Pastoral Care in Initial Teacher Education: A Survey of Secondary Teacher Education Institutions

The study reported in this paper was undertaken to discover the extent of pastoral care training carried out during secondary initial teacher education. Questionnaires were sent to heads of initial teacher education institutions in England and Wales. It was found that institutions were likely to provide some form of training in pastoral care but the extent and method of training varied greatly between institutions. However, training in actual practical skills such as basic counselling skills was much less likely to be available. The authors conclude that there is still some considerable way to go before newly qualified teachers are likely to feel adequately prepared for their pastoral roles.     

Teachers' Perceptions of Classroom Competencies over a Decade of Change

A study of four teacher samples, surveyed between 1991 and 1998, has investigated similarities and differences in teaching styles, classroom behaviours and reactions to changes between teachers nominated by their students as influential on study decisions and non-nominated classroom teachers. Differences and similarities in response of teachers over a decade marked by significant changes in policy and practice have also been examined, especially with regard to the conflict between economic rationalist/instrumental and humanistic/ affective ideologies evident in education which has intensified in recent years. Similarities between the 'exemplary' and broadly representative classroom teachers in terms of classroom ideals, constructs of teaching competencies and teaching styles are observed, along with the persisting commitment to student-centred repertoires, despite external organisational pressures. Complex responses to change are noted, including a slight reduction in stress of most recent teacher cohorts over the period, with a continuing high level of work fulfilment.     

The Concept of Pastoral Care: A Genealogical Analysis

This article considers the implications of a small‐scale research project, undertaken by the authors, which used the example of the Massage in Schools Programme (a simple peer massage programme) to ascertain whether the planned use of touch‐based activity can support the growth of social and emotional skills in the primary classroom. Such claims are considered within the context of a modern society that is ill at ease with touch. Data, including observations of children and interviews with children and staff, were collected in two primary school classrooms pre, during and post the introduction of a six‐week massage programme, led by Massage in Schools practitioners. The findings of this project demonstrate that the number of social relationships reported by children did increase post intervention. The article goes on to consider the possible mechanisms by which this was achieved and features of the classroom context that may mediate the impact of the intervention. The authors conclude that a touch‐based intervention such as the Massage in Schools Programme may have a positive and potentially educational value for children and schools and support the growth of social and emotional skills.     

The Impact of a Summer Bridge Program on Nontraditional Student Development: Teacher Care Matters

Summer bridge programs (SBPs) improve the likelihood that students will succeed in postsecondary education. The majority of SBP research has focused on programs designed for underprepared high school graduates rather than nontraditional populations (i.e., older, [General Education Diploma] GED-holders, parents, etc.). This study sought to address this literature gap by taking a qualitative approach to discover how nontraditional students felt they had developed, both academically and personally, during their respective experiences with a technical and vocational SBP. Results showed that students reported growing personally and affectively (64%) more than academically (36%), and they attributed the majority of growth to instructors (77%) rather than program content (23%). Findings are discussed in terms of SBP curriculum and instructional practices that may promote nontraditional students’ college preparation and persistence to award attainment.     

A Survey of Teacher Attitudes and Beliefs Related to Educational Computing

No abstract available for this article.     

Perceptions in Role Change from Teacher to Counselor: Intra-Role Conflict and Motivation for Change1

Twelve former teachers who had been counseling for no more than two years were interviewed on how they experienced the processes of role change from teacher to counselor. This article extends the findings reported in an earlier paper and deals with intra-role conflict and with the motivation for changing roles. The following hypotheses emerged from the study: (a) if teaching experience heightens the conflict in perceived incompatibility of role expectations, then it is dysfunctional to becoming a counselor; and (b) teachers enter counseling primarily because they seek to fulfill an inner desire for growth toward what they perceive as their ideal role in education. The implications of the testimony given by the counselors for counselor preparation programs and for the structure of roles in schools were examined.     

