Purpose: Facilitator self-efficacy or the confidence in one's ability to effectively guide and support a group, plays a pivotal role in determining the success of professional learning networks (PLNs). However, limited research has examined how facilitator self-efficacy influences network dynamics and valued outcomes within PLNs. Thus, the study…

The roles and responsibilities of school leaders continue to expand, with increasing demands placed on principals. At the same time, the primary role of the principal as instructional leader has been well-documented, presenting principals with the ongoing tension between expanding external demands and the need to focus on teaching and learning for…

Out-of-school learning activities, recently in the spotlight, offer several opportunities to students and teachers. They connect educational activities with real-life experiences. However, several factors hinder teachers from organizing out-of-school learning activities and cause anxiety. Entrepreneurship in every sector is a key issue in today's…

This study aims to (1) investigate the current and expected levels of intercultural communication competence (ICC) of foreign language teachers at Guangxi University of Foreign Languages (GUFL); and (2) develop an appropriate model for enhancing their ICC. The results revealed significant gaps between current and expected ICC levels of GUFL…

Education has become the right of every child so as to live with dignity and harmony. Family and Classroom are the two major zones determine mental health status of the children. Facilitating a holistic and healthy environment prevents them from delinquency. Besides academics, teachers must be equipped with 360-degree potentialities to face…

Worldwide, there were significant changes in university courses due to COVID-19. One was a rapid transition to online courses, described as emergency remote education. The purpose of this research was to examine how students' uncertainty avoidance (UA) affected their university commitment (UC) and whether their perceptions of emergency remote…

This study investigates the shift in the use of AI-based chat tools in higher education focusing on changes in student engagement, learning behavior, and perceptions during a heavily AI-integrated semester. The research is based on pre- and post-semester surveys conducted among students from diverse demographic backgrounds and academic disciplines…

Background: Health awareness is an important factor in preventive health and healthy lifestyles of children and adolescents with an intellectual disability. The research objective is therefore to explore the perspective of people with intellectual disability regarding their health-related experiences and the meanings they assign to health.…

Background: Adults with intellectual disability, especially those with Down syndrome, are at increased risk of dementia. Whilst memory decline is often considered the earliest symptom, emerging research indicates decline in language, executive function, and non-cognitive domains may also occur early, potentially before memory changes. Method: A…

Purpose: Autistic people have a significantly increased risk of death by suicide relative to the general population. In non-autistic samples, psychological wellbeing has been shown to moderate the relationship between depression and suicidal thoughts and behavior. Thoughts of self-harm may provide a useful indicator of suicidal risk. In this…

Background: People with intellectual disabilities experience significant health inequities. Digital interventions for health promotion are rarely designed from their specific needs. This study aimed to uncover core qualities of digital interventions for health promotion by exploring factors influencing health behaviours amongst people with…

Background: Parental experiences of prenatal testing and receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis for their child are impacted by the quality of information and support available. We explored the care experiences of mothers living in Great Britain who received a prenatal or postnatal Down syndrome diagnosis. Method: Mothers (N = 280) of children with…

In this introduction, the editors provide an overview of resurgence and its importance to practitioners. They also provide an overview of the four articles contained in this special section focusing on the applied implications of resurgence.

Socialization agents shape pupils' behaviour. Pupils' behaviour has deteriorated over time in primary schools in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to contextualise the influence of socialization agents in shaping primary school pupils in Thika Sub County. The objective of the study was to assess the role of school variables in shaping pupils'…

The studies in this special series examine the effectiveness of direct behavior ratings (DBRs) for use as a progress monitoring tool. In this article, we comment on the findings of the studies in the context of the broader school-based assessment movement and discuss areas for future inquiry within this line of research.