BACKGROUND Limited information on the covariates of burnout syndrome in French teachers is available. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative contributions of individual and contextual factors on the three burnout dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. METHODS The source data come from an epidemiological postal survey on physical a...

It is almost one hundred years since Dewey stated that the purpose of research in all its forms and disciplines was an “effort to understand and help others understand what teachers and learners do during the process of learning and what this means potentially for the education of teachers” (Dewey, 1904/1974). Early in 2003 the author of this paper began a research study that investigates the d...

This paper reports on the experiences of four Australian teachers who provide English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction to Indonesian secondary school students in a regional area of Central Java, Indonesia. These four teachers were all native English speakers and experienced qualified teachers, however, the Australian State Department of Education that sent them to Indonesia did not provi...

This research study explores teachers’ specific emotions and the reconstruction of teachers’ professional selfunderstanding during a comprehensive school reform initiative. Through interviews and archival material, this study seeks to examine teachers’ specific emotions during critical incidents that occurred during the period of reform and to explore the reconstruction of their professional se...

The type of learning that takes place in teacher education courses typically results in pre-service teachers developing a mixture of knowledge, skills and values that enable them to become effective teachers in schools in the future. During their journey to become qualified teachers, pre-service teachers typically engage in coursework and experiential-based learning. By engaging in coursework e...

Understanding preservice teachers’ thinking styles and dispositions and how these are related to positive changes in their teacher behaviors provide valuable information for teacher preparation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between preservice teachers’ critical-thinking dispositions and three thinking styles (judicial, legislative, and executive) and their behavior change in...

©ARC Page | 62 Abstract The main focus of the study was to investigate the challenges of free primary education in public primary schools since its inception in 2003 in Kenya. The study was carried out in 9 public primary schools in Mombasa County, Coast province. The sample consisted of 9 head teachers, 36 teachers, and 18 pupils randomly selected. The study adopted a descriptive survey design...

The current study investigated perceived development of pre-service teachers in their Instructional Material Design (IMD) competencies through the course Instructional Technology and Material Design, which is based on a technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) framework. A total of 22 Elementary Education pre-service teachers participated in the study. Five activities based on ...

ABSTRCT: This paper proposes the method to extract the friendship relations of children by using motion sensors. Children learn to fit into society through living in a group, and it's greatly influenced by their friend relations. Although preschool teachers need to observe them to assist in the growth of children's social progress and support the development each child's personality, only exper...