OBJECTIVE To develop a theory that explains the process of how teachers' perception of multilevel policies may influence nutrition education (NE) teaching strategies in Head Start preschools. DESIGN Semistructured telephone interviews. SETTING North Carolina Head Start preschools. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-two Head Start teachers. PHENOMENON OF INTEREST All interviews were transcribed verbati...

Schools across the country are pressured to reform by federal and state mandates. Because resistance is a major factor in reform failure, it is crucial for principals to discover why teachers resist change. This article explores the leadership and organizational change literature regarding some common barriers to change. Research-based strategies to promote change readiness and steps to overcom...

Three Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland and Norway, participated in the IEA SITES 2006 study.All the three countries have launched huge policy and investment programmes to promote digital literacy and readiness for the information age. In relation to the remarkable Finnish Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results, it is interesting to see if the Finnish school system may b...

The most popular criterion cited in the dance literature for advancement to pointe work is attainment of the chronological age of 12 years. However, dancers at this age vary greatly in terms of musculoskeletal maturity and motor skill development. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether objective, functional tests could be used in conjunction with dance teacher expertise to determi...

Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka, and Vanessa Coca focus on the importance of improving college access and readiness for low-income and minority students in urban high schools. They stress the aspirations-attainment gap: although the college aspirations of all U.S. high school students, regardless of race, ethnicity, and family income, have increased dramatically over the past several decades, s...

Teachers are the primary implementers of social and emotional learning (SEL) programs. Their beliefs about SEL likely influence program delivery, evaluation, and outcomes. A simple tool for measuring these beliefs could be used by school administrators to determine school readiness for SEL programming and by researchers to better understand teacher variables that impact implementation fidelity ...

In this study, pre-service teachers’ attitudes and readiness towards e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic were examined. This research was carried out in Fall Semester of 2020-2021 Academic Year, with participation 519 teachers from Balıkesir University Necatibey Faculty Education Sport Sciences, Department Physical Sports Education. collection data, General Attitude Scale developed by Hazne...

This research was examined the teachers’ readiness for implementation of 21st century skills in teaching English private primary schools Buleleng. The done North Bali Bilingual School and SD Mutiara. respondents involved this were 15 respondents. There teachers, teachers who use as medium instruction, headmaster becoming subject. analyzed from perceived observed readiness. However, article focu...