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Spear-Swerling, Louise; Lopes, Joao; Oliveira, Celia; Zibulsky, Jamie – Annals of Dyslexia, 2016
This study explored American and Portuguese elementary teachers' preferences in planning for literacy instruction using the Language Arts Activity Grid (LAAG; Cunningham, Zibulsky, Stanovich, & Stanovich, 2009), on which teachers described their preferred instructional activities for a hypothetical 2-h language arts block. Portuguese teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Language Arts, Teaching Methods
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Lee, Elida; Somers, Pat; Taylor, Zachary; Fry, Jessica – Policy Futures in Education, 2022
This exploratory study responds to the criticism that non-instructional faculty or "academic professionals" at American universities are the cause of "administrative bloat." The purpose of the study was to build from the work of Rhoades (1998) and Kane (2007) to examine whether academic professionals at an R-1 (very-high…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Research Universities, Professionalism, Educational Change
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Clark-Gareca, Beth; Gui, Min – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2019
Instructional practices are fundamentally influenced by teacher beliefs. Cultural and pedagogical belief differences in EFL teachers can fuel a lack of professional understanding among teachers with contrasting perspectives about effective teaching practices. The present study examined the alignment between the beliefs of Chinese English teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language)
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Zdzinski, Stephen F.; Ogawa, Masafumi; Dell, Charlene; Yap, Ching Ching; Adderley, Cedric; Dingle, Rosetta – International Journal of Music Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to compare attitudes and practices among general music teachers in Japan (n = 135) and the USA (n = 136) concerning the integration of music with other academic subjects. Teachers completed a researcher-designed questionnaire, and results revealed significant differences in both areas. Music teachers from the USA…
Descriptors: Music Education, Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Rodd, Jillian; Clyde, Margaret – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Compares ethical dilemmas of 119 Australian preschool and child care professionals to those of a similar American sample. Findings indicate that American and Australian early childhood professionals share similar concerns, particularly in the area of staff-parent relationships. Adoption of a code of ethics was perceived as helpful for dealing with…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Codes of Ethics, Cross Cultural Studies, Early Childhood Education