The "Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey" (TSP) was developed to give schools robust data about key practices that research has shown are worth paying attention to because of their direct and indirect effects on student learning. Drawing the data together from all participants schools in any given year creates a…

This study aimed to determine whether a correlation exists, either positive or negative, between the concentration of Exemplary followers in a K-12 school with perceived school morale levels and teacher retention. Past research determined the connection between morale and retention. Robert Kelley's research on follower types highlights the…

The purpose of this case study was to explore the perspectives of T-TESS administrative feedback for teachers in an urban school district. Interviews were conducted with 10 teachers, employed by the district, who provided their experiences with being evaluated with the system and perspectives of feedback from their evaluator. Responses were…

The aim of this qualitative interpretive research study is to further current scholarship about Black undergraduate women students by exploring their interactions, both formally and informally with other Black women at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). My research findings expose how Black undergraduate women formed, maintained, nurtured,…

The science of learning and development demonstrates that when young people maintain positive school-based relationships, their learning and well-being is supported and enhanced. This brief elevates the practices and approaches that secondary school educators and staff can use to put relationships and caring at the center of their practice. It…

Lesson study is a professional development program among teachers. It reciprocates teachers' development to students' outcomes. It is also an act of leveraging classroom practices, enriching teachers' content knowledge, and process skills and beliefs. This study explored the experiences of a group of science secondary school teachers that…

This qualitative case study explored the perspectives of two high school teachers who approach their work as reflective practitioners, capable of thinking deeply about systemic issues and teachers' work lives. Our research questions included: 1) how do the conditions of schooling influence an intellectual approach to teachers' work?; 2) how do…

Primary and secondary teachers in the United States are the most vital role in the education system yet they commonly experience burnout and low morale. This study examined the relationship between teacher self-care, burnout, and morale. Primarily, the study ascertained the educator's level of self-care and weather that level shared a positive or…

Teachers are indispensable in the public education system in California. There is a need for more credentialed teachers in California and a need for those willing to pursue the profession. A qualitative collective case study addressed low morale, teacher satisfaction, and decreasing desire to remain in the profession due to COVID-19. The demands…

The literature contained a gap related to a lack of studies of veteran teachers' perspectives on the leadership practices of their principals that promote teacher retention in Title I schools. The problem for investigation was the need to understand how veteran teachers of Title I campuses narrate their experiences with principal leadership…

The purpose of this study was to assess teachers' morale competence in the secondary school of Kersa woreda. To achieve this objective, the researchers used a cross-sectional survey research design. The study was carried out on 110 secondary school teachers who were teaching grade nine. A questionnaire and an interview were used to collect data.…

In contemporary education, multifaceted interventions are needed to engage students in the academic setting and therapy dogs are an approach to reach students' mental, physical, social, or emotional health needs. Moreover, therapy dogs have a direct correlation to student success and motivation. The implementation of therapy dogs on students…

In higher education research, staff is an overlooked group -- especially staff that support academic areas of the university, such as advising, finance, IT, athletic academics, and libraries. Though institutions could not operate without these people, those individuals may feel like they do not matter to their work peers, department, institution,…

Over 400 schools throughout the world have adopted Invitational Education to foster innovative thinking, sustained positive action, and the creation of socially and emotionally safe schools. As educators are now involved in an epic rethinking of what they do and how they do it, "Developing Inviting Schools" provides a dependable guide…

This article examines the formation and impact of a supportive networking community of practice (CoP) for women faculty and staff at a university in the southeastern U.S. Barriers to success for women in higher education, both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, are discussed. The framework of systems convening and the ways in which the CoP…