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Karnopp, Jennifer R.; Bjorklund, Peter – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2022
Friendships and close relationships within organisations and schools are integral for developing trust, engagement, and a sense of community. That said, few studies exclusively look at tie formation in friendship networks in K-12 contexts. In this study, we explore the relationship between Day and Gu's teacher life phases and the formation of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers, Friendship, Collegiality
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Cornelissen, Frank; McLellan, Ros W.; Schofield, Jan – Oxford Review of Education, 2017
The call for teachers and schools to become more research-engaged is resonating stronger than ever with government efforts to improve research impact and educational quality in the United Kingdom (UK) and many other countries. In these endeavors strengthening the social network structure and collegial relationships that enable collaborative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Researchers, Case Studies, Social Influences
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Kusanagi, Kanako N. – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2014
Lesson study developed organically in Japan over a period of 140 years, whereas in Indonesia, lesson study was introduced as a top-down initiative. This research explores beyond general cultural differences by illustrating how the daily concerns of teachers and their social interactions differ in Japan and in the case of an Indonesian school, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Cross Cultural Studies
Cavanagh, Andrew J. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The present study investigated the district-wide characteristics of relational ties among a sample of K-12 teachers implementing the Common Core comprehensive education reform. This study addressed deficits in current scholarly understanding of the social influences in schools that impact delivery of educational reform efforts such as the Common…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Social Networks, Network Analysis
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Johnston, David H. – Teacher Development, 2010
School placement is an essential part of student teachers' professional learning. Yet in Scotland, as elsewhere, there is evidence of inconsistency in the nature and quality of the support that students receive in schools. This article draws on data from 16 Secondary English student teachers on the one-year Professional Graduate Diploma in…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, College School Cooperation
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Weiqi, Chen – Chinese Education and Society, 2007
This study used the results of a questionnaire survey of 230 secondary school teachers to analyze the factors constituting job satisfaction and its effects on teacher attrition and work enthusiasm. The results show that (a) the structure of secondary school teacher job satisfaction is made up of ten components and is consistent with the model put…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Teacher Persistence, Work Environment, Secondary School Teachers