This research brief summarizes key lessons for college practitioners from a rigorous research study of a basic needs intervention. Single Stop is a program that colleges have used to assist with screening students to identify those eligible for such public benefits as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid, make…

Single Stop is a program that colleges have used to assist with screening students to identify those eligible for such public benefits as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid, make referrals to community resources, and support case management by college staff. This research brief describes work done in "Connecting…

Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. CalFresh food benefits, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can help students in California pay for food, but may not reach all eligible students. This data point provides estimates of CalFresh participation rates among community…

In many educational intervention programs, it is not possible to randomly assign students to an experimental and control condition. For example, in our research we wanted to compare students who were enrolled in a biomedical pathway program to students who were not in such a program. However, students select their academic pathway program and a…

This study investigates the relationships between family dynamics, parental psychological distress, and functional impairment in Turkish autistic children. We recruited 100 families, including children aged 6-12 years diagnosed with autism and their parents. Autism severity was measured using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Parents completed…

This study investigated the effectiveness of online forum-based collaborative learning versus traditional instructional methods for vocabulary acquisition among English as a foreign language learners. Twenty-one first-year translation and interpreting students participated in a comparative study examining two distinct vocabulary teaching…

This study is a detailed examination of the factors affecting the academic resilience of senior high school students using a mixed-method design. The quantitative part was carried out with 12th grade students (597 girls, 400 boys) aged 17-18. In this part, a demographic information form, the Westside Test Anxiety Scale, the Problematic Internet…

The federal Pell Grant program provides over 6.2 million students each year with financial assistance for college and college-related expenses. Its funding levels, however, are not a given and can fluctuate year-to-year in each budget set by Congress. Inconsistent funding levels are one factor that can impact many students' opportunity to attend…

Using individual-level administrative data from California linked to survey data, this study explores how and why recent high school graduates' college trajectories may have been altered by the pandemic. We find sizable negative effects on college enrollment for the California high school graduating class of 2020. Similar to national trends, we…

Background: The disproportionate use of punitive discipline on racial/ethnic minority students in U.S. schools is a national concern with far-reaching consequences. Out-of-school suspensions (OSS) hamper academic process and emotional growth (Lacoe & Steinberg, 2019; Pyne, 2019) and heighten the likelihood of future criminal justice…

In this article I present the notion of ethnolinguistic cornering as an outcome of the Everyday Languaging project and argue for its relevance in ethnographic and interactional sociolinguistics. The Everyday Languaging project is a long-term cooperation with a Copenhagen school where a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has…

Many researchers have examined the challenges faced by principals in schools, particularly regarding leadership as reflected in institutional reviews. Effective leadership can improve the quality of schools' services and the learning experiences provided to their students. This study adopts a quantitative method by comparing and summarizing the…

Background: Both being bullied and being absent frequently occur in U.S. elementary schools (Chang et al., 2023; National Center for Education Statistics, 2024). Who are bullied or who are absent more tend to exhibit lower academic, poor socio-behavioral functioning, and reduced well-being over time (e.g., Ansari & Gottfried, 2021; Moore et…

This paper originated from completing a study with the University of Cambridge, UK, on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies and implementation in educational institutions. Although global initiatives exist, the legal aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as gender and ethnic minority representation in senior…

Youth who are racially and ethnically marginalized in the United States are placed at risk for mental health disparities and inequities. We propose that promoting social-emotional competencies through universal school-based service delivery is one potential solution for improving the accessibility and quality of support for these youth. We further…