This study, guided by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, investigated the levels of implementation and relationships between teaching, social, and cognitive presence in online MBA programs at five Ethiopian private higher education institutions. It also analyzes the impact of the teaching and social presence on the cognitive presence. Using…

Experiencing homelessness is largely associated with negative educational outcomes, yet some students continue to achieve academically despite housing loss. Drawing on a framework from resilience research, I develop school and neighborhood resource measures and analyze data from the state of Michigan to provide the first empirical evidence of…

This paper conceptualises mathematics leadership using cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). Qualitative data were generated with three primary school mathematics leaders and analysed focusing on motive objects of activity. Analysis showed that the leaders directed their leadership at multiple motive objects, establishing mathematics…

This study adapts the English Social Mobility Index (smi) to the Scottish higher education system, addressing the distinct socio-economic and policy landscape of Scotland. The analysis evaluates the role of Scottish universities in promoting social mobility by examining access, retention, and graduate outcomes, using data tailored to the Scottish…

This study addresses the critical issue of mathematical underperformance among preschoolers in Yopal Casanare, Colombia, through the perspective of an action research project. It focuses on the design and implementation of a didactic unit aimed at promoting numerical thinking, specifically seriation and structured counting, in preschool students.…

As more teachers exit the workforce, school leaders need practical solutions to support teachers and keep them in the profession. This study examined the lived experience of secondary school teachers with perceived organizational support and teacher resilience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Ohio public school teachers of grades…

There are significant levels of poverty and child poverty in Scotland and research has focussed on the impact of poverty on school education. However, there is more limited research on the impact of poverty on students in higher education in Scotland and the wider UK. This study focussed on the poverty experienced by students on an undergraduate…

In 2024 the AIChE Education Division surveyed departments over how they prepared graduate student instructors (GSIs) and the roles these GSIs have. This survey was completed by 70 departments, reaching departments big and small; with and without graduate teaching requirements; and a wide range GSI training programs. This first-of-its-kind survey…

As Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) continue to expand across the United States, there is an even greater need for faculty at HSIs to engage with the construct of servingness to advance Latinx student success. Yet, there is very little research that points to professional development for faculty to understand what servingness means and how to…

This book addresses the gap in our historical knowledge about the roles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers have played in Australia's history of school education. To date, there are few references to schooling in histories of Indigenous Australians, and Australian histories of Indigenous education and teacher education omit Indigenous…

This book offers a foundational guide for pre- and in-service teachers, examining the evolving, multifaceted role of educators in today's classrooms. Organized into three parts--Children, Teachers, and Parents--it explores child development, the emotional and social complexity of learners, and the vital influence of family dynamics on school…

Background: The role of speech and language therapists (SLTs) in supporting literacy in Ireland is especially timely to consider given the expansion of multi-tiered systems of support and the increased provision of structured literacy instruction in schools. To advance SLT-teacher collaboration in literacy, we must first explore Irish SLTs'…

Background: The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised significant ethical concerns, prompting higher education institutions to reconsider how they prepare future STEM professionals to navigate such concerns responsibly. Despite growing efforts to integrate AI ethics into higher education, a lack of consensus and standardized…

Schools in rural places in European societies generally teach the same content and perform as well as other national schools do on national tests and international comparison assessments such as PISA. However, by doing this they may also marginalise local rural knowledge and expose rural populations to a (for them) culturally insensitive…

The current case study probes two international language teachers' perspectives on the role culture plays in their perception of an effective language pedagogy through their personal practical knowledge narratives from a cultural ecological standpoint. To do this, two language teachers from two different cultural backgrounds (Iran and Japan) were…