California Reconnect is a three-year initiative (2023-2026) led by InsideTrack, in partnership with the Institute for Higher Education Policy, to support re-enrollment and success of learners with some college but no credential (SCNC). Education Northwest is conducting a multi-year mixed-methods evaluation of the initiative. This interim…

Framed by community-responsive pedagogy, this study focused on Asian American teachers in NYC public schools and explored how they used community resources in their teaching for students who were predominantly of Asian descent. The findings show that the teachers centered their students' own ethnic communities to discuss and make sense of hatred…

Existing research has revealed various beneficial teacher-level outcomes of distributed leadership (DL). Yet these studies lack important operational nuances. The DL effectiveness literature mainly stresses one dimension of DL study operations of how leadership is distributed (e.g., interaction), being grounded in the agency view. However, it is…

Education doctoral programs in South Africa focus on inducting students into the scholarship of research. Opportunities for engaging doctoral students in work-integrated learning (WIL) to develop their scholarship of teaching are scarce for aspiring teacher educators. In response to the absence of induction programs for doctoral candidates how one…

This paper presents the preliminary findings and research agenda for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Community Arts Collaboratory's (Arts Collab) 2-year initiative supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. The research examined how arts-based, embodied professional learning can support school-based educators in developing and…

This study explores how civic engagement influences the development of professional communication and tolerance among prospective teachers. Employing a mixed-method approach, the research engaged 75 students from Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (TNPU) in the social project "You Can Give a Child a Celebration!"…

Many Canadian universities actively recruit international students but do not adequately explore or support their unique needs. This article investigates the early stages of additional language socialization occurring among international master's students in an English for academic purposes (EAP) program. Student perspectives on community…

One of the institutionalized collaborative practices among teachers and other educators is the conduct of lesson study (LS). Considering the growing interest in the potential of LS to improve the quality of education through collaboration, it is worth exploring its potential contribution to enhancing the teaching competencies of teachers. This…

Student readiness for university study cannot be assumed; the progression to become a successful student requires support. Highlighting the implementation of purposeful, accessible, and inclusive pedagogical design, this case study explores emergent academic literacies and community building using social annotation in the context of remote…

Background: Leadership is crucial for frontline managers leading direct support staff in intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services because it impacts both the staff and service users. Method: A systematic review using CADIMA software, guided by the 2020 PRISMA statement, analysed 32 articles from Scopus, WOS, PsycINFO and EBSCO…

The Valparaiso University Department of Biology is responding to a change in student needs post-COVID by implementing a seminar for all first-year students. The first-year seminar (BIO 101) was taught for the first time in the Fall semester of 2023. This course is designed to integrate new biology students into the Biology Department. It is the…

This qualitative study examines transfer-related course material affordability challenges faced by undergraduate students at our four-year university. Due to their diverse educational backgrounds and previous exposure to low-cost course materials, transfer students from community colleges have different needs than traditional first-year students.…

This study uses data from a large California community college district to examine Southeast Asian, Filipino/a/x, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (SEA&PI) students' educational goals upon enrolling in community college and how their course-taking decisions relate to degree attainment and upward transfer outcomes. Drawing upon the…

Background: Internationally, the number of young people who experience significant mental health issues is increasing. It is argued that flexible, community-based initiatives can help support mental health services to address the mental health needs of young people. Youth mentoring is a community-based model, which has been found to act as a…

Weaving together theory, research, and practice, this edited volume provides rich accounts of teaching from faculty at a predominantly white institution who participated in a community of antiracist praxis -- a cycle of action and reflection on pedagogy. The chapters highlight the ways in which faculty can transform classrooms and colorblind…