The Impact of Greek Affiliation on Students’ Educational Objectives: Longitudinal Change in Clark-Trow Educational Philosophies

Change in 4,119 students' freshman to senior ratings of four educational philosophies (vocational, academic, collegiate, and nonconformist) provided four measures of educational impact. Repeated measures analyses of variance compared changes in philosophy as a function of Greek affiliation, controlling for sex, historical era, major, parents' education, scholastic aptitude, and academic motivation. Small but significantly different degrees of change in the collegiate and nonconformist philosophies suggested that Greek affiliation increased social interests and inhibited some forms of intellectual interests. These small differences across all students masked the moderating effect of major. In the nonconformist philosophy, for example, the Greek × major interaction reflected substantial Greek–independent differences among humanities majors, and progressively smaller differences or reversals among social science, physical science, and engineering majors. Possible interpretations of this interaction are offered.     

政策满意度、教师支持对公费师范生职业效能和职业认同的影响：一项纵向研究

教育政策的制定要着眼于师范生职业认同的培养,强化政策的激励性,合理控制政策内部张力,形成有效激励;同时要优化政策着力点,为师范生选择教师教育并长期从教提供有效支撑。在教师教育过程中,教师支持要贯穿理论学习、教育实习等不同阶段,防止重理论轻实践、重基础轻应用的倾向,提高教师支持的实效性。要处理好教师教育的专业化与职业化的关系,在加强师范生专业素养的同时,促进理论学习与教育实习的相互转换和协同一致,服务师范生职业发展。要高度重视教育实习在职业认同培养中的重要作用,建立大学教师教育与中小学校实习实践的有效联结和支持系统,帮助师范生跨越理论与实践的鸿沟,在真实的教育情境中历练本领、提升效能、促进认同。     

Emotional Contagion in the Classroom: The Impact of Teacher Satisfaction and Confirmation on Perceptions of Student Nonverbal Classroom Behavior

Teachers appreciate nonverbally responsive students, but what is missing is an understanding of the direct influence of teachers' self-perceptions on their perceptions of how engaged their students are in class. Using the emotional contagion theory as a lens, this study examines the premise that satisfied instructors expect students to mirror their own behaviors in the classroom through being nonverbally responsive. Results of the regression model confirm that teachers' perceptions of their own confirmation behaviors most strongly predict their perceptions of how nonverbally responsive students are in class. Thus, instructors who are more expressive will likely induce students to be more expressive, leading them to determine their students are being more nonverbally responsive. Further, expressive instructors will be more attuned to student interaction because they may subconsciously expect students to mirror their actions through nonverbal behaviors—they will look for it. Additionally, satisfied instructors view their students as satisfied and look for these feelings to be exposed via nonverbal response behaviors. Implications for teacher training and mentoring programs are discussed.     

近十年我国幼儿园教师培训需求研究综述

对近十年来我国幼儿园教师培训需求研究成果进行梳理和分析,结果发现:我国幼儿园教师在培训动机需求、培训内容需求、培训模式需求、不同类型幼儿园教师培训需求差异性等方面取得了一定成果,但是存在以下问题:真正幼儿园教师培训需求体系尚未建立;相关保障机制尚未形成等问题,为此,需要努力构建"高校-培训机构-幼儿园"三位一体研究模式,在实践中形成真正满足幼儿园教师培训需求的机制。     

A Decade of Transformation: Educational Policies in Central and Eastern Europe

The changes in Central and Eastern Europe caused by upheavals at the beginning of the 1990s had great impact on the formation and implementation of educational policies. A comparison of patterns in Russia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic shows common features which were rooted in the collapse of the communist system. At the same time these transformation processes were marked by considerable diversity. To elucidate these commonalities and differences, the following problem areas are examined: (a) decentralisation of responsibilities; (b) financing and privatisation; (c) structural reforms; (d) curricular reforms; and (e) evaluation, assessment and examinations. These developments are considered in the light of various theories about how periods of social transformation unfold. The article helps to throw light on the differences between the countries of the region in terms of how the educational changes were perceived and carried out.     

