Teachers' instructional practices are among the most crucial components of a successful educational setting to equip students with essential knowledge and skills apart from increasing the effectiveness of instruction. The purpose of this study is to examine teachers' views and contentment about their instructional practices regarding the quality…

With limited studies that focus on middle childhood education and free play, this study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to free play of 120 early grade schoolteachers in private and public schools of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. The data were gathered via self-administered questionnaire. The study used…

This descriptive study explored how teachers implemented interactive practices during vocabulary instruction after participating in a professional development initiative comprised of an initial workshop to provide an overview of vocabulary research and instruction, opportunities for teachers to receive targeted feedback on audiotaped classroom…

In this joint reflection two of the contributors to this issue of the "Journal of Education" consider the processes and practices that led to the publication of their respective pieces. Since one of the authors, Katherine Frankel, was a doctoral advisee of the other, David Pearson, they also reflect on the mentoring practices they shared…

The attitudes of 16 exemplary African-American teachers (12 females and 4 males) on racial issues and the ways in which racism has shaped their teaching practice are explored. It is argued that these teachers understand the structural constraints of race better than they understand those of gender or class. (SLD)