Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of working remotely on new professionals' learning and adjustment. Organizational socialization is the process of learning and adjusting to a new professional role. Among new professionals working on-site, this learning and adjustment is indicated by a development of role clarity, task mastery…

Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between telework frequency and knowledge management (KM) activity in Japan and the USA. By examining how telework impacts KM activity differently across these two countries, this study aims to provide insights into the design and implementation of effective telework policies tailored to specific…

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted changes to the terms and conditions of teachers' employment (e.g. working conditions), leading school districts to renegotiate collective bargaining agreements with teachers' unions. However, limited research has examined how these negotiations occur in times of crisis. This study aims to analyze how school…

Exploring the interplay between teacher solidarity and fragmentation in Arizona, this paper uses a critical bifocality lens to examine the experiences of six teacher organisers during the pandemic. This qualitative research centres teacher organisers' experience in an iterative analysis of policy and pandemic context, labour action, and teachers'…

This basic qualitative study was part of a larger research project and specifically explored the experiences of 10 seasoned student affairs professionals from four-year universities who overcame obstacles associated with COVID-19. Participants in this study contemplated leaving student affairs due to poor job factors, feeling devalued, stressful…

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted educational systems worldwide, presenting unprecedented challenges for families, students, teachers, and professional school counselors (Akgul et al., 2021). Professional school counseling underwent changes as all attempted to adapt to new ways of reaching and supporting students (Anicich et al.,…

Many universities are transitioning to more flexible work environments beyond the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate the attitudes and experiences of higher education administrative staff related to flexwork and to improve the change leadership self-efficacy of female leaders tasked…

This study investigated the prevalence of bullying and sexual harassment in Swedish medical faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, associations between these factors and burnout were investigated as well as the buffering role of social support from colleagues and managers. The study demonstrated that women tended to report more…

As of August 2022, COVID-19 continues to affect our daily lives in physical, psychological, and financial ways. Many vulnerable individuals are struggling to adapt to returning to work and as a result, employee morale is at risk. In times of crises, empathy is needed in the workplace to support one another, but many leaders and employees may not…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how employees at a midsized public university in the U.S. South experienced working from home during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-2021. Most employees in higher education settings were affected by the pandemic. Administrative and clerical and support staff had to determine how to provide the…

In this article, we analyze what it means to be the principal of a dance education institution. The data were obtained from principals of Finnish dance education institutions before the COVID-19 outbreak and during the pandemic in 2019 and 2020: 30 principals participated in a survey, six principals in a focus group interview, and 19 principals…

School nurses have faced many professional challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focus group interviews were employed as a data collection method in this qualitative study to describe the perspectives of school nurses during the pandemic. Themes relevant to school nurse experiences and suggestions for change were identified. School nurses have…

Cyberbullying affects US youth, adolescents, and adults and can occur in various settings. Among the academic literature exploring cyberbullying, most discuss cyberbullying of youth and adolescents within the K-12 academic setting. While some studies address cyberbullying targeting adults, a limited amount of research has been conducted on the…

The problem addressed in this study is most research shows the transition to remote work has negatively affected the well-being of higher education administrators required to work from home since the coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the experiences of higher education administrators working from home…

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, teachers who are accustomed to teaching and preparing lessons through traditional ways have been forced to move the workplace from school to home and to shift their traditional working method to telecommuting. To understand how teachers are affected by the mandatory telecommuting, this study examined the…