Linkage plans are used when equating different test versions from different administrations of standardized achievement tests. The overall aim is to examine item response theory (IRT) observed-score equating when different linkage plans have been used when the average ability among test takers in different administrations and/or the average item…

Purpose: Annually, over 1.25 million children face the reality of one of their parents being incarcerated. Additionally, there has been a massive rise in the incarceration of women, and the majority of those women are mothers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the power and influence of children's literature as windows, mirrors and doors for…

Interviewer reflexivity is essential in social sciences to enhance the integrity of research studies because it builds trustful relationships, facilitates a nuanced understanding of phenomena, and captures both the individual and social dimensions of the human being. Although Finlay's (2003) five lenses of interviewer reflexivity--strategic,…

"Raising a Nation" offers a new framework for thinking about a comprehensive, inclusive child care system: one that supports families in all their diversity, whether they want to utilize a licensed child care program, family member, or have a parent as the primary child care provider. Thanks to a history of neglect, child care in America…

Purpose: The discipline of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) exhibits notable gender-related disparities despite being predominantly composed of women. Here, we explore how one's gender identity shapes professional experiences within CSD, focusing on barriers, biases, and the lived experiences of cisgender women, cisgender men, and gender…

When categorizing faces by gender, children show evidence of intersectionality--miscategorizing Black females, but not White females, as male. Here we examined whether differential biases for Black and White females extend beyond perceptual tasks to judgments of social preferences. Children (N = 97, ages 4-9 years; 59.8% White and 40.2% non-White)…

This study investigates the intricacies of Chinese female university teachers' identity performance on social media using a digital ethnographic approach. Data were collected through tracking 15 participants' posts on WeChat and maintaining informal communications with them over one academic year. Altogether 691 posts were collected and analysed…

Sustainable Development Goal 5 calls for eliminating discrimination and violence against women, but this will not be possible without feminist teacher training. In this research, the knowledge and perceptions of trainee primary school teachers (TPSTs) regarding gender-based violence (GBV) and sexism were identified. The micro-space of the…

Feminist research and mass demonstrations on campuses have proven that Higher Education Institutions are not violence-free spaces. In Catalonia, the legal obligations and institutional discomfort generated by some specific cases have forced Higher Education Institutions to take measures. How much support do these measures provide for survivors?…

Over the past decade, propensity score-based methods have made an important contribution to the improvement of generalizations from educational studies. However, an important limitation is that many studies are based on small sample sizes in which the study comprises 3-5% of the inference population. In response, one suggestion that has been made…

In this paper, we seek to examine how organizational norms and structures in Canadian university sport perpetuate a culture that does not adequately address maltreatment, harassment, and abuse that affect women athletes. Our critical policy analysis focuses on two interrelated questions. First, how do safe sport policies highlight gendering…

The discrimination that Muslim students face on United States (U.S.) university campuses may be heightened in academic biology environments due to perceived stigma against religion in biology. Furthermore, as undergraduate biology courses transition to active learning, interactions among students often increase, so peer interactions may present…

Textbooks convey powerful messages to students about who can legitimately participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Using culturally relevant pedagogy as the guiding theoretical framework, this study sought to explore the extent to which secondary life science textbooks are culturally relevant in their depiction of…

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the usefulness and validity of student evaluations of teaching (SET) by estimating multiple biases and their cumulative effect, and assessing their implications for evaluating teaching effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a rich dataset from a Polish university and applies linear and…

While the education of first-generation students (FGS) has garnered the attention of scholars, educators, and policy makers, there is limited dialogue on how first-generation faculty and administrators (FGF/A)--that is, first-generation students who went on to become faculty and/or administrators--experience higher education and are engaged in…