A substantial body of research has shown that the use of strategic human resource management (SHRM) can influence employees' job resources thereby facilitating well-being. However, little evidence exists on the link between SHRM and teachers' perception of job demands and job resources in the school. Based on semi-structured interviews with school…

This study aims to reveal the causes and consequences of school principals' favouritism behaviours based on teachers' perceptions, and definitions about favouritism behaviour within schools. A descriptive phenomenological design was applied. Data were gathered via face-to-face interviews conducted with 15 public middle school teachers in Turkey.…

With teacher shortages around the world and high attrition rates in some countries, teachers who experience high job satisfaction offer solid support for school systems as they are healthier, more productive and more likely to retain their job in the long term. This study sheds light on the relationship between job-related well-being and job…

Aspirations to combat educational inequality and disadvantage in Ireland feature strongly in policy documents of recent decades. Teachers and their concerns are not always to the forefront in such publications or, indeed, in associated research. For this study, 20 teachers and school principals who work in schools located in communities with…

The present study aimed to investigate the predictors of work stress in elementary and upper-secondary school teachers and school counsellors in the initial period of online education in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 964 school professionals (90.7% teachers; 9.3% school counsellors) participated in the study. The results…

News media coverage on education plays a "uniquely important role in shaping public opinion", can influence educational policy, and can affect and concern teachers. Yet, research examining how teachers have been represented in the news is scarce. What is particularly scarce are investigations with a historical dimension. The study…

This study introduces a model of novice teachers' expectations together with supporting empirical evidence. The model is sectorial, distinguishing novice teachers' expectations according to their reciprocal relations with their partners in the school. The study investigated 237 teachers attending internship programmes at five large teachers…

This paper traces the dramatic proliferation of leadership roles in English primary and secondary schools, due mainly to central government education policy of the past two decades. This has transformed schools from relatively simple to highly complex organizations and has impacted on the working conditions of, and demands on, teachers, together…