ERIC Number: EJ945105
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Family Background, Entry Selectivity and Opportunities to Learn: What Matters in Primary Teacher Education? An International Comparison of Fifteen Countries
Blomeke, Sigrid; Suhl, Ute; Kaiser, Gabriele; Dohrmann, Martina
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v28 n1 p44-55 Jan 2012
First findings of IEA's "Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M)" had revealed differences in the demographic background, opportunities to learn (OTL), and outcomes of teacher education between student teachers from different countries. Two hypotheses are examined: OTL and teacher background are significant predictors of mathematics content knowledge (MCK) and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK) as outcomes. OTL effects are partly mediated by differential student teacher intake. Data from multi-level models support our hypotheses with respect to gender, high-school achievement, motivation, OTL in mathematics and the mediating effect of student teacher intake. Background affects only MCK but not MPCK. (Contains 3 figures and 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Education, International Education, Comparative Education, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Comparative Analysis, Student Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Background, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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