The landmark Salamanca Statement propelled global efforts to replace segregated special educational practices with inclusion models in mainstream schools. Questions persist, however, concerning the academic effectiveness and socioemotional impact on children and their families. Yet, few qualitative studies probe these concerns. Using qualitative…

In the Fall of 2019, the University of South Carolina hosted the convening for the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. In one of the sessions, the faculty of Curriculum Studies (CS) asked participants to share their perspectives on activist profiles, program strategies to support activism, and quality indicator measurements for the…

Purpose: This study examines the key determinants of intern engagement within the United Nations (UN) in South Korea, addressing growing concerns about workplace precarity. Despite the increasing significance of intern engagement, empirical research on its determinants remains limited, particularly in international organisations, such as the UN.…

The paper examines the early integration of Ukrainian refugee students into Italy's education system following the Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Using administrative and survey data, the study presents enrollment trends, academic performance, and barriers to educational integration. Findings from the analysis indicate that Ukrainian…

This document reports on the methodology used to approach a series of six evidence reviews on the best practices in the identification, support, and collaborative practices of children and young people with SEND aged 0-25 available to teachers and early year practitioners working in mainstream education in England. These reviews were commissioned…

Differentiated instruction is an effective means of addressing student diversity, and is increasingly being adopted by educators within the higher education sector. However, the global pandemic and changes to content delivery have altered the educational landscape. Hybridised delivery has resulted in the need for more innovative and contemporary…

This mixed-methods study explored teaching strategies that teachers in Miami-Dade County schools found most effective in supporting multilingual learners (MLs). Studies have reported that in-service teachers who interact with multilingual learners lack the preparedness to support their linguistic and learning needs. This research gathered data…

Internationally, teaching assistants (TA) support children with special needs and/or disabilities as they complete classroom tasks; meanwhile, teachers manage whole-class instruction. Given the limited training for TAs, Bosanquet et al. (2020) developed an influential framework promoting TA effectiveness. Their 'scaffolding framework' encourages…

Due to the rapid emergence and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by English as a foreign language (EFL) students in higher education (HE), further research is required to understand English language teaching (ELT) teachers' training needs to effectively manage digitally enhanced teaching and learning. This study identifies…

Older learners of English in ESL contexts are an underserved learner type. Courses typically do not cater to their age-related cognitive and physiological needs and link curriculum content with their typical everyday life activities. This study presents go-along teaching (GAT) as a pedagogical approach for older migrant learners of English by…

This qualitative study explores the experiences of parents of disabled young people in the UK regarding their participation (or non-participation) in the 2022 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Review public consultation. The consultation followed the UK Government's Green Paper on reforms to the SEND system. The study conducted…

This study examines how university-industry linkages contribute to workforce needs in Ethiopian public universities. It adopts interpretive and pragmatic research paradigms. Using a mixed-methods design, the study collected quantitative data from 644 university instructors and qualitative, data through semi-structured interviews from government…

Sensory differences are well documented in autistic individuals. However, early sensory experiences have not been fully explored, particularly from the perspective of autistic people. We sought to understand early sensory experiences in autism from the perspective of autistic adults (some of whom also had autistic children) and caregivers of…

This research examines the direct and indirect (via competence needs satisfaction) associations of relatedness to mother, father, teacher, friends, and classmates to behavioral and cognitive engagement in science among 305 gifted primary school students (M[subscript age] = 8.32; SD[subscript age] = 1.37) in Hong Kong. Results of path analysis…

This study examines psychological well-being and resilience, focusing on how demographic characteristics and stress levels impact mental health among international students. A secondary data analysis was conducted via the National College Health Assessment (2022). Approximately 82.7% of the participants reported moderate to high levels of…