The eight volume of JETEN is based on papers initially presented and discussed at the22nd Annual ETEN Conference organized in Coimbra, Portugal in April 2012. Thetheme of this conference was ‘Education: Key Competences for the Future’.The articles communicated in this… Read More ›
2013
Motivations for Choosing a Teaching Career and Deciding Whether or Not to Teach in Urban Settings
Yong Yu, George Bieger Abstract This study addressed the ongoing problem of the shortage of highly qualified teachers in many urban schools. Particularly, the study explored what motivates pre-service teachers’ choice of a teaching career, and to what extent those… Read More ›
Field Experiences and Teacher Education Programs: What Is and What If?
Reuben L. Yarmus, Nurun N. Begum Abstract The emphasis in U.S. teacher preparation programs is shifting from the college campus to the P- 12 school. But will augmenting the field-based component in teacher education programs result in desired program improvements?… Read More ›
Cross-curricular Mathematics – a case study
Maria João Naia, Isabel Cabrita Abstract Educational and academic success of the various subjects is not yet a won battle. For that reason, organizations continue to (re)invent methods which may contribute to that success. More recently, it is strongly supported… Read More ›
Young Children Solving Partitive Division Tasks
Ema Mamede, Amália Silva Abstract This paper focuses on young children’s understanding of partitive division when discrete quantities are involved. The study analyses how young children understand the inverse divisor-quotient relationship when the dividend is the same. The participants were… Read More ›
Who is the Beast? The Portrayal of Animals in Multicultural Folklore
Anne Creany Abstract Since ancient times, animals have played significant and complex roles in the lives of humans. Animals inhabited human’s living spaces as helpmate, sustenance, enemy, or companion, and they dwelled in people’s unconscious in dreams, as symbols, or… Read More ›
Future Teachers’ Perceptions of an Elementary Physical Education Practicum Experience
Lance G. Bryant, Jim L. Stillwell, Brandi Nichols Abstract Understanding future teachers’ (FT) perceptions of their practicum experiences could prove insightful for physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine FTs’ perceptions of… Read More ›
The Canis-lupus duality: A narrative history of the wolf
Dawn Bessee Abstract The literary depiction of the wolf has always been a reflection of the cultural regard for the Canis lupus. In Europe and Greece, the wolf was used to characterize unsavory qualities and was correlated to death or… Read More ›
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