In the face of growing globalization and international market integration, there is a rising demand for the English Graduation Benchmark (EGB) policy in Taiwanese higher education. While previous research has addressed students' views on the EGB policy and its positive and negative effects on learning and teaching, medical university students'…

Teachers are expected to cater for the diverse learning needs of students in their classes including by the provision of reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities that impact their learning. In this paper we problematise the notion of reasonable adjustments for students with intellectual and developmental learning difficulties. Drawing…

In this demonstration, we implemented the CSS in two self-contained classrooms (Spencer, 2013) to support educators and students with diverse needs. With brief training and targeted feedback, teachers improved their use of evidence-based practices, and student on-task behavior increased. The CSS can be a valuable tool for any setting where…

Despite various strengths, newcomer immigrant adolescents (NIA) are exposed to stressors that can negatively impact their adjustment to U.S. schools, resulting in social-emotional and academic concerns. School climate has been identified as a crucial system-level intervention for NIA. While there is consensus regarding supporting NIAs' adjustment…

The rapid proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has created a fast-moving, real-time social experiment at scale. AI uses for school are numerous, with some students using AI for their homework and some teachers using AI to create lesson plans, receive feedback on their instruction, or complete such administrative tasks as…

In today's world of diversity and inclusivity, supporting whole schooling is crucial for every country's education development. Using the context of Ghana, this conceptual paper delves into school heads' support for Learners with Special Needs (LWSNs) to promote whole schooling. Findings reveal that although Ghana has a policy ensuring LWSNs'…

COVID-19 has affected people across the world. The current study examined anxiety and worries during the first UK national lockdown in March 2020. Parents (n = 402) reported on their own anxiety and worries as well as that of their son/daughter with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and typically developing (TD) child (n = 186) at…

Many students with extensive support needs (ESN) benefit from specific instruction as well as a range of communication supports to develop effective communication repertoires and fully participate in their educational experience. Although evidence-based practices and supports addressing the communication needs of students with ESN have been…

Objective: This study identified influences on college students' intentions to assist peers with chronic medical conditions. Participants: A panel of 293 U.S. full-time college students completed online surveys in July, 2017. Methods: Participants reported the number of people they knew with chronic medical conditions, and completed measures of…

Teachers of students with extensive support needs (ESN) often perform many leadership-related tasks, such as supervising paraprofessionals or advocating school wide for student accessibility and inclusion. While teacher leadership has received considerable attention in research and practice, much of the attention has resided in general education…

Student parents may feel invisible on college campuses, especially student mothers, who often feel ignored and overlooked when institutional policies and practices are not tailored to their needs and challenges. These students are especially vulnerable to withdrawing from college, even in institutional contexts that boast a positive and welcoming…

Trauma has profound and far-reaching impacts on the behavioral, cognitive, emotional, physical, and social functioning of individuals (Perry et al., 1995). The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study (Feletti et al., 1998) was seminal in identifying the high percentage of individuals who had experienced ACEs. Moreover, it was influential in…

"The Power to Learn: The Benefits and the Promise of Personalized Instruction" advances the notion that personalized instruction is the direction that schools must take if all students are expected to succeed with difficult learning challenges. Based on the premise that all students are capable, this book offers practical information so…

Trauma-informed practices were initially designed for children; however, we argue that higher education is well-positioned to address the needs of adults as well. This paper discusses adopting trauma-informed practices in organizations and relational spaces. We also share preliminary findings from a qualitative pilot study that explored the…

The Question answering (QA) system plays a basic role in the acquisition of information and the e-learning environment is considered to be the field that is most in need of the question-answering system to help learners ask questions in natural language and get answers in short periods of time. The main problem in this context is how to understand…