Despite the fundamental role of teachers in School Mental Health Systems, their work has been under-recognized and under-supported. Moreover, few studies on this role have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. This study explores and describes the mental health actions undertaken by teachers in schools and categorizes them using…

This study explores the relationship between race and teacher identity, specifically understanding how the two concepts intersect and (re)present themselves within the classroom environment. This study analyzes six teachers' narratives of identity, race, and teaching to explore themes of race and identity as they traverse from their earliest…

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the term "resiliency" has led to much discussion in many educational settings. Resiliency is a profound word and it is through further exploration of its meaning that I seek to garner new insights into what is needed in order to strengthen both student and teacher resiliency, and to provide…

The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of effective teacher mentorship that positively impact teacher experience and practice, to better understand how to mentor novice teacher mentees, and to learn how to support veteran teachers through mentorship by exploring teacher mentorship programs and teacher experience. The…

Teacher turnover is high in US public schools, and it is growing. Such turnover has academic and financial costs, but little is known about the impact on teachers themselves. How do teachers experience turnover? Using interviews of departed teachers and focus groups of new and veteran teachers, this qualitative multi-site case study examines how…

Studies of teachers targeted and bullied by students and parents have mostly been quantitative studies with few qualitative portrayals of the lived experience of teachers who suffer this discursively invisible bullying and harassment. The present study examines the accounts of three Australian male secondary teachers' experiences of being bullied…

The purpose of this study is to understand the distinctive aspects of curricular spaces that bring together diverse disciplines by centering the voices of educators, with full recognition that these environments can inspire learning among both students and faculty. We interviewed eight faculty and one administrator from a mid-sized public…

The present study aims to investigate the potential variables that influence the faculty members' intention to continue using online learning systems during and after the pandemic based on extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Self Determination Theory (SDT), and to study individual differences between these variables. The methodology of…

Background: Challenge-based learning (CBL) is a pedagogical approach increasingly adopted in engineering education. Despite its growing practice, there is little consensus in the literature about how CBL is implemented in engineering curricula and what experiences teachers and students have in relation to it. Purpose: To address this gap, the…

This article features a fifth grade mathematics exploration planned to facilitate students' productive struggle. The exploration was a catalyst for a team of educators to unpack the teacher's experience when facilitating students' productive struggle. The team called this "teacher productive struggle" and shares about the construct…

Students who are educated by schools in rural areas experienced challenges around the world even before the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lack of resources and inadequate infrastructure (Çiftçi & Cin, 2018; Dube, 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the inequities of the conditions facing students in rural areas (EDC, 2020). These…

This study sought to explore the lived experiences that influence veteran teachers' decisions to remain in the teaching profession within a North Texas school district. While the field of education faces numerous challenges, including teacher attrition, this study focuses solely on understanding why some educators choose to persist, rather than on…

Learning to teach is multifaceted and dynamic resulting in a turbulent, fast-changing era of professional life for early career science teachers (ECSTs). Teaching practice is uncertain and tensions are endemic to the profession (Ball, 1993). This dissertation connects to and extends current research of the challenges ECSTs face and how those…

The purpose of this study was to investigate novice middle school teachers' perceptions concerning classroom management. Classroom management is a crucial component of teaching. However, it has consistently been a difficult area for novice teachers or teachers having less than three years of teaching experience (Albright, 2017; Kelly et al., 2015;…

Founded on and sustained through patriarchal thought and value systems, higher education remains a highly gendered and en/gendering institution. This reflects and simultaneously constitutes epistemological injustice, and creates a viscous cycle or de/privilege. Moreover, regionality de-centres and further marginalizes women academics, and those…