The whisper that started circulating in the air at the end of December 2019 ultimately has grown into a roar. Yes, a new strain and highly contagious virus known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (World Health Organization, n.d.) is spreading like a bush fire in every corner of earth, infecting every continent, the…

Background: One Health refers to the dynamic interdependence of human, animal and environmental health and provides a unique lens through which to examine health problems. Purpose: The purposes of this manuscript were: (1) to contextualize One Health in public health and health education; (2) provide examples of a One Health approach to…

Although the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) practicum course is meant to initiate preservice teachers (PSTs) into the TESOL profession, it is not uncommon for PSTs to feel a high level of stress as they prepare to teach their first solo lesson. This article proposes the implementation of mixed-reality…

This Deans Summary highlights the key themes and insights of the GMAC Prospective Students Survey -- 2022 Summary Report. It explores how prospective students' preferences have shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic based on responses from more than 6,500 individuals worldwide who expressed interest in graduate business education in 2021. [For the…

Jordan has been one of the leading Arab countries in establishing academic programs in the field of speech-language pathology (SLP) in the Arab region. The first master's program was established at the University of Jordan in 1992 in Amman. The first bachelor's program in SLP was established in 1992 at the private Applied Sciences University in…

In this article, we chronicle the development and implementation of a multilingual drama workshop for teacher candidates within the framework of a course titled "Supporting English Language Learners," as part of the Master of Teaching Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. This course takes a decidedly critical…

The statistics requirement in social work curricula can be seen by students as a detour from the substance of social work. In this note, I describe my experience teaching part-time master's students that statistical thinking is social work: it is an application of the social work code of ethics and a critical tool in practice for making pragmatic…

This account of practice focuses on an augmented Customer Development methodology which the author adopted for a module in a Master's program in Entrepreneurship at a Swedish business school. The article details the techniques underlying this augmented methodology, and the journey toward its implementation. By conceptualizing…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the major planning and implementation practices that should be followed in a short term international study trip (IST). The focus throughout is on how to utilize experiential learning to establish cultural competence. Design/methodology/approach: The paper shows how to plan and manage an…

This article describes how two Southeastern social work programs delivered integrated behavioral healthcare training to MSW students and social work practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 posed challenges across five domains, including: (a) adaptations to course curricula; (b) adaptations to field education curricula; (c) experiences…

Online education led to the survival of many colleges and universities devastated by Hurricane Katrina. However, despite the subsequent recommendations of scholars to institutionalize distance education, many institutions found themselves ill-prepared for the shift to remote or online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. One university's…

Purpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce the interview as a complementary component to the holistic process for graduate admissions. To do so, procedural details of two master's degree programs in speech-language pathology are provided that successfully execute two different but effective interview methods for speech-language…

The aim of this paper is to share our story about introducing environmental sustainability education (ESE) in an initial teacher education (ITE) program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at University of Toronto, starting in 2018. In so far as narratives motivate reflection and action, the goal is to encourage readers to…

The purpose of this article is to examine a 'grow your own' model of leadership preparation and placement of educational administrators in the state of Tennessee. The growing need for school and district administrators in the rural counties of Tennessee mirrors a nationwide issue, and state policymakers and practitioners must respond appropriately…

The call for professional education programs to clarify the standards students are held accountable to is particularly challenging for social work. For social work educators, tackling this task not only involves grappling with their role as gatekeepers to the profession but also ensuring that such standards preserve the profession's commitment to…