With an increased emphasis on inquiry in science education nationwide, we examined trends in the ways science teachers organized students into groups to implement one prominent one Web-based science inquiry program, Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). Our study focused on survey and case study data that SRI International collected as part of its ongoing evaluati...

The technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) framework has been regarded as potentially effective in helping teachers integrate technology into the classroom. This study explores the instructional strategies of teachers when developing TPACK. A teacher professional development (TPD) program, in which teaching activities and deep discussions were key processes, was conducted. In...

The present study was conducted to find out role of personal and job related variables in teacher stress and job performance of school teachers. Furthermore, levels and sources of stress and their relationship with job performance among teachers were also explored. The measures used in this study were indigenously developed i.e., Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI-Urdu), Teachers Job Performance Sca...

Foreword Good schools are essential if we are to make the most of the talents and abilities of all our young people. There is now widespread acceptance among researchers within the UK and internationally that good teaching is at the heart of good schools, and must therefore be at the heart of any school improvement programme. In recent years, both the Coalition and Labour governments have focus...

BACKGROUND Work-related stress (WRS) is known to cause ill-health and decreased productivity. Work in the education sector is thought to be particularly stressful. Few studies have considered risk factors for WRS and health in head teachers. AIMS To investigate health in head teachers in West Sussex. To determine personal risk factors most likely to predict cases of WRS and of poor health in ...

The Evaluation of Current Conditions of Schools in Tehran in terms of Counterproductive Behaviors of Teachers S. Hosainpoor Toolaazdehi H.R. Zainaabaadi, Ph.D. A. Alimardaani F. Kord Firoozjaaee To evaluate the current conditions of schools in Tehran in terms of counterproductive behaviors of teachers initially a number of teachers and experts were interviewed from which a set of...

In the spring of 2009, when the leaders in Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa, FL embarked on an ambitious plan to change teacher evaluation, they knew the role and evaluations of school principals would also have to be transformed. The new teacher evaluation required principals to spend much more time in the classroom observing and analyzing instruction. But, the old principal’...