Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies
May 2013 Volume 32, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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What about language while equitably assessing science?: Case studies of preservice teachers' evolving expertise
Edward G. Lyon
The three case studies, drawing on qualitative analysis of surveys, interviews, program artifacts, and classroom observation, describe secondary science preservice teachers' evolving expertise at... More
pp. 1-11
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Predicting teachers' achievement goals for teaching: The role of perceived school goal structure and teachers' sense of efficacy
YoonJung Cho & Sungok Serena Shim
The present study investigated contextual and personal factors associated with teachers' achievement goals for teaching. A total of 211 teachers completed an online survey. Hierarchical multiple... More
pp. 12-21
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Subjective well-being of Hong Kong Chinese teachers: The contribution of gratitude, forgiveness, and the orientations to happiness
David W. Chan
This study investigated whether gratitude and forgiveness contribute to subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) above the contribution of the three... More
pp. 22-30
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Leveraging cultural resources through teacher pedagogical reasoning: Elementary grade teachers analyze second language learners' science problem solving
Cory A. Buxton, Alejandra Salinas, Margarette Mahotiere, Okhee Lee & Walter G. Secada
Grounded in teacher professional development addressing the intersection of student diversity and content area instruction, this study examined school teachers' pedagogical reasoning complexity as ... More
pp. 31-42
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I think I can engage my students. Teachers' perceptions of student engagement and their beliefs about being a teacher
Jolien M. van Uden, Henk Ritzen & Jules M. Pieters
Student engagement is an important condition for positive outcomes at school. This study examined whether teachers' motives for being a teacher, their ratings of the relative importance of... More
pp. 43-54
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Job satisfaction and teacher–student relationships across the teaching career: Four case studies
Ietje Veldman, Jan van Tartwijk, Mieke Brekelmans & Theo Wubbels
We studied the development of teacher–student relationships and teachers' job satisfaction throughout the careers of four veteran teachers who retained high job satisfaction. Teacher data gathered ... More
pp. 55-65
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Educational equality or social mobility: The value conflict between preservice teachers and the Free Teacher Education Program in China
Dan Wang & Manman Gao
In 2007, the Chinese government piloted the Free Teacher Education (FTE) program in the top normal universities with the aim to enlist high-quality young graduates to join the teaching profession... More
pp. 66-74
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Getting personal with teacher burnout: A longitudinal study on the development of burnout using a person-based approach
Daniel Hultell, Bo Melin & J. Petter Gustavsson
Studies have suggested that teachers' burnout levels are stable over time. This might be because longitudinal studies on burnout have mainly used a variable-based approach. The purpose of this... More
pp. 75-86
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The impact of the type of projects on preservice teachers' conceptualization of service learning
Demet Seban
This paper discusses the effects of the type of project undertaken for a community practice course on preservice teachers' conceptualization of service learning. The goal of the projects is to... More
pp. 87-97