The present study was carried out for investigating teacher's morale of rural and urban secondary school teachers. Two research objectives and one null hypothesis guided the present study. 120 secondary school teachers have been selected randomly from ten secondary schools of Kulgam and Srinagar districts (J&K). Jamal & Raheem's Teachers'…

Women mid-level career professionals continue to face obstacles as they move forward in their careers. Opportunities for advancement and balancing personal and professional commitment remained challenging. Supportive relationships were integral in career guidance, navigating decision-making and office politics, and networking. This qualitative…

The annual rate of turnover in the teaching profession is significantly rising. Teachers in schools around the United States have raised concerns about being overworked, lacking motivation, experiencing a loss of support, and becoming disillusioned with a career they previously cherished. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers'…

This paper examines the sociolinguistic configuration of the Nigerian Army as indexed in the workout songs they used during jogging exercises in Calabar, South-eastern Nigeria. Data for the study were generated by means of participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The findings, drawing insights from Discourse community theory and…

Following public outcry surrounding George Floyd's murder in 2020, President Blakeley Alexander of Small Midwestern College established the institution's first diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committee. After nearly a year, the two cochairs and eight committee members found themselves split into opposing factions amid the remote work…

Life in academia can be difficult. Studies of faculty show high levels of stress leading to impaired productivity, exhaustion, pessimism, and disillusionment. Methods for addressing workplace stress including mentoring, professional/social interaction, and work-family enrichment have been well documented. This co/autoethnographic study examined a…

Practicums allow student teachers to gain teaching experience, yet little research exists assessing the impact of recovery and supervisors' feedback and reflection on students' well-being during this phase. Based on the Job-Demands-Resources-Recovery model, this study investigated the mediating role of recovery in terms of psychological detachment…

This paper opens with a family anecdote in which my future mother in-law, when asked what wise advice she would offer undergraduate university students, replied, "I would tell them it's not going to be okay." Can we learn to keep engaging with the world despite its inevitable disappointments? I propose that Stoic philosophy, by…

This qualitative case study examines the impact of the Alabama Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Act on collective efficacy in a rural school district. The study focuses on the perceptions of non-math and science teachers and administrators to understand how the pay disparities introduced by the TEAMS Act…

Teacher morale affects a school district on many levels. This study seeks to explore areas why teacher morale lacks, while reviewing practices that may create an increase in teacher morale in Oklahoma public school districts. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is…

Instructor support is associated with various positive outcomes for students. Self-care (taking care of one's physical, mental, and emotional health) has become a mainstream concept. Self-care may be one way for students to increase wellness, particularly students enrolled in rigorous science courses. If self-care is facilitated or suggested by an…

The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to understand the factors that are related to low morale and retention as described by teachers who work in a rural, poverty-stricken school in Middle Georgia. The problem addressed in this study was high teacher attrition in rural, poverty-stricken schools. The theories guiding this…

The main aim of the study was to investigate different conceptions, challenges, and coping mechanisms with regards to administrative office management. To achieve this aim, the researcher selected three administrative officers within the Schools Division of City of Malolos, Bulacan during the school year 2019-2020. The study utilized a qualitative…

Five years ago, the Nevada Association of School Psychologists (NVASP) began to systematically identify issues across the state and local landscape that were negatively impacting the profession. By identifying one problem, they ended up identifying several critical issues as many of them influence and exacerbate each other. For example, in the…

The teaching profession can be challenging. It depends on each individual how they deal with challenges in the work environment, in communicating with colleagues and pupils, and how successful they are in solving various problems. In the study, we were interested in how four female visual arts teachers understand and become aware of the specifics…