This investigation aims to understand teachers’ policy interpretation and sense-making of PBA in disadvantaged schools in Madrid (Spain) and Santiago (Chile). Following a qualitative approach, we examine the discourses of teachers working in vulnerable school settings in these two cities. 

The article explores differing conceptions of, or a struggle concerning, the role of compulsory education, the understanding of knowledge, and the authority of teachers. It is based on a discourse theoretical analysis of emails, online media, and parliamentary data from Sweden, initiated by a parent who is active in the nationalist party, the Sweden Democrats.…

När lärare ifrågasätts för vad de undervisar om hotas både deras professionella handlingsutrymme och skolans demokratiska uppdrag. Det visar forskare vid Göteborgs universitet som har analyserat ett medialt uppmärksammat fall som speglar större internationella trender.

Etter 23 år har Bjørn Christian Borg ingen plan om å forlate læreryrket. Forholdet til elevene er noe av det viktigste for ham. Forskningen peker på noen sentrale områder som er viktige for at lærere skal trives i jobben.

I dagens skola finns det många utmaningar för en lärare. Inte minst när det kommer till relationsbyggande med elever och vårdnadshavare. Martina Jordan, ny doktor i pedagogiskt arbete vid Karlstads universitet har kikat närmare på att använda samtalsmetoden Motiverande samtal (MI) i skolmiljö, och hur MI kan tillämpas för att stärka lärares självtillit i utmaningar…

As a teacher, how confident are you when it comes to classroom management? A new report explores teacher self-efficacy in classroom management. It's a great prompt for thinking about your own skills, practices and professional development needs, and if you have a leadership role, those of your team.

We know absenteeism has a negative impact on students. But what about on other members of the school community? New research explores the link between student absenteeism and teacher job satisfaction. 

The potential of technology in early childhood education (ECE) has been widely recognized. However, limited research has focused on preschool teachers' emotions in technology use and their relationship with emotional intelligence, technological self-efficacy, and school-level variations. 

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education plays a crucial role in teacher training digitalisation. Although AI has enormous potential, not much is known about how pre-service teachers perceive and utilise AI tools in professional practice. (pdf)

Teachers’ beliefs in their ability to positively impact students’ learning outcomes has become a strong indicator of teachers’ motivation and behaviour towards the instructional strategies they employ. However, measuring the broader concept of teacher self-efficacy is still somewhat problematic as current scales are dated, have measurement problems, and are not theoretically sound. This paper proposes…

Classroom behaviour management is a persistent and often overwhelming challenge for novice teachers; they face frequent disruptive behaviours that they struggle to resolve effectively, which harms both the teaching process and classroom climate. This study investigates the specific strategies novice teachers use to manage behaviour, detailing what they experience, how they respond, the time each…