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Evers, Arnoud T.; Yamkovenko, Bogdan; Van Amersfoort, Daniël – European Journal of Training and Development, 2017
Purpose: Education depends on high-quality teachers who are committed to professional development and do not get burned out. The purpose of this paper was to investigate how job demands and resources can affect the health and cognitive development of teachers using the Demand-Induced Strain Compensation model. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Least Squares Statistics, Job Satisfaction, Teaching Load, Stress Variables
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Thillmann, Katja; Bach, Anabel; Wurster, Sebastian; Thiel, Felicitas – International Journal of Educational Management, 2015
Purpose: In Germany up until now, there has been very little research on staff development in schools. The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively assess school-based staff development and to describe the interplay between different instruments of staff development (e.g. classroom observations, development discussions) at the school level.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Principals, Regression (Statistics)
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Chao, Chih Nuo Grace; Forlin, Chris; Ho, Fuk Chuen – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
This study investigated changes in teacher self-efficacy for inclusive practice using a mixed method research design. Participants were 417 in-service teachers in Hong Kong taking a 1-week basic teacher-training course about inclusive education. Data were collected pre and post participation in the course using the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Inclusion
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Latham, Nancy; Mertens, Steven B.; Hamann, Kira – School-University Partnerships, 2015
This large-scale, longitudinal study examines teacher attrition data from over 6,500 teachers in Illinois over a 14-year period from 1997 to 2010. Attrition rates between teachers who participated in a Professional Development School (PDS) versus students prepared traditionally are compared. The effects of teacher preparation experiences on…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Faculty Mobility, Faculty Development, Professional Development Schools
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Turner, Lindsey; Johnson, Tyler G.; Slater, Sandy J.; Chaloupka, Frank J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2014
Purpose: Authorities recommend that schools provide a variety of opportunities for students to obtain physical activity (PA) before, during, and after school. This study assessed the prevalence of several school PA practices--including measures of quantity and quality of physical education (PE)--in elementary schools and examined the associations…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Correlation
Fulton, Theodore T. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher perceptions of the ten specific principal instructional leadership behaviors of Hallinger's Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale as they relate to school need, school achievement, years of experience as a teacher, and years working with the current principal. This quantitative…
Descriptors: Incentives, Low Achievement, Teacher Surveys, Rating Scales