Novice teachers face several challenges during their first years of socialization in schools, often feeling unprepared in managing the full range of teaching duties. If teacher retention and attrition are to be improved, research on the difficulties encountered by novice teachers in diverse contexts and cultures is required. There is a lack of…

The world-wide pivot to remote learning due to the exogenous shocks of COVID-19 across educational institutions has presented unique challenges and opportunities. This study documents the lived experiences of instructors and students and recommends emerging pathways for teaching and learning strategies post-pandemic. Seventy-one instructors and…

For this issue, the authors have contemplated their entry and evolution as art education professionals and their hopes for the future of the field. They collaboratively discussed and responded to how art educators "can be best prepared for diverse, shifting priorities…and urgent attention to racial and social justice". The authors hope…

Purpose: The study aims to explore the experiences of new school-based mentors in Norway of an online teacher professional development (OTPD) programme in mentoring. The focus was on how the OTPD programme worked out as a boundary artefact to strengthen the coherence between a university and partner schools. Design/methodology/approach: Constant…

Formative assessment (FA) has been a popular discourse in education, but its potential benefit is fundamentally dependent on teachers' willingness to make changes to their classroom practices. These changes bring about much assessment tension (AT). This paper argues that how well teachers experience and manage AT determines the efficacy of their…

Performance is a concept that indicates the importance of work. The purpose of this article is to highlight the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on teachers' job performance. This study is conducted in the pre-university system. In this study, the quantitative method is used and the empirical data were collected using questionnaires.…

In this time of COVID-19, our public and private spaces have come together in unprecedented ways, giving rise to unique challenges and new opportunities to synergize maternal and academic spaces. We use narrative inquiry to explore our lived experiences as LDS MotherScholars by conducting three story cycles, using prompts about the past, present,…

This study focuses on determining the classroom management competences of novice Vietnamese teachers and aims to identify the differences in these competences among teachers with one to five years of experience. Questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews were conducted with novice teachers from different provinces in Vietnam. The results showed…

Professional development (PD) for public school teachers evolved as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As California schools shut down for in-person learning, several online PD opportunities were provided out of necessity as districts explored new ways to support teachers. The purpose of the Blended Professional Development (BPD) action research…

The world is changing at a frenetic pace. Current creativity research and literature reveals how important it is for adults to live and work in environments conducive to creative learning and thinking. In education, we know that instructors influence the learning environment significantly, but we do not have a clear understanding of how…

The purpose of grading is to measure progress and assess learning. As students' progress through school, a record of their progress and learning serves as a demonstration of knowledge gained. Educators, students, parents, and other stakeholders agree that grading, or assessment of some sort is necessary. The most prevalent grading system is the…

Teacher retention has been an issue for decades. Education researchers have grappled with this problem and explored how teacher characteristics, school characteristics, and organizational characteristics may predict teachers' decision to stay or leave their school sites. There is significant evidence showing that schools serving a majority of…

The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to examine the career choices and experiences of African American male teachers in secondary grade settings. Participants included 17 African American males who taught core subjects at varying grade levels. All participants worked at schools in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, metropolitan area. The main…

In the critical transition from university student to full-time teacher that occurs during student teaching, preservice teachers can request assistance from mentors. Yet, some preservice teachers rarely ask for help. To understand when and why preservice teachers seek help, a self-regulated learning framework was used to measure and evaluate…

This study utilized narrative inquiry to learn the stories of early career teachers of students with disabilities as they navigated teaching during a global pandemic. Five early career teachers participated in a series of three semi-structured virtual interviews. Interviews were transcribed then analyzed using a six-phase approach to thematic…