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Hodgson, Naomi; Standish, Paul – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2006
Educational research as an academic field can be understood as a network or group of networks and, therefore, to consist of interconnected nodes that structure the way the field operates and understands its purpose. This paper deals with the nature of the induction of postgraduate students into the network of educational research that takes place…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Graduate Students, Educational Practices, Methods Courses
Redmond, Adrienne – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This sequential explanatory mixed methods study explored 34 prospective elementary teachers understanding of division of fractions at the beginning and end of their final mathematics methods course. Participants' beliefs on the teaching and learning of division with fractions were also explored. At the beginning of the course, the participants had…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Anxiety, Preservice Teachers
Greenberg, Julie; Jacobs, Sandi – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
As a follow up to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) national studies of how well elementary teachers are prepared to teach reading and mathematics, NCTQ looked at preparation in both subjects in all undergraduate teacher preparation programs in Utah. This study evaluated Utah's nine undergraduate elementary teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Textbooks, Reading Instruction
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Friedman, Adam; Bolick, Cheryl; Berson, Michael; Porfeli, Erik – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
This paper presents the findings from the third survey administration of a longitudinal study that explores the beliefs, practices, and efficacy of social studies faculty members from across the United States in terms of instructional technology use. The findings of this study demonstrate that familiarity with the "National Educational Technology…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Beliefs, Educational Practices, Barriers
Park Rogers, Meredith A. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2009
This study examined preservice teachers' understanding of the syntactic structures of inquiry; in particular, what it means to give priority to evidence and how to use evidence to construct explanations. Data were collected from student journals, the course syllabus, the assignment description, and weekly lesson plans. The use of content analysis…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Science, Student Journals, Content Analysis
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de Oliveira, Luciana C.; Shoffner, Melanie – English Education, 2009
This article explores one element of collaborative practice: the integration of English language learner-focused instruction and discussion in a secondary English methods course. Drawing on the authors' expertise, they examine revisions made to a secondary English methods course to better address the academic and individual needs of diverse…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Teacher Education, Methods Courses, English Teachers
Gainsburg, Julie – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2009
Training and investing teachers at all career levels in student-centered practices is widely recognized as a significant challenge. Various studies document the failure of student-centered teaching practices to take hold in K-12 mathematics classrooms in significant ways, including collaborative work; problems that are cognitively demanding or…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Mathematics Teachers
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Helfenbein, Robert J.; Shudak, Nicholas J. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2009
Many have suggested that issues of democracy are fundamentally related to school curricula and contexts (Conant, 1948; Dewey, 1944; Dimitriadis and Carlson, 2003; West, 2004). Current social theorists have suggested that a globalized social, economic, and cultural structure has necessitated a rethinking of the relationships between individuals,…
Descriptors: Democracy, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Principles, Educational Philosophy
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Otero, Valerie K.; Nathan, Mitchell J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Pre-service teachers face many challenges as they learn to teach in ways that are different from their own educational experiences. Pre-service teachers often enter teacher education courses with pre-conceptions about teaching and learning that may or may not be consistent with contemporary learning theory. To build on preservice teachers' prior…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Learning Theories, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses
Papanastasiou, Elena C.; Zembylas, Michalinos – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2008
The study reported in this article examines the nature of anxiety that undergraduate students experience in a research methods course and explores some of the factors that influence their anxiety levels. Two questionnaires measuring the attitudes towards research and the anxiety level were administered to 472 students enrolled in a research…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Curriculum, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
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Isikoglu, Nesrin – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2008
This study examines the effectiveness of an educational methods course for changing early childhood preservice teachers' instructional beliefs. The teaching methods course emphasized constructivist teaching principles. Seventy-eight of the early childhood education preservice teachers who were enrolled in this course filled out the Teacher Belief…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
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de Freitas, Elizabeth – Teaching Education, 2008
This paper reports on an action research project designed to explore the complexities of pre-service mathematics teacher resistance to social justice issues. Research on equity and mathematics education has indicated that such resistance seems particularly strong for mathematics teachers. Twelve pre-service mathematics teachers participated in a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Mathematics Education
Stripling, Christopher; Ricketts, John C.; Roberts, T. Grady; Harlin, Julie F. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to perform a longitudinal examination of the teaching self-efficacy of preservice agricultural education teachers. Data were collected for two years at The University of Georgia and Texas A&M University during the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 and the Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 semesters (N = 102). Data were collected…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers
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Miller, S. J. – English Education, 2008
A critical reflection of the efficacy of my teaching and the pedagogies I embody is potentially important because under the continual threat of "No Child Left Behind" and some research that may devalue qualitative research, I want to support my students in their efforts, while offering them a well-rounded understanding of different pedagogies and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Qualitative Research, Speech Communication, Teaching Experience
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Larson, Lotta C. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2008
In response to the challenge of meeting the needs of today's learners, teachers must know how to teach and facilitate new literacies and instructional technologies. This article introduces the concept of an electronic reading workshop (ERW), in which participants read eBooks, respond to literature in digital response journals, participate in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Arts, Workshops, Educational Technology
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