This article discusses a new interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approach to using data from the first British Birth Cohort Study, the National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD, 1946). It emerges from a collaboration between two historians of postwar Britain and a mixed-methods life course studies researcher. Our approach brings together…

This paper explores the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Russia's academic sector, relying on the limited evidence available. The invasion has triggered an academic exodus from Russia, with both immediate and far-reaching consequences. These consequences range from the interruption of ongoing research projects and the termination of…

School districts consider many qualifications when deciding whether to hire an individual to teach its students. One qualification is the type of license the applicant holds. The strictness of the eligibility requirements vary across the license types (e.g., level of educational attainment, whether a student teaching experience was completed).…

A postsecondary degree is widely promoted as a great intergenerational economic equalizer for individuals born into disadvantaged economic circumstances. Yet, there is little empirical evidence documenting the extent that this may be true and whether people from all racial and ethnic, and language backgrounds are benefitting equally. We provide a…

Ensuring access to high-quality programs and services can improve children's long-term health and education outcomes and reduce inequities in health, income, and education in the population. The professional well-being of those working in the early childhood education sector has been negatively associated with levels of turnover, which in turn can…

Beyond informing human resources (HR) policies and practices, information gleaned from predictive analytics, visualized via dashboards, can increase awareness and prompt employee and management actions based on identified variables often related to intent to leave and employee wellness. While considerable research, relevant measurements, and tools…

The main purpose of this empirical study was to investigate the predictive effect of school leaders' destructive leadership behavior on teachers' turnover intention. A mixed approach with embedded research design was employed. Multi-stage stratified sampling was applied to select 748 teacher respondents. Data were collected using adapted…

The initial career choice that young people make can become subject to change as individuals gain professional and personal experience. We study career choices made after vocational training and investigate the propensity to change occupation or obtain a tertiary degree among licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Norway. To explain second-order…

Higher education is increasingly positioned as a private good for prospective students in England, through which they can hope to gain an economic return on their 'investment'. This paper offers new ways of thinking about the purpose of university study and the benchmarks of graduate success. Using Margaret Archer's understanding of the concept of…

Readers of "Community-Centered School Leadership" will come to appreciate the awesome power of the principal to shape, influence, support, and change a school. Written by a successful elementary school principal, this book sheds light on everyday practices and shares practical strategies that support leaders' growth and commitment to…

Since 2022, the District of Columbia (DC) has implemented the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund (hereafter, "the fund"), a landmark initiative supported by tax revenue that increases pay for educators in DC's licensed child care facilities to promote pay parity with their K-12 counterparts. In FY 2024, DC's Office of the State…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, child care centers hollowed out and enrollment of children across the birth-to-five age range dropped significantly, though many centers survived thanks to federal relief funding. But in California, just as programs began to recover, transitional kindergarten started expanding to a universal early care and education…

Teacher quality and experience are strong predictors of student achievement. As high school Algebra I disproportionately enrolls academically at-risk students, who are the most sensitive to variations in teacher quality, it is particularly important for experienced, high-quality teachers to teach these courses. However, micropolitics theory…

The aims of this study were to investigate careers guidance for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in specialist provision in England. There has been growing interest internationally in ensuring effective careers guidance for secondary education promotes social mobility and gives all children and young…

Motivations for commenting on social media vary greatly and are driven by multiple factors including personal interests, political leaning, and algorithmic influence. This study used a thematic content analysis of comments on the TikTok platform to explore how users respond to videos created by former teachers sharing their stories of leaving the…