This study investigates the effectiveness of the student-designed games (SDG) model in enhancing effort, cooperation, and enjoyment among 173 preservice teachers in a university-level sports officiating course within a Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) program. Using a quasiexperimental design, participants were divided into an…

Engagement in preventive health behaviors (PHBs; i.e., healthy eating, sleep, and physical activity) during adolescence is associated with reduced risks for chronic conditions, such as diabetes, in adulthood. Although several interventions seek to improve adolescents' engagement in health promoting behaviors, racial- and income-based disparities…

This paper explores how a fully online program at a primarily residential university developed an experiential learning field trip to align with university and department strategic plan goals. The development, organization, and assessment of the field trip experience is discussed in detail. In addition, data were collected from student and faculty…

Leadership plays a critical role in organisational transformation and is strongly shaped by leaders' personalities and the organisational culture of collective behaviours, attitudes, and values. Literature has indicated that executives' personalities are an important factor impacting organisational strategy and structure. Organisational culture,…

Selecting a major is a critical decision for undergraduate students, yet research on their decision-making processes within the Chinese context remains limited. Using cultural capital and the dual-process model of culture in action as theoretical frameworks, this study examines the major selection processes of 45 first-year students at two elite…

Objectives: People who stutter (PWS) experience stigma-based health inequalities that can negatively impact their quality of life. Yet, few interventions in the literature are explicitly designed to address these systemic disparities. The Responsible Innovation in Health (RIH) framework offers a promising foundation for developing health…

Students with and without disabilities consistently fail to meet established writing benchmarks, highlighting the urgent need for intervention and innovation in this critical area. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), key criteria for assessing writing include the development of ideas, organization of ideas, and…

Background/purpose: In many of the previous studies on Lesson Study, the achievement of the students was the main indicator of its success, and little attention was paid to the instruction provided by the teachers. This study will look into the instructional practices of EFL teachers as influenced by the implementation of lesson study. Expectedly,…

Background/purpose: The study examined the impact of artificial intelligence on strategic decision-making in business management, focusing on Educational and Business Environments, with a particular emphasis on internal capabilities, organizational readiness, ethical considerations, and regional contextual factors that affect AI integration.…

School funding is widely acknowledged in policy and research as both a means of supporting student learning and a key strategy for promoting educational equity. This article analyses how key stakeholders responded to the events surrounding the 2017 school funding reforms put forward by the Coalition federal government and passed by the Australian…

Author Jason Williams develops a framework that balances data-based decision making with a deep consideration for addressing students' unique needs to foster improved learning outcomes. Focusing on five qualities integral to a healthy data culture, Williams offers educators a simple, reliable way to assess and reconsider their data practices to…

The objective of the paper is to present the structure and contents of the Urban Innovation scenario, part of the P-Cube educational digital game. The first sections develop the main elements that characterize the debate on the urban and metropolitan areas, from which the P-Cube drew the basis for the development of the game's missions. These…

Many researchers have examined the challenges faced by principals in schools, particularly regarding leadership as reflected in institutional reviews. Effective leadership can improve the quality of schools' services and the learning experiences provided to their students. This study adopts a quantitative method by comparing and summarizing the…

Pandemics have been, by their very nature, disruptive and have produced long-lasting change. The current pandemic is no exception to creating chaos and disruption, and higher education is not immune to its disruption. The virus has shed a spotlight on many of higher education's inefficiencies and antiquated educational delivery paradigms, but it…

The success of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) frameworks relies upon educators supporting and implementing PBIS plans. However, common staff-level perceptions exist that may interfere with successful implementation, which we refer to as misses. In this article, three types of misses representing common sets of staff concerns…