The research examined school leaders' opinions, attitudes, and performative actions toward teacher absenteeism. Existing research has primarily focused on interventions implemented by the Teachers' Service Commission to curb teacher absenteeism, and yet since leaders are the main agents and their actions are context bound, their actual actions and…

Health education professionals are often called upon to be role models of professional conduct as well as mentors to their students. Part of that mentoring, particularly of graduate students, involves preparing students to conduct research, and publish and present results of their work at state and national conference venues. Health educators…

This quantitative study examined the correlation between how college level music students rated their teachers on the Fowler/O'Gorman Mentor Functions Questionnaire and how they perceived two aspects of their private music lessons: (1) to what extent they perceived their relationship with their teachers as positive, and (2) to what extent they…

This study sought to find out if mentoring styles were used by cooperating teachers as perceived by student teachers during their clinical field experience. After a specific mentoring model was constructed, the objectives of the study were to identify leadership behaviors cooperating teachers used, to determine if any of the inferred mentoring…

The training of beginning teachers and the mentor protege relationship that exists between those beginners and experienced faculty is currently of much interest to teacher training institutions and K-12 schools alike. This interest is the result of some of the initial research findings that suggest proteges learn effective teaching procedures…

A veteran teacher discusses the seven qualities of successful teachers: (1) subject competence and creativity; (2) respect for the learner; (3) caring, warmth, love, and a sense of humor; (4) flexibility; (5) pride in the profession and a willingness to go the extra mile; (6) skill in the science and art of motivation through positive…

This study sought to determine whether mentoring relationships developed between teaching interns and public school teachers who were designated as their mentors, what mentoring roles and functions were most characteristic of those relationships, and how much congruence existed between mentors' and interns' perceptions of the mentors' behavior.…

Identifies charisma and inspirational leadership as the most important characteristics of transformational leaders. Discusses how middle and secondary school music conductors can use the transformational leadership model. Summarizes key components of this model including positive modeling, sharing vision, and empowering others. Provides relevant…