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Marium Carpen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In a time of uncertainty, teachers have been the backbone of the educational world. They provide a sense of consistency to many students who may need positive role models in their life. Teachers take on roles as caregivers, educators, friends, and are often a "safe place" for students. Yet, how have teachers been supported during times…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Work Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers
Terrell Smith Willis – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this quantitative multiple regression study was to determine if and to what extent teacher assessment of their leader-member exchange and person-organization fit statistically significantly predicted their intent to stay within a pre-K-12 private school in the United Arab Emirates. Three theoretical frameworks guided this study: The…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Organizational Culture
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Savas, Ahmet Cezmi – European Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Workplace bullying is unwanted and unwarranted and has negative consequences for the victim, his colleagues and the whole organization. With the present study, we aim to clarify the interactive effects of workplace bullying from the victims' perception and organizational culture on the teachers 'Machiavellianism which is a personality syndrome…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Work Environment, Teacher Attitudes
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Polat, Soner; Çelik, Çaglar; Okçu, Yildiz – SAGE Open, 2019
The aim of this study was to examine the perspective of school administrators with regard to teachers from different generations. In this study, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of each generation were examined. This study was conducted as a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis. The study group consisted…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, School Administration, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
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Baytak, Omer; Altun, Mehmet – European Journal of Educational Management, 2018
This study aims to reveal the effect of the principals' perfectionism on organizational stress of teachers according to the perceptions of the teachers who are working in primary and secondary schools and the level of organizational stress of teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 369 teachers by choosing with the method of simple random…
Descriptors: Principals, Personality Traits, Administrator Behavior, Organizational Climate
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Owens, Julie Sarno; Allan, Darcey M.; Hustus, Chelsea; Erchul, William P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Successful school consultation depends largely on the consultant's ability to influence teacher behavior and the teacher's receptivity to that influence. The goal of this study was to examine correlates of teacher receptivity to social influence strategies within school consultation. Participants were 365 general education teachers (K-5) recruited…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Consultation Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Ellison, Douglas W.; Mays-Woods, Amelia – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: Emotional resilience can be vital to longevity in high-poverty school settings. Equally important to staying the course is the ability to remain motivated despite the unique challenges presented by teaching in high-poverty schools. Students within these schools need teachers who are able to manage their emotions and remain positive and…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Resilience (Psychology), Poverty, Teacher Attitudes
Villaverde, Diego; Unda, Sara; Escotto, Eduardo A.; Flores, Rosa – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2019
The objective of the study was to determine the predictive value of personality traits according to the Mexican model of the Five Personality Factors in the Burnout Syndrome (BOS) and its dimensions from the Gil-Monte model. Three hundred and seventy-five basic education teachers from Mexico City took part in it. The sampling was intentional,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Teacher Burnout, Case Studies, Correlation
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Scaglione, Jacquelyn; Johnston, Pattie C.; Bentz, Lauren; Draper, Elsa; Feldman, Hailey; Kehl, Jessica; Tucker, Meagan; Wilcox, Rotunda; Joenson, Trevor; Wilson, Adrienne – Education, 2016
Beginning teachers have to figure out how to "fit in" once they "get in" their new work environments. New teachers do know they need to perform all aspects of their formal contracts. New teachers may not know there are also extra-role expectations that exist beyond those in the formal contract. The extra-role behaviors teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Environment, Collegiality, Interprofessional Relationship
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Cetin, Sahin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of this research is to study the impact of perceived organizational support and management openness and teacher personality traits on teacher voice. Voice is defined as the discretionary communication of ideas, suggestions or concerns about work-related issues with the intent to improve organizational functioning. Sample of the study…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Teacher Attitudes
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Demirkasimoglu, Nihan – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: Modern management approaches attach great importance to both the informal and the economic aspects of the organizations. Identifying teachers' psychological contract types and fit levels of a work environment in terms of variables such as seniority, educational degree, and school type will lead to discovery of the motivational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Public School Teachers, Private Schools
Sullivan, Bradley D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to develop an understanding of the elementary principal's perceived role in creating and sustaining a collaborative workplace environment within their school. Collaboration among education professionals, when used effectively, is one strategy that has demonstrated improvement of instruction and student learning.…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Administrator Role
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Woods, Stephen A.; Hampson, Sarah E. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010
To test aspects of a theory of the role of personality and gender on the development of vocational interests and their subsequent effects on adult occupational choices, the authors of this study examined associations among childhood personality traits, gender, and occupational environments more than 40 years later. Participants (N = 587) were…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Vocational Interests, Children, Personality