In this paper we examine how those who design and facilitate LGBTQ+ social justice educational interventions (SJEIs), commonly known as Safe Zone or Ally Workshops, as part of their institutional role described the content and outcomes of those workshops. We provide insights about types, components, and approaches of these LGBTQ+ SJEIs. Then,…

Purpose: This cross-cultural study examined various domains of dehumanization, including both blatant (viewing autistic people as animal-like, child-like, or machine-like) and subtle (denying agency and experience capabilities) dehumanization, of autistic individuals by Koreans and Americans. Methods: A total of 404 Koreans and 229 Americans…

To address the urgent need for effective adolescent mental health support, this systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of mental health literacy interventions on adolescents, a group highly susceptible to mental health issues. In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)…

Mothers working as teachers in a post-16 environment face various challenges with balancing work and motherhood from the beginning of pregnancy. Colleges have in place a variety of policies, such as maternity leave and flexible working that are designed to mitigate some of these challenges. This paper investigates the experiences of eight mothers…

From a critical disability rights lens, everyone has a right to communicate using any means available, which includes augmentative and alternative communication. The uptake of augmentative and alternative communication beyond the therapy room may be influenced by awareness, perceptions and acceptance of augmentative and alternative communication…

Objective: To investigate the impact of COVID-stress and discrimination on mental health among a group of diverse college students using an intersectional framework. Participants: One thousand six hundred seventy-one undergraduate students (M[subscript age] = 20.42, SD = 2.74) were recruited from nine college campuses. Methods: Participants…

Contribution: This research examines undergraduate students' perceptions in engineering disciplines toward gender inclusivity in course curricula, focusing on three essential pillars of curricular design: course content, teaching methodology, and course assessment. Background: The shortage of women representation in STEM fields, particularly in…

This study examines the potential of inclusive design in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to address the impact of stereotype threat, a significant barrier encountered by underrepresented groups, particularly in STEM education. As online learning opportunities grow, the demographic composition of course participants frequently does not reflect…

This article analyses Mexican English teachers' social class-based stereotypes attributed to secondary and preparatory school students. These students are deemed lazy, have no aspirations and come from "hostile" or "backward" environments that allegedly explain their lack of academic engagement and inability to undertake an…

Recent research with girls in marginalized contexts has pointed to the critical need for sustained, collective, and coordinated efforts to address root causes of oppression and exclusion at multiple levels, fundamentally shift power dynamics, and expand girls' ability and opportunity to more fully exercise agency in their lives and in their…

This study proposes a knowledge graph-based big data analysis model for course quality evaluation, aiming to address issues in online education course evaluations such as semantic bias, grammatical deficiencies, vocabulary limitations, false evaluations, information distortion, and imbalanced evaluation categories. The model incorporates three…

While literature exists on the topic of faculty bullying, there is a gap regarding investigating faculty bullying as a gendered problem. There is a need to understand how gender contributes to the "sense-making processes in bullying situations'' as gender inequalities in faculty positions persist, particularly at research-intensive…

Queer and transgender students in higher education experience elevated rates of discrimination, bias, and harassment, which affect their well-being and academic outcomes. These experiences differ across various identities within these communities, necessitating a nuanced approach to understanding their distinct challenges. This article examines…

Introduction: Restrictive gender norms globally disproportionately constrain girls, limiting their freedom and mobility while increasing their risk of violence. This study adopts a Youth Participatory Action Research approach to explore how adolescents in Nepal experience these norms in sport, and identify pathways for their positive…

Higher education increasingly relies on remedial coursework to bridge knowledge gaps among incoming students (Chen, 2016). Students assessed as below college level enroll in remediation to review secondary concepts, especially in mathematics (Kane et al., 2020). However, pressures over funding, student persistence, and completion rates exacerbate…