This paper examines leadership practices in a virtual community, the Schome Park project. Schome Park, based at the Open University, UK, was the first European closed (i.e. protected) island in Teen Second Life, a multi-user 3D virtual environment. This fully realised, complex interactive 3D environment has no imposed narrative and offers significant engagement for educational projects. The Sch...

Educational institutions have made significant efforts to adapt their curricula and educational practices keep up with the advancements in information communication technology. Among these adaptations, e-learning has emerged as a prominent application that transformed traditional delivery of education reshaped roles responsibilities both students teachers. This research aims explore perceptions...

This study aimed to investigate sources of motivation of English language teachers in Iranian public and private language schools. To this end, a Language Teacher Motivation Source (LTMS) questionnaire was developed on the basis of the related literature. The LTMS examined four sources of motivation, i. e., extrinsic (economic, social, emotional, educational), intrinsic, altruistic, and subject...