Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
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Educational Research & Development Journal
Vol 20, No 2 (2017)
U.S. Teachers' Perception of Confucian Teaching Philosophies and Methodologies |
| Tak Chan, Binbin Jiang, Meimei Xu |
Abstract |
| The purpose of this study is to solicit the perceptions of United States teachers to examine the extent of their agreement with the Confucian teaching philosophies and methodologies. A mixed research methodology was used in this study. Sixty elementary, middle, and high school teachers from 24 schools of five urban school districts of Georgia were randomly selected and invited to participate in the study. Thirty-two teachers (53.3%) representing 17 different teaching areas responded by returning an author designed survey. Quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed by examining emerged themes and patterns. The findings of this study indicate that teachers strongly support the application of Confucius teaching philosophies and methodologies in the classrooms of the United States. |
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ISSN: 1526-8659