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Voices of alternatively certified teachers: Factors that assisted in their achievement of longevity.
(2001)
Patterns were discovered that indicated that each of the teachers interviewed achieved longevity through the assistance of mentors and previous work-related experiences. Mentors included family members, colleagues and ...
An analysis of stage theory related to beginning social studies teachers: Research on professional development.
(1998)
With the consideration of the purpose and goals of this study, a qualitative research paradigm, with emphasis on using constant comparative analysis, was applied in this investigation. Data that were gathered in this ...
Losing the Product in the Process
(1999-05)
This article uses three examples of teachers using process writing to teach children to write to discuss that children are not being taught to write with correct grammar or sentence structure. Teachers feel unable to ...
From Tripod to Cosmos: A New Metaphor for the Language Arts
(1998-02)
This article discusses the old tripod model of language arts teaching, language, literature and composition and introduces a new model with eight petals (the cosmos flower), including technology, speech and drama, critical ...
Master and novice secondary science teachers' understandings and use of the learning cycle.
(2000)
The learning cycle paradigm had been used in science classrooms for nearly four decades. This investigation seeks to reveal how the 1earning cycle, as originally designed, is currently understood and implemented by teachers ...
Secondary instrumental music teachers' evaluation of essential knowledge and skills for successful teaching.
(2007)
A pilot study of instrumental music teachers in Texas (N = 60) was completed, and revisions to the questionnaire and variables used in the main study were made. The final portion of the study asked band and orchestra ...
Preservice teachers' beliefs about young adolescents and their impact on grade level teaching preference.
(2006)
Middle level education programs need qualified, specifically trained teachers to best address the needs of their young adolescent learners. However, despite extensive information as to what constitutes appropriate middle ...