The current higher education landscape poses a multitude of challenges both old and new that require governing boards to understand their fiduciary roles and act with strategic insight. Board retreats represent an often-underutilized opportunity--removed from everyday operational concerns--to focus on an institution's long-term strategic direction…

Previous research on preparation for the VPSA role has emphasized career progression rather than participation in professional development activities. This study aimed to explore the perceived effectiveness of 11 different professional development activities across 8 of the NASPA/ACPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Educators in…

Based on imprinting theories, we explored how CEOs' academic experience impacts corporate high-quality development. Using data from Chinese listed companies between 2010 and 2019 and the least squares method, we discovered that CEOs' academic experience increased corporate high-quality development by increasing corporate value creation and…

Education is dominated by economic priorities and intellectual virtues that place emphasis on individual success, yet issues of social injustice are demanding of urgent attention. My hopes for social justice are rooted in education. I consider the place of schooling for continually reimagining social justice, and to think about what it might be to…

This open access book discusses why the seemingly straightforward strategy of teaching children how to think deeply does not work and offers an alternative way forward for the curriculum to achieve these objectives. Over the years, the role of knowledge in the curriculum has, like a pendulum, shifted between two extremes, from highly visible to…

Senior faculty contribute decades of experience, institutional knowledge, and social capital to their roles, but there are limited institutional supports to promote their continued professional growth. While often involved in mentoring and departmental or programmatic leadership, an institution's underinvestment in senior faculty professional…

Academic mentorship is essential for faculty development, yet mid-career researchers have limited resources. This study explores AI-assisted mentorship models using biosketch analysis, AI mapping, and human expertise to enhance mentor selection. Tools like Google NotebookLM and Mural streamlined coding, visualization, and theme identification,…

This article discusses 'another' internationalisation of higher education through the lens of the 'third mission' of engagement from a Global South viewpoint. It recontextualises internationalisation and the third mission through the meanings and practices of university extension in Latin America. Within a Global North perspective,…

Kean University's Video Intervisitation Program (VIP) recognizes faculty achievement by showcasing authentic classroom teaching through short video clips. Faculty contribute recordings highlighting high-engagement teaching practices, which are housed in an internal, on-demand library accessible to all faculty. VIP fosters peer learning,…

We suggest that academic hospitality may be a common, unarticulated practice in academic development. We use two nested collaborations between an academic development unit and a dental faculty to illustrate practices of academic hospitality. The collaboration changed the faculty's culture of suitability assessment, or assessment of students'…

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of mandala design training on the sensory, cognitive, and emotional perception skills of 8-10-year-old children with specific learning disorder. The study had a randomized-controlled design and was conducted in an experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group. The sample consisted of 28…

This research aims to develop an effective model for enhancing teacher development in classroom management within special education centres. The study begins by reviewing existing concepts, principles, theories, and previous research to inform the creation of a comprehensive model. A panel of nine experts evaluated the model's accuracy and…

Since the beginning of 2020, the landscape of higher education has undergone numerous transformations, prompting several studies and articles to delve into the critical role of faculty buy-in (Interfolio, 2020). Faculty buy-in is a fundamental concept in higher education, referring to the acceptance and enthusiastic engagement of faculty members…

Based on dynamic systems theory, the longitudinal study tracked 120 kindergarten children 2 years to examine the differentiation and transition of object control profiles among preschool children aged 3 to 6. Latent profile analysis (LPA) and latent transition analysis (LTA) were employed to identify development profiles and transitions, as well…

This paper critically examines how local government units (LGUs) in Davao Oriental, Philippines, can articulate their engagement with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) communication policies. The analysis uses Mumby's (1997) four discourses of communication research--representation, understanding, suspicion, and vulnerability--as a theoretical…