Examining the teaching and learning of English as a Second Official Language (ESOL) in Cameroon through language laws and other official documents (like the syllabi) in terms of their actual implementation is an important step in the development of ESOL education. Such investigations may contribute to the strengthening of the minority official…

A disproportionate number of Black students with disabilities experience exclusionary discipline practices (e.g., suspensions and expulsions) in K-12 public schools. This disparity persists, regardless of the severity of identified problem behavior, the school's average socio-economic status, or the type of public school attended. Given that…

This analytical report examines how higher education institutions (HEIs) can support teachers and school leaders in secondary education to help their students to develop competencies for innovation, drawing on research evidence and policy and practice examples from a wide range of education systems. It offers five options for consideration by…

Teacher education students are more likely to be White than general bachelor's degree-seeking students across the nation (King, 2019), even as K-12 student populations are becoming more racially diverse (USDOE, 2022; DRIVE Taskforce, 2021). Colleges of education are contributing to the reproduction of a predominantly White teacher workforce. In…

This article examines mono- and bi/multilingual practices on the University of Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course. This course is generally considered to be one of the most popular and widely-recognized initial teacher education programmes in English language teaching worldwide. The article…

Teacher retention has been a longstanding issue across the United States for decades. The State of Tennessee has chosen to monitor the retention of the newest teachers who complete preparation programs in their state by including retention statistics on the State Report Card. TPU, a private Christian university which offers aspiring teachers…

Teacher retention has been a longstanding issue across the United States for decades. The State of Tennessee has chosen to monitor the retention of the newest teachers who complete preparation programs in their state by including retention statistics on the State Report Card. TPU, a private Christian university which offers aspiring teachers…

Teacher retention has been a longstanding issue across the United States for decades. The State of Tennessee has chosen to monitor the retention of the newest teachers who complete preparation programs in their state by including retention statistics on the State Report Card. TPU, a private Christian university which offers aspiring teachers…

This study addresses the problem concerning the lack of Teacher Candidates of Color (TCOCs) in teacher education. It examines recruitment, support, and retention by identifying promises and pitfalls of diversifying the teacher pipeline through the voices of Students of Color (SOCs) who are already enrolled in teacher education. How race and…

Demographics in the United States are rapidly changing. It is projected that by the year 2050, the minority population of the country will instead be the majority (Craig & Richeson, 2017), and according to the Pew Research Center (2019), in some areas of the country, this is already the case. With changing demographics in the United States…

This case study examines how preservice teachers make meaning of "American culture" while being cognizant of personal bonding between a Japanese ex-inmate and the community he connected with in prison--whom he refers to affectionately as his Chicano homies--in the college course "Culture and Languages of the United States." The…

Background: Several studies have reported that inservice and preservice teachers hold narrow and stereotypical perceptions of engineer and engineering. However, only a few studies attempted to examine interventions which improve their perceptions. Purpose: This study aimed to explore the preservice science teachers' (PSTs) perceptions of engineer…

In this paper, we build on southern and decolonial theories of multilingualism and invite a south-north conversation through a concept we propose as "reciprocal multilingual awareness." Reciprocity is a core value of southern societies that balance pluralities of episteme, language, and communality. Central features of southern…

Purpose: This study aims to explore some benefits and challenges of establishing an international accreditation for teacher education institutions (TEIs) by AsTEN Quality Assurance Agency. This specific accreditation agency is expected to improve the quality of teaching, learning and research at TEIs in ASEAN region. Design/Methodology/Approach:…

Grounded in Vygotskian sociocultural theory, we propose a novel methodology for second language teacher cognition research called "dialogic restorying." We exemplify this methodological innovation by presenting a qualitative longitudinal project in which we prompted L2 teachers to revisit and restory what Veresov (2017) calls…