Should Male Primary School Teachers be There Principally as Role Models for Boys?

This article presents a study that seeks to explore the dynamics of needs experienced by a group of in-service primary school teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) who are enrolled in a course in English phonetics at a regional university in Norway. The course in English phonetics is designed for the group of EFL teachers (further – participants) who combine working full-time with taking in-service EFL courses. The aim of the study is to explore how the dynamics of the participants’ needs change within the time frame of two semesters. The study is based upon theoretical premises of needs analysis (further – NA) formulated by Hyland (2006), who regards EFL learners’ needs as a continuous process that changes over time. The results of NA indicate that whereas initially the participants explicitly express the need for obtaining tertiary-level education in English to be able to teach English at primary school, their needs change towards the end of the course to involve the focus on becoming role models in an EFL classroom, paying attention to speech fluency, intonation, and conducting English-only EFL classes. These findings will be further discussed inthe article.

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Entrepreneurship Education in Mathematics Education for Future Primary School Teachers

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education ◽

10.2478/dcse-2019-0020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 89-99

Author(s):

Anita Summer

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Role Models ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Primary School Children ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The University

Abstract Teachers act as role models and through their activities are active co-designers of future generations. Independent thinking and taking responsible, sustainable actions form the basis for a vibrant society. Entrepreneurship skills can already be fostered in primary school children. This requires well-trained primary school teachers. The following text deals with the contents of “Entrepreneurship Education and Mathematics”, which the curriculum provides for primary school children as well as for students of primary school education. In a case study the author describes the implementation of a course at the University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems as taught since 2015.

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Merdeka Belajar in an Online Learning during The Covid-19 Outbreak: Concept and Implementation

Asian Journal of University Education ◽

10.24191/ajue.v17i4.16207 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Adison Adrianus Sihombing ◽

Santi Anugrahsari ◽

Nining Parlina ◽

Yuliana Saridewi Kusumastuti

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Public Schools ◽

Primary School ◽

Role Models ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Online News ◽

Practical Implementation ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Private And Public

Abstract – Nadiem Makarim, the Minister of Education and Culture, released "Merdeka Belajar" (Freedom to Learn) as his revolutionary program by the end of 2019. It aims to make significant changes in the world of education. The current study aims to demonstrate the understanding of primary school teachers' understanding of the concept and implementation of Merdeka Belajar during Covid-19. Data were obtained through surveys via Google-Forms and in-depth interviews via WhatsApp with twenty primary school teachers at private and public schools around DKI Jakarta, Bogor, and Banten. In contrast, secondary data is obtained from previous research and online news directly related to this study. They were analyzed through restatement, description, and interpretation stages. The investigation resulted that the teachers having conceptually understood the program of Merdeka Belajar well. They agreed and accepted the program to reform and improve the education quality and the changes of times. The problem lies in the practical implementation due to the limited number of teacher movers in every school unit as creators, innovators, and role models for the other teachers. Besides, the lack of supporting infrastructure for online learning and the teachers' mastery of technology also hinder the program's success. Finally, this study recommended the need to socialize with the community, hold more teacher training, increase the number and distribution of teacher movers, and improve teachers' skills in using information and communication technology in the learning process. Keywords: Merdeka Belajar, Teacher Mover, Online Learning, Covid-19

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Gender Differences in Emotional Intelligence: A Comparative Study of Primary School Teachers

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e570452013-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Bhagat Singh ◽

Arun Kumar

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Primary School ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers

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Role of Teachers in Building the Concept of Sustainable Development: Success or Failure

Journal of Applied Research and Multidisciplinary Studies ◽

10.32350/jarms/2020/0101/906 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ayaz Muhammad Khan ◽

Amber Jamshaid ◽

Tayyibah Roohi ◽

Amna Ramzan

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Primary School ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Primary Level ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Role Of Teachers ◽

Major Factors

Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sciences. The main purpose of this paper was to identify and explore the role played by primary school teachers in building up the idea of sustainable development (SD) among students. This paper was intended to identify that how a teacher can successfully execute the concept of SD by influencing students’ minds at the primary level. Quantitative survey technique were utilized for data collection. All the primary school teachers of Lahore division comprised the population of the study. Through multistage sampling technique, 352 primary school teachers were selected as participants of the study. A self-developed SD questionnaire incorporating four major factors (teachers’ awareness, pedagogy, curricular and co-curricular activities) with Cronbach’s alpha value = .93 was used to measure the role of teachers in building the sustainability concept among students at primary level. The results indicated a significant mean score difference among SD scores of teachers, sector wise (private and public). Furthermore, the results also reconnoitered the significant difference (p=.04) between the mean scores of female and male teachers in building up the SD concept in students’ minds.

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The Performance of Primary School Teachers In the Unit of Education Technical Implementation, Banyumanik, Semarang

JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (JTLEE) ◽

10.33578/jtlee.v1i2.5878 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Muhamad Afandi ◽

Sari Yustiana

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Primary School ◽

Learning Process ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Lesson Plans ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Assessment Of Learning ◽

Overall Performance

The purpose of this study is mainly to describe the performance of primary school teachersin the unit of education technical implementation in Banyumanik, Semarang. This researchwas conducted in January- August 2017. The sample of this research is 162 primaryschool teachers selected by random sampling technique in order to get the same opportunityas sample. The instruments used in this study were the assessment sheets, the RatingSheet consisted of 64 items of question, and 3 indicators of Primary School TeacherPerformance. The results show that each of Implementation of lesson plans is categorizedvery well (90, 9%), the execution of the learning is 83.4%, assessment of learning is good(82.8%). The Overall performance of primary school teachers is categorized good( 85 , 7 % ). In other words, the primary school teachers of the unit of education technicalimplementation in Banyumanik Semarang can arrange the lesson plans, carry out learningand teaching process and assess the learning process in elementary school.

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