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Full-Text Articles in Education
Who Will Teach The Teachers?: Collaboration Between Liberal Arts And Education In Teacher Training At Bsc, William C. Levin
Who Will Teach The Teachers?: Collaboration Between Liberal Arts And Education In Teacher Training At Bsc, William C. Levin
Bridgewater Review
No abstract provided.
News From Cart, Barbara Bautz, Kelly Donnell
Cooperating Teachers As School Based Teacher Educators : Student Teachers' Expectations, Lourdusamy Atputhasamy
Cooperating Teachers As School Based Teacher Educators : Student Teachers' Expectations, Lourdusamy Atputhasamy
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore adapted and implemented a Partnership Model with schools in 1999 to help student teachers translate what they have learned in the teacher education programme into practice during the Practicum. This was realized through the utilization of classroom practitioners as cooperating teachers (CTs) to monitor and supervise student teacher’s teaching. This study explored the expectations of the student teachers from their cooperating teachers and the type and level of help they received from their cooperating teachers during the practicum. The areas in which help is desired and considered important by student teachers fall under …
Are Middle Years Teacher Education Courses Justifiable?, Terry De Jong, Rod Chadbourne
Are Middle Years Teacher Education Courses Justifiable?, Terry De Jong, Rod Chadbourne
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The recent growth of separate middle schools for young adolescents raises the question – do we now need separate teacher education programs in middle schooling? Or, can the staffing requirements of middle schools be met adequately by existing primary and secondary teacher education programs? This paper provides a contribution to answering these questions by discussing the rationale underlying a new graduate diploma in the middle years of schooling offered at Edith Cowan University. In doing so, the paper draws attention to the contested nature of innovations in teacher education and some uncertainty about what the future holds for them.
Changing Perceptions Of Knowledge : Evaluation Of An Innovative Program For Pre-Service Secondary Teachers., Neil Hooley, Rod Moore
Changing Perceptions Of Knowledge : Evaluation Of An Innovative Program For Pre-Service Secondary Teachers., Neil Hooley, Rod Moore
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Pre-service programs for secondary teachers have traditionally involved method subjects, where participants are inducted into the curriculum practices of two disciplinary or subject areas. In 2003, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, enrolled a small group of fourteen pre-service teachers into an innovative Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education that directly challenged these program assumptions. Method subjects were collapsed into an integrated study of the theory, skills and practices of classroom work and connections were drawn between all enrolled subjects or knowledge. Another key feature of the program involved all pre-service teachers being placed at the one school for their partnership experience, …
Well-Being, Burnout And Competence : Implications For Teachers., Hitendra Pillay, Richard Goddard, Lynn Wilss
Well-Being, Burnout And Competence : Implications For Teachers., Hitendra Pillay, Richard Goddard, Lynn Wilss
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Traditionally, the teaching role has been one of nurturing and developing students’ potential. However, teachers’ work today comprises a complex mix of various factors that include teaching; learning new information and skills; keeping abreast of technological innovations and dealing with students, parents and the community. These are demanding roles and there are growing concerns about teacher well-being and competence. In particular, teachers are experiencing increasing levels of attrition, stress and burnout. This study investigated the relationship between burnout and competence for a sample of mid-career teachers in primary and secondary schools in Queensland. The results break new ground in reporting …
Table Of Contents - Fall 2005
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Academic Leadership Journal Fall 2005 table of contents
Review Of Bonjour Laziness: Jumping Off The Corporate Ladder, Peter A. Maresco
Review Of Bonjour Laziness: Jumping Off The Corporate Ladder, Peter A. Maresco
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A book review of Review of Bonjour Laziness: Jumping Off the Corporate Ladder by Corinne Maier.
Administrators’ Perspectives Of Diversity: An Examination Of The University Of Florida, Brigitta Johnson
Administrators’ Perspectives Of Diversity: An Examination Of The University Of Florida, Brigitta Johnson
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The issue of successful diversity management is of particular concern now because of changing demographics. This research documents how administrators at the University of Florida have struggled with the challenge of diversity in recent years and makes suggestions for how administrators at other institutions can learn from this example.
Collaborative Action Learning And Leadership: A Feminist/Indigenous Model For Higher Education, Judy Witt, Four Arrows
Collaborative Action Learning And Leadership: A Feminist/Indigenous Model For Higher Education, Judy Witt, Four Arrows
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussion the intersectionality of feminism, traditional Indigenous models of leadership, and modern leadership studies.
Students’ Reflective Journals: National Standards For School Leaders And University Preparation Programs, Amany Saleh, Jackie Mcbride
Students’ Reflective Journals: National Standards For School Leaders And University Preparation Programs, Amany Saleh, Jackie Mcbride
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
This study was conducted to determine the extent to which student’s reflective writings during the educational leadership internship indicated if students were able to understand and relate the ELCC standards to their schools practices. A second purpose was to use these reflective journals to evaluate how well the program prepared the students for their role as future school leaders by examining how well their experiences aligned with the ELCC standards.
