Master's level counseling students completed a 5-week online asynchronous LGBTQ+ affirmative counseling training. Using a mixed-methods and quasi-experimental design, results indicated that participants' LGBTQ+ knowledge, clinical skills, and advocacy increased posttraining. Content analysis revealed four themes of how students experienced the…

The purpose of this study is to understand the prevalence of faculty members' abilities to incorporate cultural humility into their Masters of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program curriculum and barriers they feel they face in implementing this into regular practice. There is a severe lack of focus on issues pertaining to social justice…

This article contributes to the literature supporting the importance of legal knowledge in business and business education by making three underappreciated points about the rule of law as an integral element of business education. First, students need legal knowledge not only because it is necessary for surviving in a competitive business…

Background: Given the increased emphasis on active learning in psychology, it is important to use data to enhance these experiences. In learning courses, both live animals and virtual training laboratories have been found to enhance learning, but less research has examined student preferences. Generally, live rats are preferred, but students may…

Purpose: This study aims to identify students' perceptions of the importance and objectives of sustainability and business ethics education, considering contextual factors (ethics-friendly environments) and including the social desirability (SD) bias to strengthen data robustness and assess response truthfulness. Design/methodology/approach: A…

The current study evaluated the effect of an eight-day elective course on preparedness for the acute care setting. The course was offered to Master of Science in occupational therapy students before their second Level II fieldwork experience and focused on developing necessary skills for success in acute care. Course content was based on feedback…

Outdoor education in various forms has a long and rich tradition in the Czech Republic. This paper focuses on research into the benefits or return on investment of a winter travel course organised by the Department of Recreology at the Faculty of Physical Culture of Palacký University Olomouc which combines snowshoeing and camping in the snow. On…

Universities have created more than 14,000 new master's degree programs in the last two decades, and much of this is likely driven by an effort to increase institutional revenues during challenging financial times. But this expansion in graduate education creates a risk that these new programs fail to generate a return on investment to students or…

Debates over the nature of social work education are not new. What is new, however, comes from the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) injection of critical pedagogy into social work education through "anti-racist" and "anti-oppressive" competencies laid out in the 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards…

Informed by Kolb's experiential learning theory and Baxter Magolda's holistic theory of student development, this qualitative study explores the experiences of graduate students in a supervised internship. From an analysis of written assignments completed during the internship experience, our findings reveal abundant meaning-making opportunities…

The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a multi-method approach for ethics education. The investigators measured occupational therapy (OT) students' self-efficacy for ethical decision-making and explored their perception of what contributed to their confidence in understanding the American Occupational Therapy Association's…

Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA) in the 118th Congress. The act introduced a set of proposed changes to federal higher education policy, including new annual and aggregate limits on federal lending. Some stakeholders have speculated that the Republican majority in the 119th Congress might advance…

This study investigates the influence of social media on academic performance and social interactions among master's students at the University of Yaoundé I (UY1). Using a mixed-methods approach, the research includes a sample of 384 students across four faculties. Quantitative data was collected through a structured questionnaire, while…

From November 2023 to June 2024, an a/r/tographic study group gathered to engage with the concept of sustainable relationality. With the methodology of a/r/tography and propositional thinking, the relational gathering became an experimental curricular "uncommonplace," a messy yet nourishing place from which to envision different ways of…

Future leaders will have the challenging task of transitioning current societal practices and organizations towards sustainability, but we lack in-depth characterizations of young sustainability leadership students within specialized higher education programs. Understanding their aspirations, doubts and fears may help educators to provide tailored…