The COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for students, teachers, and parents. Teacher well-being was already identified as problematic, and the pandemic intensified many teachers' stresses. This quantitative study used survey research methods to investigate whether resilience characteristics (i.e., purpose, perseverance, self-reliance, equanimity, or…

The gender gap in academic research production has been demonstrated through various methods and geographical contexts. Previous research has yielded conflicting results concerning the effect of gender as a stand-alone variable on research production and primarily focused on other individual and organizational variables to explain this gap. We…

The aim of this research was to know how widespread the activities were, and to what extent they were being implemented, in relation to data protection and digital sustainability in Primary Education schools. This study also analyzed whether teachers' age, gender and years of experience in the profession influenced the development of this type of…

This study aimed to determine whether or not curriculum fidelity can be significantly predicted by certain demographic variables and level of curriculum literacy in elementary school teachers. The study was designed as a relational survey study and involved the participation of 250 elementary school teachers. For data collection, a personal…

Advanced placement (AP) physics performance is an important metric for examining precollege student preparation for post-secondary study. The present study examined potential predictors of AP Physics 1 performance including gender, teacher, and school-level characteristics. A theoretical framework proposed teacher preparation and experiential…

Studies of early-career teachers in the 1970s-1990s find that one-quarter to one-half of teachers who left the classroom eventually returned and that returning was associated with teachers' gender and their child-rearing responsibilities. However, much has changed in the last forty years. Women are more likely to continue to participate in the…

This study examined the influence of demographic variables on efficacious behaviour occurring in three domains of the work of university teachers -- teaching, research, and service activities. The study used a quantitative cross-sectional survey with a sample of 567 teachers randomly selected from public and private universities across Ghana. Data…

This quantitative, correlational study aims to determine if a predictive relationship exists between teacher perceptions of Tennessee's teacher evaluation and the linear combination of teacher gender, years of experience, and school-level taught (elementary, middle, high). Although teachers have recognized the current teacher evaluation system,…

In Pakistan, it is aimed at both national and international levels to promote and develop critical thinking among students and teachers at all educational levels (sustainable development goals, VISION 2025, national standards for teachers, national educational policies, etc.). However, little research has investigated teachers' critical thinking…

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among high school band festival ratings and director gender as well as school locale, school size, student socioeconomic status (SES), student race, repertoire difficulty, and ensemble name. Data included overall ratings of bands (N = 257) that performed at District Concert Assessments held…

Despite an abundance of research in the past 20 years on the importance of teamwork in higher education, little data exists on what factors predict faculty self-evaluations of teamwork competence. This is important for leadership educators because as research on team science has increased there has been a proliferation of different training…

Some of the worst long-term outcomes of children are associated with the presence of both externalizing behavior and low academic achievement. Additionally, trajectories of externalizing problem behavior have shown that when children enter kindergarten with problem behavior, it tends to persist and is often associated with low academic…

This study develops an Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) model in order to identify the predictors that have an effect on teachers' achievement in curriculum 2013 training. It is a two-level model with teacher's characteristics as Level 1 variables and facilitators characteristics as Level 2 variables. The analysis in this study uses secondary data.…

In January 2022, music teacher shortages accounted for eight percent of all vacancies in U.S. school systems. After emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns, many education stakeholders began to reconsider the ways in which teaching and learning have shifted. By committing to a strong understanding of teacher self-efficacy and empowerment, administrators…

Purpose: To examine the relationships among demographic variables, common content knowledge (CCK), and specialized content knowledge (SCK) of Chinese physical education teachers in teaching soccer. Methods: One hundred twenty-nine physical education teachers' CCK was assessed using 27 multiple choice questions, and SCK was assessed using content…