This study explored the dimensionality and measurement invariance of a multidimensional measure for evaluating teachers’ perceptions of the quality of their relationships with principals at the dyadic level. Participants were 630 teachers (85.9% female) from 220 primary and 204 secondary schools across …

This longitudinal study investigated reciprocal associations among various professional identity tensions and Dutch primary student teachers’ teacher identity. Students (N = 201, 82.9% female) completed the professional identity tensions scale and the teacher identity measurement scale across three waves. …

This study aimed to design and validate the Teacher Identity Measurement Scale (TIMS) for assessing primary student teachers’ professional identity. Based on identity theory and a systematic review into quantitative instruments of teacher identity, teacher identity was decomposed in four first-order …

"Lieve collega, naast dat je een warme, goed gehumeurde en betrokken leerkracht bent, zal je waarschijnlijk ook onbewust racistische vooroordelen hebben en daarnaar handelen. Dit vind je vast niet fijn om te vernemen en we kunnen ons goed voorstellen dat jij ons nu beticht van vooringenomenheid, immers …

This study provides an overview of components of teacher identity that are found in quantitative measurement instruments; and reports on the psychometric quality of these measurement in- struments. Our search included studies that assessed components of teacher identity published in English-written, …

This research aims to develop and validate an instrument for measuring primary student teachers’ professional identity tensions. Based on dissonance theory, we transformed existing vignettes (Pillen, Den Brok, & Beijaard, 2013) into to a quantitative Professional Identity Tensions Scale (PITS) and added …

When teaching is considered as a collaborative activity, the aim of research projects in schools needs to exceed the individual and personal levels and aim to contribute to research-informed reflection of a team of teachers. Within this multiple case study, we adapted the graduation research project …

Studenten van de academische pabo voeren een afstudeeronderzoek uit waarbij wetenschappelijk onderzoek en verbetering van de onderwijspraktijk binnen scholen met elkaar in verbinding moeten worden gebracht. De ervaring leert echter dat dit afstudeeronderzoek niet automatisch leidt tot onderwijsontwikkeling …