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Full-Text Articles in Education
New Endorsements Offered, Bethany Van Voorst
Emily Hageman Critic's Choice, James C. Schaap
Dordt Receives Noyce Grant For Stem Education, Kate Henreckson
Dordt Receives Noyce Grant For Stem Education, Kate Henreckson
The Voice
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The Qualities, Practices, And Theories Held By Award-Winning Second Language College Teachers, Leendert Van Beek
The Qualities, Practices, And Theories Held By Award-Winning Second Language College Teachers, Leendert Van Beek
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
It is important for second language college teachers to know what kinds of teaching and learning approaches are most effective for their students. This basic qualitative study presents the perspectives exceptional second language teachers have regarding their own qualities of excellence, practices, philosophies of teaching, and theories of learning. The purpose of the study was to identify, describe, and understand these perspectives. Sixteen of such teachers, all of whom had won one or more awards of excellence from professional organizations, were interviewed, and the collected data were analyzed through three levels of coding. The main research question regarding the perspectives …