Examined in this hermeneutic phenomenological study is a transformation in the researcher's choral music teaching in which students' abilities to construct self emerged organically from interactions, or dialogues, that took place among and between the students, the teacher, and the music being studied. To allow for such interaction to emerge organically and meaningfully, students and teacher both shared in the power needed to construct a classroom environment in which the localized issues of the classroom and the specific contexts of students' lived histories were maintained and encouraged. This process of interaction, based upon dialogue among and between equal agents in the classroom, is described in the study as dialogic interactionism. In order to examine the concept of dialogic interactionism, three constructs upon which dialogic interactionism is based were developed and philosophically analyzed. They include the construction of self through the construction of self-knowledge; the localized reference system of the classroom, and the issue of power. Each construct is considered within the context of extant writings both in general education and music education philosophy. Following the analysis, a theoretical description of the dialogic interactive choral classroom is given as well a description of how such ideas might be realized in practice. The study concludes with issues for further study.

The flipped classroom is a teaching method where students access instructional materials outside of class through teacher-made videos or readings so that time spent in-class with the instructor can focus on collaboration and student-driven practice. This instructional practice has gained popularity worldwide at the secondary and post-secondary level because of its perceived benefits for students. Such benefits include higher test scores and proficiency, more frequent interactions between teachers and students, increased content knowledge and application, and improved motivation and attitude towards a course. Although worthwhile, much of the research lacks details of teacher perspectives on the method and its use in secondary, world-language classes, specifically in the state of Utah. This study analyzed the responses of 33 world-language teachers in the state of Utah to questions about their training on the flipped method, their use of it in the classroom, and their views on the advantages and disadvantages of the technique. The purpose of this study was to understand how world-language teachers in the state of Utah are using the flipped method and to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the method from a world-language teacher's perspective. The key data source for this qualitative study was a 22-question electronic survey. The results of this study indicate that although there is a moderately high rate of training for teachers on the flipped method, there is a low rate of implementation among the world-language teachers. In addition, teachers responded that their top three advantages of the flipped method include allowing more one-one-one time between teacher and student, allowing for self-paced learning of students, and proving a more in-depth study of course material. Participants also acknowledged the top challenges to the flipped method to be an increased workload outside of class for both teachers and students, students being less-able to complete in-class activities without proper preparation and a lack of student motivation. Possible areas of future research are recommended.

There are Stories that we are told, stories that we tell, and Stories that are told through us. This text sets out to ask whether self-regulation is a tool to support the progressivist educator or something that undermines the goals of progressivism. But we cannot avoid the footnotes or philosophy in educational research. What is ‘progressivism?’ How does its theory connect or disconnect from its practice? Can it function or live up to its name if those who call themselves ‘progressive’ teachers or parents are distracted by The Question of ‘How do I get them to do what I want them to do?’ And, what about the follow-up fear of control or chaos or the belief that ‘Those kids can’t handle their freedom?’ Employing an ‘out-of-the-box’ narrative academic writing approach, weaving stories from personal parenting and teaching moments with case studies, the questions surrounding self-regulation reveal some surprising answers. Can the narrative surrounding Classroom Management co-exist with progressivist educational goals or the tool of self-regulation? Can democracy be promoted, taught, or lived without praxis? / Graduate

