Teachers are members of school district organizations that have their own organizational culture and climate. We differentiate a school or district as an organizational cultural context from the broader community cultural context or individual sociocultural background; it stands as an intermediate context with effects that may differ from the…

This study investigates higher education institutions in Indonesia, particularly at technical and vocational schools, regarding the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The investigations include the Implementation of SDGs, the cognition and behaviour of academic staff on SDGs, and the favoured items they selected. The documentary analysis was…

Over the past 20 years, "transnational knowledge circulation" has become a powerful theoretical construct for use by historians of education seeking to identify, characterise, and account for the nature of ideas and practices operating in one constituency that had their origins elsewhere. Research of this nature is very limited in…

Who do students consider to be the best teachers? The authors find that students often point to the teachers who show up for them emotionally (Virtue & Hinnant-Crawford, 2019). Some teachers who build strong relationships with students can be described as warm demanders. A warm demander is a teacher who has high expectations (both academically…

When teachers implement classroom positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), students can benefit. Unfortunately, teachers report insufficient training and concerns with students' behavior. We conducted this study to test the effects of Targeted Professional Development (TPD; brief training, email prompts, and teacher self-management),…

Adolescent self-control is predictive of many outcomes (e.g., educational, financial, and interpersonal) during adolescence and into adulthood. Despite its importance, few studies report on associations between parental self-control and adolescent self-control, and no studies have considered how these associations may be domain-specific (e.g.,…

Dalian shell carving is a traditional Chinese craft with profound cultural connotations and historical origins, primarily rooted in the cultural traditions of the Northeast Manchu people. However, current research mainly focuses on its artistic value and development history while ignoring the systematic study of its cultural identity, memory…

This study scientifically assessed digital education resources to determine how to develop these materials effectively. Data were obtained from the Smart Education Platform of China for higher education. Particularly, this research examined online reviews from learners who have used resources in various subjects, including music and art,…

This study explores the learning modality perspectives of Generation Z traditional-aged college students. A quantitative study was conducted with 926 research participants enrolled in at least one university-level marketing course. The hybrid modality was the most popular course format among the college students in this sample. Results from this…

We investigated a district mathematics specialist's efforts to develop high school mathematics teachers' adaptive expertise through a process of distributed leadership using mathematics language routines (MLRs) to teach multilingual learner students. The mathematics specialist, a former teacher with 25 years of K-12 teaching experience in the…

The research focuses on the development of a performance teaching manual for violin concerto instruction, addressing gaps in current teaching resources for advanced violin education. This study conducted a literature review and demand survey at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music to assess the state of violin concerto teaching. The manual integrates…

This study investigates translation strategies that enhance idea generation and linguistic construction in early childhood composing, focusing on high language-growth prekindergarten to first-grade classrooms. Our sample included 28 teachers from two under-resourced districts in the Northeastern United States, serving 324 children. Using an…

As an increasingly recognized facet of early childhood development, the integration of play into early STEM education is garnering attention. This paper delves into the role of engineering play within early childhood education, emphasizing its application in natural playscape settings. The focus is on investigating the extent to which engineering…

Because data-informed decision-making (DIDM) can help teachers meet diverse learners' needs (van Geel et al., 2016), educator preparation programs (EPPs) must ensure that preservice teachers (PSTs) develop the data literacy skills needed for effective data use. However, little is known about the ways in which EPPs work towards building PSTs' data…

Since 2021, California has invested over $1 billion in recruiting, training, developing, and retaining an ethnoracially diverse educator workforce that reflects its student population. However, recruitment rates have not kept pace with the increasing ethnoracial diversity of the student population, nor have these efforts curbed rising teacher…