title: A cross-cultural investigation of the use of teaching styles.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. dcothran@indiana.edu
authors.forename: Donetta J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cothran
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hodges Kulinna
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banville
authors.forename: Euichang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amade-Escot
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacPhail
authors.forename: Doune
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarmento
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D013177:Sports; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States