This dissertation examines teachers' job satisfaction and discusses teachers' prediction of their longevity in Jewish day schools. These attitudes are researched through the lens of the teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership style. The hypothesis of this study is that the greater the role principals allow teachers to play in the…

The purpose of this study was to examine burnout during the career cycle of special education teachers working with students identified with emotional disturbance. Specifically, this study explored how teachers utilized coping strategies during their encounters with burnout, and the supports needed for long term success. Eight special education…

Teachers and the teaching profession are facing a crisis and a potential renaissance. Efforts to improve teacher wellness are scarce and most of the work being done falls to other overworked professionals in human resources departments or administrators. The goal of this research is to improve teacher wellness and feeling of creative confidence.…

Research examining the pursuit of the principalship reveals that many educators are driven by higher-level needs that make the role of principal compelling and desirable. The role of principal can be attractive to educators in that it enables one to positively affect the lives of students and teachers, and to raise one's status, thereby satisfying…

The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate the curricula used by Readers' Workshop teachers at an independent day school and the successes and barriers of having an external reading consultant provided by the program. The study compared the relationship between an external reading consultant with the desire of an in-house…

This qualitative research study explored the experiences and perspectives of the constituencies involved in the inclusion of students with special learning needs in a Jewish day school. The study was designed to investigate the ways that Jewish day school constituents (students, parents, faculty, administration) experienced the inclusion of…

This program evaluation is focused on the social skills instructional processes of a separate day school for students with emotional disabilities (ED) in Upstate New York. The CIPP model of program evaluation was used to highlight the processes involved with the school's program, specifically teacher led social skills instruction. To determine the…

This article examines the ways that Jewish studies teachers think about their teaching. It analyzes data from a three month teacher study group in which teachers read educational research articles as a framework for reflecting on their own teaching. The data suggest that Jewish studies teachers take one of two approaches in talking about their…

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is becoming valuable tools to help improve education, especially during teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. In this regard, we conducted this study to explore the usability of ICT tools in Physics taught courses. To collect data, we used classroom…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of newly-hired faculty members in the induction programs provided by four independent schools in the greater Washington, D.C. area and examine how each induction program influenced faculty job satisfaction. Data came from six administrators and 17 faculty members and were…

This article aims to describe the development of a curriculum framework for prayer in UK centrist orthodox Jewish primary schools. This process began in 2011 and continues in an ongoing way. This is the first time that there has been a communal effort across Jewish schools that focuses on this area of the curriculum. The impetus for such a…

This study focuses on the impact of mentoring in Jewish day schools through the lens of cross-cultural considerations. The researchers examined the influence of differences in culture and religion on mentoring relationships and professional growth experiences. Findings indicate that building bridges of understanding and trust in a cross-cultural…

As job dissatisfaction continues to be a lead cause of teacher turnover (Brill & McCartney, 2008; Moore, 2012; Smith & Ingersoll, 2004) in both the public and private sectors of education, a deeper understanding of what contributes to the dissatisfaction of the profession is warranted. While several factors influence overall job…

Outcomes in the inter- and intra-personal realms are central to the goals of Jewish education, yet educators often struggle to address them in a meaningful way. In this article, we describe what we learned from facilitating an online community of practice for congregational school leaders and day school educators seeking to enhance their work in…

This study investigated the Planning, Supervision and Quality of Instructional Leadership of Girls' Day Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. The research design adopted was a survey design. The independent variables were the respondents which include principals, teachers, students, parents and government officials while dependent variable includes…