Over the past 20 years, the percentage of Teachers of Color (ToC) has risen. ToC bring numerous benefits to educational settings, often motivated by their own socialization as students in under-resourced contexts. This study contributes to the literature on community teachers and homegrown educators by examining the motivations and benefits unique…

The effectiveness of an organization depends highly on the performance of its employees. Performance appraisal is an instrument used to evaluate and enhance employee performance. This study aimed to compare performance appraisal practices in private and public secondary schools, focusing on aspects like appraiser's attitude, motivation, feedback,…

Purpose: The authors designed a science and engineering curricular program that includes design features that promote student interest and motivation and examined teachers' and students' views on meaningfulness, motivation and interest. Design/methodology/approach: The research approach consisted of mixed methods, including content analyses and…

Background/purpose: Rapid developments in educational technology have led to the emergence of educational robots that serve as interactive tools aimed at enhancing active learning and stimulating students' thinking and problem-solving skills. The study aimed to evaluate teachers' perspectives on the use of educational robots in teaching…

Background/purpose: Accurate measurement is crucial for effective instructional methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a reliable and validated Vietnamese questionnaire to assess Vietnamese students' learning investment across different aspects. Materials/methods: This study adopted the English version of the questionnaire by…

The increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education necessitates a deeper understanding of students' perceptions. This study investigates English major students' perceptions of AI-powered language learning applications at a private university in Thailand. The purpose is to explore students' attitudes, perceived benefits, and…

Due to rising linguistic diversity and educational disparities in Austria, a German-language-support model was installed in 2018-2019 across Austrian schools. This study examines teachers' professional identity in this program. The study uses qualitative data from interviews with 21 female teachers across 13 Viennese primary schools to explore…

This study presents the findings of postgraduates' experiences of participating in work-integrated learning (WIL) at the University of Johannesburg. A qualitative research approach was used because it focuses on how people make sense of experiences to comprehend individual social realities. Sociology graduates who participated in 120-hour…

This research aimed to: 1) investigate components of learning motivation of upgrading to college students in Baise University, 2) explore existing and desired conditions of learning motivation, and 3) design and assess an approach to develop learning motivation. The study employed three phases: Phase 1 involved 5 qualified informants to validate…

To address the demand for engineers and computer scientists in the workforce, and the fact that some engineering students dropout or change majors, we explored how the motivational climate in an undergraduate computer science (CS) course was related to students' motivational beliefs and academic and career goals. Participants included 310 students…

Priming incoming and second-year college students with questions about effort prior to completing low-stakes assessments has increased test-taking effort. We extended this research by randomly assigning college seniors to one of three priming conditions prior to completing low-stakes assessments: answering three questions about intended effort…

Background: According to Self-Determination Theory (SDT), motivation is inherently present in every individual, growing from amotivation via controlled to autonomous motivation, through fulfilment of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness. Peer relatedness has been found to influence motivation multimodally.…

This study aims to explore the role of Turkish school administrators' sensemaking skills in shaping school learning climate and teacher commitment. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey design and Structural Equation Modeling, data were collected from a sample of 706 teachers. Findings showed that school administrators' sensemaking skills have a…

Aim: This study employed a three-wave random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) to investigate whether a reciprocal relationship exists between perceived peer relationships (intimacy and conflict) and achievement motivation in math and English in the Chinese context. Samples: A total of 4040 high school students were tracked with their…

This study examined the perception of the teaching profession among students of social sciences and languages who were finishing their undergraduate studies and intended to continue their studies with a master's degree. A subgroup of students planning to study for a master's degree in teaching reported on their motivation to teach and their…