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Hong, Carrie Eunyoung; Choi, Geon-ah – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2022
Despite its importance in promoting student academic achievement and career development, writing pedagogy has received little emphasis in research and professional development efforts. The purpose of this study was to examine teacher perceptions and practices of writing in the middle grades from a cross-cultural perspective. 16 middle-grade…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Middle School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Yoon, Junghyun – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2019
Drawing on cross-cultural qualitative research in comprehensive (primary and middle) schools in Finland and Korea, this article explores students' peer relationships as well as tensions and negotiations that occur between student agency and school control. Based on school observations and interviews with students and teachers, this article…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Schools
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Klassen, Robert M.; Usher, Ellen L.; Bong, Mimi – Journal of Experimental Education, 2010
This study examines how teachers' collective efficacy (TCE), job stress, and the cultural dimension of collectivism are associated with job satisfaction for 500 teachers from Canada, Korea (South Korea or Republic of Korea), and the United States. Multigroup path analysis revealed that TCE predicted job satisfaction across settings. Job stress was…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Path Analysis, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context
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Ham, Seung-Hwan; Kim, Rae Young – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
This study investigates the influence of principal instructional leadership on teachers' effort to employ instructional strategies for nurturing student autonomy in learning. Nationally representative multi-level data for 7,879 teachers in 479 middle schools in Australia, Malaysia, and South Korea were analyzed in this study. In all three…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods
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Bellibas, Mehmet Sukru; Gumus, Emine – Cogent Education, 2016
Professional development for teachers has been a substantial issue in contemporary educational research and policy. Yet, opportunities for professional development activities have been very limited in Turkey. In this study, we examined Turkish teachers' involvement in professional development activities by comparing their participation with the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education