Teachers' education, classroom quality, and young children's academic skills: results from seven studies of preschool programs   总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10  

Early DM  Maxwell KL  Burchinal M  Alva S  Bender RH  Bryant D  Cai K  Clifford RM  Ebanks C  Griffin JA  Henry GT  Howes C  Iriondo-Perez J  Jeon HJ  Mashburn AJ  Peisner-Feinberg E  Pianta RC  Vandergrift N  Zill N 《Child development》2007,78(2):558-580

In an effort to provide high-quality preschool education, policymakers are increasingly requiring public preschool teachers to have at least a Bachelor's degree, preferably in early childhood education. Seven major studies of early care and education were used to predict classroom quality and children's academic outcomes from the educational attainment and major of teachers of 4-year-olds. The findings indicate largely null or contradictory associations, indicating that policies focused solely on increasing teachers' education will not suffice for improving classroom quality or maximizing children's academic gains. Instead, raising the effectiveness of early childhood education likely will require a broad range of professional development activities and supports targeted toward teachers' interactions with children.  相似文献   

Teaching and nurturing: changing conceptions of self as teacher in a case study of becoming a teacher     

Robert V. Bullough JR  J. Gary Knowles 《International journal of qualitative studies in education》2013,26(2):121-140

Interest is growing in better understanding how teachers think and how they come to think like teachers. From a theoretical orientation informed by insights gained from symbolic inter‐actionism, recent research in the role metaphors play in self‐understanding, and schema theory, the authors present a case study of the first year of teaching of a divorced mother of five young children. Over the course of the year this teacher's understanding of herself as teacher changes, as indicated by changes in her personal teaching metaphor, teacher is nurturer. The reasons for these changes are explored. Of particular note is the struggle this teacher has balancing the demands of home and work. Finally, some implications for teacher education are discussed.  相似文献   

Distance education for aboriginal communities in Canada: Past experience and future potential     

Steve Gruber  Gary Coldevin 《The American journal of distance education》2013,27(3):48-61

Abstract

Past experience with an industrial, classroom‐based educational model for aboriginal students has revealed severe limitations that have resulted in secondary graduation levels far below those of the Canadian population in general. Distance education has the potential to redress many of the traditional model's inherent weaknesses, including the reduction of problems associated with cultural assimilation. Distance education also has the potential to enhance the multimedia resources of band‐controlled schools, schools that have shown good promise in raising retention and attainment rates. This article reviews the current situation pertaining to education in Canadian aboriginal communities, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of two distance education programs for aboriginals, and concludes with key guidelines for future distance education endeavors.  相似文献   

Editor's Note     

Gary W. White 《Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship》2013,18(3):1-2

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Matthew C. Ehrlich. Radio Utopia: Postwar Audio Documentary in the Public Interest     

Gary C. Woodward 《Mass Communication and Society》2013,16(1):157-159

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Local Education Authorities and the Organisation of Secondary Education, 1943-1950     

Gary Mcculloch 《牛津教育评论》2013,39(2-3):235-246

This article explores the attitudes adopted by local education authorities in England and Wales towards the reorganisation of secondary education in the new era of secondary education for all that was introduced through the Education Act of 1944. In general the Ministry of Education and the post-war Labour government actively encouraged Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to introduce a tripartite system of grammar, technical and modern schools in their areas. However, in many cases it is difficult to attribute LEA support for a bipartite or tripartite system to supine acquiescence; the LEAs involved were also making a principled choice to define the nature of educational provision in their own areas. The article discusses in particular depth the views of LEAs that preferred a bipartite arrangement, and those that promoted tripartism, in order to identify the character of the issues as they appeared to LEAs in this period.  相似文献   

THE COMMUNITY CHURCH SCHOOL     

At Gary  Indiana 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(6)

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Managing IT-enabled transformation in the public sector: A case study on e-government in South Korea     

Hyun Jeong Kim  Gary Pan  Shan Ling Pan 《Government Information Quarterly》2007

The implementation of e-government is a burgeoning phenomenon across the globe. It improves and enhances the infrastructures and services provided to the citizens. However, a review of the IS literature reveals that research on the implementation of e-government is rather limited, which could be due to the general misconception of the public sectors as rigid and risk-averse establishments. The shortage of studies on e-government’s implementation presents a knowledge gap that needs to be plugged. This gap is significantly amplified by the increasing number of e-government initiatives being implemented by governments in recent years. This paper describes and analyzes South Korea’s Supreme Court Registry Office, which has implemented e-government. The case study discusses practical implications and suggests future research areas. Findings of the study include the alignment of technology and business processes, integration of resources into core business activities, integrating stakeholders’ trust and commitment, and better understanding of the role of organizational learning, which can enhance the adoption and institutionalization of e-government initiatives.  相似文献   

Identity in customer service chat interaction: Implications for virtual reference     

Michelle M. Kazmer  Gary Burnett  Michael H. Dickey 《Library & information science research》2007

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Measuring Socioeconomic Status at the School Level     

James H. McMillan  Gary T. Henry  Diane Crosby  Kent C. Dickey 《Educational Measurement》1995,14(1):15-21

Why is there an increased need for quantitative indicators of student socioeconomic status at the school level? What alternative approaches have been used to measure SES? Can principals accurately estimate the SES distribution of their student populations? How do their estimates correlate with other indexes o f family SES?  相似文献