Background: Many children are exposed to a variety of traumatic events during their childhood. Children who are exposed to abuse and trauma are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder and can later develop psychiatric, somatic, or behavioral health problems. There is therefore a need for evidence-based early interventions. This pilot…

To promote improved student outcomes, school mental health providers (SMHPs) monitor implementation fidelity when implementing evidence-based interventions. Current approaches for implementation fidelity monitoring (e.g., intervention checklists) do not account for other relevant implementation indicators best captured through qualitative data.…

This paper offers a unique comparative study on primary and secondary education in opposition-held and regime-held Syrian schools since the beginning of the conflict in 2011. Doing so, it seeks to investigate whether and how education upholds visions of peace and conflict in the country. Building on schoolbook content analysis, semi-structured…

This review aims to systematically review qualitative research exploring the social support experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (CWASD). Limited to original research in English language only; reported on the social support experiences of parents of CWASD; publication dates 2013 to 2023. PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of…

This paper attempts to estimate the relationships between teachers' and parents' expectancies and students' achievement in mathematics and literacy as measured by matriculation exam scores and final marks in the 12th-grade. Furthermore, it was examined whether these links are mediated by students' self-expectancies and their mathematics and…

Challenges related to the teaching of gender equality in Irish secondary schools are multifaceted and include: insufficient gender equality training for teachers; tendencies towards conservative and religious ethos schools; lack of space in which to address gender topics and issues (including gender identity, gender stereotyping, gender…

The aim of the study was to explore parents' and teachers' opinions about preschoolers' social problem-solving and the role of parents' educational attainment and family structure in social problem-solving, comparing these results in Hungary (n = 162) and Vojvodina (n = 147). We used Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Social…

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the knowledge and alternative conceptions of climate change in a group of Chilean science and non-science teachers with different teaching experiences. Design/Approach/Methods: The study used a quantitative approach with an exploratory, descriptive, and transversal design, in which a Climate Change…

The objective of this descriptive study is to provide a detailed examination of science teachers' perspectives regarding scientific knowledge, science learning, science concepts, and science teaching. A total of 304 science teachers created metaphors to express their cognitions about the epistemological aspects of their work. A specifically…

Previous research on whether pre-service teachers change their views of mathematics and its teaching during their education has mixed results. We pursued a descriptive understanding of the effect of teacher education on the views of teacher education graduates, through using data from ten interviews with Swedish secondary mathematics pre-service…

Previous research indicates that learners appear to connect with nature and have heightened environmental perceptions after participating in environmental education programs (EEPs). Positive changes in attitudes toward nature are important because they can precede environmentally responsible behaviors, such as individuals' leadership on…

Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities have the lowest employment rates amongst all disability types, despite available job opportunities. Employer bias is a significant barrier to their workforce participation. This research examines employers' opinions towards hiring individuals with intellectual disabilities in Serbia. Method:…

Recently, researchers have focused on various factors influencing work engagement, particularly in the EFL context. In this vein, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship among proactive personality, flow, and work engagement in China. In so doing, three instruments including Proactive Personality Scale, Work-Related Flow…

For 25 years, the Gardner Center has worked in close partnership with school districts in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop research-informed policies, programs, and practices that support positive and equitable youth development. Several of these partnerships involve districts that are not part of a unified school district, meaning that…

This study examines the complex relationship between career development, technostress, and organisational commitment in influencing the performance of school teachers in Aria Kemuning, West Java, Indonesia. The main objective of this study is to identify how the three constructs individually and interactively contribute to teacher performance in…