The purpose of this qualitative study was to represent the professional lives and work of four experienced music educators who teach in multiple music classroom contexts. The central question developed for this study was: How do participants describe the key elements in their professional lives and work in multiple music classroom contexts?…

Since little research on gender and special education leadership exists, the purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to understand the leadership experiences of eight women leaders of special education from diverse backgrounds. This study expanded the depth of research by including women administrators of special education building…

"Food Stories: Navigating the Academy with Cultural Lessons from the Kitchen" is the first volume in the series "Culinary Canvas: A Series on Integrating the Arts and Food into Higher Education." The purpose of the series is to explore the innovative integration of arts and food into higher education. Each volume aims to…

During the COVID pandemic, schools have found new ways of working with children and, crucially, their families. This has far-reaching implications for how schools and policy-makers consider homeschool communication as a means of developing parental and community engagement in the future. The Institute of Education's project, "Learning Through…

The COVID pandemic has led to a prolonged period of educational disruption with few precedents from the recent past to guide recovery. The Institute of Education's project, "Learning Through Disruption," set out to explore the knowledge schools have acquired from working with children and families during the crisis. The authors found…

The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on people's professional and personal lives is ongoing. The transition to remote teaching has particularly affected social work education due to its experiential methods incorporating a direct experience whereby students "learn by doing." This study examined the impact of the global pandemic and the…

The U.S. higher education system has undergone significant changes since the early 2000s, with the COVID-19 pandemic being the most recent catalyst for rapid adaptation. Institutions had to quickly adjust to the ever-changing environment, with fluctuating conditions beyond their control affecting students, faculty, and support staff. As a result,…

Teaching has never been an easy profession, but the swift transition from in-person to digital instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic made it significantly more difficult. Between a global pandemic and a nation's racial reckoning, teachers were forced to juggle work, family, and student responsibilities. While there were suggested tips on how to…

This paper looks at the impact of digital technology on teaching and learning in primary schools in Scotland during the first COVID-19 lockdown from March to June 2020. The pandemic has challenged our understanding of schooling as, for the first time in many years, schools as we know them were shut and the school building was removed as the site…

The government's rapid response to the spread of Covid-19 in British Columbia has resulted in drastic and unprecedented changes to the delivery of K-12 education. Using qualitative research methods, including remote in-depth interviews, this article addresses the question: What is the educational impact of the COVID-19 rapid response on teachers,…

The full impact of the COVID-19 crisis on higher education remains unclear, with some topics still under-researched. This research explores the challenges faced by Spanish academics during emergency remote teaching and is a pioneering study in this context due to the number of participating universities and variety of profiles of university…

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the way of life for people and businesses around the world. Institutions of higher education and their constituents are no exception. As the pandemic began, colleges and universities moved their operations and teaching modalities online. The emergency shift to remote learning and operating has put a…

This study attempts to determine how interests and attitudes of parents in motivating them to homeschool their children. The study was conducted in Surakarta Indonesia in 2017. This research used correlational design assigning 100 respondents in non-probability sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire to record the interest, attitude…

The complexity of professional practice requires that educators on all levels "re-think current methods and strategies (rubrics and checklists) that impede the notion of teaching as complex and nuanced" (Klein, 2008, p. 119). Current practices of reflection within teacher education continue to privilege quantitative methods for…

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a global transition from in-person to online instruction leaving many higher education faculty with little time or training for this responsibility. Physical therapist education programs were especially impacted since a large part of the development of skills rely on face-to-face onsite practice. This phenomenological…