In the contemporary age of ever-changing adaptations, transformations, and innovations in educational contexts, L2 teachers' affective responses to pedagogical complexities are likely to impact their performance. This study investigated whether L2 teachers' occupational stress predicts their turnover intentions via the mediation of grit,…

Through a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, this study investigated how dimensions of online learning readiness and online connectedness influence students' intentions to continue to take online courses. Data from 369 students who took at least one online course at a four-year public university showed that online learning readiness had a…

Israel suffers from a severe STEM teacher shortage. To mitigate it, two retraining projects were developed: one recruiting academic high-tech professionals and the other -- practical engineers. This study evaluated both projects by exploring stakeholders' perspectives and examining graduates' retention. Applying a mixed-methods case study design,…

Resilience is a critical personality trait that allows one to deal with difficulties, learn from failures, and maintain a positive attitude during task performance. However, it has not been understudied in a complex and challenging educational domain. The current research intends to address this gap by analyzing the specific characteristics of…

Of the teachers who leave the profession, about half of them are dissatisfied with the school they work at. Teachers' school environment can have both supportive and adverse effects on their satisfaction with school and teaching in general. Yet this relationship might be different for the Nordic countries than for other European countries as the…

Anti-Blackness in the academy has the potential to negatively impact relationships between Black Women, which can ultimately influence Black women's retention and career advancement. Through an analysis of existing theories, including workplace friendships, Black feminist thought, and critical race theory, the authors first interrogate how…

Parents may be well placed to deliver therapeutic support to their own autistic preschool children. Parent-implemented Early Start Denver Model (P-ESDM) is one well-researched program for coaching parents to use strategies in daily routines to support child development. This qualitative study examined the perceptions of parents of autistic…

The study explored vice-principals' interpretations of their loneliness experiences in the workplace. The following questions guided the research: (1) How do vice-principals perceive the consequences of their loneliness in regard to their personal and professional lives? (2) In what ways do vice-principals perceive that their loneliness…

Introduction: Sustained participation in physical education classes during adolescence can help promote lifelong engagement in physical activity, which is vital for the physical and mental health of adolescents. Self-concept, particularly in the domains of global and physical appearance self-perceptions, has been identified as a key predictor of…

This study explores the most effective ways to equip Chinese students with skills that are required to succeed in a constantly changing global world. The research focuses on secondary and high school students in Nanning, Guangxi, China, using the "EDGEG" model to assess critical competencies that are predicted for the next ten years. The…

There is a lack of qualified special education teachers (SETs) in U.S. public schools. The literature has provided mixed results related to a variety of supports for SETs, including administrator, colleague, professional development, mentorship, and resources and their impact on retention. In addition, few studies have focused on SETs who work…

High-quality professional development programs are important to all agricultural education teachers, regardless of their stage in the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perception of Minnesota SBAE teachers in the areas of program design and management, leadership, and Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)…

Both society- and individual-level factors serve to make persistence through one's university career more difficult, especially for students with disadvantaged financial and academic backgrounds. Using a rich dataset of students at a rural, 4-year university in Pennsylvania, we compare GPA and persistence outcomes of two groups of students in…

This study investigated the conceptual learning of the Business Studies Curriculum Recovery Plan (BSCRP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis resilience pedagogy requires teachers to incorporate resilience and flexible strategies to enable learners to cope with unexpected events (Chow, et al., 2020). Informed by qualitative research methodology,…

Worldwide, there were significant changes in university courses due to COVID-19. One was a rapid transition to online courses, described as emergency remote education. The purpose of this research was to examine how students' uncertainty avoidance (UA) affected their university commitment (UC) and whether their perceptions of emergency remote…