Since the founding of the United States, teacher preparation has been undergoing constant revisions to continue to improve instruction and meet the needs of all students in public schools. Teacher residency programs are on the rise with funding from the state and federal government increasing annually. Despite the increase in funding, there is…

The current study examined the relationship between trait hope, state hope, connectedness, trauma symptoms, and positive religious coping with psychological distress among undergraduate students while also assessing the moderating effect of trauma symptoms. Grounded in theoretical frameworks by Snyder et al. (1991), Hobfoll et al. (2007), and…

Higher education in general and state-funded institutions especially will need to assess what an undergraduate education means in a changed geo-political socio-economic environment. For business schools, employability and future careers are stated outcomes to define a quality business education. Recent empirical scholarship has indicated…

Background: Collaborative learning offers benefits, but its potential is often undermined by motivational challenges. This study uses the situated expectancy-value theory to explore how students' expectancies for success relate to group-level regulation of learning during collaborative interactions. The study considers success expectancies both as…

Teachers' expectancy beliefs are strong predictors of successful curriculum implementation. Drawing from the expectancy-value theory (EVT) of achievement motivation, this study assessed teaching expectancy beliefs in curriculum implementation among Business Management teachers (BMTs). A quantitative research design involved 125 BMTs from 89 senior…

Mental health treatment utilization is low among Black undergraduate women, despite the prevalence of mental health stressors and difficulties. The consideration of pre-treatment preferences and expectations may help address this disparity. The current study is an attempted replication and extension of prior findings demonstrating race-based…

Teacher parents enroll their children in the schools where they work nowadays. This qualitative study aimed to explore what children experience when they attend a school where their teachers and parents work. The students, aged between 10 and 13 years (M = 11.2; SD = 1.22), were all students at the school where their parents worked during their…

Integrating AI Chatbots into teaching and learning activities is a growing trend, and understanding the readiness of preservice mathematics teachers to use AI Chatbots is crucial for successful implementation in educational settings. This study examines the factors influencing the adoption of AI Chatbots by preservice mathematics teachers in…

This study delves into the perspectives and expectations of 37 novice maritime pilots on the application of negotiation of meaning strategies in pilotage operations, aiming to enhance training programs and communication in critical maritime contexts. By conducting qualitative interviews with a mix of experienced and novice pilots, the research…

The increased trend of incorporating computer programming in the basic education system across countries requires the training of new educators. However, the current effort to increase the number of teachers teaching programming is through professional development programs for computer science (CS) teachers and from other content areas. Meanwhile,…

This study focuses on two early career academics learning their way into university teaching. Their narratives of learning to teach in the Canadian university system highlight the intersectionality of university neoliberal core values and the female experience. Using a comparative case study framework for analysis, this small qualitative study's…

This study aims to explore longitudinal associations among homework expectancy, mastery-approach, homework effort, and mathematics achievement involving middle school students over one school year. Results indicated that there was support for a positive reciprocal influence of mastery-approach and effort; greater initial mastery-approach resulted…

Purpose: With widespread concerns around the funding and availability of care and education during early childhood, this article takes a social psychological approach to exploring some of the dilemmas facing early childhood leaders. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses an interpretivist, qualitative approach involving semi-structured…

With the backdrop of the pandemic, rise of anti-Asian hate, and mental health crises, we came together in 2020 to resist returning to "business as usual" and manifest radical love to build toward hopefulness. With Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Praxis of Critical Race Love (PCRL) as our theoretical framework, we share our mixed-method…

Humanitarian engineering (HE) graduate programs aim to improve environmental and social equity by training engineers to identify and rectify disparities in infrastructure services. While these programs help increase the engineering field's focus on equity, students involved in HE activities have reported questioning their ability to have a social…