This study aims to determine the perceptions of pre-service teachers regarding the concept of a "digitally competent teacher" through metaphors. The participants consist of 510 pre-service teachers. According to the findings, metaphors for a digitally competent teacher were classified under three themes: digital competence, pedagogical…

Launched in 2014, Teach for Qatar (TFQ) is a local non-governmental organization under Teach For All (TFALL) that recruits and prepares graduates and professionals as teaching fellows in the Qatari government schools. This qualitative exploratory study used semi-structured interviews to identify TFQ Fellows' challenges they faced and the resources…

"In the spring of 2020, educational professionals rushed to suddenly and unexpectedly shift to remote teaching in light of the COVID-19 pandemic" (Boltz, Yadav, Dillman & Robertson, 2021). During this time, "Schools and universities had to quickly adapt to a distance learning model…." (Stevens, Stevens, & Grady, 2021)…

Students' action competence must be taught and developed, particularly for prospective science teachers, to have a pedagogical perspective as environmental educators. As indicated by publications in respected journals, researchers' focus and alignment on the issue of action competence are highly expected. This systematic literature review aims to…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate specific professional competencies of teachers to implement education for sustainable development (ESD) in the contexts of Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach: The authors carried out a Delphi study with eight ESD experts in Vietnam to collect their expertise viewpoints regarding teachers' ESD professional…

Systemic thinking skills are an increasingly important aspect of contemporary life for all students. Therefore, the first aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between systemic thinking skills, epistemological beliefs, and mathematical beliefs in a sample of 120 secondary school students aged 16-18 years in Saudi Arabia. The…

Controversies are a potentially powerful teaching tool in the management classroom enabling students to explore different perspectives on an issue and to develop their skills in areas such as critical thinking and communication. Controversy is implicit to learning and to leadership and management roles in workplaces where multiple opposing views…

This empirical study was conducted to develop third-year students' digital competence at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan and test the effectiveness of massive open online courses (MOOCs) to increase digital competence. Future teachers' digital competence was regarded as a combination of knowledge, skills, abilities,…

This study compares the level of digital competence of Spanish higher education teachers in the use of three types of ICT resources in the classroom: digital tools to consume information, digital tools to produce information, and emerging technologies. To measure the level of competence, the validated DigCompEdu Check-In instrument with an ex post…

The purpose of this research is to determine the role of primary school pre-service teachers' perceived information and communication technology (ICT) competencies on integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching intentions. Research participants are 242 primary school pre-service teachers enrolled at a state…

The goal of talent management systems is to recruit, prepare, select, place, induct, develop, compensate, and retain educators with the desired competencies to achieve the organization's vision for instructional quality. Strong alignment of talent management policies and practices is essential to achieve that goal. The purpose of this workbook is…

Elementary teacher candidates (TCs) must learn to teach many subject areas. Although some mathematics education researchers have framed elementary teachers' knowledge as a deficit (i.e., lack of depth of mathematics knowledge), this dissertation considers elementary teachers' broad knowledge as a strength. Many elementary teachers and TCs feel…

There is considerable variability in the design and quality of resource provided to teachers. There is also a lack of empirical backing guiding the process of curricular resource design, specifically as it relates to teachers in different stages of their careers. The purpose of this study was to explore curricular resource use by Florida SBAE…

In 2019, the college administrators at a large 2-year college located in Canada implemented a Learning Management System (LMS) policy for all instructors. The goal of the LMS policy was for faculty members to demonstrate committed professionalism and high degree of competence in teaching. The problem was that instructors underutilized the LMS to…

This exploratory study examines the relationship between preservice teachers' performance on a teaching performance assessment for licensure in elementary mathematics and a measure of knowledge that, in studies of practicing teachers, was found to predict effective mathematics teaching. A sample of 89 preservice teachers completed the Performance…