Given the growing relevance of issues of educational inclusion at an international level, educational curricula have stressed the need for addressing the student diversity in the classroom. In this article, the aspects of the mathematical teaching and learning process prioritised by a prospective teacher when incorporating Universal Design for…

Teacher quality is a fundamental determinant of student success, influencing both cognitive and socio-emotional development. Research underscores the long-term impact of teachers on student outcomes and highlights their role in fostering social and emotional skills. Recognizing the critical importance of teacher effectiveness, policymakers…

Purpose: This study aims to explore the impact and mechanisms of an online summer camp incorporating generative AI (GenAI)-enabled microteaching lesson study on the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) of prospective secondary mathematics teachers (PSMTs). Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods research approach was employed,…

Many children are attending after-school programs for various reasons, such as academic support, recreational play, and social interaction. Accompanied by high parental demands for affordable child-care, after-school program participation has increased significantly. The issue of quality care becomes important as the number of children enrolled in…

Schoolteacher and early childhood educator wellbeing is associated with their ability to provide high-quality educational experiences to students and children in their care. Given the importance of this topic, this systematic review sought to (1) identify available evidence-based wellbeing initiatives for educators and schoolteachers, (2) appraise…

This article relays the aeioTU Program's belief that quality early learning opportunities are critically important to provide children the best chance for positive growth and development. The benefits of quality early education and the aeioTU Program's implementation and impact are discussed.

Objectives: Internships can bring a host of professional and academic benefits to students. Then, how do User Experience (UX) internships influence Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) graduate students' professional and academic growth? What are the challenges experienced by HCI graduate students during internships? We explored these two research…

Among the multitude of solutions to the field's ongoing personnel shortage, many state associations have stepped in to commit time and resources to addressing it. One such example is in Ohio, where a joint initiative of the Ohio School Psychologists Association (OSPA) and Ohio's Inter-University Council of School Psychology programs, known as the…

Enrichment programs make up a small but significant part of a community college's offerings. In some cases, their impact can be enormous--especially in rural areas where a community college might be the only source of enrichment for residents. Community enrichment programs also can be challenging to administer. For instance, it can be hard to find…

The increasing numbers of Latinx students enrolling in post-secondary education has resulted in a compelling need for colleges and universities to understand the complexities of the Latinx migrant student experience, with the hopes that understanding the nuances of the Latinx migrant student experience can assist educators in developing and…

The purpose was to identify how savvy revenue athletes are with the assistance of the Student-Athlete Development programs housed within collegiate athletics. The relationship status was based on the belief that SA Development, participation, and programs prepare a revenue athlete for the transition phase or the exhaustion of eligibility prepare…

Funded by the H-1B visa program, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) provided funding to 46 grantees across the country to expand registered apprenticeship into new sectors, such as healthcare, and to populations underrepresented in apprenticeships. DOL commissioned an evaluation of the AAI grants to build…

This paper starts a discussion of the process of extensive reading (ER) program implementation in schools from a functional perspective. It discusses some considerations that may have hindered the spread of ER into the public school systems of many countries. It makes an argument for a top-down approach being required for widespread implementation…

In the last years special "ovals" appear increasingly often in diagrams and applets for discussing crucial items of statistical inference (when dealing with confidence intervals for an unknown probability p; approximation of the binomial distribution by the normal distribution; especially in German literature, see e.g. [Meyer,…

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global lockdowns changed the way food was accessed and prepared. These changes at the consumer level impacted farms and fisheries of all types and sizes. To compensate for the loss of larger markets and restaurant revenue, small-scale food producers pivoted to direct marketing to remain viable during…