This paper investigates how Wedman & Graham's performance pyramid model can be a valuable tool to strengthen partnerships between faculty and instructional designers in higher education. The performance pyramid provides a framework with three key performance support dimensions to evaluate needs and incorporate various contextual elements…

Postgraduate education includes a special dimension of the educational process. Developments worldwide are increasing the interest in postgraduate education. The purpose of this research is to examine postgraduate education as a transformational tool. The research addresses the postgraduate's master's phase. The research was conducted using a…

This study examines a gap in Library and Information Science (LIS) education in the Philippines: the limited integration of practical, community-based learning within traditional Information Literacy (IL) courses. Conventional IL instruction often falls short in fostering the critical thinking, civic engagement, and real-world application of…

This study examines how a data science learning module can be added to a middle school programming curriculum for gifted students. Six gifted students participated in a seven-week program focused on data science using Python programming. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the students' information technology teacher before and after the…

Although parent-assisted social skills interventions may reduce early social challenges in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), limited research has explored whether intervention gains maintain several years after treatment. This study examined the durability of PEERS® for Preschoolers, a parent-mediated social skills…

This article presents a case study of the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) in high-school biology project-based learning. The study's main goal was to conduct an in-depth, qualitative examination of the students' experiences and the development of their skills over the course of this project. The following research questions were…

Research on student-run communication agencies (SRAs) documents significant learning outcomes, benefits for job placement, and career success. Research, however, rarely investigates cultural aspects of the agency experience. This study employed in-depth interviews with agency student leaders and advisors to explore the influence of agency culture…

Early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs are an important mechanism for supporting foundational skill development and successful progression through later schooling. School readiness assessments that serve as reliable indicators of children's later educational outcomes are most useful for education systems, but little is known about how…

Limited literature assessed the relation between family engagement in education and young children's socioemotional and behavioral functioning. This study investigated these associations longitudinally among urban and low-income, predominantly Latinx preschoolers (n = 69) and their mothers. Initial home-school conferencing predicted lower levels…

COVID-19 pandemic has caused young children to be isolated from their neighborhood only interacting with people living under the same roof as them, to avoid spreading the virus. Limited social interaction might have affected young children's social and emotional development. This study aimed to explore the socio-emotional struggles of young…

Purpose: The primary aims of this study were to: (1) to describe average change in the writing quality of fifth grade students from the fall and spring of the school year; (2) examine relations between linguistic features and writing quality rating; and (3) test for differential growth between groups of students who differ in linguistic and…

Background: The COVID-19 crisis forced education providers around the world to cancel contact teaching in schools as part of measures to limit contact between people and to slowdown the spread of the virus. The rapid and unexpected transition to distance teaching in the beginning of the pandemic posed an unprecedented challenge for teachers and…

This study examines how the rise in the share of higher education graduates leads to over-qualification, by focusing on the demand-side drivers. We propose that the benefits of investments in higher education depend on the levels of innovation and economic growth in each national economy. We use a configurational method (Fuzzy Set Qualitative…

To reduce the number of chronically absent students in schools annually, cities and municipalities across the United States have implemented programs, initiatives, and invested resources into educational reforms that would lead to improvement in school attendance. Drawing on ecological systems theory and interview data, we examined how…

The main objective of the research is to examine the impact of regular implementation of Education Program made of CATCH Program Movement Activities on the locomotor and manipulative skills of preschool children. Implementation of Education Program made of CATCH Program Movement Activities was carried out in an independent preschool located in…