This study discusses some of the paradoxes found in the rhetoric of participatory research. Research-with-children views them as competent and agentic and as social actors, as citizens with opinions that must be listened to and given due weight. This image of the child as a social actor fails to acknowledge the structural, contextual and…

The current study investigates the developmental trajectories of "novice elementary teachers' self-efficacy science beliefs", "their science instructional beliefs" and "science knowledge" over the course of participants' teacher preparation and into their first two years of teaching. Study results indicate changes in…

Purpose: The study aimed to explore and understand the perceptions of students, teachers and management about the distance learning and student learning at University of Hail (UOH) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to identify whether student learning needs are being addressed in (UOH). This is facilitated through the use of interaction of distance…

The study was aimed at examining the effects of professional development activities on differentiated instruction and students' learning engagements and outcomes in Oromia Regional State. A mixed method with concurrent triangulation design was used. The samples were selected from a total of 317 respondents by using stratified, simple random…

Secondary school students are the members of gen Z, while their teachers mostly belong to gen X. Due to multitasking in virtual space, dotcom kids' attention, work memory, and brain activity are changing. Their vision of the future, attitude, and priorities are entirely different from those of earlier generations. The children of gen Z question…

Reproduction theories reveal schools' critical role in inequalities and instil a sense of pessimism regarding schools' potential to create a fair society. School effectiveness research (SER) has responded to this pessimism by studying associations between school factors and educational performance to show that schools can make a difference.…

The query on how to teach young learners to succeed in their English learning has been somehow under-explored. Just a few studies investigated the usefulness of the storytelling (ST) technique on English as a foreign language (EFL) young learners' (YLs) in the Vietnamese context. Consequently, this study attempts to examine (1) EFL teachers'…

This blend of ethnographic, case, and narrative qualitative study examined the experiences that fifteen adult stakeholders such as educators, family members, and administrators from nine different private and public schools in the eastern region of Pennsylvania. The researcher conducted one-on-one zoom semi-structured interviews with the fifteen…

Student engagement has been at the forefront of education in all levels. From Pre-Kindergarten to Higher learning, the ways in which students attend during instruction and with tasks can be seen as an indicator of varying levels of student achievement and growth. The Corona Virus of 2019 opened up new questions when examining student engagement.…

This article explores conceptualisations of global citizenship and global citizenship education and questions whether a lack of clarity impacts global citizenship education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Drawing attention to the multiplicity of meanings associated with these phenomena, it argues that the lack of consensus surrounding the notion of…

Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program enrollments have declined significantly throughout the United States in the last decade. Concurrently, the accounting industry has an increasing demand for employees with advanced skillsets. Ultimately, the accounting industry is projected to have a shortage of qualified labor to the market. As the need for…

Little has changed about the physical properties of public schooling in the United States since the industrial revolution--desks, rows, and teachers at the front of the room (McCoy, 2007). Foote (2019) has argued there is no better way to create a more modern learning space than to do a complete redesign. Given the dramatic redefinition of…

Teaching is an emotional endeavor. That is why teachers must be equipped with skills to manage their emotions as well as emotions of their students. The present research investigates a strategies and methods for a model of training teacher emotional competency. Elementary school teachers (N=78) were asked about their perception of the importance…

Life skills are the basic skills required to function in everyday life. Occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students may struggle with life skills, and as a result experience challenges in academics and practicum. The purpose of this phase of a multiphase study was to identify the life skill needs of OTA students from multiple perspectives. This…

Drawing on Asian Critical Race Theory, this qualitative case study analyzed first-generation Chinese immigrant parents' language ideologies on their children's heritage language (HL) maintenance in the United States. The findings revealed parents' persistence in preserving their HLs for their children, as they considered HLs to be an integral…