High school co-teachers prepare students with and without disabilities to earn content credits for graduation, with instructional effectiveness influenced by multiple factors. In this study, teacher self-efficacy and personal compatibility were examined as potential predictors of active involvement in instruction. The moderating effect of personal…

This study aimed to understand the relationships among administrative support, teacher self-efficacy, and teacher anxiety on teacher stress during COVID-19. The study explored United States teacher perceptions during Fall 2020 as teachers and schools returned to teaching in multiple online formats (hybrid and virtual). Teachers (N = 311)…

Teachers' beliefs, knowledge, and decisions can affect the way teachers teach, and, consequently, what students learn. Self-efficacy beliefs may also interact with beliefs about the most appropriate and effective teaching and the selection of instructional practices to implement. We examined the relationships among teachers' mathematics…

Transformational leadership is a leadership style that prioritizes commitment values, patterns, and performance to achieve organizational goals needed in the 21st century. This leadership style is widely applied in developing countries and has the best educational status in the world, such as in Finland and the United States. Researchers have…

The teacher education practicum has been shown to have a significant impact on beginning teacher effectiveness and teacher retention (DeAngelis et al., 2013; Ingersoll, 2014; Scott et al., 2014). The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the practicum experience from the perspectives of early career teachers, mentor teachers, and…

A qualitative case study was conducted to explore perceptions of Arabic language teachers on the relationship between teachers' level of self-efficacy and students' learning performance. The problem addressed in this study was teachers' low sense of self-efficacy in implementing student-centered teaching strategies in the advanced level Arabic…

Physical education teacher education is a time when preservice teachers can reinforce their physical literacy (PL). Professional coursework within the teacher preparation program should also develop their teaching efficacy. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to examine the predictive relationship between preservice physical education…

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of self-efficacy, effective communication skills of administrators and teachers in Izmir. For learning processes to be effective, it is very important that educators have effective communication skills and develop their self-awareness in this regard. Determining the effective communication…

The current study examined multiple factors in predicting whether preservice teachers felt self-efficacious for instructing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. Among the predictive factors, heterosexist beliefs had the strongest relationship with self-efficacy for teaching LGBTQ students, with participants who…

Teachers' beliefs about teaching mathematics have a great influence on students' success in mathematics. In addition, teachers with high teaching efficacy beliefs create classroom environments where students can be more successful. In the light of this information, the importance of understanding mathematics teachers' beliefs about their…

This study aimed to adapt the Perceived Self Efficacy toward STEM Knowledge Survey, developed by Lee, Hsu, and Chang (2019), into Turkish to measure teachers' self-efficacy perceptions regarding STEM education. For this purpose, validity and reliability analyzes of the survey were made. Participants were 204 in-service teachers who were working in…

This article outlines the development and preliminary validation of the Learning Needs Questionnaire (LNQ). The LNQ is intended to provide information for optimising resources in establishing targeted academic support structures within institutions of higher learning with a focus on teaching. Owing in part to the lack of an instrument applicable…

This study aims to investigate experienced Thai teachers' experiences of burnout during online teaching and learning, and examine how teachers' self-efficacy and burnout levels impact their teaching performance. The research concerns differences in perceptions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment/assessment,…

Instructional coaching has been associated with increased student achievement therefore much research has been devoted to the components of effective instructional coaching. Although some of the literature implies a need for consistency in instructional coaching, no research had been done to determine if student achievement was impacted by the…

Solutions for the special education teacher shortage typically focus on the retention of inservice teachers. A different approach starts earlier, focusing on preservice teachers who are developing their skillsets and determining their field of interest. Using Social Cognitive Career Theory as a framework, we examined preservice teachers' special…