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Vanderlinde, Ruben; van Braak, Johan – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
Teachers play a pivotal role in implementing educational innovations and realising curriculum change. Consequently, their perceptions of innovations and curricula content are of crucial importance. In this study, teachers' perceptions of the new ICT curriculum in Flanders are examined. This curriculum reflects Flemish society's underlying vision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication
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Howes, Andrew J.; Grimes, Peter; Shohel, M. Mahruf C. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
In this article we reflect on data from two research projects in which inclusive practice in the educational system is at issue, in the light of wider field experience (our own and others') of school and teacher development. We question what we understand to be relatively common, implicit policy assumptions about how teachers develop, by examining…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Teacher Role, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Mattatall, Chris – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
Knowing what students should be able to accomplish academically is the first step in knowing how to write accurate Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals. By giving students short Curriculum-Based Measurements (CBM) in areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics, teachers are able to determine current level of performance, or baseline. Teachers…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Standards, Elementary School Teachers
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Bell, Sheena; McPhillips, Therese; Doveston, Mary – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
This paper presents the findings of a comparative study using data from questionnaire surveys carried out in England (n = 57) and Ireland (n = 72). The researchers examine how teachers and teaching assistants who are currently teaching pupils with dyslexia in primary schools describe dyslexia and what may have influenced their conceptualisation.…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Assistants
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Counsell, Shelly Lynn – Science and Children, 2011
According to the National Research Council (NRC 2007), three critical components significantly influence students' science learning: teacher knowledge, teachers' opportunities to learn, and instructional systems. If students' science achievement is strongly correlated with teachers' science competence, and core competencies are central to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Characteristics, Early Childhood Education, Science Achievement
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Crumpler, Thomas P.; Handsfield, Lara J.; Dean, Tami R. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2011
In this study we take up challenges regarding researcher positionality, representation, and the construction of difference as a launching point to reflexively analyze our own practices within a research project exploring multilingualism, multiliteracies, and teacher development. Our data were drawn from a teacher study group we facilitated during…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development, Discourse Analysis
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Lefstein, Adam; Snell, Julia – Reading Research Quarterly, 2011
This article problematises a broad consensus in favour of importing popular culture into classrooms as a means of engaging pupils, transforming interactional norms and facilitating pupil understanding. A literacy lesson in which an English primary school teacher invoked the televised talent show, "X factor", in organising the class to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Popular Culture, Teaching Methods, Ethnography
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Ohan, Jeneva L.; Visser, Troy A. W.; Strain, Melanie C.; Allen, Linda – Journal of School Psychology, 2011
Thirty-four elementary school teachers and 32 education students from Canada rated their reactions towards vignettes describing children who met attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom criteria that included or did not include the label "ADHD." "ADHD"-labeled vignettes elicited greater perceptions of the child's…
Descriptors: Identification, Clinical Diagnosis, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Student Attitudes
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Flint, Amy S.; Kurumada, Katie Simon; Fisher, Teresa; Zisook, Karla – Professional Development in Education, 2011
The present article discusses the impact of a localized and generative model of professional development on the teaching lives of two American elementary school teachers and a university research team. Within the framework of the ethic of care, the study focused on the construction of relationships between university team members and teachers that…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Professional Development, Higher Education
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Jaipal, Kamini; Figg, Candace – Educational Action Research, 2011
Action research in classrooms can be challenging for novice teacher researchers. This paper reports on a study involving eight action research teacher teams. Analysis of the teams as they conducted action research resulted in the identification of three collaborative action research approaches promoting professional development. The findings…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Methodology, Group Dynamics, Elementary School Teachers
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Zygmunt-Fillwalk, Eva – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2011
This study reports the relationship of an undergraduate course in family and community relations to the teaching practices of 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-year elementary and early childhood education graduates of a mid-sized Midwestern university. Sixty students were surveyed using the Peabody Family Involvement Survey (Katz & Bauch, 1999), with a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study
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Ahopelto, Ilona; Mikkila-Erdmann, Mirjamaija; Anto, Erkki; Penttinen, Marjaana – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine conceptual change among future elementary school teachers while studying a scientific text concerning photosynthesis. Students' learning goals in relation to their learning outcomes were also examined. The participants were future elementary school teachers. The design consisted of pre- and post-tests. The…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Attitudes, Botany, Elementary School Teachers
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Mukundan, Jayakaran; Ahour, Touran – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
This study is an attempt to survey the burnout level of female teachers in Malaysia and determine the likely factors that are associated with this phenomenon. The subjects of the study were 437 female teachers from primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. A demographic questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding the individual…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Marital Status, Teacher Burnout, Foreign Countries
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Thomas, Lynn; Deaudelin, Colette; Desjardins, Julie; Dezutter, Olivier – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2011
This study examines the formative evaluation practices of 13 experienced elementary school teachers in Quebec, Canada at the level of teacher-student interaction. The qualitative study is based on both semi-structured and stimulated recall interviews as well as videotapes of classroom activities. The participating teachers were found to be using…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Formative Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Zwiep, Susan Gomez; Straits, William J.; Stone, Kristin R.; Beltran, Dolores D.; Furtado, Leena – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2011
This paper explores one district's attempt to implement a blended science and English Language Development (ELD) elementary program, designed to provide English language learners opportunities to develop proficiency in English through participation in inquiry-based science. This process resulted in blended program that utilized a combined…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Science Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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