In recent years, online education has boomed. However, online business ethics education faces a challenge in which the lack of communication among teachers and students leads to a decline in teaching effectiveness. Social media applications can be imbedded in traditional ethics education to solve this problem. In this paper, based on the…

Time allocation is a complex problem for school principals in many countries. This study examines the restrictive structure of principals' time allocation for each task domain, as well as the explanatory structure of school administration context for their time allocation. Structural equation models were developed based on data gathered in…

Some recent district-level teacher leadership programs have incorporated both instructional coaching and formal evaluations into teacher leaders' (TLs) responsibilities, which research suggests could challenge the relational dynamics necessary for effective coaching. Using a sensemaking lens, we conducted a qualitative case study of one district's…

I investigated how two U.S.-born Salvadoran eleventh grade boys formulated college-going mindsets at the nexus of family-based cultural influences, adolescent development, masculinity, and academic self-appraisals. With asset-based theories, findings show how immigrant families encouraged college going by shielding their sons from noneducational…

Scholars use "position" to refer to the social expectations and range of available things a person can say and do in any given interaction (Harré and van Langenhove 1999; van Langenhove 2011). In the classroom, there are different social expectations for teachers and students. Teachers are often expected to give directions, present…

Educators are dealing with tremendous amounts of stress, experiencing burnout, and feeling a lack of efficacy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, racism, and ongoing threats to their autonomy as professionals. Despite their desire to help, school leaders have been caught short on how to provide the support teachers need. It doesn't have to be this way.…

Studies about workplace bullying recognise that teaching is becoming a high-risk profession. Despite the global concern about teacher-targeted bullying by learners, a dearth of studies remain regarding the bullying of teachers. This study aims at contributing towards the limited corpus of knowledge on the preponderance of the phenomenon within the…

This study examines the experiences of online students and faculty when a regional crisis disrupted courses. Students could not access online courses for up to a month, threatening both retention and the financial health of the institution. Researchers share the details of the crisis including the institutional response, the challenges online…

As the application of colored designs on cloth using wax in certain areas in decorating items of clothing, Batik is made through several steps that come from drawing the pattern on the paper followed by imitating the pattern on fabric, which is called "ngeblat." The next phase is followed by drawing the pattern using wax, which is called…

This paper, reporting the findings from a larger, earlier study, aimed to develop an in-depth understanding of the struggles involved in six Pakistani academics' experiences of professional growth. A narrative inquiry approach was used to explore the experiences and the data were analysed using paradigmatic reasoning, an approach to analysing…

Primary school teachers have an important role in the early identification and further development of a child's musical giftedness. The research was aimed to examine the opinions of primary school classroom teachers (N = 1130) employed in Croatian primary schools regarding conceptualization of musical giftedness and its impact on identification of…

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020, the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) -- in its efforts to improve the country's school leaders -- formed a learning partnership with the Education Commission, Education Development Trust, and the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) to undertake rapid research on school and…

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore the perceptions of secondary-school band teachers as they moved to virtual formats with their students. The study was designed to fill a gap in the literature, as little research has been done on the subject of distance learning and music. As teachers reflect on their pandemic-closed schools,…

The focus of this qualitative case study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the differences in school leadership responsibilities, preparation, and training of traditional public school principals and charter school principals and their effect on principal retention. The study included five principals from traditional public schools and five…

This study investigated the cultural barriers that Black women at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face when deciding whether to report acts of sexual victimization and how those barriers operate as a silencing agent. Underpinned by critical race theory and Black feminist thought, this study presented an opportunity to identify…