California Bay Area school districts are experiencing a teacher shortage that threatens to further widen the opportunity gap for schools with the neediest student populations. Financial incentives, administrator support levels, appropriate and consistent professional development, and mentoring are often cited as areas that cause teachers to leave…

Networking is one of the essential strategies demanded by society today. In recent years, the use of vertical hierarchies in teaching has been relegated to the background, giving way to other forms of horizontal interaction ('netarchies'). This has increased the opportunities for professionals from different fields and territories to work together…

Mathematics education research has been slow to adopt inclusive practices concerning Queer students. In this study, two doctoral dissertations highlight responsible research approaches to advance inclusivity. Ambiguous use of the terms "sex" and "gender" and using only binary statistical methods can lead to erroneous…

This qualitative study examined the perspectives of educational professionals on integrating H5P technology to foster self-regulated learning (SRL) in blended learning environments at a post-secondary institution in Ontario, Canada. Using a phenomenological approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five educators, five…

Online adjunct faculty often face significant challenges, including burnout, inadequate support, and organizational cynicism, which can result in poor student outcomes. Surprisingly in Phase 1 of this sequential explanatory mixed methods study, employing a quantitative correlational approach (n = 101) at one private online university, revealed…

The "Understanding Implicit Bias" workshops were offered to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) faculty at an urban minority-serving undergraduate institution with a focus on addressing the gender gap in computer science. The workshops aimed to raise awareness of implicit (unconscious) biases and provide practical…

This report was conducted in compliance with Senate Bill 55 (SB 55), 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (codified as Texas Education Code Section 61.06694): "an act relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder" (ASD). The…

The topic of this research study is the experience of older adult learners' inclusion in a cooperative learning traditional classroom environment. For this study, older adult learners were defined as learners aged 50 and over. The definition of inclusion for older adult learners was focused on their perceptions of being equally valued and…

The words in a language or language variety are often rank ordered in lists that are meant to reflect the relative importance of those words to language users and learners of a language. This rank ordering is done on the basis of the relative prevalence of words in a corpus. Lexical prevalence is often operationalized as measures of frequency,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the traditional face-to-face forms of educational instruction and has led to increased involvement in online learning. Consequently, online learning has gained popularity and has become the norm worldwide today, because it offers a safe learning environment as well as convenience and flexibility. During the…

Purpose: This study explores whether farmers across England believe that advice on diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) which is currently provided for free at the point of delivery is credible, relevant, and legitimate ('CRELE') enough to justify paying towards. Methodology: A mixed-methods study consisting of an online questionnaire…

This article analyzes how schools in the U.S respond to trauma in children and teens after the homicide of a peer and provides suggestions for best practices. The focus is not on in-school mass shootings but on homicide of young people outside of schools, in neighborhoods, which is the leading cause of death for African Americans between ages 15…

Virtual sexuality education has become increasingly significant since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This research seeks to investigate the common challenges and successes, professional resources, and online tools among sexuality educators teaching virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curriculum adaptation, engagement, trust/connection, and…

This article argues that since World War II, comparative education has worked in the service of two historic blocs: one focused on creating institutions and ideologies in support of internationalism and a second focused on containing the threat of communism. Both versions have supported and justified foreign intervention into domestic education…

This study investigates the treatment of culturally inclusive teaching practices in schools of business. A content and quantitative analysis were performed on 392-course syllabi selected from management departments in the United States, representing 131 AACSB-accredited schools of business. Syllabi were coded for content, pedagogy, accommodation…