This study intended to explore English teachers’ job satisfaction in Ilam Province in the west of Iran. To do so, a quantitative approach including teacher job satisfaction survey aimed at gathering personal information (demographics) and teacher job satisfaction questionnaire, the purpose of which was to gather teachers’ attitudes toward their profession, was used. Two-hundred English teachers...

Curriculum Evaluation of Teacher Training Courses in Education G. Ahmadi, Ph. D. The two year teacher training programs in Iran include courses in education that form the very foundation of the professional performance of the future teachers. As such, the curricula of these courses need to be evaluated in order to determine their probable shortcomings and take the necessary remedial steps...

The described interdisciplinary course helped a mixed population of in-service secondary English and biology teacher-participants increase their genetics content knowledge and awareness of Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) that arose from discoveries and practices associated with the Human Genome Project. This was accomplished by applying a critical literacy approach that allows pe...