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129 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,825 Educational Methods and Teacher Development papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Prosocial motivation, defined as the desire to benefit others, has been recognized as a key predictor of this competence, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

    The relationship between kindergarten teachers’ prosocial motivation and emotional support competence: the mediating role of a sense of professional mission and nonlinear moderating effect of teaching experience · 2025 · DOI

  • There is a need to understand the impact of coaching on teachers' professional self-realisation - There is a gap in the literature on the use of coaching as a means of enhancing teaching methods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Coaching as a Means of Promoting Professional Self-Realisation of Teachers of Socionomic Disciplines at Ukrainian and European Universities · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faces challenges related to data limitations, including a limited set of variables. The research must consider the complex socio-demographic characteristics of the Kazakhstani teacher population.

    Various aspects of the need for professional development of teachers in Kazakhstan · 2026 · DOI

  • The analysis presented in the article has data limitations, expressed in a limited set of variables. The available database lacks variables reflecting the type of settlement, material and economic status of teachers, type of schools.

    Various aspects of the need for professional development of teachers in Kazakhstan · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faces the challenge of measuring the complex and multifaceted concept of work values. The research must account for the influence of socio-demographic factors on work values. The study needs to consider the limitations of self-reported data.

    The Value of Work in the Lives of University Students on the Threshold of Their Professional Careers · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the value of work in the lives of university students. The research highlights the need to examine the personal and professional values associated with work.

    The Value of Work in the Lives of University Students on the Threshold of Their Professional Careers · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a consistent interpretation of research-based learning, research-based teaching methods, and student research activities. The predominance of reproductive teaching methods in school education.

    Research Work in the Educational and Cognitive Activities of School Students · 2026 · DOI

  • The limited effectiveness of traditional training methods in developing patriotic values and professional identity. The need for innovative pedagogical approaches and digital platforms in enhancing the development of patriotic values and professional identity among students.

    Patriotic education as a factor of professional identity of a future specialist · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of understanding of the identity of future teachers during their initial training. The study aims to address this gap by exploring the experiences of students during their initial training.

    Identidad profesional docente. Un acercamiento desde la perspectiva de profesores en formación · 2026 · DOI

  • Developing preservice teachers' professional identities is a complex process. Teacher education programs face challenges in providing effective practice-based experiences. Preservice teachers may face challenges in developing their professional identities due to limited opportunities for practical experiences.

    Tracing Preservice Teachers’ Professional Identities: Comparative Insights from Two Courses in Teacher Education · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on documenting and promoting education by nature in various educational settings. It should explore the specific conditions required for implementing this approach. It should investigate the impact of education by nature on children's learning and development.

    Éducation par la nature : approche pédagogique pour soutenir les apprentissages et le développement des enfants de 0 à 12 ans · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in documentation and research on education by nature, particularly in French-speaking contexts. There is a need to reconsider what it means to learn and to promote responsible and sustainable development.

    Éducation par la nature : approche pédagogique pour soutenir les apprentissages et le développement des enfants de 0 à 12 ans · 2026 · DOI

  • Further studies could investigate the generalizability of the findings to other disciplines and contexts. Future research could explore the impact of institutional support on teachers' innovative activity. The development of interventions to promote innovative teaching practices could be a fruitful area of future research.

    A multicomponent model of faculty innovative activity in the context of career stages · 2026 · DOI

  • The mechanisms underlying faculty innovative activity remain insufficiently understood. The roles of motivational-value, cognitive, behavioral, institutional-resource, and inclusive components in innovative activity are not well understood.

    A multicomponent model of faculty innovative activity in the context of career stages · 2026 · DOI

  • Originality/value Despite the management of childhood education requiring the practice of PL, it is underexplored in childhood schools, particularly to our knowledge, no studies have been conducted to develop and confirm the PLS in Ethiopia.

    Development and validation of pedagogical leadership scale · 2024 · DOI

  • The article points, that goal setting is preceded by an analysis of the accumulated cases and determination of their importance by the teacher himself, and goal setting itself begins with open questions and is carried out using SMART technology.

    OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIC PLANNING OF THE TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MODE OF TIME MANAGEMENT · 2023 · DOI

  • In the XXI century, such a perspective is insufficient for society, because professional educational institutions, industry, families do not need weisenheimers, but graduates who are ready tointegrate in the real life, who have the ability to quickly and easily approach life and professional problems, which appear before them, so that getting into a problem situation, they could find several ways to solve it, to choose a practical way, justifying one’s decision.

    Analysis of the Essence of the Concepts of “Competence” and “Competency” in the System of Psychological and Pedagogical Categories · 2022 · DOI

  • However, the education system is not ready to provide effective assistance to high school students in choosing a profession, since the content of professional self-determination as the goal of education has not been clarified from the perspective of governmental program, there is no scientific and pedagogical foundations, professional self-determination have not been developed in terms of updating the national school.

    PRACTICE AND FORMATION MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN · 2019 · DOI

  • It is noted that in the scientific-practical research also the problem of the component structure of the professional interest of future teachers of choreographic art to pedagogical activity is insufficiently developed, which allowed to highlight it in a separate study, the coverage of which results is the purpose of our article.

    COMPONENT STRUCTURE OF PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS TO THE PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF HOREOGRAPHIC ARTS · 2019 · DOI

  • The open question is part of a questionnaire constructed by us, questionnaire seeking more dimensions: self-evaluation / selfappreciation on didactic abilities formed by following psycho-pedagogical mandatory training; self-evaluation / self-appreciation on personality characteristics involved in didactic behavior; perception on initial psycho-pedagogical training and assuming the role of teacher.

    TEACHING PRACTICE: GOALS AND „CHALLENGES" · 2018

  • Differences between competency-oriented and traditional education are defined; it is stressed out that within competency-oriented education students should not only get knowledge but also use them for solving social and professional problems often characterized by indefinite factors, lack of data; the necessity of re-orientation to research and practice-oriented students` educational activity is proved.

    FUTURE SPECIALISTS` PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT BY MEANS OF PEDAGOGICAL DESIGNING OF THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SURROUNDING OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS · 2018 · DOI

  • Pre-school teachers believe that the best-developed competencies refer to spatial-image and musical giftedness, and competencies for crating pedagogical profile are insufficiently developed, as well as those ones for individualisation of the work with gifted children and creating individual educational plan.

    Competencies of preschool teachers for work with gifted children · 2017 · DOI

  • • The activity of career information points is still often limited to the organization of events and dissemination of information about occupations, but little attention is given to individual work with students in setting their professional direction and highlighting the further career opportunities.

    THE ROLE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN STUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION: THE CURRENT SITUATION AND M · 2012

  • There is a lack of research on the work content of the headteacher, especially in the primary sector. Most descriptions of the head's role are based on indirect methods of investigation.

    The Role of the Primary School Head · 1987 · DOI

  • Communicating complex information to parents. Using technical terminology that is unfamiliar to parents. Ensuring that parents understand the implications of their child's special educational needs.

    Do Parents Understand Professionals’ Terminology in Statements of Special Educational Need? · 1987 · DOI

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