Several teachers have recently started introducing coding into their teaching in primary schools. This comes on the back of the emerging prominence of educational technology and the teaching of computational skills at school level, in light of the country's policy commitment to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Coding has been punted as 1 of 2…

The aim of this study is to investigate the experiences of teachers regarding online primary school mathematics courses throughout the pandemic period. In this respect, the teachers were examined about the efficiency of distance education during the course sessions, the activities that involve the student, its positive and negative aspects, the…

This study represents the first research effort to explore the transition from traditional teaching into distance teaching in Swedish schools enforced by COVID-19. Governments made gradual and injudicious decisions to impede the spread of the pandemic (COVID-19) in 2020. The enactment of new measures affected critical societal functions and…

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted early childhood programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in dramatic ways. After temporarily closing, many educators quickly adapted their procedures to ensure children's safety as they reopened to provide childcare for essential workers and then the community at large. This manuscript reports on…

The researchers investigated music teachers' perceptions of the sources and difficulty of competency acquisition for music teaching. Participants (N = 338) were music teachers in Arizona, Texas, and Washington. Using categorized competencies for music teaching (music, teaching, or personal skills/knowledge), the researchers divided participants…

This short paper builds on previous work in the area of supervision of professional doctorates, supervision and coaching, and explores the relationship between Long Term (LT) Coaching and doctoral supervision in a transdisciplinary professional doctorate. We begin by summarizing the experience of one doctoral supervisee (Phyllis) whose research…

This research sought to investigate teachers' experiences with overcrowded classrooms: the case of new Gbawe experimental 1 basic school in Ghana's Greater Accra region. The study explicitly followed a qualitative approach to research specifically a case study design. Unstructured questionnaires and Teacher observations were utilised in the…

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) applications have become increasingly more commonplace in school-based agricultural education (SBAE) settings in the past few decades. In recent years, Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) programming has provided a practical outlet for STEM-focused, inquiry-based teaching…

This testimonio describes my lived experience as a Latina scholar who attempted to go up for promotion to full professor at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and failed. From the time I was on the tenure clock to the present, specific instances revealed the presence of racism at the institution. I describe the roles of gatekeepers, white allies…

The interaction between elementary school teacher's motivation and discipline in Indonesia has not been mapped well. This study aimed to identify patterns of motivation and discipline relationships using causality structural approaches to obtain more comprehensive understanding. This study was used an observational and quantitative descriptive…

In many countries across the world, teaching is regarded as a noble profession. However, in some countries, it has degenerated into a low status occupation. This qualitative study explores the life-history of four Zimbabwean teachers and how they were implementing the New Curriculum Framework 2015-2022. The self-identity theory provides the…

While the requirements and processes vary from institution to institution, and for tenure and promotion, the angst and anticipation generated can be fairly consistent, even if you are confident in what you have accomplished. Through the sharing of personal lived experiences (or biodata; Snell, Stokes, Sands, & McBride, 1994), I attempt to…

Many teachers encounter low efficacy resulting in difficulty providing effective instruction, low levels of job satisfaction, and a greater chance of depression (Bandura, 1993; Cansoy & Parlar, 2018; Chung & Chen, 2018). The purpose of this qualitative interpretive phenomenological study was to explore the efficacy experiences of…

The Special Education Teacher (SET) shortage is a chronic and persistent problem with significant ethical and legal implications for school leaders. This problem is largely attributed to high rates of attrition within the field, and jeopardizes equitable learning for students with disabilities, increases costs for schools, and creates…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how special education e-mentor teachers in a large urban school district in southern California describe their experiences and expectations. Electronic mentoring was phenomenon examined using Hudson's (2004) five-factor mentoring model as the theoretical framework. Two research…