Background/Context: In this article, we elucidate the meaning and value of a mode of inquiry we call "bearing witness." These words are frequently heard in educational and public discourse. They sometimes serve as a stand-in for awareness and concern regarding trauma or constitute a shorthand for the tasks of journalism (e.g.,…

Feelings of burnout are widely thought to be a contributing factor to low employee retention for outdoor expeditionary program (OEP) field instructors. The purpose of this study was to examine how certain job demands and resources influence levels of burnout among OEP field instructors. To address this aim, the following study evaluated feelings…

The purpose of this study was to examine session topics (n = 1,636) and clinicians (n = 2,263) at The Midwest Clinic from 2000-2019 using abstracts and biographies acquired from conference programs. Sessions were coded into one of 23 content codes and one of four audience codes using a coding scheme developed by the researchers. Clinicians were…

Teachers face many challenges throughout their careers, including initial difficulties in obtaining the necessary credentials, securing employment, and high turnover rates. This report focuses on exploring these challenges by addressing the requirements outlined in Chapter 394 of Public Law 2021 (P.L. 2021, c.394). Heldrich Center researchers…

Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are typically highly biased. In this paper, three experiments are reported, examining gender bias in SET by manipulating lecturer gender and counterstereotypes. Each experiment involved a vignette about a lecture, with a different context: Study 1 - noisy students disrupting the lesson; Study 2 - students…

Assessing the extent to which interventions might generalize involves an understanding of for whom and in what contexts interventions have succeeded. Identifying the characteristics of service recipients as well as observers, teachers, and other members of implementation teams involved in intervention research represents an emerging consideration…

There is a growing interest in teacher quality, which must encompass teacher diversity, including a more age-diverse and ageing teacher workforce. Little is known about how generational change among teachers influences professional dispositions, which are key to teacher quality. This qualitative study investigated how young beginner, mature…

This study examines the perceptions and attitudes of higher education teachers towards using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for professional development and validates new scales within the Indian context. Data were collected from 76 teachers in colleges and universities in Jammu City using a structured questionnaire comprising two…

Background: Teachers' knowledge and awareness of childhood type 1 diabetes remains limited. Aim: To evaluate the effect of diabetes education on classroom teachers' knowledge and awareness of type 1 diabetes. Methods: This quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test included 87 classroom teachers (intervention = 42, control = 45) from…

This study examines the psychological well-being of teachers as a key factor in promoting sustainable professional practice within the contemporary educational landscape. A quantitative research design was employed, using the Teachers' Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (Renshaw, 2020) to collect data from a sample of 100 teachers. The…

Although about a quarter of working age adults in the United States identify as disabled, representative numbers are not found in most workplaces, including academic and scientific workplaces. In higher education, disability-focused policies, programming, professional development, as well as research, have been predominantly oriented toward…

The work of elementary science teaching is challenging given the wide array of subject matter most teachers are expected to teach and a systematic de-prioritisation of science at these grades. In this literature review (63 papers; 2010-2020), we use a framework of readiness for science teaching. Using this framework allows us to illustrate…

Purpose: This study primarily aims at assessing Faculty Competences Development Components (FCDCs) that help in the development of educational leaders. The study further formulates a model using seven latent constructs that explain the development of the mechanism of development of educational leaders and extend the benefits of their development…

Given Canada's increasingly diverse population, a better understanding of the representation of different groups among Canadian workers and their economic characteristics is needed. This study analyzes the diversity, economic characteristics, and retention of workers in Canada's early learning and child care (ELCC) sector. Using census data,…

Based on the person-organisation fit theory, this study examines the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between value congruence and teacher commitment among schoolteachers. We tested whether value congruence was related to higher teacher commitment via teacher self-efficacy and whether time pressure moderated these potential direct and…