ETEN Journal

Recent Posts - page 46

• Motivations for Choosing a Teaching Career and Deciding Whether or Not to Teach in Urban Settings

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  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?

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 1 )

  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

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Young children representing data

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Joana Ribeiro, Ema Mamede Abstract The study aimed to understand young children’s ideas (4-6-year-olds, N=24) when collecting, organizing and representing data. It focuses on: 1) How do children understand data collection and organization? 2) What sort of difficulties do children… Read More ›

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