The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected higher education, but when learning shifted to an online environment it provided an opportunity to gain insight into how classroom format influences student performance and preferences. Thus, our objective was to assess student performance across classroom types, along with student perceptions of…

This quantitative study explored the relationships and differences between faculty groups at US higher education institutions (HEI) on their collective efficacy (CE) beliefs, perceived insider status (PIS), and job satisfaction. Faculty at six HEIs and across social media responded to a self-report survey. Faculty were divided into tenure/tenure…

This is a qualitative analysis of women working in district level administration in Northeast Kansas who hold their district level administration licenses. It seeks to understand and gain insight into women who reach the role of district level administration leadership and discover their career path, future aspirations, and any challenges or bias…

Dyslexia is traditionally regarded as a disability which has an impact on the learning process of reading, spelling and writing. This study attempts to explore the character strengths, flourishing, resilience, and perceptions of professional success and satisfaction of 477 Greek adults. The sample consisted of 30 adults with an official diagnosis…

The transition to fully online delivery in the COVID-19 pandemic has added to already existing and significant challenges in subjects and programs that require a component of practicum, on-site experience or hands-on laboratory work. This article presents initial results from a study that responds to challenges arising in moving to a fully online…

The basic aim of the research at hand was to investigate the effects of conflict management styles of school principals on teachers' job performance. To meet the major objective of the study, the targeted population was comprised of public sector secondary schools in the Punjab province. As the population was most scattered so the researchers used…

Purpose: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of work--life balance (WLB) on the employee motivation (EM), job satisfaction (JS) and emloyee performance (EP) of academic staff at universities. Design/methodology/approach: In this regard, the authors collected 490 valid data from academic staff of major public and private…

This article describes a reflective process, influenced by collaborative autoethnography and poetic inquiry, and provides an opportunity for replication at other sites. The process illuminated a workgroup's power to enhance professional lives in support of students, seeking to harness collective power to make space for critical discussions as well…

England is currently facing a crisis in the recruitment and retention of teachers, with one-in-three newly qualified staff leaving the profession within five years of completing their training. This paper investigates several different aspects of the lives of recently qualified teachers in England, including their life satisfaction, mental health,…

Purpose: E-learning has become an increasingly prevalent learning approach in higher educational institutions due to the fast growth of internet technologies in India. This paper aims to mainly focus on evaluating the effectiveness of the e-learning experience from students' perceptive. Design/methodology/approach: "Survey" method has…

Recommender systems for technology-enhanced learning are examined in relation to learners' agency, that is, their ability to define and pursue learning goals. These systems make it easier for learners to access resources, including peers with whom to learn and experts from whom to learn. In this systematic review of the literature, we apply an…

This study explored the construct of "longevity" for education deans and the perceived impact that endurance in the role exerts on the welfare of schools and colleges of education. Some 181 standing education deans who had served for five or more years responded to a 12-item online survey that probed their perspectives on the…

The current study examined how teachers' perfectionism (personal standards [PS] and concern over mistakes [COM]) relates to their achievement goals for teaching, instructional practices (creation of mastery vs. performance classroom goal structures), job satisfaction, and flow experience during teaching. The data were collected from teachers (N =…

This study aimed to determine the relations between employment anxiety, self-compassion, and life satisfaction among pre-service teachers. The sample of the study consists of 376 Turkish fourth-year pre-service teachers from a state university, who were selected by stratified purposeful sampling method. The data were collected via the…

With changing demographics and the potential impact of COVID-19 on enrollment, understanding student satisfaction, student retention, and willingness to recommend a university to prospective students is critically important. Based on a survey of business school students from two universities, this paper illustrates the impact of utilitarian and…