This paper estimates the effects of moving away from violent environments into safer areas on migrants' academic achievement in the context of the Mexican war on drugs. Using student location choices across space and over time, we recover individual-level migration paths for elementary school students across all municipalities in Mexico. We find…

This study examined the feasibility of conducting a follow-up survey of panel attriters as a panel maintenance measure to investigate respondents' reasons for attrition, assessing their willingness to rejoin, and updating their addresses. We surveyed FReDA panelists who had not participated in two consecutive subwaves and were excluded from the…

This article examines how young people's social positions in a Finnish lower secondary school are shaped at the intersection of their gendered performances and other social differences. More specifically, the focus is on what kinds of masculine performances invite collective interpretations that contribute to the performer's marginal position in a…

This paper employs feminist poststructuralist and queer theory to analyze the experiences of three gay and lesbian middle leaders in Chinese schools. Drawing on Butler's heterosexual matrix, and Foucault's concepts of governmentality and disciplinary power, we propose the concept of a distinctly "Chinese heterosexual matrix" to theorize…

Background: Extending recent work on mindset contexts, researchers have explored how peer mindsets relate to students' outcomes in the classroom. However, little is known about the specific behaviours that signal peer mindsets to students, and prior work has used correlational methods. Aim: The present study aims to identify specific peer…

Background: Individual achievement goals are influenced by the learning context, such as the classroom. In this social space, social norms emerge and shape motivation and behaviour. Classroom goal structures reflect injunctive norms (what is considered acceptable) and influence individual achievement goals. The role that descriptive norms (what…

Teachers in Catholic schools are not only required to provide quality education through mastering the essential skills of pedagogy; they are also called to "be a reflection, albeit imperfect but still vivid, of the one Teacher" "Gravissimum educationis" (1965, para. 23). Thus, the spiritual identity of all teachers in Catholic…

This paper investigates the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on learning outcomes in Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Nigeria. While AI technologies hold the promise of transforming educational experiences through personalized learning, adaptive assessments, and enhanced engagement, their actual influence on young learners in the Nigerian…

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education has garnered much attention, prompting educators to thoughtfully examine its implementation within their curricula. This study explores the perceptions of occupational therapy (OT) students regarding the future integration of a novel, course-specific Anatomy AI chatbot: an…

For the most part, the concept of the "national university" possess significant overlaps with the public/state, civic, and flagship university. Toward enriching the conceptual toolkit of higher education, this study explores what has been meant by a 'national university' and how could we identify such an organization empirically. Through…

This qualitative study explores how preservice bilingual teachers engage with culturally and linguistically sustaining literacy instruction through coursework and field experiences in a bilingual teacher preparation program. Drawing on narrative reflections from three undergraduate students enrolled in a course titled "Teaching in the…

Learning gain in higher education, specifically the development of subject-adjacent skills, abilities and competencies, is of key scholarly and policy relevance. However, little research focuses on students' broad understandings of learning gain. This paper takes a phenomenographic approach to explore students' conceptions of learning gain, and…

Background: Discourse impairment significantly affects communication effectiveness. For a comprehensive understanding of pathological discourse behaviour, documentation of typical discourse production is essential. However, reference data from Mandarin speakers have not been previously available. Aims: This study sought to: (1) develop preliminary…

The ongoing US-China geopolitical tension occupies news headlines in both states. In the US, suspicion and hostility against China have become a bipartisan agreement. The historically-rooted ostracization against Chinese Americans means that US-China relationship has deep implications on Chinese Americans' lives, but research into how they…

Although research indicates that individual students benefit when they enroll in early algebra classes, evaluations of broad-based algebra acceleration often report negative effects. Using a regression discontinuity design, we replicate the positive effects of eighth-grade algebra placement on student achievement found in prior studies. We then…