Background: Early Childhood Education Institutions (ECEIs) require a model for the cultivation of religious values from an early age. Religion encompasses fundamental values that strongly instil belief in the existence of God and promote harmonious relationships among individuals. This study examines the role of ECEIs in fostering religious values…

This paper analyzes the effects of caseworker screening of doctors' medical sick-leave certificates. The analysis uses data from people appealing caseworkers' denial of their benefit claims. Caseworkers at four units made decisions on the appeals. The distribution of the cases to the four units was based on the appealing person's birth date. One…

This paper explores the self-authoring of two early childhood educators in Vietnam's disadvantaged areas, Ha and Dong, to understand their marginalization and resilience in their daily practices. Guided by a Bakhtinian view, teachers' self-authoring is conceptualized as an ongoing process in which the teachers articulate authoritarian discourses,…

Context: Most education systems equip graduates with the professional knowledge and cognitive skills needed to enter the world of work. However, there are other competencies also important for young graduates to become successful employees. Due to the growing uncertainty that characterizes the labour market, the demand for non-cognitive skills…

This study investigated the impact of teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of formal and informal technology learning on their intention to use technology, mediated by technology self-efficacy and digital literacy, within a structural relationship framework. The research model included formal technology learning types such as in-person and…

The growing immigrant population in Iceland has had an impact on Icelandic schools. These changes require that municipalities, schools, and teachers respond to the educational needs of these students. The aim of this research is to gain an understanding of how four municipalities in Iceland organize and structure support for immigrant students and…

In the current study investigated the psychopathologies of parents, family functioning, child temperament characteristics, and attachment of kindergarten and primary school-age children who were brought to the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic due to school refusal behavior. Fifty-two children with school refusal and 64 children…

As more colleges and universities are designated as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), examining the pathways of HSI presidents is critical as their leadership sets an example of what it means to support the success of students from Latinx/Hispanic backgrounds. Given that these students have traditionally been underserved -- not just due to…

The article addresses the problem of providing in-service education within government-led reform initiatives yet enhancing professionalism in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector. The study was conducted during policy-mandated reform in Australia to investigate effective ways to support educational leaders in centres rated as not meeting…

Medicine has long been recognised as one of the most difficult and competitive professions to access, particularly for those from the lowest socio-economic backgrounds. As the Government looks to train more doctors through the "NHS Long Term Workforce Plan," the report "Unequal Treatment?" looks at access to medical school…

This study examines the role of university presidents in addressing the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel. University presidents have historically been influential figures in societal discourse, and their roles have evolved to include addressing national and global issues. A qualitative analysis examined statements from leaders across 98…

When designing or updating a K-12 emergency operations plan (EOP), gun violence ranks among the top human-caused threats to be accounted for, regardless of perceived risk. Gun violence incidents have now impacted every school demographic in the United States, and no school is immune to the possibility. Providing a safe, supportive, and welcoming…

Conflict is certain to show up in any school, so how do you as the leader know how to respond or when to intervene? Disagreements, friction, and even outright hostility are a common and unavoidable result of people working together, and not all conflict is necessarily bad; it can also provide an opportunity to learn and grow. Whether the situation…

A foundational principle of neo-Aristotelian character education is that virtue can be cultivated, in particular through the emulation of moral role models, such as teachers. Yet despite the pedagogical appeal of role modelling, what emulation involves remains methodologically unclear. In this paper, I suggest that part of this ambiguity lies in a…

Role play has been recently studied in high school and college settings. The purpose of this study was to examine role play in an elementary-level classroom. Role play leads to increased student engagement. Early elementary school teachers' perceptions about the benefits and challenges of using role play to support student engagement were…