This study explored the relationships between gender, peer victimization, truancy, academic achievement, and subtypes of perceived teacher unfairness using secondary data from the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test in Poland. Through a two-stage stratified sampling method, 4,478 students aged 15 to 16 were selected and…

In mathematics education, self-esteem is increasingly acknowledged as a critical affective variable that shapes students' academic identity and engagement. However, limited research exists on how classroom experiences influence global self-esteem, particularly in high-stakes and gendered contexts, such as mathematics classrooms in sub-Saharan…

Purpose: This research examined the impact of two physical educators' appearance and sex on elementary school students' learning and teacher perceptions. Method: Four videos consisting of female informal appearance, female formal appearance, male informal appearance, and male formal appearance were created. A content examination and a perception…

Instructor (mis)behavior research has traditionally been empirically dominated by White student samples, limiting the voice of underrepresented student populations. The present study extends scholarship on instructor (mis)behaviors by magnifying the voices of students of color with an intersectional lens. Utilizing surveys, participants (N = 154)…

School bullying is prevalent among senior-grade pupils, with negative impacts on pupils' physical health and psychosocial adjustment. However, few studies have explored the relationship between the senior-grade pupils experiencing teacher unfairness and their suffering from school bullying. This study aims to investigate the longitudinal…

Perceptions of teachers' interpersonal behaviors are known to influence students' motivation and perceived competence, yet it remains unclear how agreement or discrepancy between students' and teachers' perceptions affects these outcomes. This study involved 30 teachers (24 females; M[subscript age] = 47.25, SD[subscript age] = 8.90) and 1,062…

This research was prepared in order to examine the attitudes of social studies teacher candidates towards renewable energy sources in terms of various variables. Convenient sampling, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was preferred in the research and the sample group of the research consists of 250 teacher candidates, who are the last level…

This mixed methods study examined how middle school students (ages 11-13) in middle-class neighborhoods in Western Canada characterized a caring teacher. Specifically, qualitative content analysis was conducted on 199 sixth and seventh grade students' written responses to the question "What are three things that teachers do to show they…

How does the emotional tone (happy or sad) and gender (male or female) of the instructor's computer-generated voice in a multimedia lesson affect learning processes and outcomes for female learners (Experiment 1) and male learners (Experiment 2)? In two experiments, college students viewed a 2.5 min narrated slideshow on the formation of lightning…

The concept of 'professional boundaries' -- widely used in sectors where professional relationships between adults are regulated -- has not commonly been drawn on in higher education (HE) to understand and denote appropriate relationships between faculty or staff and students. Nevertheless, in recent years the question of how to regulate sexual…

In this study, the teacher candidates who study at Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Education Faculty, Class Teacher Department, expect teaching faculty members to behave in a way, as described in education management organisation. Because they can be a role model by behaving the way they expect from teacher candidates. Teaching faculty members pay…

A common metric in appraising the classroom and educational experience is student ratings of courses and faculty. Our purpose in this study was to investigate whether the ratings of faculty in a co-educational Middle Eastern university concerning observation of university rules and policy, communication with colleagues, and communication with…

Purpose: This paper investigates the impact of perceived value on academic engagement (AE) of students in an online learning environment. The mediating effect of teacher behavior (TB) on the relationships is also explored. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 542 students studying at different specializations in Malaysia and…

Biology laboratory instructors play a key role in creating an optimal environment where college students try hard and enjoy their classroom experiences. This study used achievement goal perspective theory to examine the influence of instructor behaviors on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students' perceptions of the…

Introduction: Teachers are invited to seek answers to many questions on their professional growth path. This article aims at drawing attention to their motivational behaviour in teaching school students. According to the theory of self-determination, appropriate motivating (that is, autonomy-supportive) behaviour of teachers can respond to a…