All participants in educational relations are worried about the problem how to improve the quality of education, with everyone representing it through the prism of their value system. In this connection there is a need to structure these representations. It is necessary to begin with bringing into a unified system the representations of education…

The Russian education system places a high value on academic success. Students want good grades for various reasons, and instructors are held responsible for the grades their students obtain. Therefore the motivational strategies of instructors aimed toward that academic success hold a high priority for both. Nevertheless, little has been recorded…

Recently, a number of studies have examined the lived experiences of the international teaching assistants (ITAs) in the U.S. classrooms. The findings show that the ITAs face many challenges such as classroom management, instructional, linguistic, cultural and social challenges. Following this line of research, this interview-based study examined…