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The effects of case methods on preservice physical education teachers' value orientations

Creator:: Timken, Gay L.
Abstract:: Preservice teachers' beliefs and values develop due to their long "apprenticeship of observation" (Lortie, 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares, 1992). Case methods may be one curricular tool by which to instill change in preservice teachers' beliefs and values. This study investigated the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ..........................................................................................................9 Student Teacher Cohort

A survey of physical education teachers' attitudes and knowledge about working with Mexican Americans

Creator:: Tabb, James Kirk
Abstract:: Attitude and knowledge levels of physical education teachers about working with Mexican American students and families were measured using Doyle and Chng's (1994) Mexican American Attitude and Knowledge Scale (MAAKS). Multicultural training, adapted physical education training, and other relative experiences that might affect attitude and knowledge levels were analyzed. Participants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: attitude levels. Ultimately, the hope is to maximize teacher effectiveness in working with Latinos

Characterization of high school students' preference for teacher race

Creator:: Hooper, C. Michelle
Abstract:: Racial integration of the Louisiana public school system had a devastating effect on its number of Black teachers. The state has yet to recover from this reduction, as fewer Black college students pursue education degrees. This study reports on whether or not the lack of Black educators has influenced high...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teacher. Based on student response, it is believed that exposure to a racially diverse teaching staff may

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Creator:: Williams, Joy K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this ethnographic study was to explore White, female teachers’ attitudes and perspectives towards their African American students, the Black/White Achievement Gap, and their teaching practice in regards to their students’ achievement, through the use of focus group discussions. The target group for this study was White, female...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . But what does it mean to be a “good” teacher, especially in a classroom where the student body is

A Korean elementary teacher's beliefs about teaching and learning and its impact on interactions and norms in mathematics classroom

Creator:: Cho, Cheong-soo
Abstract:: This study described how and why a Korean elementary teacher taught mathematics as he did. Specifically, the study sought to describe his beliefs about the teaching and learning of mathematics and relate them to patterns of classroom interaction and norms. An ethnographic inquiry guided the study of one third grade...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: how and why a Korean elementary teacher taught mathematics as he did. Specifically, the study sought

Middle school science teachers' personal growth and professional development : what do they mean?

Creator:: Holmes, Frank L.
Abstract:: A teacher may say, "I have twenty years of experience," but just what does it mean? This study suggests explanations for the meaning of "Experience," not by looking at the number of years in a classroom, but at what teachers did in those years that could make the teaching experience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: effects of teacher growth on student learning and education and the extent to which teachers are able to

Critical factors affecting the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes : A Delphi study of the opinions of community college personnel

Creator:: Somerville, Jerry A.
Abstract:: The two-fold purpose of this study was to identify critically important factors that affect the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes and study why they were critically important. A three-round Delphi process was used in both a pilot project and in a full study to solicit the opinions of individuals...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teacher experiences at the classroom level. Second, she concluded that assessment of student learning

A comparative study of Chinese and American youth culture

Creator:: Luo, Laiou
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore American and Chinese college student underlying cultural assumptions, which influence their perceptions and behaviors in various domains of life. The objectives of this study were to: (a) To generate timely knowledge of Chinese and American youth's cultural images, meanings, and frame of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: explore American and Chinese college student underlying cultural assumptions, which influence their

Perceptions of agricultural education teacher preparation programs toward distance education

Creator:: Nelson, Susanne J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify if differences existed in perceived barrier factors and perceived attitude factors toward distance education between faculty and administrators in the decision stage and those in the implementation stage of distance education technology adoption. Information was gathered from teaching faculty and program leaders...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in June 1999. It states, "In distance education (or distance learning) the teacher and the student

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The effects of case methods on preservice physical education teachers' value orientations

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

A survey of physical education teachers' attitudes and knowledge about working with Mexican Americans

Characterization of high school students' preference for teacher race

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

A Korean elementary teacher's beliefs about teaching and learning and its impact on interactions and norms in mathematics classroom

Middle school science teachers' personal growth and professional development : what do they mean?

Critical factors affecting the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes : A Delphi study of the opinions of community college personnel

A comparative study of Chinese and American youth culture

Perceptions of agricultural education teacher preparation programs toward distance education

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