The purpose of this qualitative multi-case research study was to explore how senior administrators at four higher education institutions learned and made decisions during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bandura's social cognitive theory guided this study as it addressed how people learn enactively and vicariously as well as the…

The number of charter schools in operation has steadily increased over the years, particularly in the state of Florida. In Florida, independently run charter schools experience closures or mandated control from Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) for several reasons; therefore, the purpose of this study is to iterate how alternative methods of…

The purpose of this study is to explore why academic faculty opt to incorporate service-learning into their coursework for students and how individual spirituality at work contributes to SL design in experiences. A qualitative single case study design was used. Publicly available documents, syllabi, and semi-structured interviews with 20 previous…

Chief fundraising officers at technical colleges within the Technical College System of Georgia face complex challenges, including scarce resources, small staff sizes, and a lack of formal training. The purpose of the study was to understand how chief fundraising officers use self-directed learning experiences and learning projects to build…

In today's knowledge economy, it is critical to make decisions based on high-quality evidence. Science-related decision-making is thought to rely on a complex interplay of reasoning skills, cognitive styles, attitudes, and motivations toward information. By investigating the relationship between individual differences and behaviors related to…

Mindfulness has all but become a mainstay in modern education. Yet despite the incredible enthusiasm and increased application in schools, there remains significant divergence between advocates and critics. Advocates assert that mindfulness practice promotes individual and societal health and well-being. Meanwhile, critics question the intention…

People are inundated with popular press reports about medical research concerning what is healthy, get advice from doctors, and hear personal anecdotes. How do people integrate conflicting anecdotal and statistical information when making medical decisions? In four experiments (N = 4126), we tested how people use conflicting information to judge…

Universal behavior screening is used in schools worldwide to detect students with and at risk for behavioral challenges. As schools prepare to implement screening, they face a major decision: which screening tool to use. Several scholars have published recommendations to support education leaders in selecting a screening assessment (Glover &…

Data literacy enables teachers to use information collected about students and their learning to take data-informed instructional action. This article outlines two approaches developed by teachers to provide teaching targeted to the immediate needs of specific students that moved beyond "gap-filling". The pre-teaching and "fresh…

This study examines US adults with learning disabilities' health information-seeking behaviors using PIAAC data. It aims to answer questions about preferred sources based on gender, race, literacy, and numeracy skills, and how lifelong learning impacts health seeking. Wilson's Information Seeking Behavior model is used as the theoretical…

Research has investigated elementary teachers' use of literature to foster racial literacies in urban and suburban environments, yet there is a dearth of studies examining such practices in rural schools. This paper presents findings from a multiple case study investigating rural teachers' antiracist literacy instruction. Critical methodologies…

Contextual multi-armed bandits have previously been used to personalize student support messages given to learners by supplying a model with relevant context about the user, problem, and available student supports. In this work, we propose using careful feature selection with relevant domain knowledge to improve the quality of student support…

Secondary school agriculture programme is meant among other benefits to prepare youth in attaining self-reliance using vocational skills gained, in the post-schooling period as they transition to adulthood. A study was done to determine reflection of out of school youth on participation in decision-making on implementation of the programme in an…

We propose a cognitive-psychological model of linguistic intuitions about copredication statements. In copredication statements, like "The book is heavy and informative," the nominal denotes two ontologically distinct entities at the same time. This has been considered a problem for standard truth-conditional semantics. In this paper, we…

In the 21st century, with the exponential rise in global population and a greater demand for environmental resources, the focus of engineering is on integrated solutions within a multifarious context. To successfully navigate today's multidisciplinary and multicultural environment, engineers require soft skills in addition to their technical or…