Im Flipped Classroom werden die traditionell im Klassenraum durchgeführten Aktivitäten, i. d. R. die Inhaltsvermittlung, zuhause durch Videoaufzeichnungen des Vortrages durch den Lehrenden vollzogen (Vorbereitungsphase). Dem gegenüber werden die Aktivitäten der traditionellen Hausarbeit, i. d. R. die Vertiefung der Inhalte, in den Klassenraum verlagert (Präsenzphase) ([La00]). Während die Lernenden dabei Inhalte in Diskussionen, Experimenten, Fallstudien etc. vertiefen, agiert der Lehrende als Moderator oder Lernbegleiter. Das Flipped Classroom Model, im deutschen Raum insb. unter dem Synonym des Inverted Classroom Models bekannt, findet zunehmend Anwendung in der US-amerikanischen (siehe dazu z. B. [Ber12]) und britischen Sekundärbildung sowie in der deutschen Tertiärbildung (siehe dazu z. B. [Ha12], [Ha13], [Gro14]). Darüber hinaus gibt es derzeit vielfach Forschungsbestrebungen, welche z. B. die Evaluation des Modells ggü. traditionellen Lehrformen untersuchen, die pädagogische sowie technische Aufbereitung der Videos vorantreiben, den Einsatz in verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen beleuchten oder Erfahrungsberichte und Best Practices kommunizieren (z. B. [Sch12], [Lo12], [Ta13], [Sah14], [Ko14]). Es gibt mehrere Gründe, warum das Model diese Popularität in der Forschung erlangt hat und vielfach Anwendung in der Lehre findet. Studierende werden angesprochen, indem Medien genutzt werden, die sie gewöhnt sind. Dazu gehören Mobile Endgeräte und Plattformen wie Youtube ([Ber12]). Hinzu kommt, dass Videos in der Vorbereitungsphase auf die individuelle Lerngeschwindigkeit angepasst werden können: Schwierige Stellen können wiederholt angeschaut und Einfache übersprungen werden ([Ber12]). Darüber hinaus sind Studierende flexibler in der Entscheidung, wann sie sich der Vorbereitungsphase widmen, was einen nachweislich wichtigen Faktor für Studierende darstellt ([All11], [Cal12], [Mui02], [Oca12]). Aus Sicht der Hochschulen macht das Flipped Classroom Model ein überregionales bis nationales Angebot von Kursen möglich ([All11], [Bet09]). Weiterhin können operative Kosten sowie solche für Räumlichkeiten gespart werden ([Hus14]). 39 Der Lehrstuhl Informationsmanagement der TU Dresden folgt dem innovativen Trend und arbeitet seit 2013 an den Vorbereitungen eines Kurses im Flipped Classroom Format. Ziel ist die Durchführung des Flipped Classrooms im Wintersemester 2015/16. Als ein noch andauerndes Lehrprojekt, werden nachfolgend bereits erreichte und noch ausstehende Meilensteine beschrieben. Dadurch sollen Erfahrungen weitergegeben und Anknüpfungspunkte für einen Austausch gegeben werden.

This study has grown out of keen desi e on the part of the writer to know and understand children better in order to help them grow effectively into self-directing citizens. Therefore the writer has engaged in a study of her pupils for the purpose of discovering means whereby she might be able to help them with problems of adjustment a self-direction. / "August, 1952." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Virgil E. Strickland, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 25-26).

Im Artikel wird ein Seminarkonzept vorgestellt, das nach dem als flipped, inverted oder umgedreht bezeichneten Lehr-Lern-Format konzipiert und im Sommersemester 2017 an der Universität Leipzig durchgeführt wurde. Anhand des zugrunde liegenden Prinzips wird skizziert, wie aktuellen Forderungen an die Hochschullehre entsprochen werden kann, und aufgezeigt, wie sich das Prinzip auf akademische Seminare übertragen lässt.

