The potential for transformative social and emotional learning (SEL) was conceptualized as a lever in service of equity. This article explains the next steps and working assumptions the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has employed to collectively address the inequities that exist in schools. The proposed research…

This study explores head teachers' and cultural brokers' views of school-Muslim parent collaboration in Finland and Sweden. The data includes semi-structured interviews with school heads (n = 20) and Muslim cultural brokers (n = 16). The theoretical background leans on the theorizing of cultural capital originating from Bourdieu and on more recent…

Quality professional development (PD) has been found to positively influence teacher identity, efficacy, and practice. Yet, providing rigorous, sustained, and collaborative PD for all teachers can stretch the financial and human resources of individual districts. PD partnerships, including via educational service agencies (ESAs), can augment…

College access for low-income students is a major issue in higher education. This study aimed to explore how college admission professionals could be better prepared to work collaboratively with low-income students in the admission process. Participants in the Cycle 1 data collection included admission professionals and students who have already…

The concept of community schools can be traced back to the early 20th century when industrialization, immigration, and urbanization were rapidly increasing, and public schools in cities were struggling to meet the social and civic needs of students from low-income families. In the 1960s and 1970s, advocacy groups promoted community schools as a…

This paper presents findings from stage two of a wider Constructivist Grounded Theory study of parental perceptions of their involvement in Early Years (EY) settings in Northern Ireland (NI). Stage two involved semi-structured interviews with mothers attending a single targeted EY service in a rural community: Sure Start (SS). The impact of…

This study explores how teachers' perceptions of students' math anxiety changed during online learning imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the focus group method of qualitative research for a group of selected math teachers, we have looked into the following questions: How was the students' perceived level of math anxiety in online classes?…

This explanatory sequential mixed-method study explored the effectiveness of blended learning (BL) courses offered to graduate students at an English medium university in Kazakhstan. The study's purpose was to explore and understand graduate students' experiences while enrolled in BL courses by learning their perceptions of the benefits and…

This qualitative study examines reflections of 11 Latinx youth in Illinois and Colorado in their predominantly White, suburban high schools. We center the experiences and perspectives of Latinx youth, as we stand to gain insights into how they perceive their schools prepared and impacted their engagement for civic life. We highlight how youth from…

This study examined the relationship between young children's cognitive development and fathers' engagement in early childhood. The study examined fathers' home engagement patterns based on literacy, play, and caregiving activities when their children were 9-month-old and these patterns of engagement in 9-month-old were related to children's…

People with Cerebral Palsy (CP) face barriers to participate in social and educational environments. This study focuses on the contribution of school placement, controlling by motor functionality and receptive vocabulary, over several domains of participation. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 123 preadolescents and adolescents with CP,…

Being a victim of bullying or cyberbullying can be linked to participating less in physical activity. Considering that physical self-concept can play an important role in the relationship between both constructs, this study aims to analyse the mediating effect of physical self-concept between victimization/cybervictimization and physical activity,…

Play is a central occupation of children, contributing to their development. Play opportunities depend on physical, social, and cultural environments. Family-focused programs need to be developed and adapted to diverse populations. This study endeavored to evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term intervention enrichment program for a group of…

In 2009, Al Akhawayn University, a liberal arts college in Morocco, started a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program. The question that drove my action research project was how to make writing more continuous in a WAC class. In addition to the writing assignments, weekly prompts on the discussion forum of the Learning Management System were…

Eco-Schools is the largest global sustainability school program, with over 59,000 schools that engage 20 million students and 1.4 million teachers across 93 countries. The program was developed in response to the needs identified at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (also known as the Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro in…