Little previous research exists on academic motivation in refugee adolescents, and none has been conducted in the UK that might help educators to promote motivation and mitigate demotivation in the young people they support. The aim of this study is to help address this gap by exploring experiences and perceptions of academic motivation in refugee…

Cross-cultural kids in high-achieving schools may experience elevated levels of academic stress in addition to documented stressors related to belonging and identity. Parents function as a main support structure for globally nomadic students, but once students reach adolescence, parents may feel less competent in supporting their child through…

Migration is increasing due to political and economic instability, with the Arab States experiencing a substantial rise in refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons. In response, this study, initiated by UNESCO-UNEVOC in collaboration with UNRWA, examines the barriers to accessing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)…

Kinship care is provided by members of a child's extended family or friend network when they can no longer live with their parents. This study explores risk and resilience in UK school environments for students in kinship care. Eight professionals experienced in working with students in kinship care and their schools took part in individual,…

What would it look like to create a mentoring program specifically designed for transfer students, supporting them from pre-arrival to their graduation day? Whereas transfer student transition programs are often created with a deficit mindset or modeled after first-time, first-year research, these higher education professionals sought to create a…

Research has increasingly addressed first-generation (FG) students both in and outside the center (Baelemian & Feng, 2013; Bond, 2019; Denny et al., 2018; Ward et al., 2012), but there remains a need to address this unique student population from the perspective of critical theory. In a replication study of Bond's 2019 "'I Need Help on…

The personalization of learning was already high on the agenda of policy makers, but new digital technologies seem to offer the opportunity to realize it. Two things stand out: first, putting the 'person' of the learner at the center is argued to be tantamount to freeing the student from all sorts of norms that make real learning impossible;…

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) are overrepresented in the school population but often receive inconsistent and culturally irrelevant instruction. This paper reports on the results of a latent content analysis of extant literature to provide four main themes that can be used to better…

The purpose of this project was to conduct a theoretical literature review of the research that has documented examples of teachers' principled resistance to curricular control. Principled resistance occurs when teachers reject curricular policies and programs that control their work and conflict with their professional principles. The authors…

This study examined predictors of access to early support amongst families of 0-6-year-old children with suspected or diagnosed developmental disabilities in the United Kingdom. Using survey data from 673 families, multiple regression models were fitted for three outcomes: intervention access, access to early support sources, and unmet need for…

This qualitative, single-case study investigated undergraduate students' perceptions and experiences of the academic advisement approach in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) academic program at the University of Wisconsin Stout. Focusing on holistic advising to address diverse and evolving needs, the study aimed to inform…

This paper addresses the inclusion of Ukrainian schoolchildren who were forced to leave their homes because of Russian military aggression. The research is aimed at identifying the specifics of the inclusive process regarding the children of war and analyzing the features that are different compared to traditional approaches to the inclusion of…

Mental health affects not only safety and well-being but also students' ability to stay in college and graduate. The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has partnered with the Jed Foundation to create the Student Mental Health and Wellness Learning Community to develop state plans to support student mental health aligned…

Students who require intensive individualized intervention often demonstrate needs in both academic and behavioral domains. However, practices around assessment and development of interventions are often siloed and separate, which can be a barrier to implementing intensive individualized support in an integrated manner to maximize efficiency. In…

The ambiguous policy-concepts 'effectivity' and 'needs' were introduced to Finnish VET. This research utilises cultural historical activity theory to analyse how different conflicting motives emerge within student counselling and to discuss the prospective development of VET. Managerialist approaches to accountability and competency-based training…