Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, I conducted a randomized field experiment in fortysix traditional public elementary schools in Houston, Texas designed to test the potential productivity benefits of teacher specialization in schools. Treatment schools altered their schedules to have teachers specialize in a subset of subjects in which they have demonstrated relative strength (based on val...

one of the main concerns of teachers in modern learner-centered approaches is whether published teaching materials can meet the needs of students at a particular leaning situation or the teachers ought to prepare their own materials. this dilemma gets worse when the teaching situation includes a textbook prescribed by an authority such as the ministry of education. in such cases, the teacher ha...

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between teacher characteristics and peer victimization in elementary schools. We used data of 3,385 elementary school students (M age = 9.8) and 139 of their teachers (M age = 43.9) and employed Poisson regression analyses to explain the classroom victimization rate. Results showed a higher victimization rate in the cl...

This study aims to describe the teachers’ trends in teaching Arabic elementary schools terms of goal orientations and techniques. The research data was collected from 52 teachers using a questionnaire interviews. analyzed interactive techniques Miles Huberman. results show that relation orientation, give priority mastering vocabulary (34.6 %), followed by speaking (25 reading (23.1 last is writ...

BACKGROUND The impact of a bullying and violence prevention program on education attainment was studied in five elementary schools (K-5), over a 5-year period. MATERIAL/METHODS A multiple baseline design was used and academic attainment test scores of 1,106 students were monitored before and after the introduction of the program across the school district. This sample was contrasted with an e...

Children with disabilities present a significant social challenge, requiring special attention in the education system. Professional experience with these children does not have a significant influence on forming or changing of the regular school teacher's attitudes toward inclusive education (1). The attitude in which inclusive education creates the basis for mutual positive impact on them and...

Requirements for eLearning platforms have usually focused on the learners’ needs. However, very little studies analyze the required support from the teachers’ perspective, especially when the teachers have one or more disabilities. I have analyzed the problems disabled teachers face at the workplace and identified ten requirements for eLearning platforms to overcome them. Introduction Some admi...

background: one of the most important health concerns is dust phenomenon causing adverse effects on health. it often leads to serious problems in the city of ahvaz. in most communities there are a larger number of schools comparing to health centers, as a consequence we can easily use them for health education and promotion. therefore, the aim of this study is to determine knowledge, attitude a...