Presents case studies of four exemplary Kentucky schools to illustrate characteristics of a statewide initiative designed to support standards based educational reform. The reform emphasized professional development, increased financial support for professional development, and used a decentralized model so that local needs influenced the types of…

Explored teachers' verbal motivational strategies, applying a framework derived from expectancy-theory which addresses student motivation for academic tasks. Audio-taped math and literacy lessons of two exemplary second grade teachers showed a high number of comments related to experiences and relatively few related to valuing tasks. Teachers made…

Developed a model to explain the causes and consequences of negative teacher-student relationships, analyzing surveys of Romanian high school teachers and students. Overall, teachers' approaches to student control, teacher morale, and teacher burnout related to students' perceptions of teacher hostility and negative teacher-student interactions,…

Investigated the effects of boredom/fatigue on Israeli junior high school teachers' evaluation of students' written compositions. Teachers graded 31 papers, placed in sequential order, which had received a grade of 80 percent from three experts. They graded the papers in one sitting. Scores teachers gave to papers they graded earlier were…

This think-aloud study examined the process seven academics used in reasoning through a colleague's biochemistry course portfolio. Interview data indicated that participants used a normative, case-based reasoning approach, comparing reviewees' practices to their own experiences, their colleagues, and prototypical or traditional practices. They…

Discusses how to teach aerobic fitness concepts to elementary students. Some of the K-2 activities include location, size, and purpose of the heart and lungs; the exercise pulse; respiration rate; and activities to measure aerobic endurance. Some of the 3-6 activities include: definition of aerobic endurance; heart disease risk factors;…

Examined prospective Tanzanian teachers' reasons for choosing teaching as a career, perceptions of the job, and future aspirations. Data from student surveys indicated that few respondents considered teaching their chosen career. However, although many of the respondents initially regarded teaching as a last resort, low-status, low-paying job, the…

Used data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond study to examine different paths to teaching grades 6-12 math and science taken by recent U.S. college graduates and differences in experiences and commitment toward teaching. Only 46.6 percent of new teachers were minimally qualified. Those with math or science certification were most likely to be…

Surveyed Israeli elementary and secondary teachers to investigate whether it was possible to distinguish between teachers with high versus teachers with low job satisfaction and factors that predict job satisfaction. Results indicated that the groups could be distinguished by teachers' perceptions of the teaching occupation and their principals'…

Surveyed and interviewed Israeli elementary and secondary teachers to provide support for an expanded conceptual model of teacher self-efficacy, the Classroom and School Context model. This re-conceptualization considers teacher tasks and relationships in both the classroom and school organization context. Results found a good fit between the…

Used interview and essay data to investigate history student teachers' development and beliefs about teaching. Most respondents became interested in the subject very early, independently of formal education. Models adopted during early school years influenced their attitudes toward teaching and teachers' role. Their tended to focus on their own…

Examined the impact of an interdisciplinary teacher project on the learning of preservice secondary teachers enrolled in a graduate level teacher education program. Data on four successive cohorts of students indicated that participants successfully created and implemented interdisciplinary curriculum and were quite positive about the experience.…

Evaluated the usefulness of peer interaction on the development of professional knowledge among prospective secondary mathematics teachers. Data gathered from following two students involved in a teamed, field-based practicum over 11 weeks indicated that peer collaboration and collaborative reflection helped facilitate teacher development. Peers…

Prospective teachers attending a mathematics methods course were encouraged to attend to and investigate their teacher-talk through a letter writing exchange with elementary students. This paper reports on their tendency to respond to correct answers and to supply the answers to incorrect answers, examining how they began to interrogate and assess…

Reviews the origins and development of the case method in business education, asserting that it embodies two distinct pedagogical traditions, one vocationally skill-based and the other emphasizing conceptual development and critical thinking. Reviews use of the case method at six British business schools, including the potential frustration in…