Based on case studies in three states (CO, RI, and TX), this brief examines promising strategies to address the developmental and mental health needs of infants and toddlers involved in Child Welfare (CW). Due to family adversities, trauma, maltreatment, and separation from primary caregivers, these infants and toddlers are at substantial risk of…

STEM teachers are in short supply due to attrition and teacher shortages. In Louisiana, over 20% of math and science classes are taught by educators who do not possess the proper certifications and over 40% of departing teachers have less than five years of teaching experience (Louisiana Department of Education, 2019). Research suggests that low…

Psychology doctoral students face high demands with academics and clinical work, while balancing responsibilities with relationships, finances, and health concerns (Myers et al., 2012). Psychologists in training experienced heightened anxiety and are at greater risk for burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic (Norcross & Phillips, 2020). Research…

This is the summary report for the second year of the Listening to Teachers Study which asks how early childhood educators in New York City (NYC) have been faring through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The study's purpose has been to seek deeper understandings of what NYC's early care and education (ECE) workforce has experienced during the…

In a time when simply carrying out the essential functions of their jobs is a herculean task, educators have been faced with the additional challenge of addressing contentious, politicized topics in their schools and classrooms. Drawing from nationally representative samples of teachers and principals who completed the 2022 State of the American…

The article documents faculty experiences with the shift online due to the pandemic and provides recommendations to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructors. Over 100 faculty members were surveyed on these topics and contrasted with previously reported student experiences. The online shift changed how faculty…

The purpose of this Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study was to understand how mid-level professionals in student affairs experience their own capacity for and training experiences in minimizing burnout from stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic at colleges and universities in New England. Herzberg's two factor theory of motivation…

The purpose of the study was to examine music educators' stress and stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this multiple case study (Creswell, 2012; Merriam & Tisdell, 2016), we examined practicing music educators' stress and stressors pertaining to teaching and life experiences. Participants all self-identified as females and were…

Teachers around the world have had to struggle with maintaining their family and personal issues during the pandemic while also attempting to assist their students and their families. In this article, I share part of my experiences as a teacher who has dealt with remaining positive and hopeful amid the worldwide pandemic. I work with special…

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an array of stressors that affected college students. We hypothesized that student performance was negatively impacted by the circumstances of the pandemic and some demographic groups suffered larger decrements than others. To address this, we collected institutional grade data from all students at Iowa State…

The purpose of this study was to understand how middle school teachers cope with trauma. Case studies were employed with four middle school teachers. The findings from this study illuminated the unique experiences of rural middle school teachers. These findings highlight significant gaps in how teachers are supported and respond to stress and…

Collaborative problem solving (CPS) has emerged as a crucial 21st century competence that benefits students' studies, future careers, and general well-being, prevailing across disciplines and learning approaches. Given the complex and dynamic nature of CPS, teacher-facing learning analytics dashboards (LADs) have increasingly been adopted to…

Purpose: This study aims to closely examine principals' emotional well-being (EWB) and its enhancement and risk factors in the context of British Columbia (BC), Canada. Design/methodology/approach: This exploratory study is based on an online survey from a previous research that garnered information from public school principals in BC, Canada…

Feeling successful and accomplished is an important aspect of well-being according to Seligman's (2011) PERMA model, which seems to represent an interesting intersection of objective and subjective as well as individual and social factors that are all relevant to flourishing. This paper describes a pilot study aimed at developing an instrument for…

A review of literature from the past 30 years establishes psychological distress as both a longstanding and current issue affecting university students worldwide. Poorer academic outcomes and problematic health behaviours are linked to students' distress, and these wider implications also highlight the need for appropriate policies and services to…