The percentage of White residents in the urban core increased during the last three decades. Meanwhile, urban school choice policies have changed school enrollment processes. Scholars must examine how White residents navigate school choice in this context to understand why racial segregation persists. We study White parents in a city with changing…

This is the second story in a series of success stories focused on restorative justice work. The work featured in these stories seeks to acknowledge the impact of harmful practices and creates opportunities to heal that harm between those who enacted it and those impacted by it to transform the community. This report discusses Restorative Justice…

Based on the survey data of shadow education activities of junior middle school students in Dalian, China in 2020, this paper analyzes the socio-spatial differentiation of participation, activity spatial distribution and travel distance. It's found that: (1) The participation rate reaches 74.17%. In general, the higher socioeconomic status strata…

The goal of this study was to examine maladaptive daydreaming and the associations with emotion regulation difficulties, creative processes, creative self-efficacy, and creative personal identity. A non-clinical sample of active participants (N = 361) was investigated. A series of Pearson correlations, multivariate, multilinear regressions, and…

Nearly 60 million children (81.2% of all children) in the U.S. live in diverse urban areas. As children grow and develop their identities in these diverse cities, the people they meet, the way their lives are organized, the way their families live and survive, and virtually all aspects of their lives will be shaped by the city. Children's books…

Extension's evolving role in urban food production will require intensive reflexivity and ongoing collaboration. Extension educators around the country have already made progress in engaging with both the social and horticultural sides of urban agriculture. Designed appropriately, urban food systems hold the potential for healthy food access,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the social benefits whitewater paddlers derive from a city whitewater park. Many communities are investing great sums of time and money in the development of whitewater parks, with the expectation that these parks will generate social benefits for park users and their surrounding communities (Moorman et…

Research has shown that mentoring is a productive way to address multiple needs in education and help children maximize their potential while bridging racial and generational lines (Frels et al., 2013; LaVenia & Burgoon, 2019; Liao & Sanchez, 2019; Spencer et al., 2020; Spencer, Gowdy et al., 2019). This research aimed to identify the…

As dance education has moved online, it is imperative to assess the learners' acceptance of e-learning. This research analyses the factors that may determine the utilization of digitalized dance education. The study is based on a sample of 215 online dance learners from 08 urban cities of India, using the UTAUT model framework. The authors have…

Most of the world's refugees live in Global South countries, where they struggle to find quality education and opportunities for decent livelihoods. This paper explores the underexamined yet highly relevant interlinkage between sustainable livelihoods and adult learning among urban refugees residing in three major cities in India. It speaks to the…

Guided by Fanon's constructs of racial epidermal schema, this study explored youth's experiences with anti-Asian racism (AAR) and their perspective on how AAR is formed and maintained. We recruited 36 Asian youth (age range 14-23 years) residing in a metropolitan city in Canada to attend a semi-structured focus group. Results from the reflexive…

This study investigates neighborhood-based predictors of attending early childhood education and care (ECEC) in a universal ECEC system. We used child-specific data (N = 1409) from a parent survey conducted in 2019 in Finland combined with zip code data to examine the extent to which neighborhood urbanicity and socioeconomic status (SES) are…

This study explores the implications of promoting online learning for equalisation, focusing on urban China where online learning is promoted to alleviate socio-economic gaps between rural migrants and urban residents. To achieve equalisation, online learning should benefit disadvantaged individuals as least as much as, if not more than, the…

While strategies may differ across geographical regions, FACS Extension professionals work to enhance nutrition education and increase food security in their communities. The four dimensions of food security developed by The Food and Agricultural Organization were reconceptualized to understand food security on an individual or at a community…

While counselors do gain knowledge on advocacy in their educational program, little is known about how school counselors communicate and advocate in their relationships with principals. The purpose of this study was to seek clarity on how school counselors describe their experience in their relationships with school principals as they communicate…