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Richardson, Laura A. – 1999
The problem addressed in this practicum was that most teachers at the author's middle school were not fully using the school's network resources in their day-to-day classroom activities, in spite of district technology initiatives. The goal of the practicum was to empower a cadre of representative mentor teachers to fully utilize the school…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Class Activities, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
Schofield, Kaye; Walsh, Anne; Melville, Bernice – 2000
Eighteen VET practitioners considered to be at the leading edge of online education in technical and further education in South Australia were interviewed to determine the extent of their knowledge about and experiences of online learning and teaching. Data were gathered through a survey, structured interviews, online research events, and two…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Change
Paek, Pamela L.; Ponte, Eva; Sigel, Irv; Braun, Henry; Powers, Don – College Board, 2005
The Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) is dedicated to providing high school students opportunities to enroll in college-level courses while in high school. The advantages of such accelerated opportunities are both financial and educational. The AP Program is available internationally. As a result of its widespread availability, considerable effort…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools
Castleton, Geraldine; McDonald, Marya – 2002
The different perceptions of literacy that inform the work of various groups working with disadvantaged groups within society were explored in a case study in which individuals providing services to low-skilled, disadvantaged clients in an outer urban area of Brisbane, Australia, were interviewed regarding their perceptions of their clients'…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Buckley, Jack; Schneider, Mark; Shang, Yi – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2004
The attrition of both new and experienced teachers is a great challenge for schools and school administrators throughout the United States, particularly in large urban districts. Because of the importance of this issue, there is a large empirical literature that investigates why teachers quit and how they might be better induced to stay. Here we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experienced Teachers, Educational Facilities, Urban Schools
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Phelps, Renata; Graham, Anne; Kerr, Berenice – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
Professional development for teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) is currently a major priority for school systems in Australia and internationally. The metacognitive and reflective approach to professional development described in this paper is a response to the limitations of directive approaches to ICT learning within a…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Computer Literacy
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Lam, Stella Wai Man; Wright, Susan – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2004
This article examines the multifaceted nature of pre-primary music teachers' and supervisors' beliefs and practices in music education. It focuses on the general process of creativity (particularly as applied to music education); the classroom setting and how it influences the way music educators approach teaching and learning; and the structuring…
Descriptors: Music Education, Creative Activities, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
Carroll, Thomas G.; Fulton, Kathleen; Abercrombie, Karen; Yoon, Irene – National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 2004
This report provides teachers' views of unequal teaching and learning opportunities that are still common in many of America's public schools. It analyzes the responses of 3,336 public school teachers in California, Wisconsin, and New York who were surveyed by Lou Harris and the Peter Harris Research Group. The findings paint a chilling picture of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Low Income, Equal Education, Teacher Attitudes
Schofield, Kaye; Walsh, Anne; Melville, Bernice – 2001
The attitudes and experiences of 18 vocational education and training (VET) practitioners considered to be at the leading edge of online education in technical and further education (TAFE) in South Australia were examined to determine how leading-edge VET practitioners engaged in designing, developing, and facilitating online learning understand…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems
Skilbeck, Malcolm; Connell, Helen – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2004
During the next decade, the teaching profession in Australia will be transformed. Due mainly to age related retirements there will be a massive turnover and a huge influx of new entrants. At the same time, it can be expected that there will be more exacting requirements and expectations of teachers as new professional standards are set to meet the…
Descriptors: Social Change, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Role
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Gupta, Amita – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2004
Using sociocultural-historical constructivism, and post-colonial theory, the author conducted a study to examine, through the perceptions of teachers, school principals, and teacher educators, the relationship between the preparation and practice of early childhood teachers in private schools in New Delhi, India. The research questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Brawner, Catherine E.; Felder, Richard M.; Allen, Rodney; Brent, Rebecca – Grantee Submission, 2003
SUCCEED (Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education) is an eight-campus coalition of engineering schools formed in 1992 under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. In 1997, a faculty survey of instructional practices and attitudes regarding the climate for teaching on the Coalition campuses was designed…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Active Learning
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 60 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Abr…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Textbooks
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