This study aimed to address the growing problem in education, the need to retain highly qualified teachers in the classroom. Beyond the task of just filling positions, experienced teachers bring unique skills to the school, making them better instructors (Melnick & Meister, 2008). This is a challenging topic; roughly 29% of teachers who left…

Teacher turnover is high in US public schools, and it is growing. Such turnover has academic and financial costs, but little is known about the impact on teachers themselves. How do teachers experience turnover? Using interviews of departed teachers and focus groups of new and veteran teachers, this qualitative multi-site case study examines how…

The purpose of this study was to explore how teachers' perceptions and professional development experiences influenced their sense of efficacy regarding their impact on student learning with diverse populations of students. Data collection for this study was conducted with a mixed methods approach. The Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale was the…

Language teacher educator (LTE) identity development is an emerging field exploring how LTEs learn to teach and negotiate their identities and how their identity construction processes help teacher candidates learn. The complexity of the issue has prompted researchers to explore their professional journeys and experiences in various contexts from…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to discover how novice teachers describe their self-efficacy as contributing to their sense of classroom readiness after completing their teacher training programs in Texas. This helps to understand the experiences of novice teachers in which data was collected using a questionnaire,…

As teachers' experiences are a prerequisite for developing an understanding of the challenges of teaching, their reflections on the potential of using authentic text in L1 grammar teaching deserves closer attention. This paper presents a focus-group study with six Swedish L1 teachers at upper secondary level during an intervention, in which they…

With gendered organization theory and n = 201 Historically Black Colleges and Universities women faculty, the following is addressed: RQ1: Which Historically Black Colleges and University women faculty, those at schools with or without an anti-bullying policy, are more likely to report workplace bullying? RQ2: What is the relationship between…

The COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for students, teachers, and parents. Teacher well-being was already identified as problematic, and the pandemic intensified many teachers' stresses. This quantitative study used survey research methods to investigate whether resilience characteristics (i.e., purpose, perseverance, self-reliance, equanimity, or…

Learning analytics dashboards (LADs) are emerging tools that convert abstract, complex information with visualizations to facilitate teachers' data-driven pedagogical decision-making. While many LADs have been designed, teachers' capacities for using such LADs are not well articulated in the literature. To fill the gap, this study provided a…

Mastering spelling is important for children to progress in writing. The National Curriculum in England details spelling lists linked to each year group in primary education. Assessment practices also emphasise the importance of teaching spelling. However, to date, little is known about how teachers feel about teaching spelling nor the…

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the lived experiences, challenges and coping mechanisms of lecturers during the emergency remote teaching (ERT) situation induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: A case study on lecturers in colleges and universities in Penang, Malaysia is selected. A qualitative…

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to investigate how instructional designers perceive and experience conflict in their collaborative work with faculty across higher education settings. Prior research studies have captured instructional designers' perspectives on building and maintaining successful collaborations with faculty but…

In teacher education mentoring pre-service teachers is a critical factor. With background in research around mentoring pre-service teachers in connection to a training school project, this study aims to contribute knowledge about and identify mentors' experiences of mentorship in the setting of a training school. Through focus group interviews and…

The sudden transition to online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic compelled teachers worldwide to develop the skills necessary to contend with online education and execute effective teaching. Whereas several studies have investigated the professional development opportunities provided by educational institutions during this time,…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how urban physical educators' experiences influence their motivations toward vocational persistence emphasizing health and fitness. Methods: Participants included 16 urban physical educators who participated in semistructured interviews about their experiences teaching in urban settings. For…