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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"educational beliefs"”.
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The Dimensionality of Educational Beliefs
… it is clear that lay citizens hold a variety of beliefs about education. It is not clear, however, to what extent these beliefs are organized along the lines of several more embracing ideologies or movements in education. This research explores three major questions. First, are the educational …
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The educational beliefs of a group of university teachers and their students: Identification, exploration and comparison
… is influenced by many factors including the educational beliefs of the university teachers and students who teach and learn in such contexts. Most belief research in the tertiary education sector has, to date, reported on the teaching or learning beliefs of just teachers or the teaching or …
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A COMPARISON OF THE CULTURAL/ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL BELIEFS OF KOREAN IMMIGRANT AND NON-IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
… cultural/ethnic perceptions in relation to educational beliefs should be central to culturally responsive education designed to support Korean immigrant families. It is necessary for educators to examine the beliefs and practices of Korean immigrant families around education in order to …
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Examining the Moderating Effects of Racial Socialization on Teacher Discrimination for the Psychological Outcomes of Black Middle School Girls
… discrimination and racial identity on the educational beliefs and psychological outcomes of early adolescent Black girls, and 3) if egalitarian messages of racial socialization moderate the risk of teacher discrimination on the psychological outcomes for early adolescent Black girls. …
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No Mas Excusas: Parent Latino Initiative
… of this study was to investigate the cultural beliefs and values of the program participants, the educational beliefs and values of the program participants, and the socioeconomic considerations of the parents.</p> <p>The study included a questionnaire, a focus group session, observations, and …
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The Curricular Practices of Early Childhood Teachers Working in Public Sschool Primary Grades.
… All four teachers exhibited common elements: educational beliefs consistent with those of the National Association for the Education of Young Children; frustration with their school's curriculum; and the combination of a rich pattern of guidance strategies in the use of whole group math and …
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Teaching Style: An Investigation of New York City Public High School Teacher Dress Practices
… constructions of self, self-as-teacher, and educational philosophies as expressed by dress practices.</p> <p>Predicated upon the theory that the study of self presentation provides a window through which we can gain insight into these constructions, this dissertation investigates how a sample …
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An investigation into the intercultural competence of native and non-native English language teachers in London colleges
… how these factors can impact the teachers‘ educational beliefs and consequently their practices. Employing interviews and non-participant observations enabled the researcher to obtain further insight into native and non-native English language teachers‘ awareness of intercultural competence. …
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Identifying the Physical Education Beliefs of Classroom Teachers
<p>The purpose of this study was to identify the beliefs that classroom teachers have toward physical education. In recent years, the educational climate has prioritized academic achievement and standardized testing, thus diminishing the role of content areas such as physical education (Sallis, …
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Teacher Beliefs and the Instructional Practices of National Board Certified High School English Teachers.
… those methods are influenced by the teachers' beliefs. A survey regarding classroom practices and beliefs was sent to 313 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in English Language Arts--Adolescence and Young Adulthood across the United States with a response rate of 50.8%. From these data, …
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Places of Purpose, Purposeful Places: An Exploration of the Physical Environment of Primary Level Classrooms
… her/his philosophical and pedagogical beliefs, if the intentions were realized (or not) within the practice; impact of physical environment on teaching practice and the significance of examining the relationship between the physical environment of the classroom and the teacher's values …
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The attrition of change
… inquiring into and analysing the attrition of educational change. The evidence of this study of the history of an innovative school points to the existence of an ironic change dynamic, and a dual meaning for the title the attrition of change'. There is a natural tendency for the school itself …
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From font-of-knowledge to facilitator: Exploring a model of professional change with South African early educators
… A model of change was chosen, which combines educational beliefs, reflective orientation and teaching efficacy to predict change scenarios. By mixing methods, the study sought to contextualise each construct for the South African culture, while also aiming for the model and methods to be …
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Teaching and learning experiences in Malaysian higher education: a case study of a teacher education programme
… learning. The Malaysian government expects these educational changes to occur in teaching and learning development in Malaysia’s secondary schools and in its higher education system. However, Malaysian research indicates that there is an on-going ambiguity in regard to the teaching and learning …
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Young children's collaborative interactions in an educational computer environment
… by five-year old pre-primary children in an educational computer environment. The case study method was used in one pre-primary centre in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia, to examine the patterns of collaborative interaction among young children whilst engaged with the computer. The one …
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Trials and tribunals: consensus seeking in course design approval in Higher Education
… education that shape, and are shaped by, the educational beliefs and values that university teachers bring to the design of their courses. It identifies the basis of how the curriculum is developed and approved, and the means by which new practices and ideas are made possible. The original …
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Developing Children’s Vocabulary and Expressive Language Skills Through Play
… skills of my junior infants class in an urban co-educational Dublin school. I decided to devote this action research journey to the development of oral language skills through play as a result of my core teaching values and my own school experience. Having been lucky enough to experience a teacher …
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Ctrl-alt-change : educators' perceptions of technology in schools
… These are change forces and responses, educational beliefs, perceptions of self-efficacy, and the current conditions in today’s educational institutions. The main objective of this research was to investigate the perceptions of individual educators regarding the incorporation of …