This study is a phenomenological inquiry into the experiences of female high school principals who participated in leadership coaching during the first years of their principalships. Understanding how female principals found value in their leadership coaching, discovering the experiences between leadership coaches and the participants that yielded…

This study explored the impact of instructional coaching on teachers sense of efficacy, teachers perception of factors present in schools that positively or negatively impact coaching, and the impact instructional coaching had on the teachers views of professional learning. Self-efficacy was defined as a person's perception of themselves based on…

The problem addressed in this research is call center phone employees are subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment based on their performance when they are all trained using the same training class using the same training method. Call centers have been a revenue generating department for many organizations.…

Background: Collaborative learning has become a crucial approach to promoting online in-service teacher training. Appropriate peer recommendation for group composition is the basis to ensure productive learning outcomes of collaborative learning. However, there is a lack of understanding of the impact of peer recommendation on in-service teachers'…

Students benefit from receiving and providing peer feedback, but the degree of participation limits the benefit. Further, students sometimes resist participation, providing few or only short comments. Prior researchers have examined the role of general attitudes toward peer feedback in limiting participation. However, little research has examined…

We conducted an intervention based on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) with dance students to improve their performance and reduce their anxiety levels. Sixteen students from a dance conservatory participated in a quasi-experimental mixed research, test-posttest design without control group, consisting of five SFBT sessions. Their teachers…

Coaching is a popular and high-leverage instrument for instructional reform. Coaching holds potential to accelerate teacher learning and school improvement. Linking results from current research, we portray how coaching benefits from robust infrastructure. This article offers three design recommendations that leaders can implement to optimize…

This qualitative study investigated the concept of teacher coaching in a suburban Midwestern school district. Using case study methodology, the researcher sought to better understand what the term "teacher coaching" means, why more teachers do not engage in teacher coaching opportunities, and what the necessary conditions are for…

The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to explore how Early Career Teachers (ECTs) perceive the ways in which virtual coaching influenced their self-efficacy, or confidence. Utilizing a narrative approach, the study posed two primary research questions: 1) What are the experiences of ECTs during virtual coaching? and 2) How do ECTs…

Teacher quality is among the most significant indicators of student achievement. Policymakers have implemented teacher evaluation reform as the primary strategy for improving teacher quality and increasing student outcomes. In Texas, the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) is the evaluation system endorsed by the state and is…

Acute athletic performance differences may ultimately decide what teams or individuals are successful in competition. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a novel acupressure modality in comparison to a dynamic warm-up and contrast training on acute athletic performance in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)…

Nursing literature has reported episodes of nursing student anxiety in the simulated class. The students gave accounts of their experiences, difficulties learning, and performing nursing skills. The purpose of the qualitative descriptive study was to explore how nursing students describe the influence of anxiety on their skill performance and…

Museum education is a dynamic and evolving field, requiring a commitment to continuous professional growth and the integration of best practices as they develop. As the field has shifted towards creating participant-centered experiences that encourage active learning and dialogue, museum educators have been seeking new ways to enhance their…

Written comments in student evaluations of teaching offer a rich source of data for understanding instructors' teaching and students' learning experiences. However, most previous studies on student evaluations of teaching have focused on numeric ratings of close-ended questions, while few studies have tried to analyze the content of students'…

While the expectations and challenges facing K-12 educational leaders are considerable and significantly increasing, the support they receive in training, leadership development, and ongoing support has been limited in range and relevance. Although Cognitive Coaching is not a leadership development program, per se, Cognitive Coaching is a model of…