This chapter explores the limitations of measuring teaching quality through observation of "observable behaviors" and argues for a more holistic approach to educational development that focuses on the richness of pedagogical qualities.

This comprehensive scoping review aimed to identify and synthesize the existing research on professional development (PD) for educators and educational leaders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between 2018 and 2023. Fourteen scholarly articles covering a wide range of topics related to education in the UAE were collected and analyzed. The review…

It is commonly assumed that experienced teachers are more proficient than beginners. However, evidence supporting this premise is complicated by diverging research traditions and mixed results. We explore the fundamental relationship between years of experience and teaching quality using a comprehensive pedagogical model. Our analysis of 990…

Given the increasing demands on faculty in higher education, it is imperative that we better understand how to support faculty across their careers and in all areas of faculty life. This study looks specifically at what it takes to sustain teaching excellence. An exploratory survey of 66 faculty at midwestern campuses indicates that Satisfaction…

Successful supervision is broad-based and collegial, and positively affects both teaching and learning. Successful teaching is characterized by professional decision making facilitated by supportive supervision. The most powerful type of learning is student-driven, teacher-facilitated learning. Successful supervision, teaching, and learning are…

The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), whose primary purpose is to improve teaching and learning, has a powerful potential to strengthen educational quality in postsecondary institutions, yet the relationship between a single institution's teaching effectiveness and SoTL support is understudied. We examined evidence for SoTL support at…

This study determines the critical success factors for students and academic staff when applying and evaluating online delivery methods in colleges and universities in Kuwait. The recently implemented eLearning systems and methods in the country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are evaluated and the perception of the eLearning system is gauged.…

In today's schools, students can be given high grades in examinations and class performance. High grades can lead to the problem of inflated grades. Inflated grades can lead to grade inflation. The subject of this study is to investigate the existence of high grades in primary school, secondary school and high school. The main purpose of the…

The college mathematics teaching quality evaluation is the multiple-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM). Currently, the Exponential TODIM (ExpTODIM) and MABAC was executed to put forward MAGDM. The interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) are executed for portraying fuzzy data during the college mathematics teaching quality…

Meaningful development in a society requires a sound teacher education. The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) is saddled with the responsibilities of regulating the teaching profession in Nigeria, and it plays a pivotal role in regulating and ensuring quality control of the teaching profession across the country. It promotes…

Virtual learning has been used by K-12 education for decades but has recently been on the rise as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. School districts have found this mode of instruction to be very effective as it offers a personalized approach with greater flexibility for certain learners. This professional practice dissertation discussed the…

Since the 2000s, the Joint Action framework in Didactics (JAD) has been developed in the context of the expansion of the French-speaking research in Comparative didactics. Studies carried out with this framework typically investigate how knowledge content develop in teacher-student classroom interactions. From a quite different perspective,…

Principals' influence on teachers is an important route through which principals may affect student outcomes. The advent of teacher evaluation systems allows estimations of principal contributions to teacher effectiveness. Employing data from the District of Columbia Public Schools, this paper examines how principals vary in their contributions to…

Higher education institutions, adapting to diverse student needs, utilize Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) to gather feedback, ensure education quality, and foster faculty professional development. The study, conducted with 60 teachers from six private universities of Karachi, revealed a positive but statistically non-significant correlation…

Whether required or optional, faculty professional development offerings must be built upon a strong foundation and scaffolded to provide structure and support initially, with increasing theoretical connections and practical applications. Understanding the faculty population and providing experiences that meet their needs, while also providing…