In this study, we provide a contemporary examination of the similarities and differences between early childhood general educators (ECEs) and early childhood special educators (ECSEs) within a theoretically driven model that accounted for the associations of beliefs and knowledge with practice. We used structural equation modeling to examine the…

Several studies have described the characteristics and employment situations of teaching artists in the United States. This study adds to that literature by describing the characteristics of teaching artists working in K-12 school environments, the nature of the classroom roles of such teaching artists, the professional development and supervision…

This quantitative study investigated the relationship between teacher dispositions, subject content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and reasons that school principals recommend non-renewal of teachers' contracts. Nearly 2,000 school principals in 13 states completed an emailed survey. In deciding whether to non-renew a teacher contract,…

Policymakers are increasingly adopting "pay-for-performance" policies in which teachers are compensated based on their performance as measured by classroom evaluations and/or student achievement test results. Prior research has produced largely inconclusive findings concerning support among teachers for these policies and their effects…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DEVELOP A TAXONOMY FROM A SYNTHESIS OF PREVIOUS APPROACHES TO THE DESCRIPTION AND CATEGORIZATION OF TEACHER CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT THE VARIETY OF VIEWPOINTS COULD NOT BE SYNTHESIZED INTO ONE SINGLE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE CATEGORIES, APPROACHES, AND CONCEPTUALIZATIONS FROM PREVIOUS EFFORTS PROVIDED…

A study was conducted to determine (1) the needs of the 162 non-professionally trained, newly employed vocational education teachers in Ohio who particpated in six summer preservice programs of instruction; (2) the differences between the teachers in this group who left their teaching positions before December 1, 1978, and those who remained; and…

FACTORS WHICH MIGHT CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SELECTED TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AREAS WERE EXAMINED -- WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND AND PREPARATION OF OHIO'S TEACHER IN TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION, IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT PER STUDENT AND QUALITY PROGRAMS, DO LOCAL SUPERVISORS'…