Teachers' judgements and interactions may be influenced by the backgrounds of their students, yet research shows that they may be reluctant to accept evidence relating to such biases. We investigated teachers' perceptions of their own and others' biases and explored whether a brief self-affirmation manipulation--which tends to reduce defensive…

In this critical race autoethnography, researchers explored the relationship between running and collective wellness for teacher educators of Color. Central to this study was an awareness that academia reflects and re(creates) oppressive social dynamics which contribute to stress and burnout for teacher educators and teacher leaders with multiply…

Purpose and Method of Study: A correlational study among Christian schools teachers was conducted to determine whether a correlation exists between authentic followership, including the factors of internalized moral perspective (AFIMP), relational transparency (AFRT), self-awareness (AFSA), and psychological ownership (AFPO); and teachers' sense…

Dominant cultural beliefs contend that mathematics is exclusive; only some have access to "the gift." Within classrooms and amidst everyday vernacular, scripts about mathematics and who can "do" mathematics reify such traditional beliefs. Mathematics teacher educators work with preservice teachers (PSTs) to challenge such…

Teachers' professional identities are the foundation of their practice. Previous scholarship has largely overlooked the extent to which the broader reform culture shapes teachers' professional identities. In this study, I draw on survey data from 950 teachers across four US states (California, New York, Florida, and Texas) to examine the extent to…

Creativity is widely recognised as a key competence in higher education for future graduates to address societal challenges through creative thinking and problem-solving. However, despite multiple definitions of creativity and pedagogies across disciplines, challenges remain in fully integrating creativity into teaching. Based on interviews with…

Teachers' socialization is influenced by what a school provides--induction--and what teachers bring--identity. While scholars research teacher induction and teacher identity independently of one another, it is worth considering them together. The field of teacher identity research is well-established, but induction literature is less so, despite…

In a mentoring constellation model, mentoring is conceptualized as a set of meaningful relationships with multiple mentors. Mentoring constellation models move away from hierarchical 'one-mentor to one-mentee' models; multiple mentors support different mentoring functions, without an expectation that one mentor has expertise in all areas.…

The COVID-19 Pandemic impacted teachers worldwide in profound ways. Studies have reported findings about how the experience affected teachers in numerous ways including the effects on teacher identity, teacher attrition, teacher burnout, and how teachers successfully managed implementing technology under abrupt conditions during the emergency…

The students' perception of how they are positioned by their teachers offer valuable insights into how teachers might engage students in the act of learning, construct themselves and acts in ways desirable to students, and how they might make the learning process a more enjoyable one for students. Teacher positioning is an important factor in…

Teacher leaders are those who have strong pedagogical skill sets, demonstrate the capacity to impact their colleagues' practices, and have the ability to influence and facilitate improvements in teaching and learning inside and outside of their schools. When teacher leaders provide professional development to improve teaching practices (i.e.…

Present-day early childhood educators face the challenge of producing their professional identities in highly neo-liberal contexts, negotiating contested discourses on professionalism, education quality and the overall purpose of early childhood education. While it has been suggested by critical scholarship that the early childhood workforce…

Teachers seeking work in market-oriented schooling systems confront a range of settings within which they might teach. This article presents the views of ten teachers on the cusp of beginning teaching in the market-oriented schooling system of Australia, regarding the school or schools they would like to work in as teachers. Data were gathered via…

This arts-based dissertation explored elementary preservice teachers (PST) beliefs around arts integration and how they plan and teach arts-integrated lessons during the Spring 2023 semester. Through an arts integration professional learning experience and study underpinned by Weems' Imagination-Intellect Theory (2002), the study analyzed two…

This study used a qualitative constructivist grounded theory methodology to investigate the identities and experiences of women teachers with learning disabilities (LD). Participants included 11 current or former K-12 women educators who identified (or self-identified) as having a LD. The researcher conducted intensive individual semi-structured…