This study examined the roles and tasks of school heads in promoting quality education in community secondary schools in Tanzania. Specifically, it assessed the contribution of school principals' administrative roles and tasks, as well as their supervision of classroom pedagogical practices. The study adopted a qualitative approach, utilizing a…

In the Spring of 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic impacted all aspects of life throughout the world, including education. Teachers who had never taught online before, all of a sudden had one week to get ready to engage with their students in a virtual setting. On top of these changes, our small post-degree Canadian teacher education program had…

Virtual proctoring technology is credited with increasing the accessibility of exams by enabling students to participate in exams at any time and place. In this field experiment, students were randomly assigned to virtual proctoring or traditional on-campus examination to evaluate the effect, nature and timing of implementation barriers for online…

In Germany, the final grade of a doctorate is significant for careers inside and outside the academic labor market. Particularly important is the highest grade--"summa cum laude." At the same time, doctoral grades are constantly subject to criticism. Thus far, however, neither German nor international studies have examined the…

Supervision is an essential aspect of counselor development. Supervisors should have the necessary qualifications to provide effective supervision. The difficulties encountered and ethical problems can make the supervision they provide ineffective or harmful. As emphasized in the supervision literature, supervisors may unwittingly offer…

Although improving instructional supervision has already been featured in theoretical debates and even advocated for in the policy frameworks of many nations -- including the USA, UK, and countries across Europe -- little is known beyond the Western world about the potential difficulties faced by school principals seeking to implement…

This study aimed to explore university students' perceived problems and challenges in conducting a research thesis in a university in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The review of the literature helped identify four important types of problems: (1) personal problems (2) academic problems (3) supervisory problems and (4) institutional problems.…

School psychologists can support schools in implementing inclusive practices. In Portugal, the Decree-Law 54/2018 has set the country on the path to inclusive education based on whole-school approaches. This policy shift demands a change in school psychologists' practices to be agents for systems change versus traditional roles (such as assessing…

This study aims to determine the implementation and constraints of teachers in assessing students' attitudes at school. This study adopted a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. This research involved 29 informants, consisting of 23 teachers, three school principals, and three supervisors in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Data were…

Purpose: To examine current practices and recommendations regarding clinical supervision from the perspective of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) practitioners in Australia. Methods: A qualitative study design consisting of semi-structured interviews with 14 PBS practitioners. Results: Positive supervision experiences revealed the importance of…

Timely insightful feedback during the supervision process is crucial to completing a dissertation and acquiring sustainable research skills. Insightful feedback from research supervisors can significantly improve the quality of the dissertation. This study was focused on finding out factors that hinder timely feedback during the supervision…

Parents assume a vital role in supervising young children's online homeschooling and daily classes. This empirical retrospective study investigates the home supervisors' influence on young children's online class attendance and engagement, from the perspective of supervisors' perceptions of e-learning methods. Using a quantitative research method,…

This paper aims to explore the relationship between school principal supervision, motivation and work satisfaction vis-a-vis teacher's performance in Indonesian education system. The accountability and quality assurance mechanism developed by the Indonesian government in the form of principal supervision works and directly impacts teacher's…

Field education provides students with the opportunity to supplement classroom learning with the hands-on practice needed to be successful after graduation. However, in recent years, field education has encountered several challenges including a changing societal environment, placement scarcity in the face of increased enrollment, and strict…

Purpose: Empirical evidence on how supervisors have perceived the changes and the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on their supervision is scarce. This paper aims to examine how the changing landscape of doctoral education has affected supervision from the supervisors' perspective. Design/methodology/approach: This survey addressed change,…