THEIR PRESERVICE EDUCATION WAS EXPLORED. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED FROM APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TEACHERS WHO TAUGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE 1954-55 SCHOOL YEAR. DATA GATHERED INCLUDED EVALUATION OF THEIR OWN PRESERVICE PROGRAMS BY THE TEACHERS AND AN EVALUATION BY PRINCIPALS OF HOW WELL THIS PROGRAM EQUIPPED THE TEACHERS…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TEACHERS ENGAGED IN SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION STUDIES EXPERIENCED ATTITUDE SHIFTS OVER TIME TO A LESSER DEGREE THAN THOSE NOT THUS ENGAGED, AND TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF SUCH SHIFTS, THE 90-ITEM TEACHER HUMAN RELATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO NEARLY 700 TEACHERS IN 21 FLORIDA SCHOOLS, 11 OF WHICH WERE ENGAGED IN…

This article discusses trends in the literature related to phases or stages in the professional life of teachers. It then presents the results of a study involving 160 secondary teachers in Switzerland. Findings suggest that four modal sequences are applicable to the professional life cycle of teachers. (IAH)

Studied the contingency relationship of school organizational health to teacher commitment with multilevel statistical analysis in a survey involving 20 aided primary schools and 423 teachers in Hong Kong. Results indicate that the relationship between school organizational health and teacher commitment is contingent on teacher characteristics.…

Malaysia is in the process of changing the medium of instruction for mathematics and science from Malay to English since 2003. To ensure the success of this transition, teachers have to be professional prepared to teach in English. This research aimed to survey the Malaysian science/mathematics teachers' perception towards this professional…

Recent policy on teacher appraisal in Botswana emphasises that the process should be professional, non-threatening and constructive. The extent to which the teachers themselves experience their appraisal as meaningful was investigated. The findings indicated that teachers had varying experiences and mixed feelings about the appraisal process. It…

The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in externalizing and internalizing problem behaviours in 6-year-olds with a focus on sex differences. Teachers rated problem behaviours at the beginning and at the end of the school year, 8 months apart, in 370 children (197 boys and 173 girls) attending 22 school preparatory classrooms.…

Educating students from linguistically diverse backgrounds has historically been the domain of the ESL teacher. However, new migration patterns and changing student demographics force the mainstream teacher into a new role: the language and content teacher. In order to embrace this new role, educators must implement instructional strategies…

This study analyzes the impact of armed conflicts on the development of education policy and particularly science education program in Uganda. Since independence from the British colonial rule, Uganda has experienced a series of armed conflicts, with the most devastating being the 21 years of conflict in Northern Uganda. The research study was…