Everyday life and everyday learning: the ways in which pre-service teacher education curriculum can encourage personal dimensions of teacher identity

The Characteristics of Elementary School Teachers’ Lifelong-Learning Competencies: A Convergent MixedMethods Study

“…This finding also implies that teachers with higher LLL competencies can better guide classroom environments for students to be able to effectively and positively learn (Brčić & Perin, 2014;Dickson, 2011). Furthermore, Lopes and Pereira (2012) highlighted the strong relationship between learning centered on personal involvement and interpersonal relationships between peers and between students and trainers that foster the development of identity and LLL attitudes. Findings from the current study and previous research speculate that when teachers understand the importance of LLL in their personal and professional lives, they may try to improve these competencies to utilize them in their teaching and professional development.…”

Music Teacher Dispositions: Self-Appraisals and Values of University Music Students

“…It seems reasonable to suspect that the development of positive professional relationships (i.e., with music educators and other students) is key. Lopes and Pereira (2012) found that the quality of the school climate is an important factor in determining the quality of teacher identity. Isbell (2008) suggested that music education majors' teacher identity is influenced by the extent to which they are viewed as teachers by the important others in their lives, including collegiate music education faculty and school music teachers serving as mentors/cooperating teachers.…”

La transición y el proceso de adaptación en la Educación Superior: un estudio con estudiantes de una escuela de enfermería y de una escuela de educación

“…De esta forma, la relación que el estudiante crea con la propia institución de educación y la forma en que se implica en sus dinámicas son decisivas para su buena adaptación y para su éxito educativo (A. Lopes & F. Pereira, 2012). La implicación del estudiantado en actividades extracurriculares facilita el desarrollo de la capacidad de liderazgo, de trabajo en equipo y la toma de decisiones.…”