The issue of gender bias has been studied in many facets of society, including business, education, and leadership in general. Researchers and professionals working in the field have long had concerns over the issue of gender bias: if it is occurring, what does the rate and impact have on overall success in leadership? Women in upper-level…

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 44% of elementary-aged students reported experiencing adverse childhood experiences, while 13% reported experiencing three or more (Blodgett & Lanigan, 2018). During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents faced many hardships such as economic and health disparities. This resulted in an influx of reported and presumably…

The secondary school transition is considered a critical life event by practitioners and researchers alike, and the challenges presented by the pupils during this transition continues to be high-profile in educational, social and political contexts. This study focused on Year 7 pupils aged 11 to 12 years old in their first year of secondary…

Previous research on early childhood education (ECE) preservice practicums has provided insights into students' practicum experiences. However, little research exists regarding ECE teacher students with prior fieldwork experience and their perceptions of practicums as part of their professional development. Participants of this study were ECE…

In this article, I discuss a critical understanding of students' intercultural experience at a UK university. I critique the potential issues of: (a) using essentialist categorisations to understand students' intercultural experience, and (b) imposing epistemic injustice to students by undervaluing their epistemic agency in intercultural…

A global pandemic forced schools all over the world to close their doors and open their computers for online learning. Long before the pandemic, education had been inequitable for many historically marginalized groups. These inequities were exacerbated and made more visible by forced school closures and magnified racial violence. The purpose of…

Since 2014, varsity collegiate esports have rapidly grown on college campuses across the country. Colleges use varsity esports to increase enrollments, but little is known about which student identities are represented in varsity collegiate esports. Further, there is a dearth of literature that explores the social experiences varsity esport…

Problem: Research about paramedic education, specifically, the field internship and capstone experience is limited. Particularly scarce are studies regarding the student's perspective. Previous research (Joyce, et al., 2011) indicated paramedics view their field internship as the most valuable portion of their education. This phase of paramedic…

Quality clinical education is an essential element of respiratory therapy education yet, many respiratory therapists who serve as clinical instructors lack formal pedagogical training. To enhance clinical education and align expectations, other healthcare disciplines have utilized the Cognitive Apprenticeship Theory (CAT). The purpose of this…

This study's findings confirm existing literature on the prevalence and impact of trauma on youth and some teachers' utilization of trauma-informed educational practices. Though my findings contradict previous research on relationship building, the (findings) also confirm other studies related to the vital role of teacher-student relationships. My…

White supremacy culture is the foundation for the lived experience of nice, White, Christian people in the United States. This autoethnographic study provides an intimate perspective into the complexities of living within White supremacy culture and the complicity of White people in perpetuating ongoing racial injustice. The research question asks…

The purpose of this paper is to share and discuss our research findings on the experiences of Syrian refugee students in elementary public schools in a southwestern region of Ontario, Canada. We used Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a frame to guide this study. Data collection involved an anonymous questionnaire completed…

Knowledge and practice refuse to be disconnected from contexts. They always already occupy historical spaces both cultural and personal. Those spaces intersect with lines of inquiry. This essay takes place in the United States in 2020, the fall of the presidential elections, a year marked by Black Lives Matter protests, and the rise of white…

The purpose of this study was to explore the critical life-events of the first author's journey of learning and teaching mathematics that prompted critical thinking about his past experiences as a student and teacher. It portrays a paradigmatic shift from a traditionalist thinker to a constructivist actor in the classroom from the critical…

This paper presents a unique perspective into challenges faced by kindergarten teachers in engaging children in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education in Vietnam. It reports on teachers' perspectives of an adaptation of immersive learning experiences (ILE), to develop understanding of pedagogical approaches to…