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Yahya Bouhafa – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Understanding factors contributing to the persistence and retention of women and underrepresented minorities within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is among the main issues of concern within STEM education. The available literature suggests that teacher self-disclosure, intrinsic motivation, and emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Self Disclosure (Individuals), STEM Education
Nancy Carol Buck – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Math anxiety is a problem in the United States which impacts 93% of the population including elementary teachers. Since elementary teachers can pass their math anxiety onto their students, it is important that they reduce their own math anxiety. If time were taken to develop the math identity of elementary school teachers, would it reduce math…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Self Concept, Professional Identity
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, 2022
Dual enrollment refers to any broad array of programs and opportunities that allow high school students to enroll in and take college courses. This includes programs in which students are enrolled in a dual enrollment course through a partnership agreement with their local school system and thereby receive both high school and college credit. Dual…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Partnerships in Education, Public Schools, High School Students
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Beutel, Andy – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2022
Teaching critically about politically charged topics in an affluent, suburban middle school requires a careful approach. Grounded in critical pedagogy theory and historical literacy pedagogy, the inquiry-based project described in this article is an attempt to help seventh-grade students analyze and understand the historic and modern conflict…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle School Students, Conflict, War
Blake Touchet – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The teaching of key scientific topics such as evolution are imperative for scientific literacy, but educators face pressure to eliminate or downplay these topics due to perceived controversy. Although teachers usually bear the burden of ensuring that these topics are taught appropriately, some of this responsibility must also fall upon…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Science Education
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Witwer, Mark T. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2023
Relationships between faith and learning are central to Christian education. However, few large studies have examined grade-school teachers' faith-learning perspectives, especially the influence of academic discipline and theological tradition. I investigated these among 1,059 teachers certified by the Association of Christian Schools…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Christianity, Religious Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Weissbourd, Richard; Manning, Glenn; Torres, Eric – Educational Leadership, 2023
By deepening students' discussion skills, schools can play a key role in bridging communication divides in our society. As the nation has become increasingly politically polarized, how can educators teach constructive dialogue in the classroom? The authors--education experts and researchers--offer seven strategies for helping students engage in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Civics, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
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Terantino, Joe; Weinland, Kathryn – SRATE Journal, 2023
This research examines the impact of social studies teachers' personal practical knowledge on their roles as gatekeepers to controversial topics in the classroom. The findings indicate that the context of the school and community directly impact the teachers' decision-making process. Furthermore, the teachers perceived the content area standards…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teacher Role, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making
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Maitland, Hannah – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
School-based sex education has been a controversial issue in the province of Ontario, Canada. When an updated sex education curriculum was introduced by the provincial government in 2015, the media heavily covered negative reactions to the curriculum, and one distinct genre of reporting became modestly popular: the fact-checking article. These…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Audits (Verification), Misconceptions, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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O'Neill, Christopher; Silverstein, Lily – PRIMUS, 2023
The authors describe their approach to teaching a course on finite fields and combinatorial applications, including block designs and error-correcting codes, using a hybrid of lectures and active learning. Under the discussed classroom model, there are two lecture days and two discovery-based discussion days each week. Discussions center around…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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Polat, Suat; Ozgul, Ibrahim; Bayram, Huseyin – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
In this study, it was aimed to perform an in-depth examination of the opinions of social studies teachers on how citizenship education should be given. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The study group of the research was formed with 17 social studies teachers working in different regions of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Citizenship Education
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Smith, Heather; Lander, Vini – Curriculum Journal, 2023
Many institutions have found the strength to name racism and seek space for curriculum and other systemic changes. We argue this is happening against a backdrop of curriculum, regulatory and policy changes in education, and particularly initial teacher education and training (ITE/T), which are de-racialised. We propose that a 'pocket of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Racism, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Steffensen, Lisa; Johnsen-Høines, Marit; Hauge, Kjellrun Hiis – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2023
Young people around the world show considerable engagement with climate change. How can education draw on this engagement in order to benefit students and society? In this article, we discuss how inquiry-based dialogues can support students' development in their societal engagement. We argue that such dialogues should include real-world problems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Dialogs (Language), Climate
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Backman, Erik; Tolgfors, B.; Nyberg, G.; Quennerstedt, M. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: In this paper, we will address the question of how physical education teacher education (PETE) matters and suggest one way to explore the potential impact of PETE. A distinguishing feature of the studies of PETE's impact on physical education is that they either include perspectives from preservice teachers involved in PETE courses or…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Professionalism
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Ferguson, Daniel G.; Jensen, Jamie L. – American Biology Teacher, 2023
The United States still has one of the lowest evolution acceptance rates in the world. Biology educators have been diligent in their methods to increase evolution acceptance and knowledge, with much success. However, misconceptions still arise through education, textbooks, and even social and religious settings that may influence our citizens' low…
Descriptors: Evolution, Misconceptions, Biology, Science Instruction
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