Autoimmune diseases affect millions of individuals within the United States and some autoimmune diseases tend to disproportionately impact women of color. While research on autoimmune diseases is expanding within the medical and mental health field, there is little know about the experience women of color with autoimmune disease have when…

The UK's higher education sector has over half a million students in transnational education (TNE). These are students who study outside the UK for degrees and other awards made by UK providers. In this HEPI Report, David Carter considers what we know about the student experience of transnational education and calls for greater public availability…

A number of studies have examined the dynamics and style of communication adopted in computer conferencing in distance education (Mason, 1993). Computer conferencing by higher education institutions offering distance education courses has expanded rapidly since 1987. Lately computer conferencing has developed in fame as a vehicle of distance…

This qualitative phenomenological study examines elementary administrators' perceptions of the Response to Intervention (RtI) framework in response to the COVID-19 pandemic learning disruption. Ten elementary campus administrators were interviewed to gain insights into their perspectives and lived experiences regarding the use of RtI at the campus…

Child maltreatment is a widespread issue across the United States, directly impacting young children's learning and behavior. Yet, variability found in early education pre-service training does not include focus on this topic. Early education teachers often experience low wages, long work hours, and a lack of support to meet the needs of young…

The COVID-19 Pandemic impacted teachers worldwide in profound ways. Studies have reported findings about how the experience affected teachers in numerous ways including the effects on teacher identity, teacher attrition, teacher burnout, and how teachers successfully managed implementing technology under abrupt conditions during the emergency…

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) which accredits higher education programs globally, has placed the ability for students to recognize professional and ethical responsibilities among their seven stated student outcomes that undergraduate engineering programs must ensure their students achieve to maintain their…

In 2017, the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development examined the relevant evidence regarding social-emotional learning (SEL) across various disciplines. The commission concluded that social and emotional competencies are essential to developmental growth, and overall success in school and life. This qualitative case…

This dissertation engages a multi-step process to identify and articulate the internally defined goals of prominent holistic pedagogies including Montessori, Waldorf, Democratic Free Schooling, homeschooling, and radical/progressive education. It gives voice to adult former students who speak to, and illustrate, the ways in which they were…

There has been an increase in the number of women serving as heads of school in independent schools, though women remain underrepresented as heads of school in large (> 700 students), K-12, co-educational independent day schools. Data in this qualitative study were gathered through interviews with six women who were current or retired heads of…

Suburban school districts are facing new challenges due to demographic shifts. Suburban schools are shifting racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically (Kotok & Frankenberg, 2013; Wepner & Gomez, 2017). With the rise of social unrest in our country, a glaring light has been focused on the inequities in education toward children of color…

The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges to higher education institutions, especially for staffing. Internal interim appointments were used to fill gaps in the administrative ranks. Literature emphasizes that interim leaders often serve during periods of uncertainty, crisis, and change. The purpose of this study was to explore the motivation(s)…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how undergraduate music therapy students perceive, describe, and make meaning from their pre-internship clinical experiences. Using a basic qualitative research approach and marrying arts-based methods with reflexive thematic analysis methods, the following research questions guided my…

Background: Practitioners want to create meaningful experiences for youth because they provide positive benefits. Immersion semester high schools are likely to provide meaningful experiences. Purpose: This study sought to identify what types of activities are most meaningful to youth, whether activities are more meaningful in immersion semester…

When deciding whether to trust someone's claims, how do children combine - over multiple interactions - information about that person's general behavioral tendencies (traits) with that person's ongoing (and changing) rate of providing accurate claims? Children aged 4-8 played 11 rounds of a find-the-sticker game. For each round, an informant…