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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Barry Lee Reynolds, Sylvia Liu, Xuan Van Ha, Xiaofang Zhang, Chen Ding
Summary: This qualitative case study investigates the trajectory of student teachers' beliefs about teaching English to pre-primary learners in Macau within a teacher education course. Five broad themes and 15 subthemes regarding learners and learning, teaching, subject, self, and learning to teach were identified. The findings suggest that some beliefs were newly shaped and reshaped as a consequence of taking the course, highlighting the importance of pre-service teacher education programs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Scott E. Grapin, Ashlyn Pierson, Maria Gonzalez-Howard, Minjung Ryu, Caitlin Fine, Sara Vogel
Summary: Research in science education with multilingual learners has expanded rapidly. Conceptions of equity, focusing on access or transformation, provide a useful lens for understanding this research and charting a research agenda. This article traces the evolution of equity in STEM and multilingual education, provides an overview of recent developments, and synthesizes emerging research in three areas: learning, assessment, and teacher education. The article also proposes a research agenda and offers recommendations for making the agenda coherent and impactful, including being explicit about equity conceptions and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Eric Richter, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Andre Meyer, Dirk Richter
Summary: This study examines the use of Instagram for collaboration among teachers and its contribution to their perceptions of digital social support. The findings show that teachers engage in information seeking, information sharing, and co-creating activities on Instagram. Enthusiastic teachers are more likely to use Instagram for seeking information, while teachers with higher self-efficacy levels are more likely to share content. These collaborative activities are positively associated with various forms of perceived digital social support. The study highlights the potential of social media for teacher professional development and emphasizes the need for further attention in teacher education and research.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Lisa Marie Blaschke
Summary: This paper discusses the shift to online learning, the challenges faced by teachers and students, and the emerging approach of heutagogy for self-determined learning. It presents a case study on implementing heutagogy in a higher education institution and encourages further research on developing self-directed and lifelong learning skills through heutagogy.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Andre Meyer, Marc Kleinknecht, Dirk Richter
Summary: The number of online professional development activities for teachers has increased, but little is known about the quality of these activities. This study investigates the perceived quality of online PD activities by teachers and its association with their satisfaction and changes in practice. Results show high levels of cognitive activation, clarity, and structure in online PD, as well as moderate levels of collaboration. Cognitive activation and collaboration predict changes in teachers' professional practices.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Runa Westerlund
Summary: This study explores how preservice physical education (PE) teachers perceive the gap between university- and field-based courses, and analyzes their understanding of their participation in the subject didactics course and the practicum. The findings show that preservice teachers view PE teaching as practical skills and the advocacy of movement and health in the university-based course but not during the practicum. Emotional learning occasions, role models, and clear purposes are suggested to support a critical teaching perspective.
TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Zhongling Pi, Wei Liu, Hongjuan Ling, Xingyu Zhang, Xiying Li
Summary: Instructors often use spontaneous facial expressions and body gestures while teaching to express their emotions. These emotional expressions can have an impact on students' learning experiences in both face-to-face and online contexts. However, there is limited research on how specific design features of instructors' movements can induce emotions in video lectures.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yuanyuan Ma
Summary: This study examines the influence of teachers' self-efficacy and creativity on EFL learners' academic achievement. The existing evidence suggests the beneficial effects of teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and creative teaching on learners. Therefore, it is important for EFL teachers to believe in themselves and teach the course content creatively.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Loren Jones, Sharon L. Smith, Carmen Durham
Summary: This study contributes to the scholarship on effective technology use for emerging bi/multilingual students learning English as an additional language. It examines how teachers purposefully plan differentiated instruction using digital jumpstarts to provide planned scaffolds that support language and content development.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Esther Garzon-Artacho, Tomas Sola-Martinez, Jose-Maria Romero-Rodriguez, Gerardo Gomez-Garcia
Summary: The study found that the overall level of digital competence among teachers in the Lifelong Learning stage in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia is relatively low, particularly in terms of creativity and problem-solving, although they excel in communication and collaboration of digital content. Factors such as age, teacher training, and school type were identified as important in further developing these skills.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Amr Mamdouh, Morad Abdelkader, Tamer Samir
Summary: Architectural education faces the challenge of keeping pace with rapid changes in professional practice. Lifelong learning can help bridge the gap between graduates' competencies and the changing labor market, and integrating teaching between academic and non-academic institutions is a long-term strategy.
