Describes a professional development initiative based on implementing Japanese lesson study in a U.S. school. Japanese teachers acted as lesson study coaches. Researchers documented processes engaged in by participants. There were many crucial differences between groups. American teachers found it difficult to sustain a vision of teaching as a…

Analyzes the stories of three teachers/teacher teams who participated in a grant program designed to empower teachers to integrate technology in the classroom. Instead of experiencing empowerment, the teachers/teams experienced alienation. Two sources of alienation were: resources obtained by teachers through grant acquisition disrupted the…

Examined a collaborative teaching initiative designed to deal with diversity. A special educator co-taught a high school class with a general educator, then went on to implement collaborative teaching. Interview, observation, and archival data revealed instructional changes for teachers and improved student outcomes. External factors were as…

Examined why New Zealand elementary students in composite versus single-grade classes showed slightly lower reading performance, comparing the range of students' reading abilities, the nature of teachers' groupings, and other aspects of instruction in pairs of composite and single-grade classes from nine schools. Composite classes did not appear…

Three education classes of mostly prospective teachers provided instruction on issues related to lesbian- and gay-identified (LG) youth in schools. Written responses of 97 students revealed lack of knowledge of LG youth prior to instruction. Though some students voiced resistance related to religiosity, the dominant stance was a strong…

This case study examined sources of self-efficacy for a suburban African American high school teacher who persisted despite many challenges that could have affected her self-efficacy. Data from interviews and observations highlighted several themes regarding sources of and influences on self-efficacy (e.g., experience of social and collegial…

Investigated the relationship between the school context and teachers' views of themselves as professionals. Israeli vocational high school teachers, who taught high- and low-achieving students, matched images of themselves as teachers with drawings of other occupations and commented on their choices. These metaphors helped raise teachers'…

Argues that neither traditional "knowledge delivery" models of teaching, nor a purely "student-centered" approach, adequately addresses the challenges of student diversity. Proposes an emphasis on the sociocultural nature of learning and teaching, modeling learning as acquiring the capacity to participate in discourses of an unfamiliar knowledge…

Examined how British, South African, and Russian faculty view the relationships between their teaching and their understandings of its democratic purposes. Found a concern for greater equality between teachers and learners, and a widely held view that globalization may negatively impact lecturers' educational and democratic purposes. However, the…

Used transcripts from an undergraduate elementary mathematics methods class (n=12) to show the struggles and transformation of students. Analysis of the change in student thinking using M. Bakhtin's concept of "appropriation" reveals the teacher's initial judgment of student resistance and lack of open-mindedness. (SLD)

Makes the case that learning outcomes need to be reclaimed from their current use as devices for monitoring and audit and returned to use in aiding good teaching and learning. Introduces a model that starts from an articulated curriculum and embraces intended and emergent learning outcomes. (SLD)

Suggests practical recommendations for realizing pedagogical objectives in teaching morally contentious issues using insights gained from teaching such issues to second- and third-year undergraduate law students as part of a legal philosophy module. (SLD)

Makes the case for a shift in the emphasis of research on student ratings of teaching in higher education. Identifies four shortcomings of student ratings as in need of attention to increase the practical usefulness of student ratings. (SLD)

Used the concept of "hidden curriculum" to examine how course content and instruction operate to reproduce inequality within three academic programs at private liberal arts colleges: regular, all-college honors, and core honors. Findings show differences in curricula, classroom tasks, and interaction, and followup data support the findings. (SLD)

Provides a comprehensive summary of the literature on statistics anxiety, focusing on its nature, etiology, and prevalence. Identifies antecedents of statistics anxiety and the effects of these antecedents on statistics achievement. (SLD)