Expectations, Challenges, And Frustrations: Faculty And Administrator Perceptions Of Quality And Assessment, Fred A. Koslowski Iii
Expectations, Challenges, And Frustrations: Faculty And Administrator Perceptions Of Quality And Assessment, Fred A. Koslowski Iii
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The purpose of this study was not to evaluate the means or methods by which outcomes assessment and quality are being enacted in higher education, or take sides in the raging state and federal policy debate on institutional accountability and efficiency, but rather to describe the reactions, feelings, and perceptions of one particular institutions internal stakeholders to the increasingly shrill rhetoric on such topics. The present research sought to provide a voice for current faculty and administrators who will be responsible for implementing these renewed calls for assessing educational quality: specifically, their perceptions of the value, challenges, opportunities, and frustrations …
Web-Enhanced Instruction: A Mixed Bag, Carol Mullen
Web-Enhanced Instruction: A Mixed Bag, Carol Mullen
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Professionals are being expected to function in a progressively complex environment in all fields (Twale & Kochan, 2000). Technology plays a significant role in this challenge (Diem, 2002; Karlen, 2001), particularly for educational leaders (Mendis, 2002). Teaching and leading have become increasingly multifaceted art forms with the advent of learning technologies. University and school faculty are being expected to design, deliver, and assess successful online courses (Fuks, Gerosa, & de Lucena, 2002; Mendis, 2002), often without the necessary training and support (Walker, 2002). As face-to-face contact becomes reduced through online environments, effective communication becomes essential and barriers more pronounced (e.g., …
Nontraditional Alternative Teacher Certification Programs: Their Purpose, Design And Participants, Phyllis K. Adcock, Marc Mahlios
Nontraditional Alternative Teacher Certification Programs: Their Purpose, Design And Participants, Phyllis K. Adcock, Marc Mahlios
Essays in Education
When the subject of nontraditional alternative teacher certification programs is discussed among teacher educators, there seems to be a wariness due to the way in which nontraditional alternative teacher certification has been managed in the past. However, current research seems to bear out that quality nontraditional alternative certification programs are not only helping with teacher shortages, but are producing quality teachers who know how students learn and are effective in their roles as teachers (Ducharme & Ducharme, 1998).
Redesigning A Master’S For Teachers Program, Cathy Stockton
Redesigning A Master’S For Teachers Program, Cathy Stockton
Essays in Education
This paper describes the process that one college of education used to redesign the master’s for teachers program. Post-baccalaureate programs were redesigned to incorporate requirements of No Child Left Behind, school improvement, empirical based researched practices, and student achievement. All redesigned courses reflect an increased emphasis on field experiences.
In February 2003, all private and public universities in the state of Louisiana received a mandate to redesign all master’s for teachers programs. The redesign committees were to include P-12 administrators, teachers, community representatives, current teacher professionals and representatives from other colleges in the process. The redesigned post-baccalaureate education program had …
Academic Leadership In The Research University: Responsibilities For Faculty Governance, Michael Miller, Richard Newman
Academic Leadership In The Research University: Responsibilities For Faculty Governance, Michael Miller, Richard Newman
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Faculty working in research-intensive university environments find a variety of challenges to their time, energies, and resources, including finding balance between the traditional areas of teaching, research, and service. In most research universities, the research focus becomes all encompassing, and institutional service commitments are called into question. The current study of over 500 faculty in research university environments demonstrates the need for shared governance to be clear and purposeful in its work and intentions in order to muster faculty support.
Character Education: A Resurgence To Safety, A Perspective In Curricula Trend, Joseph Brown
Character Education: A Resurgence To Safety, A Perspective In Curricula Trend, Joseph Brown
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the need for character education in schools.
Table Of Contents - Summer 2005
Table Of Contents - Summer 2005
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Academic Leadership Journal Summer 2005 table of contents.
A Case Study, Initiating A Peer Mentoring Program At A State University With A Diverse Student Body, Frank Andrews
A Case Study, Initiating A Peer Mentoring Program At A State University With A Diverse Student Body, Frank Andrews
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The focus of this paper is on leading and guiding the change process as it applies to a Peer Mentoring Program begun this semester in the College of Management (CoM) at U.Mass Lowell (UML). Specifically, this paper will discuss the fieldwork with respect to the initiation and adoption of the program. A second case paper will look at the actual implementation and hopefully institutionalization of the program.
Half Is Great The Rest Only Good, Craig Johnson
Half Is Great The Rest Only Good, Craig Johnson
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A book review of Good to Great by Jim Collins.
