Providing support for children's home languages is a critical component of high-quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). We examine the types and availability of Pre-K programs for emergent bilingual children and their families under New York City's (NYC) Universal Pre-K program. Currently, in the hyper-diverse linguistic landscape of…

Mathematics learning requires student vulnerability because students are expected to persist in making sense of complex problems despite their uncertainty. For Black students specifically, societal and educational narratives about mathematics learning and participation may implicitly communicate messages to them that they do not belong. This…

This qualitative case study explores the relationship between faith integration and academic rigor within the graduate program at Mephi Zion University, a Christian higher education institution. The study investigates how the institution's religious identity and Christian worldview influence its academic environment, focusing on both faculty and…

The school environment presents significant challenges for teachers as first responders to children who experience psychological turmoil during traumatic events. As these challenges emanate, the need for effective Psychological First Aid (PFA) becomes crucial to lessen the short and long-term impact of trauma on both the learners and these…

Masking may entail the suppression of autistic traits by autistic individuals. Thus far, research indicates a negative impact of autistic masking on mental health, but this is largely based on retrospective surveys. In this study, we used ecological momentary assessment to examine real-time associations between social context (i.e. presence of…

This study examines how multilingual caregivers use their linguistic resources to support their autistic children's language development, challenging historical narratives recommending therapists use only one language, English. Using a critical language socialization framework in which multilingualism is considered a practice that transcends…

This study explores the phenomenon of chain migration among university students from Sicily to central and northern Italy. Over recent decades, such trends in mobility have been growing. Utilising data from the Italian Ministry of University and Research and focusing on first-year students from the 2014 and 2017 cohorts, this work investigates…

The increase in remote working has changed the way both employees and organizations view work in an already tumultuous landscape of the IT sector. In this study, we surveyed Finnish employees (n = 266) from an international IT sector company in 2022 after the remote working mandates were lifted. We firstly examined how remote work intensity (RWI)…

Rightful presence as a concept was first introduced in writings about sanctuary cities and the global refugee crisis. Education scholars have reimagined it as a way to explore issues of educational (in)equity at the classroom level. SWIFT Education Center extended the concept of rightful presence, applying it at the educational systems level as a…

Understanding how mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) inspire prospective mathematics teachers (PMTs) is essential for advancing mathematics pedagogy and developing future mathematics. This study explored the qualities of inspiring MTEs, the nature of their classroom environments and teaching practices, and the impact of their teaching on PMTs'…

This two-wave study investigated whether the concurrent and prospective effects of internalizing symptoms and peer status (being liked/disliked) on peer-reported and self-reported victimization were moderated by the classroom prevalence of internalizing symptoms and peer status, respectively, and by classroom size. Multilevel regression analyses…

In this essay, we consider recent narratives in the science of brain development under poverty in relation to the older idea of the culture of poverty. We argue that in theorizing poor parenting and deficient linguistic stimulation as the primary pathways of influence through which poverty exerts its damaging effects on the brain, brain science…

Job satisfaction plays a crucial role in employee motivation, performance, and retention across various professions, including academia. It is commonly defined as an individual's overall sense of fulfillment and contentment derived from their work, shaped by both motivators and hygiene factors. The present study examines the motivational factors…

Introduction" Previous research has found that family factors predict adolescents' academic burnout, but few studies have described the mechanisms underlying the relationship. At the same time, there is a lack of longitudinal data on the possible mechanisms. This study aimed to examine the relationship between family functioning and academic…

This research aimed to: 1) study the current conditions, desired conditions, and needs for developing effective participative management of dual vocational education programs in aviation at colleges under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission, 2) design and develop effective participative management model of dual vocational education…