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Case study examinations of independent piano instruction in India.
(1999)
The purpose of the study was to examine the professional training and development of piano instructors in India through profiles of selected piano pedagogues in order to understand the unique conditions affecting them and ...
Teaching with a questioning mind: An analysis of the development of a teacher research group into a discourse community.
(1999)
Data analysis suggested that RRWPTRG's collective identity as a teacher research group was rooted in prior overlapping settings that constrained the group's development of an overriding motive and the purposeful activities, ...
The relationship among the cognitive development level, learning style, achievement, and retention of preservice elementary teachers in a content course in mathematics.
(1999)
The purpose of the present study was to examine three ideas. First, the relationship between learning style preferences and the level of cognitive development of preservice teachers who are currently enrolled in a content ...
Effects of videotape analysis on role development of student teachers in music.
(1997)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of videotape analysis on role development of student teachers in music. Topics included: (1) professional role development theory; (2) identification and evolution of ...
The role of goals, beliefs, and cognitive engagement in the prediction of preservice teachers' knowledge integration.
(1999)
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of achievement goals (learning goal, performance goal, and future goal), epistemological beliefs (authority, certain knowledge, innate ability, simple knowledge, and quick ...
Staff development process that results in change: A training of trainers cadre.
(1997)
Findings that facilitate the implementation process were: (1) provide time for professional development; (2) ensure district and principal support; (3) establish follow-up and maintenance procedures; (4) designate someone ...
A teacher's perspective of the effectiveness of the Shurley Method of Language Arts Instruction.
(1998)
Research methods included observations of the language arts teacher in fifth-grade classrooms, interviews, and stimulated recall interviews. Administrators were also interviewed to assist in determining the context of the ...
An assessment of attitude change in preservice physical education majors after exposure to movement education.
(1998)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of exposure before and after the 16-week course, Skills and Techniques of Movement, Exercise, and Fitness on preservice physical education majors' attitudes toward ...
Perceptions of co-teachers: An exploration of characteristics and components needed for co-teaching.
(1998)
Data from the study were obtained from two sources. Eighty-four participants (42 co-teaching pairs) returned three questionnaires. The second source of data consisted of interviews from 14 participants (7 co-teaching pairs). ...
School improvement: An analysis of facilitating practices for central office administrators to support decentralized change in public school districts implementing the (I)(D)(E)(A) School Improvement Process.
(1997)
This study examined the perceptions of public school superintendents, central office administrators, principals, and teachers to determine the importance of central office administrator facilitating practices reported in ...