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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Media Frames regarding Teacher Dress: Implications for Career and Technical Education Teacher Preparation
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Freeburg, Beth Winfrey; Workman, Jane E. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore teacher dress in United States schools as presented in the newspaper. Twenty-nine articles were examined to answer three questions. Results revealed: (a) the newspaper provided four contexts for processing information about teacher dress--roles, control, impression management, and educational learning…
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Teacher Education Programs, Work Environment, Educational Environment
Predicting Secondary Agriculture Teachers' Job Stress from Selected Personal, Family, and Work-Related Characteristics
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Torres, Robert M.; Lambert, Misty D.; Lawver, Rebecca G. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2010
The study sought to describe the characteristics and explain the current level of job stress among secondary agriculture teachers. The sample consisted of 370 secondary agriculture teachers. Data were collected using the Job Stress Survey (Spielberger & Vagg, 1999). From the findings it was concluded that the average secondary agriculture teacher…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Professional Associations, Community Organizations, Beginning Teachers
Reflective Thinking and Journal Writing: Examining Student Teachers' Perceptions of Preferred Reflective Modality, Journal Writing Outcomes, and Journal Structure
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Greiman, Bradley C.; Covington, Holly K. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2007
Journal writing is generally required of student teachers; however, there is a void in career and technical education research regarding this activity. The purpose of this study was to examine student teachers' journal writing experiences to obtain insight into the process of developing reflective practitioners. The study drew on the work of Dewey…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Journal Writing, Agricultural Education