Five Vignettes: Stories of Teacher Advocacy and Parental Involvement

construction and validation of the translation teacher competency test and the scale of students’ perceptions of translation teachers

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...

a comparison of teachers and supervisors, with respect to teacher efficacy and reflection

supervisors play an undeniable role in training teachers, before starting their professional experience by preparing them, at the initial years of their teaching by checking their work within the proper framework, and later on during their teaching by assessing their progress. but surprisingly, exploring their attributes, professional demands, and qualifications has remained a neglected theme i...

Impact of Incredible Years® on teacher perceptions of parental involvement: A latent transition analysis.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of the Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management (IY TCM) training on teacher perceptions of parental involvement. A cluster randomized design was used to assign 42 classroom teachers to either an IY TCM training (n=19) or a control condition (n=23). Teachers rated parental involvement (i.e., bonding with teacher, parental involvem...

Advocacy for Leaders: Crafting Richer Stories for Public Health.

Media advocacy for the office-based teacher of family medicine.

(Fam Med 2003;35(8):544-6.) Editor’s Note: In this month’s column, Jamee Lucas, MD, Palmetto Health Family Practice Residency, and James Stallworth, MD, Palmetto Health Pediatric Residency in Columbia, SC, present a mnemonic to help us remember how to approach learners with specific difficulties and give them feedback. I welcome your comments about this feature, which is also published on the S...