A Survey of Students’ Knowledge, Thoughts and Feelings before and after their Erasmus Exchange. Vera Berg Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate some teacher-students’ outcome of their Erasmus exchange, analyse the practice of the exchange programme, share… Read More ›
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“Here the snowman could live, but he missed everyone” Recognizing the life-philosophical dimension in a child’s creative writing and aiding the child to develop
Tom Schoemaker Abstract In this article we analyse a short story, written by a child in sixth grade, to see what kind of life-philosophical dimensions can be recognized in it. Next we analyse the context in which the story was… Read More ›
A study of the religious orientation of public school districts located in the Bible Belt of the United States
Tom Bennett, George Foldesy Abstract This paper examines the religious orientation of public school districts in a geographical region of the United States known as the Bible Belt. The hypothesis for this study was that public schools located in the… Read More ›
The art of mime in education: a rich learning tool
Maher Bahloul Abstract Latest work within the Learning Through the Arts field included a variety of visual and performing arts activities such as drama, music, dance, film, etc. Rarely do studies focus on mime as a teaching and learning tool…. Read More ›
How can exposure to practice in a foreign context enhance the professional development of teacher students? Case study from South Africa.
Sissel Tove Olsen, Anikke Hagen Abstract This research paper presents a case study aimed to explore and analyse Norwegian teacher students’ professional development through exposure to the concept of Teacher Well-Being in a South African context. We have chosen Wenger’s… Read More ›
Attitudes of pre-service teachers towards taking risks
Mart Ottenheim Abstract When asked for an explanation of why certain activities in primary education are not done like real life learning, such as the subject ‘science and technology’, or story telling, teachers tend to point to external factors. Too… Read More ›
Group Mentoring: a Way to Retain ´High–Risk´ Teachers on the Job
Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen Abstract The present article concerns group mentoring combined with action learning as a way to counteract work related sickness and early retirement for´ high risk´ teachers. Focus has been on reflection and vitalization. The data shows that… Read More ›
Mathematics Creativity in Elementary Teacher Training
Isabel Vale, Ana Barbosa Abstract Creativity plays an important role in mathematics learning, so teachers must provide students with appropriate learning opportunities. This means using tasks, in particular those with multiple solutions and/or multiple resolutions, that usually require creative thinking… Read More ›
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