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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Primary Teacher"”.
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A Comparative Analysis of Primary Teacher Training in California and England
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Predicament of the new primary teacher : educating teachers as intellectuals in changing times
… based on a case study of the predicament of new primary teachers in a time of rapid and multiple change. It examines the proposal that emerging teachers should be supported as intellectuals in responding to the inherited collision of education policy and practice within postmodernity. Action …
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Comparative perspectives on initial primary teacher education and training in England and Pakistan
This study explored the extent to which initial teacher education and training programmes provide an adequate preparation for the needs of the primary school teachers in England and Pakistan. An integral part of this exploration was the identification of particular aspects of ITE programmes which …
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Relationships between Primary Teacher Beliefs and Practice in the Primary Classrooms of a Small Urban School in East Tennessee.
… to determine if a relationship existed between primary teacher beliefs, traditional or developmentally appropriate; and primary teacher practice, traditional or constructivist. A multi-case study design was employed for this qualitative research study. Eight teachers completed the <em>Primary …
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Towards a pedagogical model of learning to teach with information technology; a study in a primary teacher education programme in Hong Kong
… concerns that developed during his role as a teacher-educator in the field of instructional technology; specifically, in teacher education to facilitate pedagogical change by the use of information technology in teaching. The overall goal of the research was to investigate the effect of some …
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Challenges of using action research as a teaching and learning strategy: A case of a college of primary education in Zimbabwe
… challenges that confront lecturers and student teachers at colleges of primary teacher education in Zimbabwe in the use of action research as a teaching and learning strategy. The study focused on lecturer competency, personal dispositions of students towards mastery of action research skills …
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The primary component : initial teacher training
… this dissertation was to determine whether the primary component within initial teacher training, known as the Early and Middle Years (EMY) programme, is adequately preparing prospective teachers to teach in the primary sector. The study was conducted in May 1996 and was carried out by equally …
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Developing Teacher Educators In Uganda Using a Mentoring Approach: a case study
This study is about intent and experience in a primary teacher education mentoring initiative in Uganda. The initiative’s intent was to extend teacher educators’ capacities, enabling them to improve primary education quality in all government schools across Uganda. The main research question was …
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Perceptions of preservice primary student teachers of their preparatory program : the case of Botswana
This study investigated perceptions of preservice primary student teachers of their teacher preparatory program. In particular, the study wanted to find out if the Philosophy of Kagisano, which encompasses the five national principles of democracy, development, self-reliance, unity, and botho, was …
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Integrating the experiences and identities of Irish mature student primary teachers.
… study of six female full-time mature student teachers in Ireland is rooted in a multifaceted theoretical framework, which incorporates symbolic interactionism, critical realism and critical theory. It is based on a framework for analysing teacher education which incorporates three levels - the …
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Thinking and practice in primary science classrooms : a case study
… of the thinking and practice of an experienced primary teacher as he planned and taught a term's science topic on toys with his class of 9-10 year olds. The teacher planned the topic as a series of activities intended to promote investigation and problem-solving by his pupils. Most of the time …
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Physical Education, teachers and training: understanding the voice of teachers and their training needs for engaging in truly nonlinear teaching practice
… spectrum but it is arguably compounded at primary age where teachers are prepared more generally across the whole curriculum for teaching rather than specialising. Non-traditional methods can provide students with a holistic education, encompassing social, physical and cognitive learning …
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Rites of Passage in Rafoarty: Curriculum Continuity and Transition from Primary to Post-primary in an Irish Town.
Literature on student transition between primary and post-primary illustrates that how schools integrate students and choose to organize teaching and learning supports or contributes to transition difficulties for students. This qualitative study finds that despite statements in official …
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Relationship between phonological awareness and reading ability in selected Primary Schools in Solwezi District
… A sample comprising of 105 participants (15 teachers and 90 pupils) was drawn from three schools in Solwezi District, North Western Province. The participants were randomly (pupils) and purposively (teachers) selected for the study. The study used a mixed method and employed the Concurrent …
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Relationship between phonological awareness and reading ability in selected Primary Schools in Solwezi District
… A sample comprising of 105 participants (15 teachers and 90 pupils) was drawn from three schools in Solwezi District, North Western Province. The participants were randomly (pupils) and purposively (teachers) selected for the study. The study used a mixed method and employed the Concurrent …
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Teachers' Concerns Regarding the Implementation of Integrated Thematic Instruction: A Study of Primary Grade Teachers in Kanisius Catholic Schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
<p>The purpose of this study was to explore primary grade teachers' stages of concern and their implementation of an educational reform initiative called Integrated Thematic Instruction (ITI) in Indonesia. The Indonesian minister of education mandated primary grade teachers to implement ITI in …
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An analysis of the impact of a transformative action reflection inset model on teachers' understanding and classroom behaviour
… assumptions of a particular model for INSET (teacher in-service education and training). The study uses as an illustrative case study an INSET programme for junior primary teachers which self-consciously aligns itself with the assumptions underpinning the transformative action reflection …
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Pre-primary teachers’ enacted understandings of explicit instruction of phonics and phonological awareness as evidenced in practice
Whether or not teachers use the research-based practices of Explicit Instruction (EI) in lessons matters, since the salient features of EI design and delivery, backed by empirical research (Hattie, 2009), enable the transfer of new and difficult information from short- to long-term memory …
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