Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Counselor Self-Reflection Inventory (CSRI) from a Transformative Learning Theory framework for counselors, and counselors-in-training to use in clinical and training settings. Method: A sample of 351, mostly female (86.89%), white (85.19%), counselors with MS or MA (88.08%)…

Regional institutions may lack diversity due to a largely local enrollment base. Cross-university collaborations offer a unique way to introduce students in these isolated settings to peers from different regions and backgrounds. This study involved 72 students from three universities who were paired up to complete course assignments and…

Opportunities and concerns regarding the use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education have evolved along with them. A concern is how their use could support the higher-order learning appropriate for higher education. Grounded in the conversational framework, this case study explored how reflective practice could be fostered in a…

An e-portfolio is widely employed in medical education to develop reflective thinking skills among medical students. This study aims to explore pre-medical students' reflective skills and their perceptions of the e-portfolio in English language learning at a private university in Thailand. Data were gathered through the pre-medical students'…

Public education is facing an unprecedented crisis. Exhausted educators are leaving the profession in record numbers, while persistent systemic issues and polarizing debates distract from the core mission of education--student success. Shaping the Future offers educational leaders a compelling guide to meet these challenges head-on and transform…

Purpose: The article illustrates why it was necessary to use an autoethnographic approach in the study of initial training for future Finnish physical education teachers, and demonstrates how a researcher's self-reflection can initiate an investigation, and how personal narratives can serve as both a research method and a means of data collection…

Purpose: Physical education teacher education lacks inclusive education coverage, particularly regarding students with intellectual disability. To promote inclusion, awareness in educational settings and fostering critical thinking are essential. Drawing on a socially just perspective, this study employed a participatory action research…

Interest in using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in design education is growing, yet its impact on students' creative processes and motivation remains underexplored, especially in advertising design. This qualitative exploratory case study examined how GenAI tools influenced 12 undergraduate graphic and multimedia design students…

Recovery praxis epistemology, outlined here as the ways of knowing that emerge through experience, reflection, and storytelling, offers a means to produce scholarship and practice to improve the lives of individuals touched by substance use disorders, an invitation to support recovery. To recognize the knowing that comes from experience and…

This study explores readiness for change (RFC) in infant and early childhood education through the perspectives of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) consultants and social-emotional (SEL) coaches. Specifically, this research examines how these professionals perceive educators' RFC, identify barriers and facilitators to engagement,…

This study explores how the individual contexts of 146 international English teachers influence their TPACK developed in a Global Online Course (GOC). Employing an explanatory sequential design, the study investigates how teachers evaluated a technologically mediated collaborative writing task in ways revealing their likelihood of TPACK adoption…

This study explores readiness for change (RFC) in infant and early childhood education through the perspectives of infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) consultants and social-emotional (SEL) coaches. Specifically, this research examines how these professionals perceive educators' RFC, identify barriers and facilitators to engagement,…

Drawing on the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study explored how writing a learner diary impacts students' ability to learn autonomously in an intermediate Korean language class. Researchers conducted a qualitative analysis involving nine participants who used weekly learner diaries, questionnaires, and exit interviews. The findings…

Research indicates that reading strategy instruction improves comprehension. Conceptualizing strategy training as mediating reading strategy use through collaborative and reflective practices, the present study examined the combined effect of peer-collaborative strategic reading and reflective journaling on strategy use and comprehension. Data…

With the growth of online programs in higher education, students are more likely to experience various barriers and challenges while taking online courses, such as social isolation, low motivation, distraction, and mental health issues. Mindfulness-informed pedagogy, such as contemplative pedagogy, showed its promise in decreasing students'…