Purpose: This study aimed to investigate associations between the organisational and cultural contexts in which Chinese teachers work, the influence of these on their understandings of professionalism, and relationships between these and their perceived willingness and commitment to be effective in teaching to their best.…

Teacher stress continues to threaten the stability of the U.S. teaching workforce, but teacher mentoring, an increasingly prevalent type of teacher support, may uniquely support teachers with their risk-for-stress. The current study investigated how teacher mentoring experiences differ based on vulnerability to stress and teacher experience level.…

Teaching has become more difficult during the past few years. This difficulty has led to several problems, which include teacher shortages. Teachers have always faced issues. However, there has been a new issue in recent years. The coronavirus pandemic created unprecedented times and situations for both schools and teachers. The problem that was…

The purpose of this research is to examine the opinions of teachers and school administrators regarding the Regulation of Teaching Career Steps published by the Ministry of Education. The study group of the research, designed within the framework of the phenomenology research model, one of the qualitative research approaches, consists of a total…

Teachers with less than 5 years of teaching experience in low socioeconomic status schools are more likely to leave education than those who have taught in a higher socioeconomic school, often leaving schools in low socioeconomic areas struggling to fill vacancies and to keep a full teaching staff. Many students are high-risk if they attend a…

The purpose of this study was to analyze online physical education (OLPE) teachers' pedagogical practices. The three primary research questions guiding the study were: (1) What are the pedagogical practices of experienced OLPE teachers? (2) How are the pedagogical practices implemented in OLPE courses? (3) Why do experienced OLPE teachers use…

This qualitative study examined perceptions of current special education teachers in one large school district outside a major metropolitan area and their willingness to stay in the field of special education. The number of fully certified special education teachers in U.S. schools has reached an all-time low. Special education teachers are more…

Traditional Professional Development (PD) models neglect to prepare educators for the new and innumerable challenges that accompany post-COVID-19 classrooms. The problem addressed was that since returning to the classroom post-COVID-19, in-service and experienced secondary special education teachers are demonstrating dysregulated responses to…

Many learners seem to struggle to grasp the concepts of forces and Newton's law of motion, possibly owing to decontextualised teaching pedagogies used in science classrooms. This study investigates Grade 11 Physical Sciences teachers' perspectives in South Africa on integrating Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to improve learners' understanding of…

Working conditions significantly influence teachers' job satisfaction and their decisions to stay in their roles, and are closely tied to student learning conditions. The South Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey (SCTWCS) was developed to better understand teachers' experiences in their schools and the factors that influence their workplace…

This study explored how teachers undertook listening instruction with learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) through investigating teachers' authentic classroom practices. Eight experienced EFL teachers working in Iranian private language schools participated in the study. Each teacher was observed six to nine times and each complete…

In this study, I analyze how 15 world language (WL) preservice and in-service teachers in the United States negotiated the concept of translanguaging in an online, asynchronous educational linguistics class. Integrating language orientations, an ecological model of language teacher agency, a critical reflection framework, and a critical…

In pursuant to ESEA section 1111(g)(1)(B), this report demonstrates Tennessee's progress on how low-income and minority children enrolled in Title I schools vs. non-Title I schools are not served at disproportionate rates by (1) ineffective teachers, (2) inexperienced teachers, and (3) out-of-field teachers.

In pursuant to ESEA section 1111(g)(1)(B), this report demonstrates Tennessee's progress on how low-income and minority children enrolled in Title I schools vs. non-Title I schools are not served at disproportionate rates by (1) ineffective teachers, (2) inexperienced teachers, and (3) out-of-field teachers.

Publication in 'reputable', peer-reviewed and indexed journals has become a key requirement for promotion and career advancement in African universities. There is little research into how bibliometric measures of journal reputation are shaping the publishing strategies and practices of Africa-based researchers. This study, drawing on 43 in-depth…