educational beliefs

The study examined the relationship between Educational Philosophical Orientation and the Organizational practices of Secondary Mathematics teachers. Using a descriptive-correlational quantitative design, the study involved 150 secondary mathematics teachers and investigated how educational philosophical orientations are associated with teachers’ organizational practices. Findings revealed that Pragmatism obtained the highest mean score (M = 3.852) indicating that the teacher generally valued practical, experiential and problem-solving approaches in mathematics instruction. However, regression results show that Pragmatism did not significantly predict their actual practices. Instead, Idealism emerged as a significant positive predictor of Planning and Lesson Preparation( b = 0.343, p<.001), Collaboration with Colleagues and School Personnel ( b = 0.206, p = 0.044) and Professional Responsibility ( b = 0.374, p<.001). Realism was a significant predictor of Classroom Organization and Management ( b = 0.216, p = .038), and Existentialism did not significantly predict any of the Organizational Practice Dimensions. These findings indicate that the relationship between educational philosophical orientation and teachers’ organizational practice is domain specific rather than uniform across professional activities. The higher endorsement of Pragmatism alongside its lack of significant unique predictive contribution also suggests that teachers espoused philosophical preferences do not necessarily correspond directly to their professional practices. Overall, the finding highlights the value of integrating philosophical reflection with practical and contextual consideration in teacher education and professional development, particularly in strengthening teachers’ awareness of how educational beliefs relate to their professional practice.

Executive function (EF) is foundational for school readiness, mental health, and social adaptation. Although cross-national studies document cultural variation in EF, less is known about whether EF differs across ethnic groups within the same national and educational context. In China, Yi, Bai, and Naxi children may differ in home language, childrearing practices, and educational beliefs, making them informative for examining universal and context-specific patterns of EF development. This study examined Executive Function (EF) development in a sample of 190 Chinese ethnic children (Yi, Bai, Naxi; 115 boys, 75 girls) aged 4–6 years. These findings revealed that, (1) Overall EF scores were highest for Bai children, followed by Naxi children, and than Yi children. (2) For inhibition control (IC), at ages 4 and 5, Bai and Naxi children performed significantly better than Yi children, whereas no significant differences were observed among the three ethnic groups at age 6. (3) For cognitive flexibility (CF), Bai and Naxi children are significantly better than Yi children. On the size, color, and shape sub-dimensions, pass rates were highest for Bai children, followed by Naxi and then Yi children; on the quantity sub-dimension, pass rates were highest for Naxi children, followed by Bai and then Yi children. (4) For working memory (WM), at ages 4 and 6, the ranking of scores across the three ethnic groups showed that Bai children obtained the highest scores, followed by Naxi children and than Yi children; at age 5, Bai children scored significantly higher than Naxi and Yi children. These findings contribute to theories of EF development by revealing both age-related convergence and cross-ethnic variation, and they inform culturally responsive early childhood education and intervention.

This study examined the relationships among educational beliefs, perceived school climate, and pupil control ideology (PCI) among educators working in public Anatolian high schools in Ankara, Türkiye. Using a quantitative correlational design, the study obtained data from 761 educators, including principals, assistant principals, and teachers. Differences in PCI according to professional position, seniority, and disciplinary field were examined, and hierarchical regression analysis was used to assess the incremental contributions of educational beliefs and perceived school climate to PCI after accounting for professional position. Existentialism and Progressivism were the most strongly endorsed educational orientations. After professional position was controlled, educational beliefs explained an additional 23.6% of the variance in PCI, while perceived school climate contributed a further 2.2%; the final model accounted for 26.1% of the variance. Essentialism showed the strongest unique positive association with PCI (β = .422), whereas Existentialism was negatively associated with PCI (β = −.168). Among the school-climate dimensions, Directiveness showed a positive unique association with PCI (β = .119). Differences were also observed according to professional seniority and disciplinary field. Overall, the findings indicate that PCI is associated primarily with educators’ educational beliefs, while perceived organizational conditions provide an additional but comparatively modest contribution. The findings support examining individual belief orientations and organizational perceptions together when investigating educators’ approaches to pupil control.

این پژوهش به بررسی روابط میان باورهای آموزشی، اقلیم ادراک‌شده مدرسه و ایدئولوژی کنترل دانش‌آموزان (PCI) در میان آموزگاران شاغل در دبیرستان‌های دولتی آناتولی در آنکارا، ترکیه پرداخت. با استفاده از طرح همبستگی کمی، داده‌ها از ۷۶۱ آموزگار شامل مدیران، معاونان و معلمان گردآوری شد. تفاوت‌های PCI بر اساس موقعیت شغلی، سابقه خدمت و رشته تحصیلی بررسی گردید و برای ارزیابی سهم افزایشی باورهای آموزشی و اقلیم ادراک‌شده مدرسه در PCI پس از کنترل موقعیت شغلی، تحلیل رگرسیون سلسله‌مراتبی به‌کار رفت. اگزیستانسیالیسم و پراگرسیویسم بیشترین گرایش‌های آموزشی مورد تأیید بودند. پس از کنترل موقعیت شغلی، باورهای آموزشی ۲۳/۶٪ از واریانس PCI را تبیین کردند، در حالی که اقلیم ادراک‌شده مدرسه ۲/۲٪ دیگر را افزود؛ مدل نهایی ۲۶/۱٪ از واریانس را تبیین نمود. اسنشیالیسم قوی‌ترین ارتباط مثبت منحصر‌به‌فرد با PCI را نشان داد (β = .422)، در حالی که اگزیستانسیالیسم با PCI ارتباط منفی داشت (β = −.168). در میان ابعاد اقلیم مدرسه، جهت‌دهی (Directiveness) ارتباط مثبت منحصر‌به‌فردی با PCI داشت (β = .119). همچنین تفاوت‌هایی بر اساس سابقه خدمت و رشته تحصیلی مشاهده شد. به‌طور کلی، یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهند که PCI عمدتاً با باورهای آموزشی آموزگاران مرتبط است، در حالی که شرایط سازمانی ادراک‌شده سهمی افزایشی اما نسبتاً اندک دارد. این یافته‌ها از بررسی همزمان گرایش‌های اعتقادی فردی و ادراک‌های سازمانی هنگام مطالعه رویکردهای آموزگاران به کنترل دانش‌آموز حمایت می‌کند.