This paper reflects on two research projects undertaken a decade apart. The first, "Celebrating creativity collaboratively (CCC)," undertaken in 2009-10 (see Fitzgerald and Smith 2012), explored how a collaborative approach could inspire student teachers of English to become competent, confident teachers of creative writing. The second,…

Introduction: Originally, the concept of emotional labor comes from the sociological work of Hochschild (1983. "The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling." Berkeley: The University of California Press). In recent decades, it has also been defined in approaches of a more psychological nature within a variety of professional…

Although the role of the home in supporting early childhood development, early learning and school outcomes is well established, the perspectives of caregivers on child development and schooling outcomes are comparatively underexplored. This qualitative study was conducted with caregivers of children aged 6-10 years in Mahikeng, South Africa and…

Despite the attention devoted to situational and institutional barriers in studying participation in adult education, psychosocial barriers are often overlooked in research. However, low-educated, and non-participating adults are more likely to experience them. In this study, we examine low-educated, both participating and non-participating,…

The present nonexperimental study explores the role of the school social context in shaping students' schooling experiences and personal well-being. A dynamic school system provides a rich environment that encompasses various processes, factors, and outcomes, one of the most significant being the provision of quality social support. In particular,…

The belief that abilities can be cultivated, commonly referred to as a growth mindset, plays an important role in learners' motivation and persistence in their educational journey, including learning a new language. Recent research suggests that having a growth mindset alone is insufficient for educational success. Rather, the "seed" of…

Background: Previous studies have shown that when young people witness bullying, perceived social norms of their peer group affect their behavior. However, few studies have examined the specificity of norm misperception (i.e., overestimation of peer antisocial responses and the underestimation of prosocial responses relative to the objective group…

Ensuring effective use of evidence-based practice (EBP) for autism in schools is imperative due to the significantly increasing number of autistic students receiving school services each year. High-quality EBP use has proven challenging in schools. Research indicates implementation climate, or how EBP are supported, rewarded, and valued, and EBP…

Autistic individuals are at greater risk of social rejection than non-autistic peers. On social media, adults with autism report an extreme sensitivity to social rejection. This qualitative study explored lived experiences of heightened rejection sensitivity in this population. Purposive sampling through social media was used to recruit 19…

Learning multiword expressions (MWEs) typically involves exposure to language input, such as through reading and listening. However, this way of learning can be rather slow. Therefore, finding strategies to enhance learning from input is crucial for language acquisition. In this study, 80 Iranian learners of English as a foreign language read…

This article discusses the controversial issue of which variety of English learners and instructors should use. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4, Target 4.7 states that learners need knowledge to promote peace and cultural diversity. It is argued here that a broad awareness of English varieties is a way to achieve this goal, and…

The purpose of this study was to use a direct behavioral observation coding system to quantify and categorize children's mands and teachers' contingent responses in three types of typically occurring preschool classroom activities. Children's mands were categorized based on their presumed function, and teachers' responses were coded based on…

This study examined the understudied phenomenon at the intersection of teachers' social media (SM) use, civic engagement, and English disciplinary instruction. The authors invited 18 in-person preservice teachers and nine online in-service teachers enrolled in their Teaching Multiliteracies courses to engage in a think-aloud protocol (Carpenter,…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a cross-national comparative examination of two graduate-level initial licensure teacher preparation programs at Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai in Romania and North Dakota State University in the United States of America, both considered research-intensive institutions in their respective countries.…

This study analyses how social origin influences university graduates' salaries in Chile, both directly and indirectly through the type of university attended. Linear regression and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition were used to analyse survey data from 931 recent graduates of 17 universities. The findings reveal a substantial pay gap based on…