Special education teachers have students in their classrooms with a variety of needs, and it is their responsibility to meet these needs for all students. Research shows special education teachers oftentimes enter the field with limited knowledge and skills to serve students with complex communication needs. The lack of background in augmentative…

Purpose: This research examined the impact of two physical educators' appearance and sex on elementary school students' learning and teacher perceptions. Method: Four videos consisting of female informal appearance, female formal appearance, male informal appearance, and male formal appearance were created. A content examination and a perception…

Combining teachers' big and small stories through a hybrid lens, the present study sought to examine the presence of meaning, as a component of well-being, in Iranian English language teachers within the discourse of sanctions, which could shape their positionality towards TESOL. Two themes were extracted: the emergence of critical hope and a…

The teaching of social and emotional competencies (TSEC) is crucial for the academic and social development of learners of school age. The TSEC is more effective when it is carried out by teachers. This study aimed to analyse the relation between the teachers' characteristics and their TSEC. Participants were 731 secondary education teachers…

This research paper explores critical thinking in higher education from the instructors' perspective. A customized survey examined how educators perceive, integrate, and evaluate critical thinking within their courses. Using Bloom's Taxonomy, analysis, and discussion will focus on the views of faculty from various disciplines in a midsize…

This study investigates accounting faculty perceptions regarding institutional prioritization of the use and adoption of technology, funding for course-related technology, faculty professional development, and the use of faculty-related incentives for the development of technology related curriculum. The study examined 263 completed survey…

There has been increased evidence about the importance of supporting children's self-regulation skills in early childhood and the role of teachers in this process. This current research consisted of two studies. Study 1 aimed to develop two scales: one to assess preschool teachers' awareness of children's self-regulation and the other to determine…

Studies suggest students are more likely to disclose personal challenges to postsecondary instructors who are public about living with mental illness and/or neurodivergence. This study explored how six postsecondary instructors who live openly with mental illness and/or neurodivergence in Western Canada experienced students' disclosures of…

The lack of an adequate e-learning readiness assessment has been characterized as a major cause of e-learning implementation failure. Consequently, overcoming the challenges leading to such failure requires the academic institution to carefully assess its readiness and make improvements based on the identified weaknesses. In response to…

Examining quality in teacher education is considered a complex task. One dimension of this complexity is examining teacher educators as key stakeholders in ensuring quality teacher education. However, the influence of teacher educators towards quality teacher education seems to be still under-researched. The theoretical framework on academic…

Worldwide, the importance of computational thinking (CT) and its integration into the educational process at all levels of education has been highlighted as a fundamental skill for all. Nowadays, there is strong research interest in the integration of CT into curricula as early as kindergarten. As kindergarten teachers play a key role in this…

This study aims to explore the factors influencing Norwegian high school teachers' instructional resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) in terms of age, instructional AI efficacy, and collective AI beliefs among school staff. Grounded in a robust theoretical framework that integrates technology-use models, social cognitive theory, and…

Introduction: Teacher enthusiasm is an undisputedly important characteristic of teachers, with demonstrated positive effects on student outcomes. Existing research typically operationalised teacher enthusiasm via trait-based teacher- or student ratings. Strikingly little is known about how teachers' trait enthusiasm manifests in their actual…

Each year, SC TEACHER administers the SC Teacher Exit Survey to public PK-12 classroom teachers who are leaving their current classroom or district. The survey is designed to offer insights into how working conditions and other factors relate to teachers' decisions to leave their positions and their plans moving forward. This report highlights the…

This study examined the barriers and coping strategies involved in integrating Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL), including AI-driven tools, among 399 EFL instructors. Through a survey and supplemental interviews, the research explored how instructors' background characteristics influence their coping strategies and the barriers they…