Much research has examined the association between precarious employment and wellbeing in adults, but little is known about this relationship in working students. Using a sample of 224 (M[subscript Age] 21 years; 68% female), we assessed self-perceptions of job precariousness across four domains (i.e., job insecurity, remuneration, conditions,…

University professors are exposed to high levels of stress as a result of the multiple activities involved in their profession. The objective of this research is to explain how a sequence of psychosocial variables directly and indirectly influences stress. Method: A non-probabilistic and non-clinical sample of 480 professors from different…

This paper shares data from a longitudinal study into secondary performing arts teachers' perceptions of their first five years of teaching. Utilising Deleuze and Guattari's concept of rhizomatic becomings and Braidotti's posthuman knowing subject, our research explores the embodied, relational, and fluid identities of early career teachers. This…

Several studies have demonstrated the relevance of job demands-resources theory in examining the subjective well-being of Chinese university teachers. Nevertheless, the specific impact and mechanisms of various dimensions of job demands and resources on faculty members' subjective well-being are not well understood. This study seeks to identify…

Educator well-being and motivation have become popular topics in educational research, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Well-being and motivation are often derived from positive interactions with students and colleagues as well as feelings of affirmation in the classroom and workplace. While a supportive workplace environment can…

This original study presents findings from a study of members of the first cohort of legal degree apprentices. Introduced in the UK in 2016, legal degree apprenticeships (LAs) remove uncertainty towards legal qualification in an otherwise competitive graduate recruitment environment and could help to increase social mobility into the professions.…

The purpose of this study is to explore the views of private school teachers regarding the organizational problems they encounter. This research employs a phenomenological design, which is a qualitative research model. The participants of the study include 20 teachers working in private schools in Ankara in the year 2023. The selection of…

The market-based imperatives driving economic growth in Western societies have, in ways, both acknowledged and implicit, been used to reorient public institutions - academia dramatically so. This article deals with upending of post-secondary academic hiring priorities, and the impact on the adjunct or sessional lecturers implicated in the change.…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of technostress on the teachers' willingness to use online Teaching Modes, with the moderating role of job insecurity in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: Holistically, this study collected 242 samples using the convenient sampling technique for data collection. The response rate was…

EFL teacher burnout poses serious risks to well-being, job satisfaction, and instructional quality. This mixed methods study investigated how emotional intelligence and teacher self-concept relate to burnout, and whether self-efficacy mediates these relationships. Quantitative data from 319 public and private school EFL teachers were analyzed…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of China recruiters during the pandemic, particularly with their job stress and sense of job security. The study also explored the new norms of Chinese students' recruitment following the post-pandemic crisis. Using qualitative analysis, we found that China recruiters experienced…

This project used a mixed-method approach to understand educator readiness to support student mental health across early childhood, school based, and tertiary settings. The study features educators and relevant support staff working with children, adolescents, and adults in formal learning settings. Relevant experts such as mental health care…

Technostress is a phenomenon that exists in the workplace and it impacts the work performance in positively and negatively. Previous research introduced the concept of "Technostress" which it is the stress that result from intense technology usage. Technostress has five sources of stress and they are techno-overload, techno-insecurity,…

This study captured experiences of MSW and BSW students during COVID-19 across a number of life domains (i.e., class, field, personal coping and well-being, homelife, and employment). An electronic survey was administered, with a sample size of 65 students from two universities. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were conducted. A majority of…

This study draws upon motivation theories and identifies the motivations of Chinese scholars with regard to publishing articles in international journals and how their motivations influence the research output of Chinese universities. Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with academics currently working in two Chinese universities, the findings,…