Within the dynamic context of inclusive education for children with special needs in Israel, parents play a crucial role in addressing these challenges. The present study focuses on the experiences of parents with children who have special needs in inclusive educational frameworks in Israel. Using an interpretive phenomenological approach,…

This empirical tracking case study explores the content and quality of an infant's home musical environment and family member-infant musical interactions. To this end, this study tracked and analyzed audio recordings of an infant girl's family life between the ages of seven and thirteen months and follow-up interviews with her parents. The…

Successful partnerships between families and schools can substantially improve children's success in and out of school. Yet parents of autistic children often report considerable challenges with their children's education. Almost no research, however, has examined autistic parents' own experiences. We, therefore, sought the views and experiences…

The present nonexperimental study explores the role of the school social context in shaping students' schooling experiences and personal well-being. A dynamic school system provides a rich environment that encompasses various processes, factors, and outcomes, one of the most significant being the provision of quality social support. In particular,…

By amplifying the voices of young college women with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this study explores the intersections of disability, gender, sexuality, and higher education. It highlights how maternal socialization shapes their sexual knowledge prior to college, revealing that mothers often leave their daughters misinformed,…

While previous research on private tutoring has focused predominantly on its meso- or macro-level determinants, this qualitative study, anchored in the literature on parental involvement, explores proximal factors, including psychological and situational influences, that affect parental decisions to seek private tutoring. The study is based on…

This study investigates how parents' beliefs about mathematics learning affect their children's mathematical experiences. Employing qualitative methods, our study focused on five highly educated Indonesian parents of high-achieving maths students from middle to upper-class backgrounds. Data were collected via interviews and document analysis, with…

Parental involvement has been recognised as a key factor in influencing children's educational outcomes, especially in the context of digital learning in primary education. The objective of this research was to systematically review the research on parental involvement in digital learning scenarios in primary education to understand the definition…

Young parents of children with autism spectrum condition (ASC) can find the task of parenting challenging, due to the frequently idiosyncratic behaviours of their children. Thus, improved awareness of these challenges is essential for young parents in order to bring about positive outcomes. This study conducted in-depth interviews with four…

We evaluate impacts heterogeneity of an Early Childhood Intervention, with respect to the Educational Attainment Polygenic Score (EA4 PGS) constructed from DNA data based on GWAS weights from a European population. We find that the EA4 PGS is predictive of several measures of child development, mother's IQ and, to some extent, educational…

This text aims to highlight the class-differentiated perceptions and practices of mothers from different social backgrounds in supporting their children at school. I will argue that their own school experiences as pupils shape not only how they perceive their role but also how they intervene in relation to their children's education. This is…

As children increasingly engage with digital platforms, the need for effective cybersecurity education has become urgent. This systematic review synthesizes 81 studies published between 2017 and 2024 to examine global curricula research focus and topics, pedagogical approaches and assessment methods, and key challenges in elementary cybersecurity…

Purpose: This paper aims to address how racially minoritized parents navigate the various obstacles they face in schools and at home. Design/methodology/approach: We conducted a meta-synthesis of 38 qualitative studies published since 1990 to provide a comprehensive understanding of racially minoritized parents' involvement in their children's…

Purpose: This study aims to explore how multicultural picturebooks portray transnational parent knowledge and, crucially, in what ways they challenge dominant, often simplified, narratives of migration through depictions of parental agency. Design/methodology/approach: Using a critical narrative review of ten purposefully selected picturebooks,…

While the effectiveness of parent-mediated interventions in the field of autism spectrum disorder is well documented, information on the experience of parents involved in parent-mediated interventions is limited. We performed a systematic review with qualitative evidence synthesis to explore the experience of parent-mediated interventions in…