Parental emotion socialization is crucial to children's development, yet emotion-focused parenting programs are scarce in non-Western contexts. In this study, we developed a four-week emotion-focused parenting program based on the principles of emotion coaching for Chinese families with preschool-aged children. This program integrated parent group…

School bonding refers to the connections that students have with their schools and with various aspects of their academic environments, with an emphasis on close affective relationships and investment in doing well at school. The Perception of School Social Bonding (PSSB) instrument is a 10-item, self-report instrument with 3 subscales measuring…

We examined the impact of the program "Families Make the Difference" (FMD) on well-being, feelings of distress, parental stress, parenting, co-parenting, paternal engagement, and several exploratory outcomes of Arab families in Berlin, Germany. FMD is a parent support program designed to assist families with refugee and migration…

The tyranny of distance is often perceived as the greatest challenge for teacher retention in rural and remote schools in Australia. Perhaps more accurately, it is the tyranny of placelessness. In this paper, we explore the role of place-connectedness and racial literacy in shaping the interactions of 21 primary and secondary teachers with the…

We investigate a personal response system (PRS) pedagogy for lecture halls that encourages active engagement yet lowers barriers for implementation by eliminating the need to address student requests to make up questions because students must answer (not necessarily correctly) only more than half (greater than or equal 50%) of PRS questions to…

Education for sustainable development is a broad, cross-cutting concept. How teachers in different subject areas prioritise aspects of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) impacts learning objectives and outcomes. The goal of this research was to uncover, characterise and analyse groups of teachers based their perceptions of teaching SDGs. The…

While the merits of dialogic talk for supporting students' learning is well documented, the contribution of specific talk moves on learning outcomes remains less understood. This study was conducted to investigate how student-generated talk moves during whole-classroom discussions, as captured by the Low-Inference Discourse Observation tool,…

The aim of this study is to examine teachers' perspectives on enhancing the efficiency of the teaching process and to identify the challenges they face while offering potential solutions. The research was conducted using a qualitative narrative inquiry design to explore teachers' experiences and perspectives deeply. The study group consists of 57…

Human rights education (HRE) is increasingly finding its way into social studies curriculum in the U.S. In this growing field, there is little research on the challenges facing schools in the instantiation of HRE in relation to citizenship education (CE). This case study explores how a U.S. school is approaching and adapting to the growing…

Increasing access to computational ideas and practices is one important reason to integrate computational thinking (CT) in science classrooms. While integrating CT into science classrooms broadens exposure to computing, it may not be enough to ensure equitable participation in the science classroom. Equitable participation is crucial because…

This study examined the impact of the Head Start Research-based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) preschool intervention on high school outcomes and explored longitudinal mediation. 356 children (58% White, 25% Black, 17% Latinx; 54% female, 46% male; M[subscript age] = 4.49 years) were recruited from Head Start classrooms which were randomized to…

Breakfast skipping in young people has been strongly associated with reduced cognitive performance and school grades, attendance and disciplinary concerns, reduced health and well-being, and an increased risk of obesity. The school breakfast program (SBP) was implemented to improve nutrition and diet quality for all school-aged children and teens.…

This brochure highlights some of Cedefop's key achievements in 2024, including their work on the digital transformation, their research on the inclusion of vulnerable young people, and their ongoing monitoring of VET and skills policy priorities across Europe.

This cross-sectional study examined 177 Israeli parents of children with special needs (SEN). It focused on parental perceptions of how school closures impacted their children's internalising, externalising, and attention problems. These perceptions were evaluated using the Achenbach Assessment (ASEBA). Parents' views were gathered post-lockdown…

Background: Student voice practices (SVPs) are processes through which students can participate in and influence educational decisions affecting their own lives and the lives of their peers. This article examines teacher readiness for implementing SVPs. Focus of Study: Previous research has conceptualized readiness by considering the…