A small group (n = 11) of singers from the same community of musical practice in the UK participated in focus group workshops to reflect on their experiences of group singing in nature. The study found that group singing in nature was considered to be a (non-religious) spiritual practice that enhances participants' experience of both communitas…

One of the most significant issues in education, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Accountability (2018), is disproportionality in exclusionary discipline. Disproportionality is defined as the over- and under-representation of racial/ethnic minorities in relation to their overall enrollment (Ahram et al., 2011). Currently,…

Prekindergarten forms an important transition between home and formal learning in kindergarten, and prekindergarten teachers are essential contributors and influencers in their students' readiness into formal schooling. The problem addressed in this study was early childhood educators in one state in the southwestern United States are challenged…

The aim of this paper is to turn attention to the role of affects and emotions in fundamentalism, and examine two interrelated dilemmas that emerge when university instructors come across students who express fundamentalist beliefs and emotions in the classroom: pedagogical and ethical dilemmas. The paper examines these dilemmas through the…

Since artificial intelligence (AI) is extensively used in the field of education, it presents various opportunities in teaching and learning. In education, AI is chiefly used to impart knowledge, stimulate comprehension, heighten intelligence, and is treasured as support in learning. It is also instrumental in empowering and inspiring students.…

Parents have long been concerned with the transition to adulthood of their children with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) particularly with financial issues. The purpose of this study was to explore the financial concerns of mothers of adults with IDD. Five mothers of adults with IDD participated in a focus group to share their…

The aim of the present study was to compare the social support in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The sample consisted of 166 parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Isfahan, Iran. Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS, Sherbourne and Stewart 1991) was used for measuring the availability of…

Inevitably having large-size classes creates a huge number of challenges but also benefits that motivate the higher education institutes to recruit large-size student bodies. This paper aims to identify the focus of scholars in this field, how the concerns have been addressed as well as a pedagogic basis for large-class management and delivery,…

Interdisciplinarity (ID) and transdisciplinarity (TD)--in their definitions and practical characteristics--encapsulate the tensions, demands, and transformations that scientific research is currently undergoing in response to the complexity of scientific problems across various domains. This article aims to contribute to the discussion on how ID…

This study investigates the sociolinguistic situation of Myanmarese (Burmese), Rohingya-speaking refugees in Saudi Arabia, specifically on the participants' attitudes regarding their mother tongue and the country's official language, Arabic. The paper draws on data from a questionnaire and focus group discussions with 65 Saudi-born Rohingya…

This overview of the research revealed that diversity in the pipeline leading to the principalship is lacking and critical. The article first provided a synopsis of educator demographics, illustrating clear disparity in principal representation by race/ethnicity and sex/gender. Subsequent review of relevant empirical research demonstrated clear…

This article draws extensively on data from "Cultivating Talent: A National Study Examining Pathways to Increase the Presence of Hispanic Teachers and Leaders in Catholic Schools," conducted by Boston College researchers and released in January 2022. The report looks to understand and appreciate the various ways in which Hispanics…

Since STEM knowledge and skills are increasingly being sought after in our information and technology driven economies, it is pivotal that ideas and human resources that foster these economies also reflect the STEM population. Although it is evident from earlier research that specific demographics are clearly underrepresented, little is known…

In a world characterised by supercomplexity, in which higher education (HE) is in the grip of neoliberal market forces (Barnett, 2000), it is incumbent upon participants in this sector to ask; what does it mean to belong, and to what? 'Belonging' has become a buzzword used by institutions to seemingly demonstrate how they seek to include students…

This study draws on data collected from Chinese language textbooks to investigate the ways in which ethnic minority cultures and languages are represented in primary school textbooks in China. Drawing on the methods of thematic and comparative analysis, we specifically analyse how the representation of ethnic minorities in Chinese textbooks has…