Essays about: "teacher quality"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 89 essays containing the words teacher quality.

  1. 21. The expulsion of pregnant students in Uganda: Teacher perspectives on a contravention of 'Education for All’

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Amoni Kitooke; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : schoolgirl pregnancy; student expulsion; education for all;

    Abstract : The denial of formal education to pregnant pre-tertiary school students contravenes universal access to quality education, yet the latter is a key aspiration of the 21st century. Only recently, in 2015, did Uganda draft guidelines on preventing and managing HIV/AIDS and pregnancy in school settings, with a COVID-19 related update in 2020. READ MORE

  3. 22. Does Teacher Training Make Teachers More Effective? Evidence from TIMSS.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christina Schwarz; Lukas Maschmann; [2021]
    Keywords : teacher training; student achievement; professional development; education; TIMSS; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Several countries have recently increased their efforts to improve teaching quality by focusing their attention on pre- and in-service teacher training. This raises the question whether such training makes teachers actually more effective. Yet, the existing literature on teacher training is limited and inconclusive. READ MORE

  4. 23. Transition Work Between School Years K-3 and 4-6 in Sweden : - The Importance of Teacher Collaboration in the Subject of English.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Lena Åkerman; Mikaela Linder; [2021]
    Keywords : years K-3; years 4-6; teachers’ perceptions; principals’ perceptions; students’ academic performance; transition work; transition collaboration; collegial learning; national governing documents; collective efficacy.;

    Abstract : This study has a fourfold focus. Firstly, the study aims to fill a gap in research regarding teachers and principals’ perceptions on transition work and collaboration in school years K-3 and 4-6 in the subject of English. Secondly, the study explores how these views affect students' academic achievement in the subject. READ MORE

  5. 24. Online Education : A study about students motivations and personalization

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Vu Duy Vu Manh; [2021]
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    Abstract : Because of the pandemic Coronavirus and proposals from the Swedish Public Health Agency, schools in Sweden had to adjust their teaching to distance education. The purpose of this study is to study students' motivation, understand what is inspiring for students, many students lack inspiration. READ MORE

  6. 25. Emotional expectations of educators : the social imaginary and emotional labor of teachers in American news media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Jeannette Longo; [2021]
    Keywords : teachers; media; news; social imaginary; emotional labor; representation; political economy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Drawing on Charles Taylor’s modern social imaginary, this study offers a perspective for understanding how teachers are represented and characterized in American news media. Specifically, I study the way the social imaginary of teachers contributes to the performance of Arlie Russell Hochschild’s notion of emotional labor. READ MORE