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Alsaaty, Falih M.; Morris, Archie, III – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2015
High schools play a vital role in achieving and reflecting American ideals and culture. They provide the foundation for the country's economic, social, and political systems as well as the impetus for its scientific progress and technological superiority. The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges facing high schools' leadership in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, Principals, Leadership
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Okoth, Teresa A. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study investigated the challenges Form III English language teachers face when implementing the revised integrated English language curriculum. A mixed-method descriptive design was used in Eldoret East SubCounty in Kenya. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews and reflective conversations. Cluster, purposive and random…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, English Instruction, Mixed Methods Research
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Ni, Yongmei – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Teachers affect student performance through their interaction with students in the context of the classrooms and schools where teaching and learning take place. Although it is widely assumed that supportive working conditions improve the quality of instruction and teachers' willingness to remain in a school, little is known…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, School Location, Charter Schools, Teacher Characteristics
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Gaad, Eman; Khan, Lavina – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
One of the main challenges facing primary mainstream teachers in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stems from the current educational movement towards inclusion. It is an international phenomenon, a process that emphasizes providing special education services to students with special educational needs within the regular classrooms. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, Teacher Competencies
Kelly, Diana K. – 1990
This study was conducted to determine the characteristics, qualifications, frustrations, and institutional involvement of part-time faculty at community colleges. The study involved a review of the literature on trends in and statistics on part-time faculty employment; the motivations, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, quality,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Full Time Faculty
Persinger, Garnet R. – 1977
In an effort to integrate the large number of part-time faculty into their college program, instructional administrators at West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) developed a professional development program for part-time faculty. The initial literature search considered the characteristics, needs, and status of adjunct faculty,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education