The Relationships between Elementary Teachers' Beliefs and Knowledge and Their Curriculum Implementationin terms of Depth of Implementation

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHOIJINYOUNG ◽  
Kyungjin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Teachers Beliefs

scholarly journals Teachers beliefs and technology use in kindergarten and elementary classrooms

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majedah Fawzi Abu Al Rub
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Elementary Classrooms ◽  
Distinct Difference ◽  
Advance Student ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Teachers Beliefs

With the increased availability of technology in today’s schools, concerns arise over whether teachers are effectively incorporating technology tools into their instruction in order to advance student learning and engagement. This project was designed to examine the types of educational technology practices that kindergarten and elementary teachers in Denver, Colorado, USA, implement in their classrooms and their beliefs concerning the implementation of educational technology in their classrooms.Teacher participants were interviewed to evaluate the types of technology they utilize in their lessons and their beliefs concerning the implementation of technology. The researcher found that teacher participants integrate a variety of technology into their classrooms. The results also showed that the participants are committed to utilize technology because they strongly believe that it benefits students. However, the results showed that there is a distinct difference concerning how technology is utilized in the classroom among the participants. Keywords: teachers’ beliefs, technology use, kindergarten and elementary students

Influence of Occupational Socialization on Elementary Physical Education Teachers’ Beliefs and Curricula

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Prior ◽  
Matthew Curtner-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Occupational Socialization ◽  
Socialization Theory ◽  
Elementary Physical Education ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Interpretive Methods

Purpose: Most research examining the effects of socialization on physical education teachers’ curricula is dated, has been incidental, and conducted in secondary schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of occupational socialization on the curricula delivered by elementary teachers. Methods: Participants were 10 teachers. Data were collected with six qualitative techniques and analyzed by employing standard interpretive methods. Findings and Discussion: Three groups of teachers were identified. These were nonteachers, conservatives, and progressives. The curricula they delivered varied greatly in terms of pedagogies and quality. Each teacher group was closely aligned to orientations for teaching and coaching, and these orientations were forged by the teachers’ socialization profiles. Conclusions: The findings provided clues as to how the cycle of poor and nonteaching might be broken in U.S. elementary schools. In addition, these findings served to potentially modify occupational socialization theory pertaining to physical education.

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