Pre- and in-service physical education teachers have evaluated themselves as not being very well prepared or proficient in technology use. Thus, better preparation of PE teachers to integrate technology is necessary. In this study, I examined the effects of technology-related mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, and social persuasion on…

The research was designed to assess the effect of In-service training on development of sense of achievement among employees serving in the universities of Punjab. Analysis in the study was carried out with employees' gender and their work experience. Purpose behind this extended focus was to have an idea about training as key motivator. All…

This study examines how videos may support participants' learning in the Information and Communication Technology Massive Open Online Course (ICTMOOC) aimed to develop digital skills with pre- and in-service teachers in Norway and provides an insight into how teachers' interactions with videos may contribute to enhancing their agentic capacity to…

This descriptive research focused on the localization of Chinese teachers in the Philippines and how it became instrumental in reducing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese language education. Through the review of existing studies and pertinent documents such as memorandum orders, agreements and training plans, this paper provided an…

This article provides a comparative case study of two connected learning experiences in teacher education that vary in scope, participants, time, and design to consider the questions: (1) What characterizes humanizing engagement across varied experiences of connected learning in teacher education? and (2) What repertoires of practice become shared…

The study aimed to scrutinize the teaching methods and techniques that effective teachers prefer to utilize most. The study was designed as a qualitative phenomenological study. The participants of the study consisted of 25 teachers who were selected using a mixed sampling method, composed of snowball sampling, criterion and maximum variation. The…

In 2016, the California Legislative Analyst's Office found that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students were not being educated effectively in State Special Schools. They recommended that public schools include DHH students in mainstream classrooms. However, no current teacher preparation programs prepare future teachers to educate DHH students.…

It has become public knowledge that teachers have gradually been called to teach learners to world-class standards in order to enable them to participate actively in the global economy. This has fuelled a debate on how teachers should be prepared to fulfil this new role. In-service programmes on social justice and education have often been…

This multiple-case study discusses Connecticut public preschool teacher's mathematics instruction practice and preparation across socioeconomic settings and divergent District Reference Groups. Through the use of qualitative methods of classroom observations, interviews, and document review this multiple-case study explored the mathematics…

Background: The gap between theory and teachers' practice is a barrier to education improvement. There is therefore an ongoing need to understand teachers' thinking and find new ways to meaningfully relate theory and practice in STEM education. The research explores, through teachers-as-learners' questions, the connections made by experienced…

In this article, we sought to determine the extent to which pre-service and in-service teachers' self-perceived competence is associated with sense of belonging and well-being during special education teacher studies, as well as determine whether there are differences among these factors between pre-service and in-service teachers. These are areas…

Background: Academic literacy(ies) is a major determining qualifier for success in a university qualification. Academic literacy(ies), in this study, are seen as social practices or discourses that occur within specific academic disciplines. Students therefore needed to 'learn' the academic literacy(ies) discourse of the faculty. Aim: This study…

If the challenges of today's world are to be met, then there is a need to give more prominence to emotion in education, i.e. indulging the personal, emotional and spiritual aspects of teaching, and promoting the teachers' social-emotional competencies along with the schooling influence. In this respect, structuring the contents of in-service…

Given the integral role of English teachers in promoting quality English education, English language teaching in-service teacher education and training (BLT-INSET) plays a crucial role in developing quality and professional competence of English teachers. It is in this regard, when the inevitability of ELT-INSET is growing worldwide, our article…

Opportunities for high quality teachers' continuing professional development (CPD) are considered scarce in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. In addition, there seem to be few sustainable outcomes of teachers' CPD. The present study aimed to address English teachers' dissatisfaction with their own CPD in China. With some…