The Teacher and the Teaching Profession: Current Research and International Issues

Edited by Marina-Stefania Giannakaki

ISBN: 978-960-6672-25-5, 655 pages, Hardback

First published in 2007 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

1.	Introduction Giannakaki, M-S	1
PART 1: Teachers and Subject Specialisms
Mathematics
2.	A New Non-Traditional University Calculus Course for Teachers and Future Teachers Baggett, P. and Ehrenfeucht, A.	21
3.	Fostering Mathematical Thinking: The Case of Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers Bloom, I.	31
4.	A Study into Teachers views on Mathematics in the UK using a Q Methodological Approach Coogan, J., Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Burton, E. and Cahill, S.	47
Sciences
5.	Elicitation of Learners’ Emotions and Misconception Refutation in Science: A Comparative Study Allen, M. and Coole, H.	61
6.	The Point of View of Primary School Teachers on Nutrition Education Cakiroglu, F.P., Ucar, A. and Kus, S.	77
Literacy and Modern Foreign Languages
7.	Preschool Reading and Writing Studies in Turkey Ustun, E., Boz, M. and Karaman, G.	93
8.	Implementing and Resisting Change in EFL Teaching in Taiwan Keng, N.	105
9.	Identification of English Consonant Phonemes as Fossilized Pronunciation Errors of Turkish Teachers of the English Language Demirezen, M.	119
Arts and Music
10.	The Opinions of Pre-School Teachers about Three Dimensional Art Work Akbayrak, B. and Durmusoglu, M.C.	133
11.	Why University Students in Turkey choose to Study Art and Art Education? Alp, O.K.	147
12.	Measurement of Musical Perception Gursen Otacioglu, S. and Aslan, E.A.	157
Physical Education
13.	The Opinions of Students and Physical Education Teachers about which Activities should be Included in the Physical Education Curricula Demirhan, G., Bulca, Y., Guven, B. and Kangalgil, M.	171
14.	Dance Learning – Is it a Constraint for the Pre-service Physical Education Teacher? Chow, L.P.Y.	179
15.	Teachers Perceptions on an ICT In-Service Training Programme: An Example of Greece Fragkouli, E and Pritchard, A.	187
PART 2: Teachers and Technologies
16.	Teachers’ Competence in ICT Use in the Education System of Latvia Geske, A. and Grinfelds, A.	201
17.	The 24-hour Society and New Technologies in Education Auzina, A.	209
18.	The Role of Teachers and Parents in Media Education in Slovenian Kindergartens Jurka Vodopivec, L.	221
PART 3: Teachers and Pedagogies
19.	Parent Involvement AS Education: Activist Research in Multilingual and Multicultural Urban Schools Schecter, S.R.	235
20.	Speaking, Listening, Planning and Assessing: The Teachers’ Role in Developing Metacognitive Awareness Jones, D. and Ludhra, G.	245
21.	A Study on the Attitudes of Preschool Teachers towards Play Gursoy, F. and Yildiz Bicakci, M.	259

22.	The Evaluation of Primary School Teachers’ Views on the Application of the Constructive Learning-Based Primary School Curriculum in Turkey Berkant, H.G. and Karakus, M.	269
PART 4: Managing Difficult and Abusive Behaviour
23.	Teacher Behaviour versus Student Behaviour: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics upon Student Behavioural Management in Malaysian Secondary Schools: A Study of Student Perceptions of Teacher Characteristics Palaniandy, S.	289
24.	Addressing Challenging Behavior in Smart Schools: A South African Perspective Hlalele, D.	303
25.	Future Key for the Prevention of Conflict in Schools: Anger and Communication Skills of Preschool Teacher and Counselor Candidates Ikiz, E., Vural, D.E. and Argun, Y.	315
26.	Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Child Maltreatment and Mandated Reporting in the United States Kesner, J.E.	329
PART 5: Teachers’ Professional Identity
27.	Utopia in the Classroom: Career Changers in Search of Fulfillment Daraviras, T.	339
28.	Professional Ethics in Education: A Theoretical and Normative Framework Monteiro, A.R.	351
29.	A Research on the Empathic Skills and the Attitudes towards their Profession of Preservice Teachers of Early Childhood Education Koksal Akyol, A., Oguz, V. and Yildiz Bicakci, M.	365
30.	Investigating Socio-cultural Adult Educators: A Survey on Professionals’ Beliefs, Experiences, and Context Vanwing, T., Jacquet, W., Knockaert J., Buffel, T. and Verte, D.	377
31.	Making Meaning of Social-Cultural Adult Education Buffel, T., Vanwing, T., Verhaest, W. and Verte, D.	389
PART 6: Teachers’ Training Needs
32.	The Importance of Education and In-service Teacher Education for the Professional Teacher Development Devjak, T. and Vogrinc, J.	403

33.	Construction of Pedagogical and Professional Needs Gonzalez, P.F.	415
34.	Open and Distance Learning in Teacher Training in South Africa, with Specific Reference to the North-West Province: Elusidating the Urgent Implementation of Distance Education for Teacher Training in South Africa Du Toit, C.	421
35.	Ethnic-Knowledge towards an Ethnic-Acknowledgment: The Importance of Differentiated Education for the Construction of Public and Popular Education in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reis, M.A. and Hora, D.	441
PART 7: Teacher Efficacy/Performance
36.	What’s Right with me? The Effects of Urban Teachers’ Identified Strengths on Teacher Efficacy in California’s Public School Marcos, T.	461
37.	Insight into Guidance for Instructor Performance, based upon Student Course Evaluations over Several Years Kelly, D.J. and Mcshane, W.R.	477
38.	Emotional Intelligence: The Trojan Horse of Performativity into the Teacher’s Soul Neophytou, L. and Koutselini, M.	499
PART 8: Teachers and Organisational Management
Teachers’ Involvement in Organisational Management
39.	Strategic Planning with Transformational Assessment Bardwell, R. and Fallahi, M.	517
40.	Barriers to Teacher Participation in Decision-Making in Egyptian Secondary Schools Hammad, W.	531
41.	Schools as Learning Organizations and Teachers’ Professional Development Kalin, J.	539
42.	The Use of Team Work Principles in the School of General Education Lusena-Ezera, I.	553
The ‘Teacher-Manager’
43.	The Headmaster’s Role in the Induction of Novice Teachers Valencic Zuljan, M., Vogrinc, J., Sesek, U. and Kristof, Z.	563

44.	School Leadership Behaviours-Teacher Job Satisfaction: How to Create a Happy Marriage. Introducing a Model of Responsive School Leadership Trisokka, L.	577
45.	Education Reform Implementation in Malaysian Schools: Challenge for Principals Malakolunthu, S.	591
46.	Factors Perceived by Secondary School Principals of Eastern Free State as Stressors in their Sphere of Operation Milondzo, K.S.	603
47.	Exploring the Italian Deanship in the Post-reformed University Faccin, I. and Wilkin, L.	611
PART 9: Teachers as Researchers
48.	Teachers in the Role of Researchers of their own Teaching Practice Hodnik Cadez, T.	625
49.	Research as a Factor of Teachers’ Professional Development Podgornik, V., Vogrinc, J. and Devjak, T.	641