The question of what makes a good teacher has been asked by practitioners, policymakers,
and researchers for decades. However, there is no guiding framework about which qualities …

The development and promotion of social-emotional skills in childhood and adolescence
contributes to subsequent well-being and positive life outcomes. However, the assessment …

The purpose of this review article was to examine the methods used for the selection of
teachers for employment and prospective teachers entering initial teacher education (ITE) …

This paper aimed at examining the related studies on the relationship between teacher
empathy and learner engagement in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning …

Why does conscientiousness matter for education? How is conscientiousness
conceptualized in the field of research on education? How do socio-emotional (SE) skills …

The purpose of this article was to examine what education professionals in four countries
(England, Finland, Malawi, and Oman) deemed as the critical (ie, most important for effective …

Corresponding with the field of positive psychology and broaden-and-build theory, foreign
language enjoyment (FLE) refers to the development of positive emotions in English as a …

Identifying the best possible candidates for initial teacher education (ITE) programs is one of
the first steps in building a strong teacher workforce. We report three phases of development …

Person-Environment fit theories claim that students choose their academic path according to
their personality. In this regard, teacher candidates are of special interest. On the one hand …

Teachers are confronted with and must process challenging situations every day. Yet the
development trajectory of their processing ability is unknown. Our two-part mixed method …