Environmental education for children is a critical strategy that addresses current environmental threats by encouraging individuals to make positive changes in their daily behaviors. However, existing programs aimed at children often fall short of achieving effective learning outcomes because they do not consider the children's developmental…

The article examines the challenges that urban teachers faced in unitary systems, where students of different ages and educational levels shared the same classroom and were taught by a single teacher. It aims to compare these challenges across several cities including Alicante, Badajoz, Cádiz, Canary Islands, Málaga, and Zaragoza to determine…

The educational policy in 2020 empowered Saudi women, including female teachers, to teach children in early childhood schools (ECS). Parents and female teachers have complex, culturally rooted perceptions regarding inequity in male teacher employment in Saudi Arabia's ECS. Although the underrepresentation of male teachers in ECS is a worldwide…

Having parents with higher educational attainment is associated with many positive academic outcomes for students (e.g., college enrollment, degree attainment). This study aims to raise awareness and promote understanding of the characteristics, aspirations, and graduate degree intentions of students who are considering graduate school,…

There has been renewed recognition of the challenges that women teachers face in their day-to-day work. Recent research has found that women are quitting because of the harassment they face from boy students in the classroom, with the rise of social media misogyny contributing to boys' sexist behaviour. This paper draws on testimonies from four…

The following qualitative case study examines the ability of three South Sudanese immigrant families residing in a medium-sized Northeast city in the U.S. to meaningfully transfer their heritage languages to their children. Using a pluriversal literacy lens, we conducted interviews with six South Sudanese parents about their literacy practices…

Nearly one in five college students in the United States is raising a child, yet limited access to high-quality, affordable, and flexible child care remains one of the biggest barriers to their success. Without reliable care, many student parents are forced to stop out, undermining both their educational goals and public investments in higher…

Purpose: Puberty a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, poses problems that are difficult to manage for typically developing adolescents, but even more difficult for adolescents with autism. It is vital that girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), like their typically developing peers, are able to manage these physiological…

The current study focuses on the role of classroom self-regulation in the links between parent-child conflict and learning problems, as well as the potential moderating role of teacher-child closeness among preschool children in China. Participants were 208 children aged 3-6 years old (110 boys, 52.9%, M[subscript age] = 58.96 months, SD = 5.21)…

Although professional organizations in the United States have recommended genetic testing for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), uptake rates of genetic testing remain low. This review lists the recommendations made by professional medical organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of…

This paper explores teachers', parents' and pupils' perceptions and described experiences of school toilet policies, provisions and practices within state-funded primary (5-11 years) and secondary (11-16 years) schools in England. In doing so, this research critically examines how school-specific policies and toilet provisions influence children's…

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a serious disorder that affects a person's life, their parents, and the entire family. CP's impact on the family is long term, complex, and multifactorial. This study explored family functioning in families raising children with CP in Greece and Italy. A total of 120 married parents participated in the study: 60 mothers and…

In this essay, we consider recent narratives in the science of brain development under poverty in relation to the older idea of the culture of poverty. We argue that in theorizing poor parenting and deficient linguistic stimulation as the primary pathways of influence through which poverty exerts its damaging effects on the brain, brain science…

In this article, we reflect on criticality in contemporary inequality research through a discussion of the significance of marginalising class discourses in Denmark to the everyday schooling experience of a group of high school students. The article is based on an investigation of how language, class and educational success are linked in public as…

Community colleges lead the charge in educating a diverse population of students with varying goals and backgrounds, and one such unique group is students who parent. In fact, about half of all undergraduate student parents attend community colleges. Given that community colleges offer more accessible, affordable, and speedy paths to workforce…