This paper offers an overview of what motivates and challenges Australian supervising teachers to work with preservice teachers in their classrooms. In the contemporary Australian context of new National Professional Standards for Teachers, a new national curriculum and new standards for Initial Teacher Education programs, what motivates and…

This study intends to demonstrate the opinions of school administrators consist of principal, senior assistants and inspectors working in primary schools on the guidance roles. Inspections improve the quality of education; hence, inspectors need to concentrate on assessment and other functions. The study aims to emphasize the value given to the…

This case provides opportunities for students to think more deeply about tensions that arise in the pre-service teacher (PST)-mentor teacher-supervisor triad when there are competing views about responsive instruction for Latinx students. Furthermore, this case illustrates how shared social identities among triad members do not necessarily mean…

This article aims to describe a model of professional development for art teachers in Indonesia. The model includes the ability to carry out basic tasks and functions as educators, namely pedagogical, professional, and social competences, especially for dance teachers in managing and providing education services to children with special needs.…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the conceptual content of the term 'quality' in primary and secondary education through the content analysis of 32 scientific publications. The analysis of the qualitative data is based on the methodology of grounded theory, revealing 21 major dimensions of quality with a high frequency of occurrence that…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline the findings from a small-scale, exploratory, study of principals' instructional leadership practice in Malaysian primary schools. The dimensions and functions of instructional leadership, explicitly explored in this study, are those outlined in the Hallinger and Murphy's (1985) model.…

Volunteer teachers have been a significant factor in the success of the Seminary and Institute of Religion program (S&I) within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With over 40,000 teachers and 600,000 students world-wide, the educational program of S&I relies on the effectiveness of its volunteer teachers. The volunteer…

Based on Leader-Member Exchange and problem solving style theories, the purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that teachers with perceived styles similar to their supervisors will have more positive perceptions of their supervisor-subordinate relationship. One-hundred ten teachers were recruited by Qualtrics to complete surveys about…

This study investigates the identity construction and negotiation of four preservice English language teachers enrolled at a state university in Turkey during COVID-19 lock down within the theoretical framework of positioning theory and explores their digitalised practicum experience. The data collected through learning journals written by each…

Teaching supervision is carried out by principals, and its purpose is to evaluate teachers' teaching practices in the classroom. This study addresses a gap in the teaching supervision literature, which relates to the fact that studies in the teaching supervision literature have overlooked the obstacles principals face when supervising teachers in…

This research aimed to compare the English instructors' perceptions of the effectiveness of clinical supervision and reflective teaching, examine the effectiveness of peer observation, team teaching, and video coaching as three forms of reflective teaching, and provide some suggestions for the improvement of the effectiveness of the existing…

Mentoring plays a critical role in providing a quality professional experience for pre-service teachers in their initial teacher education. There have been numerous studies about pre-service teacher mentoring, yet actual mentoring practice still remains varied and poorly understood. Consequently, there is a need for mentoring processes that can…

Practice-based opportunities are provided throughout a teacher preparation program. During these opportunities, teachers demonstrate learned skills and strategies and receive performance feedback. Real-time feedback is delivered when the teaching behavior is occurring, allowing for more immediate and, typically, more targeted performance feedback.…

The purpose of this study was to discover school administrators' principals' instructional feedback during their supervision tasks regarding classroom observation. The research was carried out with a qualitative research design and a semi-structured interview technique was administered to collect the data. The data were analyzed with content…

Providing effective supervision of beginning teachers and interns is critical in preparing quality special education teachers. To increase the value of feedback to teachers and decrease the time commitment of supervisors, researchers have suggested using virtual observations, which is generally viewed as a valuable resource. This study examined…