In constructing a theoretical framework for an art education curriculum of the future, the primary objective is promoting awareness, mutual understanding, and collective responsibility to one another and the world in which we live. In arriving at this framework, the author found direction in the ethicist Kwame Appiah's (2017) suggestion that…

Christian-secular moral dualism, the idea that Christians and secular people hold different moral values, is prevalent in our social views and moral education. This belief, however, does not correspond with the findings of current studies on people's moral perceptions. This article presents an empirically defined welfare/harm-based morality that…

This paper examines how worldviews and national values are displayed in the national (Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curricula of Sweden, Finland and Norway. The specific interest is to investigate what similarities and differences there are between these three ECEC curricula with regard to the position of religions and other…

In 2012, New Jersey implemented a broad change to the teacher evaluation system with the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act which identified the Marzano Causal Teacher evaluation system as one of the prescribe models for districts to adopt. This system provides a more differentiated teacher…

A long-standing, race-based academic achievement gap between Black and White students has existed in a local district in the southwest United States for more than 5 years. The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive case study was to explore teachers' perceptions and experiences related to the use of culturally relevant or responsive (CRR)…

This quantitative, non-experimental study was conducted to examine if there was a relationship between four aspects of the professional learning environment and tenured and non-tenured teachers' self-regulated learning in the workplace. The four aspects of the professional learning environment include: opportunities for professional development,…

A robust research literature exists on the importance of quality leadership in education, especially in the principalship. However, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners have systemically overlooked women's leadership in education, focusing on the contributions of White men. Undeniable and dramatic shifts have taken place in students'…

Teacher retention has been a national focus of research for several decades (Gray & Taie, 2015). In California specifically, the number of novice teachers who leave the field within the first 5 years ranges from 19% to 30% (Darling-Hammond et al., 2018). Despite the broad base of research that has examined teacher retention issues, limited…

This dissertation consists of three essays investigating children's early learning experiences in the United States. Specifically, I examine early learning achievement outcomes for immigrant children and low-income, minority children to identify early educational barriers and to reduce early achievement gaps. In addition, I focus on measurements…

This article argues that third space education reform can be a bridge to Muslim traditions of philanthropy and empathy (one form of which is compassion). By connecting education reform efforts to Muslim tradition, reformers will have greater success due to buy-in from local Muslim populations. By examining primary sources of Islam and using social…

Higher education institutions are increasingly adopting leaning management systems (LMS) as a complementary tool in improving learning systems. The purpose of this study is explore the factors influencing students' satisfaction in Palestine Technical University-Khadoury (PTUK) in Palestine toward using the learning management system (Moodle). Six…

In this study, Turkish pre-service science teachers' moral reasoning patterns and the factors which influence their decisions while discussing genetics-related socio-scientific issues (SSI) were investigated. A basic qualitative approach was adopted for this purpose. Seven third-grade pre-service science teachers enrolled in the study.…

Youth wellbeing is a pressing international problem, and it is a key concern of educational institutions, considering the substantial amount of time that youth spend in school. Educators require empirically validated and theoretically sound methods to support students' wellbeing. This article critically examines the literature on youth wellbeing…

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, we explore the perceived roles of action research networks during times of crisis and then consider our own experiences grappling with our responsibilities as members of the Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) in highlighting and building solidarity through its Knowledge Democracy…

This article reports the lack of epistemic diversity in producers of massive open online courses (MOOCs) through examining whose knowledges and what knowledges are forefronted in MOOCs. Through analysis of 27 semi-structured interviews, the study explored the relationship between South African MOOC designers and their open educational practices…