This research examined how a Digital Escape Room (DER) about accessibility contributed to the potential change of faculty behavioral intentions toward developing accessible online course content. This paper describes the design of the DER and a pilot study of its initial implementation that consisted of two phases, (1 a usability test with 3…

Educators want to make a difference in students' lives. They have a passion for subjects that they want to teach, and they have a desire to help students learn, thrive and experience education in a positive way. Good intentions are often embedded in every decision that an educator makes. Even with the best intentions, there is a clear gap in…

The reading abilities of students across the nation continue to be a concern. In fact, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that 67% of fourth graders read at or below grade level (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). This study was predicated on the idea that the reading attitudes and literacy knowledge of…

General chemistry is a gateway course that students from several STEM-related majors take at the beginning of their college careers. Faced with high attrition rates of students in STEM fields and even higher rates for groups minoritized due to gender and ethnicity/race, this study explored how a general chemistry course influenced students'…

Assessment is currently seen not only as a means to evaluate students' performance but also as a crucial tool for identifying learning needs and facilitating student progress, while simultaneously aiding teachers in refining their instructional methods. This paper presents findings from an in-depth study conducted through online surveys involving…

Leader awareness has been acknowledged in leadership literature as a predictive factor for effective leader behavior and followers' leadership emergence. A gap in the literature existed regarding the leaders' awareness of self and others in the context of leader-member relations. The problem explored in this study was the lack of knowledge about…

Emergent bilingual (EB) students in the US are those who are in the process of developing academic English proficiency. EBs are some of the fastest growing populations of students in American public schools. There exists a great deal of research geared towards developing both curricular resources and instructional strategies to best support EBs in…

Music education scholarship has long called for a more critical, socially just approach to teacher preparation. These include curricular opportunities to work with students from diverse contexts in practicum settings, social-justice-oriented readings and professional development, and guided reflection opportunities. However, scholars also note…

School readiness has been a powerful underlying discourse in the development of Early Childhood Education globally. The classic developmentalist or pre-primary approach of school readiness focuses on the individual child's developmental attainment and the mastery of certain skills which determine whether or not the child is ready to learn formally…

This study examines undergraduate students' ethical tendencies concerning their field of science/study, perceptions of religiosity, and use of social media. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, with the Ethical Tendencies Scale as the primary data collection tool. Data were gathered from 831 students through convenience sampling. Ethical…

Communication scholars have considered silence in (higher) education as indicative of a range of cultural attitudes and an exercise of power. Some communication scholars consider student silence in classrooms as problematic, wherein a lack of participation in the learning process via student voice constitutes an act of resisting educators and…

In this paper, I describe moments from a first-grade classroom whereas co-researchers, the classroom teacher and I found ourselves challenged by ways we experienced disruption in the classroom. Upon further analysis we saw these moments as opportunities to embrace culturally sustaining pedagogies, recognizing students' enactment of their…

As an academic counselor of four schools coping with social and educational challenges in the Palestinian education system in Jerusalem, I chose to direct the spotlight on the case of a high school serving mainly Muslim students, to observe how gender issues were reflected in the school's activities to shape an experience of equity for male and…

This article considers students in Grades 3 and 4 and their parents' views regarding learning English as a modern foreign language (MFL) in the primary school, through questionnaires in the Muscat region and AL Dahira region, and interviews with students. This study found that Omani people are interested in language learning. Parents were willing…

Understanding the emotional impact of climate change (CC), its education and communication processes on young people is essential to identify what motivates their engagement in climate action. We have analysed the emotional experiences of secondary school students in the south of Spain (N = 1,050) to develop a tool for exploring the emotional…