Teacher wellbeing is important, not least for the role teachers play in supporting students' social, emotional, physical and academic wellbeing. Effective teachers need to remain both physically and mentally healthy. This paper examines how teacher wellbeing is conceptualised through research to identify the influential ecological influences that…

This paper aims to share the results of an on-demand professional development series provided to teachers of inclusion classrooms. The doctoral candidate created the YouTube channel "IEP: Facts & Hacks" and distributed it to general education and dually certified teachers throughout eight weeks. All videos within this channel contain…

The move to include students with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream education is one of the priorities of educational reform agendas in many countries. In Flanders (Belgium) the aim is to implement a more inclusive school system, but it faces resistance from practitioners. The aim of this study is twofold: (1) to compare teachers'…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to analyze if a significant relationship exists between teacher efficacy in student engagement, instructional strategies, classroom management, and student achievement in mathematics at middle and high school levels in Eastern Arkansas. Using Bandura's self-efficacy theory as the theoretical…

This qualitative study sought to answer the question: How do female agricultural education undergraduates describe their self-efficacy to teach agricultural mechanics? In response, we conducted a case study of female agricultural education majors (n=5) who enrolled in an Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics course. After multiple rounds of…

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event in world history with a global impact. In the United States, emergency remote teaching (ERT) was utilized due to significant changes in the educational system, including temporary closures, shifts to remote and hybrid learning, and the addition of various infection control measures such as the…

Preservice educators are required to enroll in multiple methods courses to prepare them to effectively teach content to students. With the increase of online teacher preparation programs, methods courses are also being offered virtually. This study sought to investigate the overall attitudes, beliefs, and preparedness of candidates after…

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable scale for determining the self-efficacy of teachers toward context-based science education. This study employed a survey design. The sample has formed 433 science teachers working in Kayseri province in the 2020-2021 spring semester. Firstly, an item pool of 85 items was developed by reviewing the…

The increasingly competitive global environment has made continuous innovation vital for survival. In education, teachers' innovative behaviors have become crucial, as successful reforms depend on their effective implementation. Teachers are central to student success, but constraints on their ability to innovate can negatively impact learning…

We framed the activities found in professional development as a form of enactive experience hypothesized by social cognitive theory to influence efficacy beliefs. This enabled us to employ multiple regression to test the relationship between teachers' perceptions of professional development quality and their sense of efficacy for teaching. Data…

Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are often responsible for teaching introductory courses to undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students. The TAs are usually novices at teaching, and an important factor in their resilience and persistence in the face of inevitable challenges is self-efficacy. Little is known about…

This study examined the effect of job satisfaction and satisfaction with life on perceptions of teachers' professional burnout and the regulatory role of collective teacher efficacy perception by conducting applied research on teachers who work in different educational settings. The measuring tools were "Maslach Burnout Inventory",…

Purpose: We aimed to explore and compare generalist and physical education (PE) specialist (males and females) elementary teachers' self-efficacy to teach and the barriers perceived when teaching PE. Methods: Canadian elementary school teachers completed the validated online survey, Teacher Efficacy Scale in PE, with 11 additional questions…

The success of inclusive education is dependent on the self-efficacy of classroom teachers. This research examines the different ways in which teachers shape their confidence when providing equal opportunity for all students. For teachers to successfully implement inclusive practices within the classroom, they must first believe in the right for…

Students needed to be able to read in elementary school to be successful in school and in life. Meanwhile, teachers graduated from teacher preparation colleges and not able to teach reading once they were in their own classrooms. Teachers who developed self-efficacy in the teaching of reading were the best teachers to teach reading. The purpose of…