Many teachers are underprepared to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Most have insufficient training and field experiences from their preparation programs, and once they begin teaching, they often lack collaborative professional learning about supporting students with disabilities. This article describes s how a multidisciplinary team…

This article presents a design-based research (DBR) methodology to develop a teacher professional development intervention that is aimed at helping teachers become designers of student-centred e-learning activities. The intervention was tested at Gulu University (GU) and Maseno University (MU), and a set of activities and tools, as well as six…

This essay explores the tension between pursuing meaningful work in instruction librarianship and the realities of working in a society in which many jobs provide little fulfillment or pleasure, or, as the journalist Sarah Jaffe puts it, "Work won't love you back." Drawing on a recent conference keynote by Anne Helen Petersen, C. Wright…

The educational development level of migrant children is affected by many factors, and it is practical to study it. Based on the current situation of migrant children study in China, this study explored the multiple mediating effects of educational support and moderating effect of the age on the level of educational development by policy…

According to UNESCO, education for sustainable development (ESD) is characterized by the concern for training the skills necessary for a human individual to relate responsibly to the natural, economic and socio-cultural environment in which he lives, minimizing or completely avoiding the negative effects of actions on the quality of his life and…

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) poses challenges as well as opportunities for anyone or anything dealing with digital technologies, including libraries. Libraries and librarians have a twofold challenge in that they simultaneously must consider AI applications in library operations as well as AI skills and knowledge as part of…

This HEPI Report considers the strategies adopted by higher education institutions to support students affected by the cost-of-living crisis. It finds they are adopting a range of measures, such as supporting students with the costs of food and drink, providing means-tested and unconditional funding, subsidising student activities, and opening…

Transformational philanthropic gifts to American universities have dramatically increased in number, size and scope over the past 20 years. During the past ten years, the proliferation of these gifts, defined in this study as $50 million or more, has been especially profound. While such gifts have become almost commonplace at many elite private…

The present secondary data analysis was completed based upon an explanatory sequential mixed methods study, which explores the perceptions of sexual violence on campus among Interfraternity Council (IFC) members. Through a survey of 271 individuals and thematic coding of focus group responses from 10 individuals, participants demonstrate a…

This applied dissertation was designed to investigate the perceptions of school resource officers (SROs) in Southern Maryland regarding the support SROs could provide elementary schools to foster positive interpersonal relationships while maintaining school safety and what additional resources that the SROs needed to support their job. The overall…

This qualitative research delves into the perspectives of Black students regarding how predominantly white institutions (PWIs) respond to their racialized experiences and how these responses influence their sense of belonging. The study employs a critical race perspective within a bioecological systems theory framework to explore Black students'…

Obesity is leading cause of death worldwide. Childhood obesity has jumped to 22.4% in 2020 from 19.3% in 2019. One-third of children are overweight and obese, with an approximately 66% chance of becoming an obese adult. The costs of obesity are to overall health: financial, physical, social, and emotional. Obesity affects students at school, a…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore why fledgling secondary teachers with 4-6 years of teaching experience chose to remain in the profession beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers employed Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of Motivation as the theoretical framework for this study. This theory focuses on two factors…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore why fledgling secondary teachers with 4-6 years of teaching experience chose to remain in the profession beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers employed Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of Motivation as the theoretical framework for this study. This theory focuses on two factors…

Learning and innovation skills such as creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, and collaboration can be fostered through learning about STEAM role models. Using selected picture book biographies, teachers can help their elementary students visualize the experiences of these individuals as they developed and refined ideas…