Empirical research advocates that the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals affect teachers' collaboration, professional motivation and commitment. This study, conducted in Istanbul province of Turkey, focused on the mediating role of collective teacher efficacy with regard to the relationship between school principals'…

Primary school teachers are one of the main actors in basic education. In this context, their 21st-century skills, math literacy, and financial literacy affect the quality of their teaching. This study aims at examining the relationship between pre-service primary school teachers' mathematical literacy, 21st-century skills, and financial literacy…

Continuous improvement is at the heart of all teaching and learning. Just as we strive to nurture their students' growth and improvement, educators should be continually growing and improving. As a result, Michelle Pledger and Mari Jones designed the Deeper Learning Hub Fellowship. The aim of the fellowship was to increase K-12 teachers'…

Using qualitative research methods, this phenomenological study examined the impact of instructional coaching on teachers' perceptions of teacher self-efficacy, stress and anxiety, and instruction. Kindergarten, first, and second grade classroom teachers from a small suburban school district who worked with an instructional coach in a coaching…

The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to explore educators' perceptions of the conditions that might generate collective teacher efficacy within teacher teams so that educational leaders and teachers can attend to and foster these conditions within their buildings. This study explored teacher perceptions regarding certain conditions,…

Rural elementary teachers faced challenges to professional development which differed from their urban or suburban peers. With the increasing popularity of social media at the time of this study, rural elementary teachers had the opportunity to use social media to find and engage in professional development which might otherwise be unavailable to…

I designed an explanatory sequential mixed-method study to explore the relationship between leadership practices, collective teacher efficacy (CTE), and educational outcomes of low SES students in an open school system. Four data sources were analyzed: K-5 student Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) results of 1,170 students, Collective Teacher…

Changes in the classification of autism and Asperger's syndrome led to changes in social perception of ASD. Since last criteria, studies indicate higher levels of stigma towards ASD than towards Asperger's. These prejudices are barriers to inclusive education. Thus, it is relevant (1) to evaluate pre-service teachers' self-efficacy towards the…

It is thought that it is significant to investigate to what extent teachers have educational technology competencies, to what extent they can improve themselves and to what extent they have lifelong learning skills. In this context, lifelong learning dispositions and technological competencies of primary school teachers were examined in this study…

The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to examine the outcomes of assessment training for elementary teachers. Only 56% of the surveyed teachers (n = 283) had assessment training in their university courses, compared to 84% that received in-service training. The quantitative results indicate that frequency of assessment training is positively…

The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to understand elementary-level general education teachers' attitudes and efficacy regarding teaching students with disabilities in an inclusion classroom environment. Bandura's self-efficacy theory guided this study of teachers' relationships with their attitudes and…

This phenomenological qualitative study aimed to investigate the perceptions of elementary school general education teachers on the inclusion of students with autism in the general education classroom. The theoretical views of Lev Vygotsky's (1977) social constructivist theory served as the framework for the study. The phenomenon of inclusion is…

The COVID-19 pandemic had significant effects on schools during the 2020-2021 school year, with many districts transitioning from traditional in-person instruction to virtual learning. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was to evaluate how K-5 teachers describe their self-efficacy and how K--5 principals describe…

This study investigates the effectiveness of alternative routes to teacher certification in urban school districts within Texas. The need for teachers across the United States has increased because current teachers are leaving the profession at high rates. This research analyzes the programs regarding teacher preparation routes, teacher…

Identified English learners are students from a home where a language other than English is spoken and who are in the process of acquiring English. These students participate in diverse educational programs, representing over 10% of the United States' student population. Many English learners experience English immersion with teachers who have…