The goal of this qualitative study is to describe the perspectives of higher education family science faculty and administrators regarding men's enrollment in family science courses. University family science courses educate students on how to promote developmental potential for individuals, couples, and families. Information from these classes…

The convenience and flexibility of online assessments can be beneficial in a variety of ways, but they can also pose risks and challenges, such as potential academic dishonesty by students. This study included 73 master's and doctoral students and investigated the relationship among their attitudes, experiences, and performance in an online…

Summer camp programs provide adolescent counselors with opportunities to work alongside adult staff, aiming to develop critical skills such as communication, responsibility, independence, and teamwork. Growing research supports the value of camp-based developmental relationships through youth-adult partnerships. However, tensions often arise as…

A high level of school absence has persisted across many countries since the COVID-19 pandemic. We use English data to investigate how local health and social regulations affected pupil absence rates during the pandemic and whether this pupil absence had a causal impact on school attendance and academic progress in future years. We find that more…

The use of technology to enhance distance learning has become more prevalent in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made distance learning an essential part of education. However, the management of distance learning, where students and trainers are physically separated, has not received as much attention as the practice of distance…

This study highlighted how teachers and students perceive the effects of the influx of Rohingya refugees on the teaching-learning environment of colleges for higher education in Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh. It revealed the issues of admission, the academic environment of the colleges, the attendance and performance of the students,…

This study investigated participants' perceived attitudinal learning in language massive open online courses (LMOOCs). A mixed-method design was used to evaluate the attitudinal learning outcomes of 151 participants who completed the attitudinal learning questionnaire at the middle and end of the course, as well as 10 participants who participated…

This qualitative case study explores the affordances of home-based multimodal literacy activities through the case of Mason's (pseudonym) home writing experiences, a six-year-old bilingual kindergartener. Utilizing a play-based family literacy framework, the study examines 15 handmade mini-books created by Mason, revealing three key themes: (1)…

Objectives: Game development students have a daunting career ahead of them, complicated by competitive industry hiring, the passion behind digital media and entertainment work, and inequitable work cultures. By understanding the work-life experiences of graduated game development students in digital media careers, higher education curriculum can…

Outreach schools have existed for decades as an alternative for students who have struggled in mainstream education. Students at outreach schools have been cast as "failures" or "dropouts" due to their lack of success in mainstream schooling. Drawing on critical theoretical traditions in qualitative research, this article…

This study investigates changes in teachers' digital competence and explores their experiences during a teacher education program. The study used a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative assessments of digital competence with qualitative insights from interviews and reflective journals. The program significantly improved teachers' digital…

To adapt to medical school, students need to change their approaches to learning and study. Transformative learning through critical reflection on disorienting learning experiences supports perspective change to direct new activity. We explored how portfolio meetings support changes in students' perspectives towards learning and study during the…

Many conventional methods for evaluating teachers focus heavily on holding them accountable for their performance, often overlooking the importance of their personal and professional growth. This approach may have the unintended consequence of discouraging teachers from pursuing further development, as they may perceive that their efforts could be…

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is steadily gaining prominence in higher education and brings about huge impact on college students' daily life. However, limited studies paid attention to college students' use behavior of generative AI and its influencing factors. The study aimed to explore this issue by adopting an extended Unified Theory…

In the United States, reforms put forth by Next Generation Science Standards have increased the demand for K-12 teacher professional development in science instruction. This study investigates a new professional development model, entitled Schoolyard SITES, that partners elementary teachers with University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension…