Purpose: This study aimed at exploring the antecedents of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' self-efficacy (SE). That is, the main purpose was to deeply delve into the main variables and latent which lead to a high sense of SE among teachers of English as a foreign language. Design/methodology/approach: A phenomenological inquiry was…

In this article, we will explore Finnish adult graduates' social positioning in relation to age and ageing, and the new discursive framing of employability that is firmly expressed in national as well as in European policy agendas. Age is here understood as a social construction and ageing as a lifelong process. We will analyse our joint interview…

Work experience can be beneficial to high school students, especially when the work is regular and less than 20 hours/week. Previous studies have found that school-related work experience provides more learning opportunities with fewer negative consequences than jobs unrelated to school. This study analyzed responses of 22,183 seniors from 868…

There is little extant theory framing the role of isolation in predicting various outcomes relating to the quality of work life of school principals. Building on previous work, this paper examines the relationships between isolation, self-efficacy, job satisfaction, burnout, and intention to leave the job using structural equation modeling on a…

Learning difficulties have been found to dilute the possibilities that young adults have in their educational careers. However, during the last few decades, education has become increasingly important for employment and overall life satisfaction. In the present study, we were interested in the effects of mathematical and reading difficulties and…

Students with disabilities face a variety of challenges that extend beyond the classroom, as they are often behind their peers in social and life skills. As they exit their secondary education programs they are often ill prepared to meet the multi-dimensional demands of the work place. According to the United States Department of Labor (2011),…

Teachers' burnout is common and harmful, especially high school teachers who work at county. From the perspective of education management, the paper provides descriptions and explanations of teachers and school administrators' behaviors and concepts of value. It found out that conflicts between them probably lead to teachers' burnout. It include…