In this study, the relation between primary teachers’ actual disciplinary knowledge and teachers’ perceived disciplinary knowledge in three distinct areas of reading instruction (phonics, fluency/vocabulary/comprehension, and assessment/intervention) is investigated. Participants include Portuguese primary teachers (n = 390) and American primary teachers (n = 390). Canonical correlation and commonality analysis...
Teachers’ beliefs and teachers’ practices tend to fit together. However exceptions seem to be significant. This study, carried out with primary teachers (N = 279), explores the relation of teachers’ classroom management beliefs to teachers’ classroom goals and teachers’ practices. A cluster analysis identified three distinct teaching beliefs’ profiles: teacher-centered, student-centered and ambivalent/inconsist...
Around the world, children who can exercise their right to attend school spend a significant part of their lives within the education environment. Therefore, schools have a great deal of influence on children’s development beyond the academic realm. Given this accessibility to children, schools have opportunities to help children develop positive character traits. Each community must determine what role schools...
This study aims to understand how a group of preschool/kindergarten teachers (N = 340) perceives and accomplishes linguistic and literacy oriented practices. Results show that, in a set of literacy and language tasks, teachers tend to value oral driven tasks and seldom engage in activities that relate to teaching the written language. This profile of educators is a reflection of prevalent views in pre-service t...
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are found internationally. This systematic literature review identifies interventions conducted on these students. Although the U.S. produces abundant studies on effective school-based academic and behavioral interventions, a search of over 4,000 articles published over 6 years yielded only 11 international studies meeting the selection criteria. Out of 11 ...
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