Elementary Partnership

Elementary categories, elementary toposes

Learning to Teach: The Influence of a University-School Partnership Project on Pre-Service Elementary Efficacy for Literacy InstructionTeachersâ•Ž

Bandura’s (1986) theory of self-efficacy suggests that efficacy may be most malleable early in learning; therefore, some of the most powerful influences on the development of teachers’ sense of efficacy may be the experience of teaching during field placements and student teaching. Unfortunately, pre-service teachers may not be exposed to good role models for teaching during field placements. T...

Elementary school children’s recess schedule and dietary intake at lunch: a community-based participatory research partnership pilot study

BACKGROUND School recess before lunch (e.g., reverse recess) has been suggested as a means to improve dietary intake and classroom behavior but limited research explores this school-based policy. This pilot study tests the impact of recess scheduling on dietary intake at school lunch. METHODS A mixed methods approach included assessment of dietary intake assessed by measured plate waste on fi...

Promises & Partnership

We examine, experimentally and theoretically, how communication within a partnership may mitigate the problem (highlighted in contract theory) of hidden action. What is the form and content of the communication? Which model of decision-making can capture the impact of communication? We consider free-form communication, measure beliefs (about actions and beliefs), and examine which motivational ...

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