Many organizations across the United States were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including institutions of higher education. Campus leaders needed to make decisions about closing campuses, increasing financial constraints, shifts in research, and changing class modalities. Past research shows that one preferred method for making…

Research indicates that one in five students nationwide struggles with a learning difficulty or disability that affects the student's ability to learn (Galiatsos et al., 2019). Nationwide, Christian schools are enrolling students with disabilities (SWDs), but it is difficult to determine the specific number of SWDs enrolled in Christian schools…

There exists a huge chasm between child care options available to families whose children are typically developing and those whose children have identified disabilities or developmental delays. The intersecting identities of race, disability status, and socioeconomic status compound to make the current child care options inadequate to meet the…

The 3rd annual Praxis Lecture exemplifies the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education's (NAKHE's) ongoing commitment to the principles and practices of social justice, diversity, and inclusive excellence as pillars of leadership development. This year's lecture focused on perspectives, insights, and recommendations for NAKHE as…

This study evaluated the comparative effects of presession and interspersed attention on the academic achievement of an at-risk student in an inclusive fourth-grade classroom. Data indicated an increase in academic achievement during both presession and interspersed attention conditions. Additionally, data on disruptive behavior displayed as an…

This paper examines staff perspectives on institutional representations of a range of areas of diversity and inclusion in a key post-compulsory education sector: that of UK Higher Education (HE). The paper focuses on comparing representational statements made by institutions with the reality of their lived experiences as perceived by staff. The…

This article presents the findings of The Digital Turn research project (2020-2021) that sought to understand, via qualitative research, the social value of online music participation offered by Liverpool Cathedral during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article will establish the context for the study, followed by the research methods for data…

Progress in educational research and theory has led to the recognition that teachers need to integrate culturally responsive pedagogy practices into their instructional teaching to make genuine relationships with their students. The purpose of this study was to identify the extent to which Michigan teacher candidates were familiar with CRT…

This paper reports on a new model for faculty hiring workshops involving three components. The first part (Part 1) of the work is an asynchronous, self-guided course that includes video reflections and commentaries from some of our own colleagues about inclusive excellence, hiring legalities, and departmental culture. The second part (Part 2) is a…

Inclusive education teachers' psychological commitment to their schools plays an important role in improving high-quality education for students with special educational needs. This study aimed to examine the effect of inclusive education teachers' work motivation on their organisational commitment and the mediating role of job crafting in this…

The current case study examines secondary school principals' social justice leadership (SJL) based on teachers' perceptions. In the study, a qualitative research approach with a phenomenological design was used to explore the teachers' perceptions regarding their principals' SJL at Turkish secondary schools. The data were reached through…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the process by which culturally responsive school leaders (CRSL) become CRSL in secondary public schools. Although there is a clear need for leaders trained in culturally responsive practices, little is known about high school leaders' journey to become culturally responsive school leaders…

There has been a recent increase in research on social skills interventions for young adults on the autism spectrum. However, little is known about how autistic adults inform the design and measurement of these interventions. In this systematic literature review, 26 studies published over the past 20 + years were examined following a comprehensive…

Recent official pronouncements by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the exhortations of recent SAA presidents highlight the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social justice in the archival enterprise. Graduate archival education programs have immense influence in readying students for practice. Faculty members…

This literature review paper aims to explore the current state of transformative learning theory in a global context by examining how scholars from different world regions understand, utilize, and develop transformative learning theory in their own contexts. Transformative learning theory has been a significant framework for investigating…