This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of 525 journal articles on educators' emotional intelligence research from 1998 to 2024, guided by both a four-dimensional framework and Job Demands-Resources theory. The study employed multiple bibliometric techniques including citation analysis, co-citation analysis, co-authorship analysis,…

This longitudinal study of six first-year teachers focused on conceptualizations of inquiry-based pedagogy, self-efficacy for inquiry-based teaching, and its actual enactment. Data included a self-report survey of self-efficacy for inquiry-based instruction, individual interviews at the beginning and end of the year, and five distributed classroom…

The research examined teachers' perceptions of factors affecting their perceived effectiveness in online teaching in the Israeli educational system, comparing Jewish and Arab teachers' views during the Covid-19 crisis. The research employed quantitative and qualitative approaches. 295 teachers responded to a questionnaire, and 22 teachers…

Current opinion on undergraduate studies has led to a reformulation of teaching methodologies to base them not just on learning, but also on skills and competencies. In this approach, the teaching/learning process should accomplish both knowledge assimilation and skill development. Previous works demonstrated that a strategy that uses continuous…

School-based instructional coaching is an increasingly popular approach to professional development used to support in-service learning for teachers. However, little is known about the cost of coaching. The following study aims to fill this gap. First, the study describes a framework for measuring the cost of an instructional coaching program;…

In October 2014, the University of British Columbia Vancouver campus (UBCV) ran a campus-wide survey to establish baseline information on teaching practices and attitudes among faculty, to measure the impact of existing teaching and learning initiatives and to identify the conditions leading to change in practices and attitudes around teaching.…

As a consequence of the federal "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) law, there is tremendous pressure on school principals, teachers, school superintendents, district staff, state departments of education and governors to maximize the increase in student achievement that is obtained with every dollar of expenditure. Currently, teachers are…

FIVE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS VISITED 1,011 FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES, TAUGHT BY 747 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, TO STUDY THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE TEACHING. BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF SUCCESSFUL METHODS WERE REPORTED. THE REPORT INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS OF LOGS OF FOUR TYPICAL CLASSES, CLASS SETTINGS, LISTENING COMPREHENSION, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING…

A study was conducted to gain greater understanding of the nature of work of beginning home economics teachers. Their work was characterized by fairly heavy teaching schedules, responsibility for clubs and other extracurricular activities, difficulty with time and classroom management, and limited teaching techniques and ability to plan and…

Explores differences between instructional practices of full- and part-time faculty using results of a survey of more than 1,500 community college instructors. Reports that discrepancies emerged regarding time spent in various classroom practices, availability of faculty to students outside class, and faculty connections with colleagues and the…

The most effective division of labor between teacher and laboratory is the primary concern in this discussion of language laboratory techniques. A set of 12 factors on language laboratory use involves attendance, supervision (monitoring), integration with classwork, student listening and recording, laboratory availability, and use of pattern…

A professor of education returns to the elementary classroom as a teacher's aide and learns that administrators can support teachers by (1) working to eliminate fragmentation in daily routines, (2) protecting teachers from overextension, (3) focusing more on individual students, (4) promoting teacher collegiality, and (5) fashioning a school…

Suggests that with a modified staffing plan using teacher interns, peer teachers, and community volunteers, better coverage of teaching needs could be provided with less salary cost. Presents proposals for a teacher staffing pattern, salary schedule, and a possible daily schedule implementing the suggested staffing pattern. (MM)