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Turning Academics into Teachers?
Teaching in Higher Education, 1998Abstract This article starts with a personal perspective written by Stephen Rowland. This is responded to in each of the four contributions which follow. In order to stimulate debate from a wide basis of experience, Catherine Byron, Frank Furedi, Nicky Padfield and Terry Smyth were invited to respond as academics from very different disciplinary ...
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Fritz Heider – My Academic Teacher and His Academic Teachers
Social Psychology, 2008In the summer of 1958 at the University of Kansas, Heider offered a seminar based on the galley proofs of his forthcoming book The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations. Personal memories of the seminar are reported, and an attempt is made to reconstruct the European background of Heider’s work. It is argued that the warm reception of Heider’s book was
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Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement [PDF]
Econometrica, 2005 This paper disentangles the impact of schools and teachers in influencing achievement with special attention given to the potential problems of omitted or mismeasured variables and of student and school selection. Unique matched panel data from the UTD Texas Schools Project permit the identification of teacher quality based on student performance along
Eric A. Hanushek +2 more
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Chinese teachers’ perceptions of academically oriented teacher preparation
Journal of Education for Teaching, 2017AbstractAcademically oriented teacher preparation, which prioritises subject matter knowledge for teaching, is still widely practised in Confucian societies. Few studies, however, have investigated the impact of this academic model on teaching practices in Confucian contexts.
Wei Liao, Sihua Hu
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1940
At the beginning of his career Beijerinck had to face several difficulties, including the envy of several of his colleagues that a newly-appointed professor should have a new laboratory, while they themselves had to work in old and cramped surroundings. The manner in which he had been appointed had also caused great annoyance.
G. van Iterson +2 more
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At the beginning of his career Beijerinck had to face several difficulties, including the envy of several of his colleagues that a newly-appointed professor should have a new laboratory, while they themselves had to work in old and cramped surroundings. The manner in which he had been appointed had also caused great annoyance.
G. van Iterson +2 more
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Teacher characteristics and academic achievement
Applied Economics, 2019ABSTRACTIdentifying the impact of teacher characteristics on academic achievement has been a salient and reoccurring topic in education. We employ a twin-by-year identification strategy using matched teacher-student data from North Carolina to credibly estimate the impact of teacher characteristics such as experience, certification, and advanced ...
Moiz Bhai, Irina Horoi
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2014
In this chapter, I examine the tensions that arose when I changed occupation and moved from professional practice into the world of academia. I focus on the changes in identity that have accompanied this transition and the factors that influenced these changes.
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In this chapter, I examine the tensions that arose when I changed occupation and moved from professional practice into the world of academia. I focus on the changes in identity that have accompanied this transition and the factors that influenced these changes.
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Teachers’ Competence and Learners’ Academic Performance
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSISTeachers are the nation's development catalysts. They enable the country to generate and nurture learners who could propel it forward and lead to development. This paper aimed to determine the level of teachers’ gained information on Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) and its relation to their learners’ academic performance.
Evelyn Q. Pamon, Richard M. Oco
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Academic Optimism and Teacher Education
The Teacher Educator, 2012What can teachers and schools do to support achievement for all students? Surely this is a basic and critical question for teacher educators as well as families, communities, policy makers—everyone concerned about our children and our future. The question is not new and the answers proposed are legion. What could I add to the conversation?
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