ICT is a constantly developing range of tools that we can utilise to enhance our teaching practices. The arrival of convertible notebook computers extends this range significantly, in that it brings together the display size, storage and performance of laptops and the pen interface of handhelds without sacrificing the laptop's keyboarding facility. Such technology potentially offers a number of...

The purpose of this study was to explore how seven potentially stressful school context variables (potential stressors) predicted senior high school teachers’ experiences of teacher self-efficacy, emotional stress, emotional exhaustion, engagement in teaching, and motivation to leave the teaching profession. A total of 523 Norwegian teachers in senior high school participated in the study. Four...

The current emphasis on performance outcomes in schools has threatened to eclipse the importance of social connectedness as an antecedent to student success. Presented is an instrument designed to measure student sense of connectedness with school based on relevant dimensions provided in the literature: student sense of belonging, engagement, expected learning, and trust. Drawing on data from o...

This longitudinal study adopts a multidimensional perspective to examine the relationships between middle school students’ perceptions of the school environment (structure support, provision of choice, teaching for relevance, teacher and peer emotional support), achievement motivation (academic selfconcept and subjective task value), and school engagement (behavioral, emotional, and cognitive e...