Teachers' educational beliefs influence their decisions and actions before, during, and after class. Classroom actions are a result of decision-making processes wherein teachers judge how they can teach effectively. The early years of teaching profession is important in shaping new teachers' practices in accordance with their beliefs. This study…

In this follow-up study, 973 members of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) were surveyed regarding their use of technology in day-to-day counseling activities. School counselor use of technology for student planning purposes has increased over time, while its use in responsive services has not changed significantly. Counselors now…

The article aimed to make a critical investigation and analysis on working from home vs learning from home during the COVID-19. Small-scale research was conducted only targeting parents (having at least one school going child) to capture the view of how they deem the concept of working from home vs learning from home and whether there are any…

The purpose of this study is to describe the management style, performance appraisal and employee development of selected personnel from an academic institution in Central Luzon, Philippines. The study used a descriptive-correlation research design with survey as the primary instrument for data gathering. 75 personnel took part in the survey with…

This research utilizes an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis design to investigate female senior student affairs officers (SSAOs) as they experience and implement gendered communication practices in the higher education workplace. Research regarding female SSAO interactions are absent from discourse on gendered communication and no…

This paper examines recent reforms in English-language testing in Japan using a policy distraction framework. We identify the term 'washback (effect)' and other related discourses as major distractors and investigate how 'washback' discourses have functioned as political slogans or catchphrases in policy deliberation processes and how they have…

Research shows that sexual harassment can cause harm to not only the survivor of sexual harassment but also the person accused of the harassing behavior and the community in which the harassment has occurred. Given many institutions' primary focus on compliance processes and relative lack of attention to addressing the harm experienced by…

The early childhood education (ECE) workforce supports child development and family stability but faces significant challenges in recruitment and retention. Wilder Research, in collaboration with the Wilder Foundation's Child Development Center, conducted a study to better understand ECE workforce conditions in Minnesota, focusing on the Twin…

The dual labor market theory (DLM) posited the existence of two distinct labor markets working in parallel. A primary one is a place where high wages, employment stability and high opportunities for advancement are the norms. On the other hand, low wages, arbitrariness and less desirable working conditions determine a secondary market. The main…

If leaders want to support and retain--not just hire--Black educators, they must understand what it means to be a Black educator now. El-Mekki, a veteran educator and founder of the Center for Black Educator Development, shares realities Black teachers face, from the fact that schools don't always feel safe to them to the responsibility they feel…

In this study, the construct of English competence for non-English major postgraduates is defined as the ability to effectively use various strategies and comprehensively exert the ability of reading, listening, writing, speaking and translation with academic, world, linguistic and intercultural knowledge in academic activities, classroom learning…

This article aims to report on the barriers experienced by HODs in executing their curriculum leadership roles within the theoretical framework of human capital theory (HCT). The research followed a qualitative, phenomenological approach underpinned by an interpretative paradigm. Purposive sampling was used to select n = 12 HOD participants due to…

This study sought to provide an understanding of the sources of work intensification and its effects on assistant principals in Turkey, and the coping strategies they use. The participants of this qualitative study were a sample of 18 assistant principals. The current qualitative study was based on semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was…

Henryism as a construct draws comparisons to what is commonly referred to as respectability politics, or the active adoption of standards rooted in whiteness as a regulatory instrument of one's behavior and emotions. This manuscript will bring Henryism and respectability politics into conversation in an effort to illuminate the paradox of…

Today's business management students have come of age in a new, interactive, technology-rich environment; therefore, instructors should modify their teaching modalities to embrace embedded simulations. The authors present a practical application of instruction, a new teaching model that puts business simulations at the center of their…