Background: In recent years, the endeavour to stimulate positive emotions, regulate negative emotions, and facilitate the learning of elementary school students through emotional design has attracted a lot of attention. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of warm colours and anthropomorphism as emotional design elements…

The present study employs qualitative content analysis to investigate perceptions of classroom justice within the specific multicultural dynamics of teacher-student interactions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fourteen parent-youth pairs of Belgian-Moroccan background, revealing that the three key dimensions of the classroom…

Background and Context. Computing is considered a fundamental skill for civic engagement, self-expression, and employment opportunity. Despite this, there exist significant equity gaps in post-secondary computing enrollment and retention. Specifically, in the California State University (CSU) system, which serves close to half a million…

The growing understanding of the deleterious effects of childhood trauma has led policymakers to encourage the integration of trauma-informed system approaches into educational settings. The National Childhood Traumatic Stress Network has created a framework that integrates trauma-responsive school policies, practices, and programs at each tier of…

Providing pre-training on new material can simplify complex content for learners who may need guidance to understand basic facts and organize their efforts. However, the effect of pre-training on learning outcomes is controversial because it tends to vary by context. Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of pre-training in reducing…

Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) is known to develop advanced cognitive skills, particularly in complex subjects like geography. However, integrating Spherical Video-Based Virtual Reality (SVVR) with IBL remains underexplored. This study proposed an SVVR-based IBL approach to enhance geography education for high school students in Thailand. A…

Black graduate students attending historically white institutions often endure racially hostile and unwelcoming campus climates that present barriers to their socialization and overall student success. Yearning for refuge in anti-Black educational spaces, Black graduate students often turn to their faith, spirituality, and student-led communities…

Black students attending AANAPISI/HSI universities have long been overlooked in communication and interdisciplinary research. In this essay, I draw on bell hooks's (2014) radical transgressive teaching and Patricia Hill Collins's "outsider within" framework to examine the experiences of Black students at minority-serving institutions…

This study examines three preschool educators' perspectives and experiences implementing Spanish-English dual language bilingual education (DLBE) for young emergent multilinguals with disabilities (EMwDs) for the first time. Inclusive DLBE can provide both linguistic and disability-related support to EMwDs. However, several barriers, such as…

A variety of pre-college experiences shape students' expectations for college. These experiences, and corresponding expectations, provide valuable insights for postsecondary programming and support serving first-year students. This article begins with an overview of literature on the experiences of LGBTQ+ students in K-12 settings, including…

Technology has catalysed significant changes in modes of learning and instruction methodologies, encompassing various practices such as distance, online, and blended delivery of instruction. Design education, rooted in traditional studio models that rely on continual interaction and reflection over student projects, has faced challenges in…

Using a critical disability studies theoretical lens, this qualitative study, conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, examines the open learning experiences of ten students with disabilities at a mid-sized university in British Columbia through one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The research explored the following question: How, if at all,…

Background: Teacher educators have begun exploring the most effective ways to prepare preservice teachers (PSTs) to engage elementary students in engineering design. However, this remains challenging as PSTs continue to report a lack of exposure to engineering during their K-12 school experiences. This study investigates the engineering-related…

This study explores how Thai university teachers integrate extensive reading (ER) into foundation English courses for non-English majors. 63 participants completed an online questionnaire and eight respondents joined semi-structured Zoom interviews. Questionnaire respondents were categorized into Groups A (less experienced with ER) and B (more…

Social interaction is essential for international students in rebuilding support systems in their host country; however, the complexity of this process remains insufficiently explored. Guided by the conceptual framework of social connectedness, this qualitative case study examines the types, influencing factors, and characteristics of social…