Faculty advising plays a pivotal role in supporting students, particularly at independent liberal arts institutions. To address common issues with advisement, this article presents a proactive advisement model with five key elements that aim to empower students with the tools and knowledge they need to take ownership of their academic progress…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been highlighted as a potentially disruptive force across several industries and in higher education. Research has suggested that education and upskilling of citizens should adopt a broad approach, not only focusing on experts, for better nationwide AI readiness. This study investigates the content of AI policies…

In the Next Generation Science Standards, energy is considered a "crosscutting concept" that bridges disciplinary boundaries and unites scientific disciplines. I examine how energy is represented in physics, biology, and chemistry contexts, using the reaction of molecular oxygen with sugar as an exemplar, and argue that disciplines…

The present study investigated the role of teacher self-efficacy (TSE) as a mediator on the relationship between social entrepreneurship (SCE) and career adaptability (CA) behaviour. Utilising a cross-sectional survey design, a proposed conceptual model was examined. Data were gathered from 605 pre-service teachers in six different Faculties of…

First-generation college students (FGCS) are trailblazing new higher education pathways for their families and communities, yet often are not retained and do not graduate at the same level as their continuing-generation peers. FGCS succeed by utilizing campus networks of faculty, staff, and peer leader advisors, yet FGCS do not always trust the…

This article introduces the Critical Literacies Advancement Model (CLAM) as a practical and theoretical framework designed to disrupt bias through adult learning. Grounded in critical literacy and critical thinking traditions, CLAM integrates diverse literacies (e.g., racial, human rights, media literacy, etc.) into a unified model that empowers…

The impact of Nancy Hornberger's Continua of Biliteracy is here considered. The paper identifies the flows that the Continua has made possible and the ways in which its conceptualization within a multidimensional multidisciplinary dynamic space has transformed not only the study of biliteracy itself but also the broader aspects of sociolinguistics…

Drawing on government and university documents, in-depth interviews, surveys, and content data, this paper provides a processual explanation of how the U.S. tenure system as an organizational model rapidly diffused across Chinese universities in the 2010s: the Chinese central state's top-down instrumental strategies--sharply focused on the…

The chromatographic separation of plant pigments is one of the most popular and visually appealing experiments encountered by young scientists when they are introduced to the principles of analytical chemistry. As such, it has found widespread application in schools, public engagement activities, and undergraduate laboratories. However, most of…

This study aimed to evaluate structural models and measurement models of student satisfaction in online learning. This was a quantitative study using a survey research design. Structural model testing was done by examining the relationship between several variables. The variables in question were the learning management system (LMS), admin…

Complex social scientific theories are conventionally tested using linear structural equation modeling (SEM). However, the underlying assumptions of linear SEM often prove unrealistic, making the decomposition of direct and indirect effects problematic. Recent advancements in causal mediation analysis can help to address these shortcomings,…

This research focuses on better understanding the nature of pre-service teachers' four-frame leadership orientations. As it is known, the phenomenon of leadership still continues to be a research topic in the field of educational administration. But, these studies carried out on teachers and school administrators. As future teachers and school…

Researchers in behavioral sciences are often interested in longitudinal behavior change outcomes and the mechanisms that influence changes in these outcomes over time. The statistical models that are typically implemented to address these research questions do not allow for investigation of mechanisms of dynamic change over time. However, latent…

This article presents a synthesis of existing literature on ethnomodeling and the ways in which it extends mathematical modeling research in mathematics teacher education. We also call on the field to consider ways to connect and value culture and content in teaching mathematics. There have been increasing calls for integration of a culturally…

In the context of Bayesian factor analysis, it is possible to compute plausible values, which might be used as covariates or predictors or to provide individual scores for the Bayesian latent variables. Previous simulation studies ascertained the validity of mean plausible values by the mean squared difference of the mean plausible values and the…