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Ruys, Ilse; Van Keer, Hilde; Aelterman, Antonia – Educational Studies, 2010
In this study, the actual position of collaborative learning (CL) in teacher education is examined. One hundred and twenty teacher educators and 369 student teachers are surveyed on general educational beliefs, mental models and conceptions related to CL. The self-efficacy and the implementation of CL are also taken under scrutiny. The results…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, Teacher Educators, Beliefs
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Schepens, Annemie; Aelterman, Antonia; Vlerick, Peter – Educational Studies, 2009
This article focuses on student teachers' professional identity formation inspired by the tension between two layman points of view namely: being born as a teacher (i.e. based on demographics and personality traits) and becoming a teacher (i.e. based on experience). Besides demographics, personality traits and experience, the teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Personality Traits, Professional Development, Identification (Psychology)
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Engels, Nadine; Hotton, Gwendoline; Devos, Geert; Bouckenooghe, Dave; Aelterman, Antonia – Educational Studies, 2008
This study focuses on the profile of principals who seem to be able to shape the school culture to best encourage teaching and learning. Data from a representative sample of primary schools (N = 46) were collected through questionnaires for principals and for teachers (N = 700) and semi-structured interviews with the principals. Functioning,…
Descriptors: School Culture, Time Management, Transformational Leadership, Principals
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Rots, Isabel; Aelterman, Antonia – Educational Studies, 2008
This study focuses on the relationship between teacher education and graduates' intended and actual entrance into teaching. Moreover, it explores how this relationship differs for two types of initial teacher training for secondary education. A hypothetical model of graduates' entrance into the teaching profession comprising empirically grounded…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Labor Market, Graduates, Intention
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Aelterman, Antonia; Engels, Nadine; Van Petegem, Karen; Verhaeghe, Jean Pierre – Educational Studies, 2007
Research on the well-being of teachers was conducted at the request of the Department of Education in Flanders, Belgium. The goals were: (1) to construct an instrument for the Education Inspectorate; and (2) to conduct a survey in order to identify school-related conditions relevant for teachers' professional well-being. Based on literature and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Secondary School Teachers, School Culture
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Engels, Nadine; Aelterman, Antonia; Van Petegem, Karen; Schepens, Annemie – Educational Studies, 2004
The Flemish government considers well-being of pupils as an important output indicator for the quality of education. The education inspectorate needed an instrument to measure this well-being in a school context, an instrument that should also be a basis for actions plans aimed at enhancing pupils' well-being. The development of this instrument is…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries