The number of international students has been increasing in the last decade in Canada. International students are bringing revenue and boosting the local and federal economy. However, they may also face various challenges as compared to domestic students because of cultural and language differences. These students need proper support to transition…

A lack of cultural competence can negatively affect engagement among students, professionals, and countries worldwide. For the advancement of global health partnerships, pharmacy practice, and education, stakeholders, including pharmacy students, professors, and pharmacists, need to understand the political, cultural, economic, and health…

China has shown increased engagement in International Higher Education (IHE), an interest motivated by a tremendous demand among both Chinese and international students. Conducted at a full-scale Sino-foreign joint-venture university (JVU) in China, this study seeks to explore the motivation of first-year international students for applying to and…

At a time when "difference" is being actively diluted in the service of standardisation and conservative views of nationhood, stories about difference, and their semiotic and multimodal elements, provide rich grounds for critical engagement. This is especially the case with stories about highly visible cultural symbols, such as the…

An investigation of how untrustworthy student team member behavior relates to three important student team variables (teamwork, perceived team effectiveness, and student team satisfaction) is conducted across two cultures. Students from South Korea (representing holistic thinking styles) and U.S. students (representing analytic thinking styles)…

To create an equitable and inclusive workplace environment, organizations have implemented diversity training for their employees. In some instances, diversity training has been hindered by creating diversity resistance and backlash in the workplace. This essay will explore diversity training and how HRD has responded to diversity resistance and…

Forcibly displaced youth (FDY) are young people who have resettled in the United States as refugees, asylees, or asylum seekers. FDY access schools almost immediately upon their arrival, which creates an opportunity to address social-emotional needs while providing instruction in the English language and academic content (Fazel et al., 2016; Tyrer…

This article reports a praxeological study exploring educational practices and cooperation among teachers intended to create continuity between one preschool and one primary school in Reykjavík. The main participants were two preschool and two primary school teachers, with additional data obtained through interviews with the principals of the two…

In this study, we used a comprehensive survey instrument to examine the nexus of social support, academic assistance, and well-being among 190 university students, including 64 international and 126 Indian students, with gender parity. It addresses a critical gap in the literature by exploring how emotional and educational support intertwine and…

This mixed-methods study taps into the salient features of knowledge mobilization and sociocultural conditions that shape postsecondary international student experiences with Indigenous cultures and commitment to allyship--a consistent gap identified in the literature. In the qualitative phase, international students from a Canadian university…

Living nearby nature could be relevant for understanding what makes people feel they belong where they live and experience meaning in their lives. This study explored the relationships between nearby nature, place-belongingness, and meaning in life among first- and second-generation immigrants compared to the general Norwegian population. Two…

Celebrating books published in 2023, now finishing its fifth award cycle, the Whippoorwill Award continues to recognize quality rural literature for young people. Each year, the award committee selects books that portray and honor the complex experiences of rural culture and communities. The award serves to help highlight the diversity of rurality…

This study aimed to explore the perspectives of special education pre-service teachers on the education of Syrian students with special needs under temporary protection status in Turkey. A qualitative descriptive research model was employed. Participants were 14 fourth-grade students from two universities in a province in Turkey's Southeastern…

Muslim postgraduate students in Canada face unique challenges that intersect with their cultural, academic, and religious identities. This study examines survey responses from 525 students at a Canadian university, 19.5% of whom identified as Muslim, to explore their experiences and key obstacles. Findings reveal significant challenges, including…

The study reported herein sought to explore the effect of self-disclosure about stuttering on listener perceptions of persons who stutter (PWS). Sixty young adults who do not stutter were divided into three groups. Each group was assigned to one of three conditions: no disclosure (ND), apologetic self-disclosure (ApD), and assertive…