ERIC Number: EJ1017655
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-May
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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School Culture: Teachers' Beliefs, Behaviors, and Instructional Practices
Hongboontri, Chantarath; Keawkhong, Natheeporn
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v39 n5 Article 5 May 2014
This mixed-methods research project documents the school culture of Hope University's Language Institute and reveals the reciprocal relationship between the school culture and the instructional practices of the English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in this particular institute. Altogether, 62 EFL teachers agreed to complete a questionnaire. Of these, 14 participated in semi-structured interviews and classroom observations; 2 agreed to be interviewed but did not allow their classrooms to be observed. Quantitative data demonstrated strong correlations among eight social organizational variables of a school culture. Qualitative data further revealed the influences of a school culture on these teacher participants' instructional practices.
Descriptors: School Culture, Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Likert Scales, Foreign Countries, Observation, Teacher Characteristics, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Collaboration, Native Speakers, Disadvantaged, Semi Structured Interviews, Institutes (Training Programs), Mixed Methods Research
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand
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