This study drew upon the recently developed Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI) to compare and contrast the teaching perspectives of cooperating teachers against a range of demographic data specific to cooperating teachers. The outcomes indicate, among other things, that a high percentage of cooperating teachers base their pedagogical relationship with learners upon a Nurturing perspective, t...

I analyze current policy and practice relating to the preparation and selection of teachers for rural areas of Australia and, in turn, contrast these to the corresponding perceptions of rural teachers. Conclusions are drawn regarding (a) the need for specialised preparation programmes for rural teachers and (b) the responsibility of education departments in the development of specific rural sta...

pairing theory with methodology, this study demonstrates how efl teachers’ limited wait-time practice structures in and affects the structuring of the unfolding classroom discourse with reference to learners’ participation opportunities. informed by the tenets of conversation analysis, we have observed, videotaped, and transcribed line-by-line 10 efl teachers’ naturally-occurring classroom inte...

This study aimed to examine the effect of EFL teachers’ level of instruction, education, and experience on their perceptions of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) on the one hand and the effect of teachers’ ICC perceptions on their practices of teaching culture on the other. The participants of this study were 111 EFL teachers (59 males, 52 females), selected through purposive samplin...

This paper reports on a study that investigated the pedagogical practices and beliefs of preservice and beginning teachers in integrating technology into the teaching of secondary school mathematics. A case study documents how one teacher's modes of working with technology changed over time and across different school contexts, and identifies relationships between a range of personal and contex...

This study examined the effects of classroom assessment practices on students’ achievement goals. The study included 1,636 ninth grade students and 83 science teachers from Muscat public schools in Oman. Results from hierarchical linear modeling techniques showed that class contextual features and teachers’ teaching experiences and assessment practices interacted significantly with students’ ch...

In 2010, a short-term case study project undertaken in an urban secondary school investigated various mLearning options in a range of classrooms. Mobile devices included students' own cellphones and/or digital cameras, as well as some proprietary software and hardware. Four different classrooms, teachers, subjects and classes participated in the research evaluation, which reported on effects th...

Lack of improved hygiene environment is one of the main risk factors of diarrhea and pneumonia among children aged under five in the world. These diseases are leading causes of death among them. In Kenya, located in the sub-Saharan Africa region, the health of ECD children is neglected. Diarrhea and pneumonia account for approximately one-third of under-five deaths. Changing hygiene practices a...

This study examines the findings from 174 case studies of innovative pedagogical practices using technology from 28 participating countries. The study looks at how classrooms worldwide are using technology to change the practices of teachers and students. Within many of these classrooms, the use of technological tools and resources supports students as they search for information, design produc...

This study examined technology implementation practices associated with student learning gains. Interviews and observations were conducted with staff at schools where teachers using reading or mathematics software with their students attained above-average achievement gains and at schools where software-using teachers had below-average gains. The findings highlight the importance of school prac...