New And Old South Elementary School, Gary Peters
New And Old South Elementary School, Gary Peters
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A case study of demographics in elementary schools.
In The Beginning, Mack Hines Iii
In The Beginning, Mack Hines Iii
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Volumes of research have documented the implementation of peer assessment in higher education (Falchikov, 1986; Huba & Freed, 2000). The literature doesn’t denote the impact of peer assessment on teacher education students. This study filled that void by investigating first-year teacher education students’ views of peer assessment.
Ricardo Semler: Creating Organizational Change, Christopher York, Peter A. Maresco
Ricardo Semler: Creating Organizational Change, Christopher York, Peter A. Maresco
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A review of "Creating Organizational Change" by Ricardo Semler.
Innovating Professional Development Standards: A Shift To Utilize Communities Of Practice, Teresa Foulger
Innovating Professional Development Standards: A Shift To Utilize Communities Of Practice, Teresa Foulger
Essays in Education
This paper is a report on the findings of an action research study that explored a non-traditional professional development process involving five elementary teachers and a professional developer working as a collaborative community. The interactions within the group focused on the creation and teaching of a three week thematic unit across grade levels and classrooms. Although technology integration was the proposed new learning, instructional strategies and innovative ways to collaborate were also explored. Qualitative data analysis indicated that when professional developers pay close attention to the social nuances and emotional needs of participants, communities of teachers coming together for a …
Wisdom, Intelligence, And Creativity Synthesized., Susan Daniels
Wisdom, Intelligence, And Creativity Synthesized., Susan Daniels
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
Wisdom, as explored by Sternberg is the application of successful intelligence and creativity. For thirty years, Dr. Sternberg has been a vocal critic of narrow conceptions of intelligence. In this recent work, he argues that a more comprehensive view of intelligence must go beyond the psychometrically based, IQ-driven views predominant in the last century.
High-Stakes Testing And Special Populations, Gary H. Sherwin, Todd Jennings
High-Stakes Testing And Special Populations, Gary H. Sherwin, Todd Jennings
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
This opinion paper critically examines the use of high-stakes testing on special populations. Without appropriate accommodations, standardized exams are not valid for some students with special needs. Unfortunately, many classroom teachers who must initiate testing accommodations lack knowledge of appropriate accommodations and regularly fail to provide the necessary testing accommodations. The deficit understanding of testing accommodations makes comparisons between classrooms, schools, and districts invalid since some scores loose validity. Solutions specific to standardized testing and students with special needs are offered and a more encompassing solution to the problems incurred from these tests when used for high-stakes is suggested.
High-Stakes Testing And Assessment: One Is Not The Other, Enrique Murillo, Alayne Sullivan
High-Stakes Testing And Assessment: One Is Not The Other, Enrique Murillo, Alayne Sullivan
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
Since the institution of the common school and the advent of universal education, Americans have placed tremendous faith in public schools. Public education cultivates an informed citizenry, one of the pillars of a liberal democracy. But more importantly, schools are a repository for our common dreams of human potential and individual self-actualization. Because they so thoroughly shape the lives and life-chances of our youth, school issues are freighted with an emotional charge. Education remains the last fully public American institution, one in which millions of students cast their common lot daily and strive to become better readers, better citizens, better …
To Wonder, Wander, And Linger In The World Of Standardized Testing, Randall Wright, Alayne Sullivan
To Wonder, Wander, And Linger In The World Of Standardized Testing, Randall Wright, Alayne Sullivan
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
The standards movement began as a nobly-intended effort to establish a core curriculum—a template of knowledge and skills that would guide teaching and learning across the K-12 curriculum. Our attempts to standardize curriculum may have unintended and deleterious side-effect: The atrophying of the mind’s natural tendencies for exploratory play and inherently imaginative dimensions. This paper engages us in a critical remembering of our pedagogical relationships with children. It reminds us of children’s ways of being and asks how we might engage them in a rigorous appreciation of curricular literacies without thwarting their wonderful wanderings. Ultimately, we worry about the place …
Lead Is An Action Verb, Kathy Dale
Lead Is An Action Verb, Kathy Dale
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the difference between dialog and discussion.
Leadership Excellence: Constructing The Role Of Department, Pamela Benoit
Leadership Excellence: Constructing The Role Of Department, Pamela Benoit
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The role of department chair in today’s colleges and universities is much different and more multifaceted than it was just a decade ago. Academic department chairs must conduct performance reviews, oversee budgets, carry out strategic planning, and negotiate their department’s identity within highly complex institutions (Hecht, Higgerson, Gmelch, & Tucker, 1999). Evidence gathered from ACE workshops indicated that as many as two-thirds of the chairs had no prior administrative experience and yet they face a demanding role requiring a wide range of talents (Hecht, Higgerson, Gmelch, & Tucker, 1999).