The shortage of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers in the United States has been a chronic issue for decades. Besides not having sufficient graduates in our teacher preparation programs, the number of SBAE teachers annually leaving the profession further exacerbates the problem. While the reasons why SBAE teachers leave the…

The purpose of this study was to examine beginning and mentor teachers' perceptions of a campus mentor program and the match of the mentor teacher to a beginning teacher. The focus was to identify specific factors that would contribute to supporting a campus mentor program. The researcher selected one public school district in Southeast Texas for…

Teachers all over the world are now facing the challenges of the 21st century education as they face the 21st century learners. To cope up with the demands of the 21st century education, teachers, most especially teachers in the Colleges of Education, need to possess the 21st century characteristics. This study was conducted to assess the extent…

This study is based on the premise that in order to create better schools, good leadership must be developed. This study believes that Authentic Leadership (AL), as propounded by various authors in the past 15 years, provides a useful framework for effective school leadership. Furthermore, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of teachers in…

This paper aims to explore teachers' resistance practices in Colombia for affirmation purposes. It reveals how resistance practices have contributed to arguing against some imposed labels and stereotypes during different periods of time. Archaeology was the toolbox used to trace statements in teachers' voices from several documentary sources that…

In a rapidly growing world, the modern civilizations' efforts to make their citizens are always vital. The societies which have well-educated manpower naturally have a right to rule the world. Teacher qualifications that constitute the base of the education system will surely denote the quality of the education system. The teachers are the ones…

The early stages of an academic career are fraught with insecurity. By focusing on the individual and his or her background, this article sets out to analyse and develop theories for this insecurity. We see academic career insecurity as a mix of how much someone wants to pursue a job in academia and what they feel is the probability of reaching…

The purpose of this phenomenological study is to investigate the experiences of a group of high school administrators in assessing teacher dispositions that are reflected in post observation conferences. It is argued that through a better understanding of the techniques used by these administrators and the way the Danielson Framework for Teaching…

Gravity Goldberg's "Teach Like Yourself" helps you be the biggest, boldest, and most powerful version of your teacher self. It reminds you why you became a teacher and coaches you to bring your unique gifts and talents into the classroom. The difference between a so-so lesson and one that leaves a lasting impact on students has…

Based on Leader-Member Exchange and problem solving style theories, the purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that teachers with perceived styles similar to their supervisors will have more positive perceptions of their supervisor-subordinate relationship. One-hundred ten teachers were recruited by Qualtrics to complete surveys about…

Due to the rise of new technologies, further development of digital competence by professors is necessary. The aim of this paper is to know the pedagogical digital competence of lecturers in Spain, focused on a model called PDC-TER: ICT resources to Teach, to Evaluate and to Research; as well as to predict those variables that affect the level of…

Observed frequently within higher education settings, student incivility need to be dealt with since they affect teaching-learning process adversely. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of student incivility in higher education and coping techniques employed by academics. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected…

This research aimed at predicting teachers' disposition to sustainable education from their views regarding the evaluation of curricula and student-centred teaching methods. The attempt was made to develop a convenient discriminant function for placement of teachers in lower, medium and higher levels of disposition to sustainable education. It is…

This study explores Bhutanese in-service science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS) by using the Understanding Nature of Science (UNOS) questionnaire. The 15, two-tiered items focus on the five aspects of NOS: (1) scientific knowledge; (2) scientific theories and laws; (3) scientific method; (4) scientists' work; and (5)…

Current research indicates that online student grades have dropped at for-profit online institutions, where adjunct online faculty made up for 80-90% of online faculty. Evidence of low online student grades in an era of increased use of adjunct online faculty exists. A quantitative nonexperimental study examined the relationship between adjunct…