In response to the whiteness endemic to the field of interpersonal and family communication (IPFC), this "interpersonal relationships" journal assignment draws from critical race theory to offer students the opportunity to address and re/configure raced epistemes at the intersection of the self, culture, and power within an IPFC context.…

We sought to understand the school and legal experiences of "at-risk youth". Twenty-six semi-structured interviews were conducted with Black adolescents (aged 15-19) participating in a youth program. Based on a narrative analysis, three core narratives emerged--(a) school staff and family members as motivating school success; (b)…

Since 2010, nine states in the United States have passed legislation supporting K-12 ethnic studies. However, we know little about how K-12 teachers respond to ethnic studies mandates. Through semistructured interviews with six White teachers, this article focuses on the perspectives and experiences of high school teachers establishing ethnic…

Greece is home to thousands of unaccompanied and separated children who continue to face education disruptions. Despite past adversities, recent research suggests that some children display educational resilience -- conceptualised as a socio-ecological and socio-interactional dynamic between the child and their immediate environments leading to…

The paper examines how prolonged armed conflict in Jammu and Kashmir affects both education and children. Utilizing a descriptive qualitative survey methodology, the study delves into the multifaceted experiences of the diverse educational stakeholders while analyzing the underlying factors that shape their perspectives. Empirical findings…

Background/Objective: This study explores the perceptions and challenges of junior secondary school educators regarding the delivery of sexual education (SE) in the O.R. Tambo Coastal District, South Africa. Given the region's high rates of teenage pregnancy and HIV infections, effective SE is urgently needed. However, socio-cultural resistance,…

Maintaining high levels of pupil attendance, particularly in mainstream secondary schools, has become an increasingly complex challenge. Levels of overall and persistent absence (those pupils missing 10% or more of school sessions) remain substantially higher than pre-pandemic levels, despite considerable policy efforts to improve attendance. This…

Background: ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders in children and adolescents. While international research on health service utilization, barriers to care, and treatment satisfaction is growing, evidence from Germany remains limited. This study aimed to examine the utilization of mental health care services in a sample of German…

Although vocational education and training (VET) can lead to lucrative and fulfilling careers and plays a vital role in skilling workers for contemporary workplaces, it continues to have a low status in schools, among parents, and in the wider community. Many countries are now seeking to enhance the status of VET to increase its uptake by school…

This paper estimates peer effects on children's school entry age, using a dataset on 4,165 children from rural northwestern China (Gansu province). Instrumental-variable estimation, exploiting variations in (older) peers' home-to-school distance to identify the effect of their school entry age, reveals that a one-year increase in (older) peers'…

This study aimed to explore factors perceived to affect the intention of premarital sexual behaviours among junior high school students in Muang District, Thailand. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select three schools out of ten public junior high schools. A situation analysis was conducted following a focus group discussion…

The academic and emotional difficulties that stem from learning disorders can extend from childhood into adulthood. The Understand Me and My Surroundings is an art therapy directive that incorporates Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory designed to help adult clients reflect on their experiences. A case study demonstrates how this process…

It has always been a challenge to improve student learning outcomes. Stakeholders in higher education institutions need to go beyond traditional methods and develop new practices to elevate student's performance in mathematics. This research assessed the influencers of student Mathematics performance and also determined the issues and concerns…

STEM subjects were officially introduced into upper secondary schools in Malaysia in 2020. Form Four students were given the opportunity to choose the STEM subjects before their enrolment in the STEM stream. According to the Malaysian Ministry of Education, this initiative prioritises students' interests to promote STEM involvement among the…

This paper examines Kurdish preschool children's construction of gender roles. This research uses the concept of funds of knowledge to analyse how children draw on household and community knowledge in constructing gender roles in a nursery, Turkey. The data includes participant observations, audio and video recordings of interactions between the…