Teachers have a central role in the management and prevention of bullying within schools and are in turn involved in the implementation of anti-bullying interventions (Kochenderfer-Ladd & Pelletier, 2008). Therefore an assessment of teachers’ attitudes towards bullying interventions is needed to determine how helpful they perceived interventions to be. This study investigated teachers’ attitude...

This study examined preservice teacher attitudes toward and expected technology integration practices as compared to in-service teachers’ attitudes toward and actual (self-reported) practice of technology integration. The preservice teachers revealed a greater level of confidence in their ability to integrate technology and more positive beliefs in the benefits of using technology to improve te...

Positive attitudes of teachers towards teaching, are important determinants of their positive attitudes towards the integration of children with learning difficulties into regular elementary schools (Kii-GlavaJ, 2000c). Those attitudes could influence significantly the change of teacherc'attitudes towards the integration of children with fearning difficulties. This change is encouraged through ...

Research has focused predominantly on how teachers affect students' achievement on tests despite evidence that a broad range of attitudes and behaviors are equally important to their long-term success. We find that upper-elementary teachers have large effects on self-reported measures of students' self-efficacy in math, and happiness and behavior in class. Students' attitudes and behaviors are ...

PURPOSE High rates of poor knowledge of, and negative attitudes towards people with epilepsy (PWE) are generally found among school teachers. Their first aid epilepsy management skills are poor. It remains unknown if this is different among trainee teachers and whether educational intervention might reduce these rates. We examined the effect of health education on the knowledge, attitudes, and ...

AIM To estimate the attitudes of teachers, parents, and pupils in primary schools towards the integration of HIV-positive pupils into regular schools, and their knowledge about HIV/AIDS. METHODS Teachers (n=64), seventh and eight grade pupils (n=108), and their parents (n=124) from a big city and a small town in Croatia were examined by two specially designed instruments which measured their ...

A total of 274 preservice teacher education students were surveyed at the beginning and end of a one-semester unit on Human Development and Education which combined formal instruction with structured fieldwork experiences. The latter included interviewing community members regarding their knowledge of Down syndrome and opinions on inclusive education, and writing an associated report. At the en...

Background: Few studies have attempted to examine nurse teachers’ attitudes toward older people. Attitudes towards the older people are considered as an important factor in their care. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of nursing students and their teachers towards the older people. Material and Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Nursing Department, at th...

BACKGROUND Health professionals' attitudes toward shared decision-making (SDM) are an important facilitator of SDM, but information on these attitudes is limited. AIMS The purpose of this study is to examine attitudes, education and practices around SDM and risk communication in residents and their teachers. METHOD A questionnaire was mailed to residents in Swiss hospitals in postgraduate m...