Today's generation exhibits a strong affinity for video games, presenting an opportunity to harness this interest for educational purposes. Integrating gaming elements into education has the potential to captivate students while improving information retention. Virtual reality (VR), in particular, offers a transformative approach by creating…

Students with addiction or substance use disorders (SUDs) encounter complex obstacles on campus, jeopardizing their academic success and overall health. Collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) include designated college spaces and recovery-specific staff and services, and research shows that CRPs retain recovering students by decreasing their relapse…

Background/Context: The home literacy environment (HLE) created by families is crucial in supporting children's language and literacy development (Sénéchal & LeFevre, 2002; Storch & Whitehurst, 2002), and interventions aimed at improving the HLE have been shown to be effective (de Bondt et al., 2020). A large-scale state policy initiative…

Plant Awareness is a multidimensional construct that reflects the level of an individual's perception, understanding, and valuation of plants. Enhancing Plant Awareness is vital for conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainability, given the frequent neglect of plants' ecological roles. This study analyzes the relationship between the…

Global gender gaps in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields persist, as female students often encounter cultural and academic barriers that constrain their involvement and success. This study attempts to examine the mediating and moderating roles of classroom engagement and inquiry-based cooperative learning in the…

Purpose: Facilitator self-efficacy or the confidence in one's ability to effectively guide and support a group, plays a pivotal role in determining the success of professional learning networks (PLNs). However, limited research has examined how facilitator self-efficacy influences network dynamics and valued outcomes within PLNs. Thus, the study…

The goal of this meta-analysis was to calculate the effect sizes of computer-assisted word reading interventions (in terms of reading skill level training, supplemental alphabet knowledge, fluency, and remedial reading) on different reading-related outcomes (i.e., letter knowledge, phonemic awareness, word reading and pseudoword decoding, sentence…

The School of Education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' (UAF) mission is to prepare and retain high quality educators who are prepared to serve children in a state that is geographically, linguistically and culturally diverse. In the K-12 Art Licensure Program, interns are paired with a qualified mentor teacher in an elementary art program…

Background: To support and strengthen parenting skills, it is mandatory for municipalities in Sweden to offer parental education programmes to all parents. One such programme is the "Circle of Security-Parenting" (COS-P), in which parents participate in eight weekly group sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. COS-P helps parents recognise…

This study examines the development and evaluates the effectiveness of an academic model that integrates Process Genre and Task-Based approaches to enhance Thai undergraduate students' academic reading and writing skills. Recognizing persistent challenges in English academic literacy, particularly in reading and writing, this study employed a…

This study examined the phenomenon of peer support for personal problems among adolescents and why adolescents might prefer to disclose their personal problems to peers, and their perceptions of school-based peer support interventions (PSIs). An exploratory qualitative research approach included six focus groups with Year 9 students (N = 32) at…

Objective: Low mental well-being is increasingly reported among vocational education and training (VET) students. Changing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) may be beneficial for student mental well-being (SMW). Therefore, the effect of an existing physical activity (PA)-based lifestyle intervention on…

Teacher quality is a fundamental determinant of student success, influencing both cognitive and socio-emotional development. Research underscores the long-term impact of teachers on student outcomes and highlights their role in fostering social and emotional skills. Recognizing the critical importance of teacher effectiveness, policymakers…

Purpose: This case study explores the impact of a partnership between a regional university in south central Texas and a low-performing middle school. The purpose of the study is to examine how two teachers' instructional practices evolved due to the partnership, which was initiated to provide both academic support and financial incentives to…

Purpose: This study aims to explore the impact and mechanisms of an online summer camp incorporating generative AI (GenAI)-enabled microteaching lesson study on the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) of prospective secondary mathematics teachers (PSMTs). Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods research approach was employed,…