Thesis (M. Ed. (Science Education)) -- University of Limpopo, 2018 / This study explored the science teachers' views about the nature of science and how these views influenced their classroom. The study was conducted in three public quantile-three schools in Dimamo Circuit of Capricorn District-Limpopo Province. It was a case study with twenty participants filling the open-ended questionnaire with four teachers who were observed and interviewed. The teachers were from the FET band with teaching experience ranging between one year and thirty years. The essential research questions addressed in this study are, namely: What are science teachers’ views about the nature of science? How do the science teachers’ views about the nature of science influence their classroom practices? Data were collected all the way through open-ended questionnaires, classroom observations and semi-structured interviews. The data collected were analysed through groups of themes. The four teachers observed and interviewed were grouped as one case. It was found that most of the teachers held informed views about the nature of science from both data collected from the open-ended questionnaires and semi structured interviews. There was a group of teachers whose views about the nature of science being tentative reflected uninformed views and the majority of teachers revealing uninformed views about the difference between scientific law and scientific theory. The teachers believed that theories develop into laws. There was also a majority of teachers who believed that scientific investigation follows only one universal route. It was also found that the same teachers who reflected informed views were not able to back them in their classroom practices. The majority of those teachers reflected no informed views in their classroom as such it was impossible to tell how their views influenced their classroom practices. KEY WORDS Nature of science, Classroom practice, Scientific law, Tentative, Scientific theory

Student discipline and subsequent placements are a common problem in education. This qualitative phenomenological study addressed a gap in the literature by discovering the experiences of middle school teachers and administrators regarding student discipline, classroom removal, and assignment of students to alternative education. This research describes the development of an interview protocol based on critical incident theory and demonstrates its usage in drawing out thick, rich descriptions which help increase the trustworthiness of qualitative research. Initial interview data are presented to highlight the utilization of critical incident theory to elicit specific information about how participants experienced various critical interactions that influenced academic decisions about the student removal process, the kinds of situations and safety issues they encountered, and training they received for managing student removal. Data were collected using audio recorded and transcribed in-depth interviews using open ended questions with participants. Six teachers and 2 administrators from 3 middle schools in the southern U.S. responded to 15 questions in semistructured interviews that were audio recorded and transcribed. Qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed an overarching theme of managing disruptive classroom behavior. Participants described classroom management difficulties, their methods of dealing with disruptive students, and their emotional reactions to disruptions. Some teachers shared that at times, they reconsidered their decision to teach due to classroom management problems, and some revealed that their classroom management training had been deficient. Recommendations include further research on the degree and kinds of stress resulting from teachers having to deal with student discipline problems. Implications for positive social change include motivating schools to evaluate their programs of continuing teacher education for dealing with classroom discipline and to provide opportunities for teachers to discuss, with their peers, their behavioral and emotional reactions to difficult student encounters, thereby contributing to teacher well-being and retention.

This phenomenological study explored a common essence of collective class actuation (CCA) among six seminary teachers in a Western state. CCA is an optimal learning state of a class collective. Data were gathered through interviews, observations, and a focus group. Data analysis yielded themes, textural and structural descriptions, an overall essence, and a model explaining the processes of buy-in and actuation. Findings indicate that seminary teachers seek to actuate their classes by leading them toward agentic, collective buy-in. This requires management of two social environments: the internal social environment (the heart) and the external social environment. The internal social environment is comprised of a sense of collective relevancy and a sense of collective trust. If both of these collective beliefs are present, students may be more likely to buy into the purpose and activity of the class collective. The external social environment relates to classroom sociality, which can be too high (hypersocial) for learning, or too low (hyposocial) for learning. These teachers therefore describe seeking to keep their classes in the sweet zone of learning by simultaneously maintaining high engagement and high focus. Both social environments (internal and external) affect one another and influence buy-in and actuation for deep learning. Participants manage the complexities of both environments by maintaining a splendid mix of learning and enjoyment, thereby generating an optimal learning experience.

Six children between the ages of seven and eleven and their parents were interviewed to gather perceptions of the Clip Chart Management System. The Clip Chart system is a behavior system used in many primary classrooms where teachers move students’ clothespins up and down a chart in response to students’ behavior. Some findings from this qualitative case study are: students experienced feelings of shame and embarrassment, students compared their clips to their peers’ clips, and students labeled other students as “bad.” Some parents appreciated the consistency of behavior monitoring, but other parents felt that the system was ineffective and contributed to their child’s negative feelings about school. The findings of this study suggest the need for much more research if this method is continued to be implemented in schools.