Transformative learning has been widely discussed in the literature for challenging and reshaping learners' assumptions and beliefs. However, there is a gap in the practical demonstration of how transformative learning can be effectively designed and implemented in real-world contexts. This design-based study fills this gap by designing a mock…

Mentorship has been identified as a vital process to career advancement. This phenomenological study consisted of in-depth interviews with women who are at the time of this study mid-level administrators in higher education who are engaged or have been engaged as a mentee and are currently or have been mentored. Using Supervisory Career Mentoring…

California's community college students have limited housing options. When considering student housing, institutions of higher education must assess the need for funding, land availability, policy, zoning ordinances, nimbyism, liability, management, and student safety. Affordable housing, student housing, safe parking lots, and tiny homes are…

Crisis leadership regained importance when the World Health Organization's Director General declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020 (World Health Organization, 2020). Though some research was emerging, a gap remained regarding an examination of crisis leadership from the perspective of those on the frontline of the pandemic--the…

Research indicates that one in five students nationwide struggles with a learning difficulty or disability that affects the student's ability to learn (Galiatsos et al., 2019). Nationwide, Christian schools are enrolling students with disabilities (SWDs), but it is difficult to determine the specific number of SWDs enrolled in Christian schools…

School counselor roles and responsibilities have changed over time based on changes needed to support students. From being identified as vocational guidance to guidance counselors, these changes have influenced their advocacy for their profession and their students' academic, socio-emotional, college, and career developmental needs. They are now…

Through a social constructivist lens, this study looked at how paraprofessionals understand mathematics instructional content and associated pedagogical skills and explore an organization's current involvement of support staff in schools' mathematical classrooms. The setting for this bounded case study was two elementary schools contained in one…

The project director sought to equip a select group of college students from Shades Mountain Baptist Church (SMBC) in Birmingham, AL to increase their Great Commission awareness and participation. The project director addressed a very significant need in his ministry context. He helped college students meaningfully connect their desire for purpose…

Problem: The high attrition rate among teachers poses significant challenges for schools (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019; Covay Minor et al., 2019; Hammonds, 2017; Ingersoll & Strong, 2011; Kamrath & Bradford, 2020; Ryu & Jinnai, 2021), particularly in urban settings with diverse student populations (Carver-Thomas &…

Do tutors in higher education have a clear vision of their role? Using qualitative methodology, this case study interprets and analyses the metaphorical narratives constructed by a group of 50 tutors referring to their own role. The results show a predominance of the most classical perspectives from which the tutoring role can be considered, in…

Researching the experiences of teaching focused academic (TFA) roles reveals challenges and alienation. Investigating their practices can enrich theorisations of their role. We conducted a focused ethnography capturing data from institutional materials, focus groups, and key informant interviews. We present two vignettes demonstrating the…

This study explores the educational significance of purity in Balinese ritual practices and religious leadership development. Purity is a central concept in the Agama Tirtha religion of Bali, which is a unique blend of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Tantra. The study uses autoethnography as its methodology to understand the strength of the Balinese…

Agricultural and environmental literacy are essential public goods, but associated education efforts struggle to reach broad audiences. Understanding learner backgrounds and lived experiences can help address this challenge. We assessed the relative importance of demographics, parent views of agriculture, interactions with farmers and parents, and…

This article argues for the importance of labor education in fighting the climate crisis, a vital form of education too often overlooked in the climate movement. Drawing on a case study of unionized culture workers in the United Kingdom, the article seeks to show the distinctive embedded nature of labor education. Success of labor education on the…

Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities experience higher rates of exploitative intimate relationships. Parents of these adults play important roles in their lives. This study examined the role of parents in the intimate relationship experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: A mixed methods design was utilised.…