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Mandatory Fields
Cothran D.;Kulinna P.;Banville D.;Choi E.;Amade-Escot C.;MacPhail A.;Macdonald D.;Richard J.;Sarmento P.;Kirk D.
2005
June
Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport
A cross-cultural investigation of the use of teaching styles
Published
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Optional Fields
Comparative education Mosston¿s Spectrum
76
2
193
201
Donetta J. Cothran, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Dominique Banville, Euichang Choi, Chantal Amade-Escot, Ann MacPhail, Doune Macdonald, Jean-François Richard, Pedro Sarmento, and David Kirk Teacher beliefs are a major influence on teacher actions. Because context influences beliefs, it was the purpose of this study to explore teachers¿ beliefs about Mosston¿s Spectrum of Teaching Styles from an international perspective. Over 1, 400 teachers from 7 countries completed a survey related to their self-reported use of and beliefs about various teaching styles. Data suggested a shared core of reproduction teaching style use. The use of and beliefs about the production styles of teaching were more varied. Teachers¿ use of styles was significantly related to their beliefs about the styles. © 2005 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
0270-1367
10.1080/02701367.2005.10599280
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