In the last four years, with the implementation of the policy of integration of the Syrian refugee students into the public schools in Turkey, there has been a significant rise in the number of Syrian students in mainstream classrooms. Based on the analysis of the discourses of Turkish teachers and students about Syrian students, this study…

Classrooms are typically organized around the expectation that students' voices should be used primarily for reciting answers elicited by teachers. Numerous studies show that moving away from this recitation model towards more dialogic practices has the potential to make literacy learning more effective and inclusive. Yet, dialogic classrooms in…

This qualitative phenomenological research sheds light on educational leaders' views on laws about chronic teachers' absenteeism. Chronic teacher absenteeism remains a significant issue in public schools in America. Twenty-nine percent of public school teachers are chronically absent in their classrooms each year. That phenomenon culminates in…

Racial disproportions in discipline within the U.S. public school system have been documented since the 1970s and continue to grow despite decades of research and intervention. A solid base of research ruling out individual student- and family-level factors as main causes of the racial disproportions has amassed, however, deficit narratives,…

In the last two decades, mindfulness has permeated sport, exercise, and performance psychology (SEPP). Mindfulness research in SEPP primarily focuses on the efficacy of manualized protocols on various outcomes related to performance and wellbeing; how athletes understand this complex construct, though, is largely unexplored in the literature.…

As Hawai?i's population continues to diversify, it is increasingly necessary to move away from traditional mathematics teaching methods. This dissertation outlines the development and impact of a framework that weaves together place-conscious, culturally responsive, and critical ethnomathematics education. Specifically, the study examined: (1) the…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how African American female secondary principals in the United States describe their leadership strategies to promote positive climate and culture in their schools. The study was grounded in the theoretical framework of transformational leadership theory. The research question was:…

The problem addressed in this study was the ineffectiveness of federally implemented college and career readiness programs to ensure that at-risk African American male students are adequately prepared for academic and career success. Academic performance for at-risk African American males in high schools is significantly lower than their peers. In…

The COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 shut down schools and forced many teachers to teach online. The subsequent reopenings varied by state, region, and even school district. While research about instructional strategies during the pandemic were available, there was little to no research available about instructional strategies in…

The mixed methods study was based on selected toxic leadership perceptions among faculty and staff in higher education institutions. For phase one of the study, a web-based survey was launched to analyze faculty and staff perceptions of toxic leadership behaviors. This study examined how survey respondents from a sample of faculty and staff at…

This study aims to unveil the complexity of introducing and sustaining instructional improvement at a school site by documenting successes and challenges encountered by a research-practice partnership among university researchers, school and district leaders, and a mathematics coordinator from the county office of education. The study answers two…

This study investigates the perceptions of a sample of Arab science teachers pertaining to the cultural factors affecting pupils learning processes in three Arab countries. A randomly sampled group of 169 science teachers from the three countries comprised the participants, Egypt (N=37), Yemen (N=53), and Saudi Arabia (N=79). A questionnaire…

Purpose: This study investigates the challenges faced by European teachers when assessing student learning of democratic citizenship competences by asking about their experiences and opinions in their teaching practices. Design/methodology/approach: Through focus group interviews conducted with the teachers, we investigate the underlying reasons…

This paper aims to explore the extent to which Globally Responsible Humanism (GRH) is embedded in the management education offered by public business schools in Egypt. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 management educators working at three public business schools. The findings show an absence of socio-cultural, ethical, and…

Schools have been considered crucial social contexts for character formation. Hong Kong's recent education policy has put moral and character education on the agenda of early childhood education (ECE); it states that moral and character education should be integrated into the major kindergarten subjects. However, questions remain on how it should…