This edited collection focuses on general principles and practices of professional learning and development in both pre-service and in-service teacher contexts for language education around the world. The field of teaching is a constantly evolving profession, and one of the most important aspects of teaching is learning. Research shows that the…

This qualitative case study explores the relationship between faith integration and academic rigor within the graduate program at Mephi Zion University, a Christian higher education institution. The study investigates how the institution's religious identity and Christian worldview influence its academic environment, focusing on both faculty and…

Following the official implementation of soft skills in Moroccan higher education, this study examines the perceptions of Moroccan EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers regarding the challenges associated with developing and implementing soft skills. Using a Grounded Theory methodology, sixteen EFL educators were interviewed, and their…

The COVID 19 pandemic created new challenges for school leaders. They worked very long hours in difficult circumstances. Improvising and responding quickly to poorly timed central guidelines had an adverse effect on their health and wellbeing. Our mixed methods studies show that leaders' pandemic work was largely directed to establishing new…

The authors of this self-study set out to examine their own process of developing queer counternarrative lesson plans for use in early elementary social studies classrooms. Having designed and tested a set of kindergarten lesson plans about Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, we sought to answer the question: As teacher…

Lighthouses offer a unique lens for interdisciplinary teaching by connecting students to stories of innovation, perseverance, and historical change. By connecting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts with historical inquiry, students develop a deeper understanding of the ingenuity behind these structures and the…

In 2024, College Board announced significant revisions to the Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology Course and Exam Description (CED), which were derived from the work of the Introductory Psychology Initiative by the American Psychological Association (APA), which sought to strengthen and streamline college introductory psychology courses by…

This study provides novel and nuanced insights into the relationship between adolescents' fiction reading and their wellbeing. In total, 19 adolescents (aged 15-17-years-old) living in the UK participated in semi-structured interviews exploring three aspects of wellbeing: positive affect, connection and personal growth. In relation to positive…

The critical shortage of special education teachers in the U.S. can be alleviated by transitioning paraeducators into certified teaching roles. This study investigates what motivates paraeducators to pursue teaching credentials. In this study, 11 paraeducators enrolled in a university-based credentialing program participated in semi-structured…

The student population in the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, but the educator base, including teachers and other school professionals, remains primarily White and female. Educators are encouraged (and at times required) to participate in professional development training to increase their multicultural competence. Although…

In the present study, we explored whether future teachers considered spatial skills to be built up slowly and incrementally (incremental view) or considered spatial skills to be an innate, static aptitude (entity view). We also examined whether these views were associated with personal spatial skills, confidence in spatial problem-solving, or…

To confront New York City's affordability crisis, some leaders have called for major new public benefits, from universal childcare to free buses. But with the city and state facing a highly challenging fiscal environment--made worse by funding cuts and policy changes in Washington--it's far from clear that city officials will be able to fully fund…

Advocacy and intentional 'allyship' from faculty members at institutions of higher education is of particular significance for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) community. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of the impact of an institutionalized gender and sexuality resource center…

State-level governments across Australia have made a commitment via public announcements to ensuring that all schools are teaching reading using 'consistent', 'compulsory', 'common practice'. Through a mixed-methods questionnaire with 51 schoolteachers from four states across Australia, this paper examines practitioner experiences of teacher…

A large body of research has documented weaker student performance in online courses relative to face-to-face courses across multiple outcomes, including grades, course completion, and persistence. These gaps are particularly pronounced for underserved students. In response, colleges and universities have sought to improve the quality of online…