This paper explores the value of autoethnography in the context of student teaching and learning. The manuscript situates autoethnography within restorative and critical pedagogies and draws from students' impressions to examine how autoethnography aids in developing self-awareness, empathy, and vulnerability as emotional resiliency. Further…

Enrolment statistics indicate that while the cultural and linguistic landscape of Australian higher education continues to be enriched by widening participation and internationalization, ongoing patterns of underrepresentation of students from traditionally excluded, equity groups persist. There is a need for sector-wide, strengths-based…

This paper presents three monologues created from an arts-based doctoral study investigating race and racism in French immersion programs in Ontario. French immersion has been criticized for being exclusionary, especially based on race (Yoon & Gulson, 2010), special education status (Wise, 2011), nationality, and home language (Mady, 2013). In…

Current educational trends show an increasing number of Latinx students in the U.S. school system and a shortage of Latinx teachers who mirror their experiences. To better understand how to attract more Latinx teachers to the profession, we must better understand Latinx educators' language and cultural experiences and teaching practices. For this…

In this qualitative study, we engage in a critical discourse analysis of the counternarratives of a Black female preservice teacher (Paula) to understand how she experienced planning and teaching a literacy lesson, using a picture book about a Black girl's experience of racism, in her white mentor teacher's classroom. Drawing upon…

The purpose of this study was to identify experiences gained from acculturating into the Italian food culture by American university students studying abroad in Italy. The Socio-Ecological Model (SEM) guided focus group discussions with students during the fall of 2022. A total of five groups with 29 students participated. The primary influence on…

Technology development has changed students' characteristics and learning needs. As facilitators of student learning, teachers should be able to use learning technology effectively in their classrooms. This study aimed to examine teacher preferences in using learning technology and explore key factors for using learning technology. This study used…

In the context of globalization, the design of educational spaces necessitates not only a consideration of local cultures but also the capacity for cross-cultural communication. Deeply ingrained in educational space design, cultural sensitivity and a global perspective are instrumental in cultivating learners' international outlooks, global…

Despite very high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) in autistic adults, the key psychosocial drivers of this phenomenon remain unknown. To investigate, we examined how lifetime stressor exposure and severity, which have been found to predict STB in non-autistic populations, related to STB in a multinational dataset of 226 autistic…

This study sought to investigate the effects of employing artificial intelligence (AI) on the customization of educational content and the enhancement of academic performance and engagement among students and teachers. The research involved a sample of ninth-grade students and their educators from diverse subjects, utilizing questionnaires to…

This edited volume presents a series of case studies and research evidence on how global students contribute to widening the debate on sustainability within Higher Education institutions: by offering their own stories, along with academics and external stakeholders they create a unique context where their diverse backgrounds are combined into a…

Through the stories of nine rural, first-generation students and their families, "Educated Out" shows how geography shapes college opportunities, from admission to postgraduation options. A former third-grade teacher in rural Tennessee, education researcher Mara Casey Tieken watched as her former students graduated high school. She was…

Objective: To synthesize peer-reviewed research on first-generation college students' mental health. Methods: Systematic searches were conducted in 4 databases through 2022 to identify empirical, peer-reviewed, and published articles on first-generation college student anxiety, depression, stress and mental health. Results: Across 62 papers,…

Although student teaching plays a crucial role in teacher preparation programs, limited research has examined the specific features of this experience that positively impact preservice science teachers' (PSTs) questioning competency. This multi-case study contributes to the existing body of research by presenting findings from an initiative in a…

Research documenting the prevalence and impact of UK university students' experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) has significantly developed over the past decade, yet there has been no systematic synthesis of this evidence. This systematic review aimed to synthesise findings relating to the prevalence and impacts of GBV among staff and…