A Cross-Cultural Study of Exemplary Teaching: What Do Singapore and the United States Secondary Gifted Class Teachers Say?

Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Bronwyn MacFarlane and Annie Xuemei Feng

Gifted and Talented International, 2006, vol. 21, issue 2, 38-47

Abstract: This study examined beliefs about best teaching practices between Singapore and American teachers of gifted students. A total of 31 Singapore and 12 U.S. secondary gifted class teachers were interviewed and/or surveyed. The study’s results suggested that there were more similarities than differences between the two cultures about what an exemplary teacher signifies, what constitutes qualities of exemplary teachers, and what challenges exemplary teachers are facing in the two educational systems. Regardless of different cultural backgrounds, it is somewhat universal that an exemplary teacher embodies content expertise, flexible instructional repertoires, and passion for the discipline taught and for the students under his or her care. Culturally unique characteristics appeared to be bounded by the system in which they work.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/15332276.2006.11673474

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