Parent education programs are important avenues through which parents of children with developmental delays can learn new skills to help them with child-rearing challenges. However, those in economic hardship often face problems with applying these skills at home where the child's learning and/or behavioral problems commonly occur. In this…

This paper provides an examination of the characteristics of educational shift in Indian education during COVID-19 based on the existing research published from March 2020 to December 2023. The paper examines the technological preparedness of all the stakeholders and how technological preparedness created digital equity and inclusivity for digital…

This collaborative autoethnography explores the experiences of two art therapists who designed and implemented art therapy programs for achievement gaps in schools in Korea. We gathered autoethnographic data and contextualized information within the socio-cultural and institutional framework of Korean society. Four discussion points emerged: (1)…

What might an anti-capitalist education look like? To address this question, we examine the curricular visions of 56 elementary school teachers in New York City, who were asked to design one lesson on the issue of social class and economic inequality. Grounded in neoliberal racial capitalism and critical geography, our analysis finds that teachers…

This research considers the impacts of racism on the experiences of racialized people, and how mindfulness and compassion might serve as resources for their recovery and resistance. Applying ecological theories of mind and critical phenomenology, the study presents the self-reported experiences of 30 adults organized into five focus groups of…

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many traditional contact higher education institutions, such as the institution where the study was based, transitioned abruptly to remote online learning. Students in the School of Education at the institution who are predominantly from the lower end of the socioeconomic digital divide in South Africa had no…

The present study addressed an area of research not yet sufficiently investigated: the environmental sensitivity trait in relation to perceived marginalization in the classroom, dropout intentions, and the quality of teacher-student relationship. Adopting a psychosocial perspective and based on a single study survey with a group of Italian…

Youth with disabilities continue to experience poor post-school outcomes as compared to their peers without disabilities. In this multilevel study, we used an intersectional lens to examine college and career readiness (CCR) among youth with and without disabilities (N = 3523). A CCR assessment yielded four domain scores: Academic Engagement and…

This paper critically examines New Labour's New Deal for Young People (NDYP) and its intended role in reducing the number of socially excluded young people classified as NEET (not in education, employment or training). It focuses on New Deal as an example of Third Way policy design aimed to address social exclusion, including the promotion of an…

The issue of information literacy (IL) in contexts where people do not have easy access to libraries and to sources of information has not received much attention in IL research. In particular, rural areas in developing countries where there are no public libraries and travelling to town to access information is arduous and time-consuming need a…

Diaspora approach to space, place, and their interaction with curriculum have empowered us to take generative pathways in understanding our roles, experiences, and agencies as Asian diaspora women faculty in teacher education in the United States. Through critical counter-narratives, this paper exposes our racialized experiences in U.S. teacher…

This qualitative study reports Vietnamese Australian children's perspectives on their learning experiences at their community language schools. The study draws on interview data with three mothers and their four children (aged 10-12), who used to attend or are currently attending community language schools in the state of Victoria, Australia.…

The success of church-based schools is proved by the students' results and with the low rate of dropout according to previous researches. Nevertheless, there are neither international, nor Hungarian studies about Kolping pedagogy and its pioneer character that makes it a special actor among the faith-based schools, which aim to reduce the rate of…

This article explores how Chinese rural student Yi (pseudonym) nuancedly challenged dominant narratives surrounding school meritocracy, rural deficit, and success. The analysis centers Yi's narrative--tracing her journey from a rural village to a city high school situated within China's unequal education system and rural-urban divide--powerfully…

This study examined the educational engagement and achievement effects of Chicago Connected, a COVID-19 pandemic-era broadband internet expansion initiative led by Kids First Chicago, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), philanthropic donors, and other stakeholders. It aimed to connect 100,000 students in 60,000 households to free…