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Kurt A. Zotz – Texas Music Education Research, 2023
Starting a career in music education is difficult; there are many challenges that first-year band directors face. These challenges can include praxis shock, isolation, stress, and high workloads. First-year band directors may need mentoring support as they transition into the profession. There are different types of mentor programs that a school…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Music Education, Music Activities, Leadership
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Temiz, Zeynep – Education 3-13, 2020
The Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in Turkey operates two kinds of public school for pre-school education: kindergartens, and pre-primary classrooms. The former are specifically for young children aged 36-60 months old, whilst the latter fall under the administration of primary schools and are for children aged up to 60 months old. An…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Kindergarten, Preschools, Foreign Countries
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Curry, Jennifer R.; Webb, Angela W.; Latham, Samantha J. – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2016
The powerful nature of novice teachers' experiences in their first years of teaching has been well documented. However, the variance in novices' initial immersion in the school environment is largely dependent on perceived personal and professional support as well as the environmental inducements that lend to novice teachers' success in the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Beginning Teacher Induction, Alternative Teacher Certification, Work Environment
Strawser, Cassondra L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The researcher surveyed 126 members of the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP) group from all six NDEP regions across the country to examine the relationship between their ideologies, commonly utilized pedagogical techniques, and collaborative experiences with colleagues from different professions. The study also examined the…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Dietetics, Group Discussion
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Ferguson, Kristen; Mang, Colin; Frost, Lorraine – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2017
In this paper, we explore how the frequency of utilization of social supports is related to teacher demographics, stress factors, job satisfaction, career intent, career commitment, and the perception of a stigma attached to teacher stress. Using data from self-report questionnaires (N = 264) from teachers in northern Ontario, we found that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Stress Variables
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Bowen, Amanda – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study investigating which factors inside and outside the classroom result in feelings of stress for TESOL teachers working at private language schools in South Africa. Using in-depth semi-structured interviews, the findings reveal three main areas that cause stress for TESOL teachers: the job of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Teacher Attitudes, Qualitative Research