AIN SHAMS ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wen Tang, Xiangyang Zhang, Youyi Tian
Summary: During the pandemic, online learning has become central in education, changing the educational paradigm. The level of technology acceptance presents a challenge for administrators, educators, and students, including lifelong learners. This study investigates how technology acceptance impacts continuing learning intention for lifelong learners, using a structural equation model based on the Technology Acceptance Model theory. The findings suggest positive relationships between learning satisfaction and continuing learning intention, with satisfaction positively correlated with continuing intention. Additionally, affective support plays a significant moderating role. The results expand the applicability of the TAM theory and provide valuable insights for administrators, educators, and lifelong learners in sustaining online learning in the post-pandemic new normal.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Haluk Gungor, Mete Yusuf Ustabulut
Summary: Cyberloafing refers to the use of technological devices for non-academic activities during class. Misuse of technology in educational settings, particularly cyberloafing, leads to learning problems. This study aims to explore the reasons behind cyberloafing among foreign language learners of Turkish and investigate participants' perspectives. The study utilized a mixed methods approach with quantitative data collected using the Cyberloafing Behaviors Scale from 207 Turkish language learners at 5 different teaching centers. Qualitative data was collected through open-ended questions. Analysis included t-tests and ANOVAs to examine mean differences and multiple regression analysis to determine predictors of cyberloafing behavior. Findings showed no significant gender differences in cyberloafing behavior or time spent on social media; however, there was a significant difference in real-time updating dimension between different proficiency levels. Owning devices like laptops was found to be the strongest predictor of cyberloafing, and an increase in speaking skills correlated with a decrease in cyberloafing behavior. Qualitative data revealed that students engaged in cyberloafing due to boredom, engaging in messaging, and sharing photos and videos.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Kenta Yagi, Yasutaka Sato, Satoshi Sakaguchi, Mitsuhiro Goda, Hirofumi Hamano, Fuka Aizawa, Mayuko Shimizu, Arisa Inoue-Hamano, Toshihide Nishimori, Masato Tagi, Marina Kanno, Rie Matsuoka-Ando, Toshihiko Yoshioka, Yoshiko Matstubara, Yuki Izawa-Ishizawa, Rieko Shimizu, Akinori Maruo, Yurika Kuniki, Yoshika Sakamoto, Sayuri Itobayashi, Yoshito Zamami, Hiroaki Yanagawa, Keisuke Ishizawa
Summary: This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 on academic conferences through a web-based questionnaire survey of Japanese medical professionals. The results showed that while some participants preferred web conferences or a mix of web and on-site conferences, the number of presentations pertaining to novel findings decreased in web conferences compared to face-to-face conferences, and some participants recorded or filmed the sessions despite prohibition.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Fei Ye, Adrian G. Bors
Summary: The proposed lifelong dual generative adversarial networks (LD-GANs) consist of two GANs, a Teacher and an Assistant, teaching each other while learning a series of tasks. A single discriminator is used to evaluate the generated images. The training algorithm, called lifelong self knowledge distillation (LSKD), enables knowledge transfer during lifelong learning. LD-GANs are memory efficient and do not require freezing parameters after each task. Experimental results demonstrate superior performance in unsupervised lifelong representation learning compared to other methods.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CYBERNETICS
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mikael Quennerstedt, Louise McCuaig, Andreas Mardh
Summary: This paper explores the ideological workings in physical education, focusing on physical literacy. By using the logic of critical explanation framework, it identifies the social and political logics behind the practice. Through the application of fantasmatic logics, it reveals the shared ideological workings of physical literacy in sports and physical education.
SPORT EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Susanna Geidne, Mikael Quennerstedt
Summary: Sports participation can contribute to young people's health. Understanding the importance of health resources in sports clubs can enhance their health-promoting potential. A sustainable approach emphasizing participation, continuity, and engagement is needed to make sports clubs healthier settings for young people.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
D. Barker, M. Quennerstedt, A. Johansson, P. Korp
Summary: This paper explores the relationship between physical education teachers' body expectations and subject content, pedagogy, and educational purposes. The findings suggest that teachers tend to prioritize an athletic-looking teacher as a healthy role model, focusing on exercise, eating, and weight, placing the teacher at the center of pedagogy, and aiming to educate citizens for healthy lives through participation in sports.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Dean Barker, Mikael Quennerstedt, Anna Johansson, Peter Korp
Summary: The study found that physical education teachers in Sweden use six distinct but related discursive contributions to form three professional identities, each addressing different aspects of obesity. These identities appear more inclusive, sensitive, and critical than current literature on obesity in physical education suggests, but also contain elements that lack sympathy towards overweight individuals.
JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Erik Backman, B. Tolgfors, G. Nyberg, M. Quennerstedt
Summary: This paper addresses the significance of physical education teacher education (PETE) and proposes a method for exploring its potential impact. By examining the perspectives of preservice teachers and physical education teachers, the study investigates the relationship between teacher education and teaching practice. The suggested method involves stimulated recall interviews, observations, and communication through social media. The combination of Bernstein's and Ball's theoretical perspectives allows for an analysis of how pedagogic discourses are constructed, recontextualized, and realized in PETE and school physical education. The findings suggest that this research design can contribute to understanding the importance of PETE in school physical education.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Bjorn Tolgfors, Mikael Quennerstedt, Erik Backman, Gunn Nyberg
Summary: This study followed three future PE teachers from university coursework to their first year of teaching to explore the enactment of AfL during the induction phase of PE teaching. Findings show that while AfL is generally implemented through progression and rich tasks, contextual conditions at different schools can either support or hinder its use in PE instruction.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Helena Ericson, Susanna Geidne, Mikael Quennerstedt
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Bjorn Tolgfors, Erik Backman, Gunn Nyberg, Mikael Quennerstedt
Summary: This study explores the transition of Movement Composition as a content area from Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) to school Physical Education (PE). The findings reveal how the pedagogic discourse of Movement Composition is constructed, recontextualised, and realised in the transition process. The study shows that the relevant content area and its teaching, learning, and assessment methods in PETE largely survive the transition to school PE, contributing to the use of creative, collaborative, and student-centred learning tasks.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Karin Sjodin, Mikael Quennerstedt, Johan Ohman
Summary: The aim of this article is to examine the meanings of friluftsliv in educational practice, particularly in the context of PETE in Sweden. Through analyzing various materials, the study identifies five different meanings of friluftsliv in PETE practice, highlighting the focus on skill development and the presence of intrinsic values.
SPORT EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peter Korp, Mikael Quennerstedt, Dean Barker, Anna Johansson
Summary: This study explores how Swedish PE teachers interpret and integrate health in their teaching practices. The findings reveal that teachers have different conceptions of health, including healthy attitude, functional ability, fitness, and mental well-being. The study emphasizes the importance of explicit definitions of health and teaching objectives in health education.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Victoria Goodyear, Joacim Andersson, Mikael Quennerstedt, Valeria Varea
Summary: This paper examines young girls' learning processes in relation to physical activity, diet/nutrition and body image, highlighting the paradoxes they face in social media. Adolescent girls are found to be competent users of social media but may unintentionally expose themselves to risks. Adults should acknowledge young people's competence on social media and empower them to self-regulate their learning.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SPORT EXERCISE AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
M. A. Griffiths, V. A. Goodyear, K. M. Armour
Summary: This study investigates the characteristics of effective PD in a digital landscape, identifying four influential features in course design and how participants navigate and use course content.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Helena Ericson, Mikael Quennerstedt, Susanna Geidne
Summary: The study examined health resources that physically active older adults consider meaningful in participating in physical activity initiatives. Social relations, positive energy, the habit of exercising, and embodied satisfaction were considered important by over 70% of the participants. Social relations were the most meaningful health resource for both men and women (89%). Women rated positive energy as significantly more important consequence of their participation in physical activity than men.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Mikael Quennerstedt, Dean Barker, Anna Johansson, Peter Korp
Summary: This integrative review examines the relationship between teaching physical education (PE) and discourses of body weight, identifying three different discourses within PE teaching. It categorizes PE roles into solving obesity and inactivity, including overweight pupils, rejecting an obesity epidemic, supporting and understanding overweight pupils, and transforming PE in relation to various perspectives on body weight. The study emphasizes the importance for practitioners to critically reflect on the purpose, content, and pedagogies used in PE curriculum in relation to discourses on body weight.
CURRICULUM STUDIES IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ashley Casey, Ann MacPhail, Hakan Larsson, Mikael Quennerstedt
Summary: This article discusses the importance and complexity of "pedagogical models" and "Models-based Practice" in the field of physical education and sport pedagogy, presenting scholars' perspectives on these concepts. The paper emphasizes the significance of understanding and application of pedagogical models and practices, as well as raising some key issues that must continue to be addressed.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
(2021)