Teacher Educators' Readiness,Preparation, and Perceptions of Preparing Preservice Teachers in a Fully Online Environment: An Exploratory Study     

Jillian J. Downing  Janet E. Dyment 《The Teacher Educator》2013,48(2):96-109

With a view to attracting more students and offering flexible learning opportunities, online teaching and learning is becoming increasingly widespread across the higher education sector. It is now found across a wide range of disciplines (e.g., business, health, psychology, accounting, information technology) and program levels (e.g., from associate degrees to doctorate degrees). Online delivery is also strongly represented in the teacher education sector at many universities. Research of online delivery in higher education generally and teacher education specifically has pointed to a range of benefits and challenges associated with this mode of learning. Within the teacher education literature, many aspects of the online preparation of teachers remain poorly understood. More specifically, there is scant literature on the experiences and beliefs of teacher educators in relation to their readiness and preparation for online teaching as well as their beliefs in relation to the appropriateness of online education for preservice teachers. This article responds to this gap in the literature and reports on an exploratory study that worked with academic staff, teaching in a fully online teacher education course, at a mid-size Australian university. Twenty-seven teacher educators completed a 34-item questionnaire that consisted of closed and open-ended questions. With regards to readiness and preparation for teaching online, the majority of teacher educators reported lacking confidence and competence in the technological and pedagogical skills required to teach online. By and large, the study participants were welcoming of individualized “at-elbow” support that seemed to abate some of their fears of online teaching. The teacher educators were generally divided on whether the online classroom was an appropriate method for preparing preservice teachers. This article concludes with several recommendations for consideration by teacher educators who work in an online environment and sets the stage for a more ambitious study.  相似文献   

Pastoral care,juvenile justice and the welfare network     

Janet Finch 《教育政策杂志》2013,28(2):133-147

This article considers the involvement of schools and teachers in schemes which develop work with young offenders as an alternative to prosecution. Data from one such experimental scheme are presented and discussed. Issues are raised about the consequences of schools’ involvement in this kind of policy initiative which begins outside the educational system and entails co‐operation with professional workers in other statutory agencies. A central theme is whether a tightening of the welfare network in this way is unambiguously in the interests of young people.  相似文献   

Women's Colleges—the latest lost cause?     

Janet Howarth 《牛津教育评论》2013,39(1):143-147

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Upper secondary curriculum in England and Wales: current developments and emerging structures   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Janet Harland 《课程研究杂志》2013,45(5):407-422

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Binding dilemma: Changing horses mid stream—Or why we stopped binding periodicals at HKBU     

Janet Frost  Wing Woo   《Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services》2007,31(2):85-95

A review of print and print + online English serials conducted at Hong Kong Baptist University Library in 2006 revealed low usage of many print journals calling into question the age old practice of binding serials. With binding costs escalating, serials budgets being reduced, and libraries increasingly purchasing electronic titles, it was time to review current binding practices. On conclusion of the review, it was recommended that binding of more than 85% of serials cease and be replaced by the use of boxes and that usage statistics be reviewed annually with a view to effecting further reductions.  相似文献   

Attitudes to Education in a Paediatric Renal Unit     

Janet Cross 《British Journal of Special Education》1983,10(1):21-27

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Educational Attainments of Spina Bifida Children attending Ordinary or Special Schools     

Janet Carr  M.D. Halliwell  Thomas Coram  A.M. Pearson 《British Journal of Special Education》1983,10(3):22-24

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Hospital librarianship: a proactive approach     

Bernal N  Schneider J 《Medical reference services quarterly》2002,21(2):65-73

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The value and role of Citizen Review Panels in child welfare: perceptions of citizens review panel members and child protection workers     

Jones B  Litzelfelner P  Ford J 《Child abuse & neglect》2003,27(6):699-704

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This pill washes whiter     

Fricker J 《New scientist (1971)》1998,160(2158):22-33

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