Considering that organizational climate corresponds to what organizational actors mostly represent and with regard to their organization and taking into account that the most intense student experiences occur within the classroom, we wanted to know whether student views on teachers’ leadership and practices are related to what they perceive as school climate. The students came from schools all ...

The vast majority of schools today are not prepared to support children’s social behavior needs. One challenge is that teachers may not be knowledgeable of evidence-based practices that can be utilized with children. This study explored teachers’ agreement ratings for evidence-based and nonevidence-based behavior management practices for children with emotional and behavior needs, and whether s...

This study examined the pedagogic practices of primary teachers in Ghana. The major goal was to identify innovative pedagogic practices, as well as to understand why the transmission practices continue to prevail in a majority of Ghanaian primary classrooms. Using a qualitative approach, the study tried to probe deeply into how and why teachers in Ghana engage with their practices, at the same ...

 In view of the fact that pre-service teachers’ critical reflection through evaluating teaching activity of their peers is an important part of practicum activity, the current study aimed to analyze the recall and reflection journals written by pre-service teachers to identify and evaluate the discoursal features of their journals. To this end, a total of 272 recall and reflection journals writ...

teacher questions are claimed to be constitutive of classroom interaction because of their crucial role both in the construction of knowledge and the organization of classroom proceedings (dalton puffer, 2007). most of previous research on teachers’ questions mainly focused on identifying and discovering different question types believed to be helpful in creating the opportunities for learners’...

The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of general education teachers related to their teaching practices and the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The teachers’ viewpoints about their planning and teaching practices, assessment strategies, and incorporation of reading strategies were explored. Interviews were conducted with ten middle school teachers ...

Abstract Studies of mediation practices typically focus on parental mediation, but during adolescence parents’ impact decreases relative to that peers. This study compares perceived and peer in the context media portrayals risk behavior adolescents’ perceptions thereof. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 278 adolescents aged 12 17 (M = 14.18, SD 1.62, 51.4 % girls) using Hayes’s proce...

This paper analyzes a coaching model focused on classroom management skills and instructional practices across grade levels and subject areas. We describe the design and implementation of MATCH Teacher Coaching among an initial cohort of fifty-nine teachers working in New Orleans charter schools. We evaluate the effect of the program on teachers’ instructional practices using a block randomized...

This study examined the technology integration practices of teachers involved in a statewide initiative via one cycle of action research. It differs from other studies of teacher technology integration practices because it simultaneously involved and provided direct benefits to teachers and researchers. The study used thematic analysis to provide a macro-level view of the technology integration...

This article analyzes a coaching model focused on classroom management skills and instructional practices across grade levels and subject areas. We describe the design and implementation of MATCH Teacher Coaching among an initial cohort of 59 teachers working in New Orleans charter schools. We evaluate the effect of the program on teachers’ instructional practices using a block randomized trial...