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A Study of the Influence of Service on Early Adolescents' Critical and Caring Thoughts and Actions
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the question of what impact opportunities for service had on early adolescents. I also hoped to discover what types of service might inspire critical, caring thought and action. ...
Exploring Direct and Indirect Relationships among Teacher Self-efficacy, Motivations for Teaching, Teacher-child Interactions, and Child Outcomes in Early Head Start Classrooms
(2016-08)
More infants and toddlers are in early care and education settings at this time than ever before in history, making the study of these settings of critical importance. In the first three years of life, patterns for health, ...
A STUDY OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' SENSE OF EFFICACY FOR LITERACY INSTRUCTION
(2012)
The three-fold purpose of this mixed methods study was to (a) analyze how preservice teachers' perceptions of teacher preparation program variables affect preservice teachers self-efficacy for literacy instruction, (b) ...
Response to Intervention: Initiating a School's Change
(2012)
Change in schools is ever present. This study looks at change in regard to the implementation of Response to Intervention. Response to Intervention is being implemented in schools around the country. With this implementation ...
TEACHING FOR CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING: A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CLASSROOM EFFORTS OF THREE US ARTS EDUCATORS
(2010)
Misunderstandings continue to exist between cultures. Across space, continued social inequalities involving unequal power relations create lack of understanding between cultures; this has led to oppression, dominance, and ...
SPIRALING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ AND PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ANXIETY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
(2019-05)
The current study explores students’ and parents’ perceptions of the growing phenomenon of
adolescent anxiety, its triggers, and its manifestations, specifically anxiety related the English
language arts classroom, ...
Mathematics for Critical Numeracy: A Case Study of a Social Justice Mathematics Course for Preservice Elementary Teachers
(2010)
In spite of undeniable technological progress in our Western society, injustice continues to plague the twenty-first century. More than ever in human history, our civilization faces many obstacles that require our attention. ...
Indonesian Student Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Teaching L2 Reading
(2014-05-09)
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Student teachers’ beliefs in Indonesian contexts are rarely explored. The aims of this case study are to answer the following questions: 1) What are Indonesian student teachers’ beliefs about teaching L2 reading?, ...
Science Writing Instruction Efficacy Beliefs of Secondary and Post-Secondary Science Instructors
(2015-05-08)
Discipline-specific writing standards at the secondary level and writing intensive course requirements at the post-secondary level require science teacher and science instructors to teach science writing skills. However, ...
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE COUNCIL FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION
(2019-05)
The standard of excellence in teacher preparation is accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Millions of dollars, untold hours of human effort, and countless pages of reports go ...