This investigation reports the findings of a critical multicultural content analysis of recent-award winning Orbis Pictus (non-fiction) picture books. The analysis examines patterns of grit and slack strategies across race and gender for historical characters of color as they overcame boundaries and accomplished long-term goals. Findings suggest…

Historically, agricultural colleges have primarily attracted students with prior experience in agriculture. However, there is a growing trend of students enrolling without such backgrounds. Recent research emphasizes the need for agricultural colleges to adopt innovative strategies that address the evolving needs of their student body, fostering…

Building on prior research, this study utilizes insights from Saudi female elementary teachers to examine their experiences and perceptions of the feminization of elementary education. It explore their views, challenges, and proposed solutions for instructing male students. The research employs a mixed-methods approach, using interviews and…

In many countries around the world, students with disabilities (SWDs) have the legal right to adequate education, comparable to their non-disabled peers. What are higher learning institutions in these countries doing to ensure this is the case for SWDs? This study sought to determine the extent to which universities in Saudi Arabia provide…

As generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) becomes more integrated into higher education, institutions struggle to communicate clear and effective policies. This multiple-methods study examines survey and interview data collected with 124 undergraduates and seven faculty members from two U.S. R1 universities regarding their perceptions of…

This report examines Nevada high schoolers' participation in Career and Technical Education (CTE). The authors show how college and workforce outcomes vary across CTE career clusters. They also find that college and workforce outcomes are better for students who complete a CTE program of study or certificate than their peers. Interview findings…

This study examines the influence of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education on nurturing creativity and innovation among middle school students in Pakistan. A total of 164 students participating in diverse STEM programs nationwide provided data through a comprehensive questionnaire addressing demographics, perceptions,…

Evaluating the long-term impact of college readiness programs on diverse youth presents unique challenges, particularly as youth navigate the complex and often transient path of postsecondary education. Instrumentation limitations and resource constraints can further blur the positive contributions of such programs. In an inaugural study, Indiana…

Thoughts that direct individuals' feelings and behaviors within certain non-functional patterns are called stereotyped thoughts. Stereotypes can be positive or negative and it is thought that individuals' stereotyped thoughts towards a phenomenon would affect the other individuals with whom they interact. Based on the idea that student and teacher…

This paper asks a series of questions to prompt critical, informed thinking around research and practice in relation to parental engagement with children's learning. The questions ask how we, who research and work in this area, acknowledge and deal with the discourse of a culture of poverty, whether and if the "private sphere" of the…

Cognitive enhancers include a wide range of substances including prescription medication for attentional deficient disorders and pharmacological substances for cognitive augmentation. Students have recently been identified as the largest cohort of users. Most research on student use of cognitive enhancers has been undertaken in the United States.…

The digital ethosphere, as a cultural environment of digital interactions, provides spaces for social and citizen participation where certain values and counter-values are promoted that determine the users' construction of their personal and cultural identity. The lack of studies that analyze the counter-values immersed in digital interactions and…

The objective of this study was to determine gastrointestinal transit time in first-year health science students with a laboratory practical exercise conducted in two cohorts (classes of 2018 and 2019) of first-year health sciences students at the Health Science Campus in Windhoek, Namibia. All first-year health science students undertaking the…

This study focused on the identification of the factors that affect study habits in higher education during the Covid-19 pandemic based on students' opinions. In the study designed according to the exploratory sequential design among mixed research methods, interviews were conducted with 94 second and third-year students who volunteered to…

Interest in spatial ability has grown over the past few decades following the emergence of correlational evidence associating spatial aptitude with educational performance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The research field at large and the anatomy education literature on this topic are mixed. In an attempt to…