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Systems Of Accountability As A Technology Of Governmentality: Policy, Preparation, And Inclusive Practice, Denise Lavoie Lafrance
Systems Of Accountability As A Technology Of Governmentality: Policy, Preparation, And Inclusive Practice, Denise Lavoie Lafrance
Open Access Dissertations
Neoliberal ideology frames the discourse of the current political rhetoric of education as an economic investment in the preparation of students to compete in a global economy. These discourses that emanate from policymakers shape the construct of schooling and control the trajectory of education in the US. As education policy becomes centralized, accountability systems are assumed to be the driver of positive educational outcomes and higher student achievement; however, the impact of these systems of accountability shape teaching practice and may be pushing students with disabilities out of the competition and violating their right to access and participate in general …
Practicing And Preservice Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy For Character Education, Carolyn Lowe
Practicing And Preservice Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy For Character Education, Carolyn Lowe
Honors Scholar Theses
This study explored preservice and practicing teachers’ perspectives on their preparation to support students’ character development and their sense of efficacy in implementing classroom practices related to this area of education. The research questions framing the study were as follows: (1) What levels of efficacy around character education do practicing and preservice elementary teachers from the same teacher preparation program report? (2) How do efficacy levels differ between practicing and preservice teachers? (3) What influences on their efficacy for character education do practicing and preservice teachers report? The study involved a survey of 79 practicing and preservice teachers, with similar …
Culturally Proficient Teachers, Lori R. Piowlski
Culturally Proficient Teachers, Lori R. Piowlski
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Action needs to be taken by teacher preparation programs to prepare culturally proficient educators who are able to deliver equitable instruction and inspire all students to strive for greatness if the achievement gap is to be closed. Existing literature mainly describes the importance and urgency to prepare future teachers for the changing demographics with classrooms across the United States. There is not significant literature on how it is being done. Therefore the purpose of this qualitative study was to discover how university teacher education programs are preparing teachers to be culturally proficient. A cross-reference of data collected from Adequate Yearly …
Multicultural Dispositions: A Viable Tool For Teacher Training, Franklin Titus Thompson
Multicultural Dispositions: A Viable Tool For Teacher Training, Franklin Titus Thompson
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
The practice of assessing the dispositions of pre-service educators has gained increasing attention among institutions of teacher preparation. Current debate often centers on the needs and views of P-12 children, researchers, and policy makers, at the expense of a forgotten voice—teacher candidates. In particular, this study examines the multicultural portion of the larger dispositional debate. Education majors (N=420) from a Midwestern metropolitan university were asked to rate the viability of 13 selected multicultural dispositions as a training tool. Utilizing a 9-point Likert Scale, respondents gave strong support for multicultural dispositions not only during the posttest (M=8.38) but also the pretest …