FIRE, Volume 04, Issue 01 (2017)

Although global initiatives have brought attention to the lack of quality in education systems worldwide; the question remains, how do we implement quality education? Teachers, a vital component of the education process, are not usually included in these global conversations; this results in government initiatives missing key obstacles faced by teachers daily.

The authors would like to thank the TEA Fellows who graciously took time off their busy schedules to participate in the study and courageously share their voice with the world. In addition, special thanks to Dr. DeLacy Ganley and Eddie Partida for their support of this study.

BOOK REVIEW: Halma, R. & Oplinger, C. S. (2001). The Lehigh Valley: A Natural and Environmental History. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press. 361 pages. ISBN: 0271020946.

I gratefully acknowledge the insightful comments received from the editors and four anonymous reviewers.

This study uses the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study to investigate the relationships among students' and teachers' computer use, and eighth-grade students' mathematical reasoning in three high-achieving nations: Finland, Chinese Taipei, and Singapore. The study found a significant negative relationship in all three countries between out-of-school computer usage of eighth-grade students and their mathematics reasoning scores.

This research project was supported by a grant from: (1) The Research Center for the Humanities, Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University, and (2) The Austrian Scientific Fund (FWF), Vienna.