This study focused on the development of the learners' narrative writing skills under the implementation of Ask, Reflect and Text Strategy. This study sought to examine ask, reflect and text strategy to enhance the learners' narrative writing skills among thirty purposefully selected student enrolled at San Jose del Monte Heights Elementary…

"The Mindful Teacher's Toolkit" gives you clear directions to develop mindful practices and ideas for how to integrate these into your teaching. The book contains detailed guidance on how to work with different age groups, from 4-18 years, and looks at whole-school approaches through specific subject areas and implementation strategies.…

How do multitextual reflection experiences impact reflective practices for pre-service art education teachers? The research conducted for my dissertation was guided by this research question. My interest was to find out if multitextual reflection experiences might impact reflective practices for pre-service art teachers and in what ways those…

Limited time and resources require educators to be more efficient with the interventions they implement with students. A reliable system of interventions that efficiently improves student achievement eliminates the threat of wasted time and provides a safety net of support to ensure a higher probability of future success. This study examines the…

Transgender (trans) rights are human rights; however, human resource management (HRM) policies often do not consider implications for non-binary gender equity. Instead, trans employees often face adverse working conditions, including discrimination, harassment, and marginalization--a critical HRM issue. As the workforce diversifies, HRM…

Sixty-eight percent of fourth-grade public school students in the United States performed below the National Assessment of Educational Progress proficient level on the 2022 reading assessment, yet Massachusetts fourth-grade students demonstrated better reading outcomes. The problem addressed through this study was a lack of knowledge regarding the…

This chapter draws upon duoethnographic methodology to invite readers into conversation about the complexity and importance of centering positionality in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). We suggest that self-reflection towards positional awareness fosters ethically rooted, authentic SoTL practice, and offer related considerations…

The book provides an entry point for graduate students and other scholars interested in using the constructs of Piaget's genetic epistemology in mathematics education research. Constructs comprising genetic epistemology form the basis for some of the most well-developed theoretical frameworks available for characterizing learning, particularly in…

This report presents a multi-case qualitative research study on how to support teacher professional learning and development of their digital competence, through a self-reflection process using SELFIEforTEACHERS (SfT). The study investigated how SfT can be used in different settings and what factors, enablers and barriers affect its effective…

This article explores the significance of educational theory in student teachers' reflections on former compulsory school experiences. The student teachers participating in this study were given a two-part assignment: (1) to create a digital pictorial narrative about one of their former teachers, (2) to write an academic text based on their…

Thin slices ratings (i.e., ratings based on first impressions) have yielded intriguingly accurate results in various domains. Among other, researcher have applied the thin slices technique to assess instructional quality, showing that teacher-student interactions can be reliably inferred by just very short snippets of classroom instruction. The…

This integrative literature review aimed to synthesise published research on the use of expressive, reflective and creative writing in a career context, known as Career Writing. Studies included English-language research from peer-reviewed journals published between 1990 and 2020 with intervention(s) involving writing for personal and professional…

There is a growing interest in socially engaged engineering, which emphasizes the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, and economic factors to broadly benefit society. However, current workforce training and engineering education programs do not adequately support skill sets needed to link complex societal needs and contexts to design…

Background: Formal reflection assignments help students process and learn from engagement experiences more fully. Guided reflection can help students engage more deeply with out-of-the-classroom learning experiences and record personal learning. However, it is unknown if students perceive such assignments as valuable. Purpose: This study examined…

This mixed-methods study explored the relationship between teacher academic optimism and personalized professional learning in a rural Appalachian elementary school in southeastern Ohio. Twenty K-5 educators participated, with pre/post-surveys utilizing the Teacher Academic Optimism Scale-Elementary (TAOS-E) yielding quantitative data. Six…