Out-of-school time learning occurs in a variety of settings including formal-learning environments, such as afterschool programs, or informal-learning environments, such as museums or youth clubs. Educators in out-of-school time contexts serve diverse youth populations. Many educators often have limited experience or preparation in how to support…

This article discusses the growing misalignment between the roles teachers are expected to play in schools and their core instructional responsibilities. Drawing on evidence from the United States, Germany, and international exemplars such as Finland, Norway, Singapore, and Ontario, we argue that educational systems have increasingly placed…

Since the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EHA), Public Law (P.L.) 94-142 and its successor statute, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, or the Act), the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Education and their predecessors, the Commissioners of Education at the U.S. Department of Health,…

Mentoring is a critical factor in student and instructor retention, fostering academic and professional success through guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing. Effective mentorship enhances engagement, confidence, and skill development, helping students navigate challenges while empowering instructors to refine their teaching and leadership…

Traditional education, characterized by rigid curricula and inflexible teaching methods, often fails to accommodate the diverse cognitive profiles of neurodivergent learners, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and dyslexia. Although e-Learning has introduced greater flexibility and…

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNRC) was introduced to guarantee the rights of all children to an education and to ensure that the imprisonment of children is used as a last resort and that children who are detained are treated with humanity. However, children who are imprisoned are disadvantaged in both respects.…

Many visually impaired students in rural Indonesia struggle to learn English due to a lack of accessible resources and traditional, visually focused teaching methods. This study explores how community-driven audio narratives can create a more inclusive learning environment. Using Vygotsky's social learning theory and Freire's liberatory pedagogy…

The relationship between disability, education, and psychology plays a crucial role in the academic, social, and emotional development of individuals. Disabled individuals face various challenges in education, such as low self-confidence, social isolation, learning difficulties, and peer bullying. An inclusive and supportive education system can…

Ohio's top politicians want to spend an additional $432 million on private school tuition over the next two years, including a new voucher for unregulated religious schools. The House budget proposal, following the direction set by Gov. DeWine's budget, continues to draw from a voucher playbook that disrupts and diminishes Ohio's public schools,…

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in school absenteeism. The absence rate for the 2023/24 academic year reached 7.2% across all schools, with one in five students missing 10% or more of possible sessions. In conjunction with the rise in school absences, there has been a marked increase in mental health problems…

Introduction: A significant share of young adults lack the skills needed for the 21st-century workforce, contributing to persistent shortages of workers in middle-skill jobs--positions requiring more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor's degree (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022). In response, policymakers have increasingly…

Background: In New York City's diverse public school system, specialized programming creates varied educational landscapes. This impacts the types of populations that students with disabilities (SWDs) see each and every day. Some SWDs are in specialized schools that only teach SWDs, other SWDs are in specialized classrooms but in schools that…

This historical case study considers periods of reactive activism in response to the needs of marginalized populations, specifically disabled people. By following ACPA-College Student Educators (ACPA) organizational history during important crossroads for disabled people such as the passage of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the…

This systematic review examines the teacher-student relationship (TSR) from an attachment perspective and explores its impact on academic (dis)engagement, (under)achievement and Early School Leaving (ESL) over time. It addresses two objectives: (1) examining the longitudinal influence of TSR on academic outcomes and (2) assessing its effect on…

The purpose of this study is to examine the distance education experiences of visually, hearing, and physically disabled middle school and high school students and their teachers. A case study from the interactive designs of qualitative research methods was used and semi-structured interviews were conducted for data collection. The study group…