The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted developing countries, causing educational and economic crises globally. This study explores the necessity of maintaining research in Higher Education (HE) amidst the pandemic's disruptions. It questions whether Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can sustain research post-COVID-19 while balancing…

This article reviewed published research on implementing the Response to Intervention (RTI)/Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) educational framework in mathematics at public schools. Today, all 50 states have adopted different forms of the tiered educational system, and the focus of these support systems is switching from model building to…

Literature reviews generally analyse and synthesis the evidence (or lack thereof) in a particular topic area and they are an increasingly popular form of scholarly activity. The scoping review is a popular literature review approach that has been adopted across the social and health sciences over the last fifteen years. With this upsurge in use,…

Purpose: To fill a gap in literature, this phenomenological study explored the experience of teaching the arts online in Title I schools. Theoretical Framework: The theoretical framework for this study was based on the Studio Habits of Mind (SHoMs). For the purposes of this study, the researcher focused on three of the SHoMs: (a) stretch and…

Evidence-based practice is foundational to school psychology; as a field, we have contributed a great deal of evidence for specific practices. However, school psychologists must continue to find ways to more effectively reduce the gap between research and practice, supporting educational outcomes for all students. Two interconnected strategies…

This research pioneered the investigation of the statistically predictive power of academics' research agendas for their organizational commitment--beyond age, gender, academic rank, and academic discipline. Three hundred and thirty-two academics from nine research-oriented comprehensive universities in Zhejiang province and Shanghai, mainland…

Art therapy appears to be well positioned to assist people with dementia in improving their psychological well-being and quality of life because of its ability to address neuropsychiatric symptoms and to circumvent declining cognitive and verbal capacities. However, despite increased interest in nonpharmacological approaches to the care of people…

As Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) continue to emerge, so has the discourse around servingness and for whom. Scholars have questioned which populations of Latinx/a/o communities are being privileged in servingness calls for more culturally relevant practices, policies, and systems. Paralleling these inquiries, a growing area of literature has…

Having stepped down as editor of Educational Technology Research & Development after 15 years of service, and having learned much from Steve Ross, who served as editor for 18 years, and from many of the leading scholars in the broad and multidisciplinary field of educational technology, I have been thinking of the value added by the research…

In this paper, we seek to advance theoretical understanding of how religion, spirituality, and spiritual capital serve as key sources for community cultural wealth (Yosso in Race Ethn Educ 8(1):69-91, 2005), influencing educational opportunity for many students of color. We synthesize existing research to show how religion and spirituality are key…

This article undertakes a reframing of the concept of teacher knowledge. It argues that in order to help teachers create more powerful learning environments, a much more general framing is required--one that incorporates a teacher's perceptions, inclinations and orientations as well as their understandings and related proficiencies. A main point…

Emotional struggles among students have long been a challenge in the educational sector. This study aimed to investigate the implementation and effectiveness of social-emotional learning (SEL) programs in elementary schools, specifically focusing on the impact of SEL among Black male youths. This case study revealed that counselors and teachers…

This research report, produced for National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa (National Library), focused on a Putoi Rito Communities of Readers project carried out in Dargaville in 2023-24. Putoi Rito is a National Library initiative that works with communities to design, develop, and deliver support for reading engagement…

Research-practice partnerships often face a fundamental tension: well-designed, high-quality research takes time, but practitioners and policy makers need answers to pressing questions as soon as possible. In this article, Jason Sachs, Meghan McCormick, JoAnn Hsueh, and Catherine Snow discuss this mismatch between the tight timelines of…

Background: Prioritized research agendas are viewed internationally as an important method for ensuring that health research meets actual areas of clinical need. There is growing evidence for speech-language therapy-prioritized research agendas, particularly in disorder-specific areas. However, there are few general research priority agendas to…