The food industry plays a substantial role in the economic development of every nation. Furthermore, intention has a crucial influence on fostering the emergence of new entrepreneurs. While numerous studies have emphasised the significance of cultivating entrepreneurial intentions, there is a scarcity of research investigating the process by which…

In education systems with strong student performance, teaching is a highly-respected, well-supported profession. This view, backed by policy and investment, leads to the recruitment of top candidates into teaching and high retention of teachers and leaders in schools, both of which are critical for educational excellence. Looking at the strategic…

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a required prerequisite of interprofessional practice (IPP), the most collaborative service delivery model for speech-language pathologists working in both health care and educational settings. This exploratory, mixed methods study was conducted to examine the impact of an experiential IPE training program on…

Background/purpose: As Vietnam expands its tourism industry and integration into ASEAN, English proficiency has become crucial for hotel front-desk staff. This issue not only affects the tourism workforce but also how educational programs, particularly English for Specific Purposes (ESP), prepare their students for this demand. This study examines…

This paper examines the long-term impacts of early-life drought exposure on the human capital and socio-economic outcomes of women born in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco across more than five decades. Using a pooled cross-section of 13 rounds of the Demographic and Health Surveys, the paper demonstrates that early childhood…

Significant disparities in academic performance that may be associated with specific demographics can be utilized for supporting diverse student cohorts. Strategies can be developed for students to enhance equity and inclusivity in undergraduate occupational therapy education to ensure student success. This study aimed to determine the predictive…

The ongoing teacher shortage in the United States has significantly impacted secondary agricultural education, making recruitment and retention of qualified educators a critical issue. This study conducted a content analysis of secondary agricultural education job postings in Texas to identify key qualifications, expectations, and trends in the…

Housing is an essential determinant of health. Neighborhood characteristics, housing conditions and quality, housing stability, and housing affordability are identified pathways linking housing to health outcomes. While historically overlooked by healthcare researchers and organizations, many anchor institutions have recently taken an approach to…

Background: Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) have been shown to increase both workforce and service capacity. To date, there has been positive evidence reported for the safe and effective delegation of dysphagia management tasks to AHAs for key roles, including dysphagia screening, mealtime monitoring and providing patient-end support during…

Career and technical education (CTE) and apprenticeship share many common goals, combining workplace skills with academic knowledge. Yet, until recently, CTE and Registered Apprenticeship (RA) were entirely separate systems in the United States. CTE programs are embedded in secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, while RA has…

In the competitive world of recruiting, the better an applicant can apply what has already been learned to a new environment, the greater the career opportunity. This study captured the transformative learning experience of students, guided by their instructors and industry partners, related to learning and executing Lean Six Sigma principles in a…

The assumed impossibility of forming a widely accepted view of social work is explained on the one hand by the contesting nature of social work definitions and on the other by a loss of professional identity since the 1960s. The aim of the article is to elaborate a third explanation based on the hypothesis that social workers adhere to their…

The purpose of this case is to allow students the opportunity to examine how the recent changes to depreciation incentives in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-97, Dec. 22, 2017) may affect the purchase of capital assets. Bonus depreciation has been extended to allow an immediate 100% deduction for eligible property, which also now…

Background: An increasing number of children in the UK and Ireland are growing up speaking more than one language. The many advantages of bilingualism are acknowledged; however, this increased linguistic diversity presents particular challenges for speech and language therapists (SLTs). The case is often more complex with speakers of minority…

Thematic progression can be applied as one of the techniques to analyse whether the paragraphs written are coherent or not. To this end, the present study scrutinized six English final reports written by the sixth semester students learning at an academy of secretary in Indonesia. The data originated from the six final reports were identified,…