Explored the construct of extra-role behavior in schools, examining relationships between extra-role behavior and job satisfaction, self-efficacy, and collective efficacy. Surveys of elementary teachers highlighted three facets of extra-role behavior corresponding to three levels of the school system (student, team, and organization). There were…

Examined the thinking of six high school social studies teachers about two alternative purposes of classroom discussion (learning of academic content and development of discussion competence), describing ways that their conceptions and practice related to these purposes. Data from interviews and think-alouds indicated that respondents used…

Examines the learning of graduate students in a qualitative research course which used a workshop format to link research and teaching in the context of community development as a form of collaborative self-directed learning. Preliminary findings suggest that student research development is enhanced through group activities that support multiple…

Argues, in reply to Rowland et al. (1998) and from an Australian perspective, that teaching development (e.g., academic development/educational development) is a legitimate second-order practice and not evidence of a "dichotomy" between research and teaching in higher education. Appeals for a close collegial relationship between teachers and…

Describes a collaborative action research project at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) which utilized class debates in an international management class to develop students' ability to assess their own and each other's learning. Evaluation suggests the debates enabled students to develop a critical view of the topics and acquire "transferable…

Discussion of client-based management education courses reports on an interview study of management lecturers at two British university business schools. Lecturers were concerned with four issues: whether student participation was voluntary, the insularity of the learning process within client-based programs, the impact of organizational politics…

A repertory grid based on personal construct theory was administered to 58 teaching award winners at Canadian universities with the goal of identifying their implicit conceptualizations of academic work. Individual grids were aggregated to form a consensus grid that examined the relationship between the processes and products of academic work and…

Compared students' (n=101) interpretations of tutors' written comments on essays with the tutors' intent in three humanities classes at an Australian university. Found almost half the students did not interpret the comments in the way their tutors intended. Concludes that grading comments need to be carefully explained, with discipline-based…

Describes the situation in the United States and Spain regarding multicultural/intercultural teacher education. In both countries, educational systems grapple with questions of difference and social justice. Conditions in each country that led to the development of multicultural/intercultural education as a philosophical framework for teacher…

Investigated why and how teacher educators bridged the gap between multicultural and global education to prepare teachers for diversity and equity. Respondents wrote about lived experiences which shaped their world views. Significant differences existed between white and nonwhite teachers' experiences. Several interrelated qualities in teachers'…

Examined the experiences of preservice teacher participants in Project TEAM, an initiative at a predominantly white university to increase the number of minority students who completed teacher education and became teachers. Case study data highlight three themes: developing a sense of community with minority student peers, developing a stronger…

Describes a model program to prepare teachers from midwestern liberal arts colleges for urban teaching careers. Student teachers come to Chicago and live together, student teaching in local urban schools and completing regular professional development and cultural diversity activities. Pre- and post-program interviews and essays indicate that the…

Analyzed U.S. and South African teachers' discourses, investigating differences in development of commitment among teachers who engaged in talk-related activities within teacher education versus those who engaged in talk-related activities plus theory-enacting activities within diverse classrooms. Results highlight how developing commitment can be…

Examines multicultural and intercultural education in Sweden's teacher education and K-12 educational systems, discussing pedagogical strategies in multicultural classrooms and highlighting: Islam in the Swedish classroom; masking differences; focusing on differences; attitudes toward diversity; teachers in multicultural classrooms; and who is…

Surveyed student teachers in the United Kingdom regarding their attitudes toward including children with disabilities in regular schools. Respondents held positive attitudes toward the concept of inclusion, but their perceived competence dropped significantly according to the severity of the children's needs (particularly children with emotional…