In this study, the researcher explored the lived experiences of clinical supervisors working in the field. The supervisors' experiences were collected via interviews as they reflected on their work supervising counselors seeking state licensure. They also responded to a demographic questionnaire. The participants were asked about their interest in…

Kinesiology courses that implement health disparities (HD) topics into the undergraduate curriculum engage students in critical and conscious thinking about health outcomes and strategies as they prepare for careers as future health and medical professionals. Health disparities are disproportionate differences in health based on race, gender,…

This article examines how trauma and affective injustice permeate the school life trajectory of a female student (Sofia) in Argentina. The study is theoretically grounded in the field of trauma studies in education and contributes to this literature by attending to affective injustice, a concept that has not received much attention yet. This study…

Leadership development is a multi-billion-dollar industry with a strong focus on learning through experiences, yet most experiential leadership development efforts typically center on work-based experiences and not personal life experiences. This study delves into the relationships among significant life experiences, leader identity, and adult…

Adverse childhood experiences, or ACE, have been shown to cause long-term difficulties in an individual's physical health, impacting their chances of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart conditions, and various other medical conditions that can affect day-to-day life. Adversities experienced during childhood, such as physical,…

The purpose of this current explanatory sequential mixed methods study was to explore the perceived abilities of teaching critical thinking as reported by teachers and the actual lived experiences of classroom teachers within the elementary classroom. Kindergarten through fourth grade elementary teachers completed the Critical Thinking in the…

The concept of curriculum as a personal journey is now timely, yet timeless and pertinent as an explanatory basis for understanding learning and development across the lifespan. It addresses a current need to explain adults' learning across working life when achieving individual, occupational, community, and societal goals. Advancing this…

During a five-week research study, a kindergarten class of 14 five- and six-year-old children learned to sing and play soprano ukuleles. The study had a dual purpose: to teach the children foundational music skills, and to teach them to read lyrics at the emergent reader level. Csikszentmihalyi (2009) cites one of the pitfalls of traditional music…

Fieldwork is a pedagogical cornerstone of many geoscience degrees. During the academic years 2019-20 and 2020-21, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic made outdoors fieldwork difficult, resulting in an urgent need to develop virtual alternatives. However, there is still more to learn about the impact of teaching fieldwork virtually on the student…

In their interactions with patients and health care professionals during work-based learning, medical students are known to experience emotionally challenging situations that can evoke negative feelings. Students have to manage these emotions. Students learn and develop their professional identity formation through interactions with patients and…

As advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) become increasingly integrated into Higher Education (HE) learning spaces, these environments adapt to changing technologies and goals of educators and learners. As such, designing learning spaces requires HE researchers to imagine future learning spaces. In this article, we present a…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, questions abounded about how best to support children during the 'new normal' where homes, often instead of schools, were identified as the usual sites of learning. Educational research has explored the impact of COVID-19 on schools, education and learning, and childhood studies research has shown the impact on…

The work-integrated learning (WIL) environment can precipitate additional mental and psychological stress, with possible deleterious effects for health science students and patients. The dearth of information for clinical technology students who are also affected by the demands of academic learning tasks and the clinical environment, warrants an…

Camps are among the activities that teachers join in by taking full responsibility for their own ongoing development and eagerly following in accordance with their needs. This paper aims to demonstrate that the affinity space and authentic nature of astronomy camp activities provide teachers much more than expected. Therefore, the study will…

The differences between soul and spirit can be quite difficult to understand throughout the works of John Dewey. What are they, how do they differ, and how do they relate to meaningful growth? Drawing from his personal correspondence and an analysis of the work in the later part of his life, Becky Noël Smith and Randy Hewitt conclude that, in…