Online learning in higher education has grown significantly over the past decade, with millions of students engaging with online learning tutorials and assessments. However, the effectiveness of online learning is less understood, particularly whether students achieve the same learning gains when taking online assessments at home versus in a…

This reflexive essay examines the unique challenges facing LGBTQ+ students at higher education institutions in the rural Bible Belt, where Traditionalistic culture and evangelical religiosity intersect to create barriers to belonging. Using Strayhorn's framework of belonging, the authors analyze current support systems and advocate for systemic…

This study aims to explore the role of Turkish school administrators' sensemaking skills in shaping school learning climate and teacher commitment. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey design and Structural Equation Modeling, data were collected from a sample of 706 teachers. Findings showed that school administrators' sensemaking skills have a…

Children in their first three years of life learn, develop and grow at a faster rate than at any other time, with early childhood teachers and educators playing a vital role in providing them with the very best learning opportunities. Intentional Practice with Infants and Toddlers focuses on purposeful pedagogical approaches, equipping pre-service…

District leaders faced unprecedented challenges during COVID-19, significantly impacting their leadership and decision-making approaches. This narrative inquiry study explores the experiences of three superintendents amid the prolonged pandemic. Findings showed, while districts worked tirelessly to implement required mandates, they struggled with…

Objective: We aimed to examine the mediating effect of climate worry on the association between two predictors (frequency of climate change discussion with family and friends and frequency of climate change media exposure) and support for decarbonisation policies among undergraduate and postgraduate students from a public university in Hong Kong.…

Early sensory differences may cascade into later social-communication difficulties in autism, yet their impacts on broader functional outcomes have remained understudied. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the longitudinal impacts of sensory patterns, including sensory hyperresponsiveness, hyporesponsiveness, and…

Creative thinking is understood as individual cognitive and meta-cognitive processes that generate innovative and adaptive ideas. Although studies have suggested that executive functions (EF) play an important role in creative thinking, this association is unclear across later childhood. Based on a comparative (high and low) clustering analysis of…

Background: Strengths-based employment services focused on the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities challenge traditional, deficits-based orientations. Within the presence of hope, which sustains collective effort toward a preferred future, such employment services may stimulate social change. Therefore, the presence of hope was…

Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), this qualitative study examines elementary homeroom teachers' beliefs and values, and how they perceive their role in addressing students' needs. Based on 18 semi-structured interviews with 15 homeroom teachers from five schools participating in the Purple School program in Israel, this study uncovers…

Disciplinary literacy research at the secondary education level is prevalent, with some using sociocultural theory to frame adolescents' acquisition of disciplinary literacies. Though existing research demonstrates potential benefits of incorporating disciplinary literacies in kindergarten through second grade, extant research at this level is…

Background: The experiences of students and professionals with disabilities are routinely excluded from scholarly and policy debates about equity in engineering. Emergent research suggests that engineering is particularly ableist, yet systematic accounts of the possible exclusion and devaluation faced by engineers with disabilities are largely…

This study explored the profiles of Longitudinal Life Environmental Satisfaction (LLES) during the COVID-19 pandemic, evaluating their predicting role in social-emotional adjustment in children and early adolescents. 488 children (M[subscript age] = 8.54; SD = 0.63), and 129 early adolescents (M[subscript]age = 11.08, SD = 0.48) completed two…

Using a 3-Round Delphi Technique, the current study aimed to ascertain consensus regarding parents' thoughts about the school, home, and community protective factors (i.e., preventive behavior interventions, behavior resources) needed to prevent adolescents from referral to behavior school and subsequent involvement in the juvenile system. A…

Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs promote safer school environments for students. GSAs typically refer to student-led, teacher-supported school clubs that serve youth of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. This study investigated the relationship between students' awareness of school-based GSAs and their bullying experiences, mental…