Film and the English Teacher: A Survey

This survey is a first, experimental, response to suggestions that readers would weIcome occasional guides to information contained in periodicals. It considers what has been written in the major educational journals about one restricted topic in the last decade, outlines the positions taken up, and indicates selectively where helpful work may be found.     

A Place for the Arts: The Past,the Present and Teacher Perceptions

A history and new study of teachers' views and practices regarding arts integration.     

The Three R's of Pastoral Care: Relationships, Respect and Responsibility

The author argues that over the last twenty years we have witnessed an evolution in pastoral care that is unparalleled in any other field of education. There has been controversy over the definition and these different views are discussed. The paucity of research and literature in the field and particularly in relation to the pastoral needs of teachers andstaff is emphasized.
In this paper it is suggested that the needs of school staff in respect of pastoral care are relatively neglected in the literature. Using the three R's of pastoral care – relationships, respect and responsibility – this paper focuses attention on teachers and their needs in the workplace. It is argued that attention to relationships, respect and responsibility enablesa proactive collaborative approach in which all members of the school community play a crucial role in the pastoral care of students.     

校本教研对教师专业发展的影响情况调查报告

促进教师的专业发展,提高教师的专业素质已成为现代教育领域的一个热点问题。校本教研是源于学校发展的需要,旨在满足学校每个教师需要而展开的教研形式,是促进教师专业发展的有效方式。本研究采用问卷调查和访谈法,从教师对校本教研的看法、教育观念、教育知识、教育能力等四个方面来调查分析校本教研对教师专业发展的影响情况。     

中小学教师教育法律素质现状调查与培训策略——基于宁波市调研的分析

中小学教师的法律素质决定了教师在日常教育教学过程中依法执教的能力。通过对宁波市中小学教师教育法律素质现状的调研数据进行分析,反映出教师教育法律知识欠缺、权利意识不强、维权方式需要引导等问题,并针对目前教师法制培训中存在的问题进行了分析,提出要加强培训的制度设计、加强培训课程和师资库建设、利用互联网等新工具创新培训形式等培训的有效策略。     

Introducing a Teacher Evaluation System Based on Teacher Effectiveness Research: An Investigation of Stakeholders’ Perceptions

Teacher Effectiveness Research (TER) could be a foundation upon which a valid teacher evaluation system could be built. However, even a technically exceptional evaluation system may be doomed to fail if the political dynamics that influence its implementation are not examined. This study examines the extent to which a proposed teacher evaluation system based on TER is possible to gain acceptance from the main stakeholders of the Cypriot educational system. The extent to which stakeholders’ reactions to the proposed system are associated with their personal interests and concerns is also investigated. Both groups recognized that TER could be a foundation upon which a valid teacher evaluation system could be built but were critical of suggestions that might reduce their professional power. In order to reach consensus, policy makers should establish procedures to ensure a clear understanding among stakeholders of both the theoretical assumptions of the proposed system and the type of concerns that stakeholders might have against change.     

Change Within a Teacher Education Program and Laboratory: A Reflective Commentary

Intentional, systemic philosophical change on an educational program level and on an individual level is often a slow and cyclic process. In this article, we reflect on the journey of philosophical change and growth from a traditional philosophy to an inquiry-based, Reggio-inspired one that occurred on both levels in an early childhood teacher education program and laboratory school over a period of 7 years. As an inquiry group, we reflected on the change we experienced in our own teaching methods, our interactions with staff members and each other, and our perceptions of change in interaction with our students. After carefully and systematically reviewing our reflections, five trends in change were identified. They were (a) recasting the image of the teacher and reevaluating the process of teaching and learning, (b) valuing dialogue, (c) cultivating a reflective mindset, (d) valuing outside perspectives, and (e) building meaningful relationships. The process of reflecting on and documenting our journey has improved our ability to articulate the change we made and to see our growth. Further it has illuminated future teaching and learning directions and aims that we intend to pursue. Finally, we hope that sharing this process will encourage others to examine what, how, and why of their teaching and learning in order to enhance their own professional development journey.