Student perceptions of community and connectedness have long been a focal point for retention researchers and have been proven to be a determining factor in students' dropout decisions. While these feelings of community exist in the traditional campus structure, it remains to be seen if an online learning environment can elicit those same feelings…

The purpose of this study is to understand how and in what capacity elementary students construct positive math identities in order to inform math curriculum and math pedagogy to help students form positive math identities in the classroom environment. Specifically, this study focused on a set of elementary math students and teachers at a suburban…

Children who live abroad with their parents are exposed to a wide diversity of cultural and educational influences. They face various challenges as they live in a different country and experience a different culture. It is therefore important to understand their perceptions with respect to factors that could potentially enhance their satisfaction…

Identification of goals is a key social-cognitive process that guides whether adolescents engage in aggressive or nonviolent behavior during social conflicts. This study investigated early adolescents' goals in response to hypothetical social conflict situations involving close friends and peers. Participants (n = 160; M[subscript age] = 12.7, 53%…

This paper reports on a study set in Wales where the Further Mathematics Support Programme Wales supports the provision of an advanced qualification in mathematics for 16- to 18-year-old students with courses delivered in reduced teaching time. The study aimed to understand how the students experienced the Further Mathematics (FM) courses which…

Peer-mediated interventions (PMIs) offer substantial academic and social benefits to adolescents served under the special education categories of intellectual disability, autism, and multiple disabilities (i.e., intellectual and developmental disabilities [IDD]). However, limited attention has focused on the impact of PMI on participating peers…

Business schools are increasingly concerned about retaining and recruiting new students. We examine interactions among marketing students to consider their consequences on student satisfaction. This article's objective is to determine the drivers of satisfactory and dissatisfactory student-to-student interactions by employing a critical incident…

This study explores a jigsaw-based learning method for collaboration on cloud platforms. We implement and test the method on a Masters course with 42 students from 17 countries. Regression analysis results revealed that the jigsaw method influenced individual learning in the group, usefulness of Google Classroom and slides influenced group…

This longitudinal, population-based study investigated associations between language problems (LP) and emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). Parents and teachers gave information about LP and EBD when the children were 7-9 (T1) and 11-13 years old (T2). Self-reports of EBD were included at T2. In line with findings from clinically referred…

This study examined parents' perception of their child's learning experience during COVID-19. Data were collected from 153 U.S. parents' responses to an online survey. Findings showed that parents' satisfaction with the spring 2020 leap to online learning depended on the degree to which their child was a "good fit" (as evidenced by…

Early School Leaving (ESL) as an important societal issue has been a matter of debate in policy making for 30 years. But the differences in students' experiences have often been neglected, leading to a one-size fits all policy and pedagogical approach. This paper explores educational experiences of dropouts in England, Denmark and Hungary, and…

The onset of the Next-Generation Science Standards [NGSS] has created a need for elementary teachers to develop purposeful, multi-dimensional formative assessments (FAs). In order to promote this process, we utilized teacher learning communities (TLCs) and practice-based professional development focused on key aspects of the reform while…

The purpose of this study was to understand how the social and cultural practices of classroom literacy instruction afforded students opportunities to make meaning with texts. Research was conducted from a sociocultural perspective that focused on students as participants in social learning, in a context of interactive relations. This study was…

Despite the desirability of working in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), Black and Latinx people are underrepresented in these fields. Sustaining engagement in STEM is central to addressing the representation gap. This qualitative study examined whether and how a STEM-based after-school program (Changemakers) impacted students'…

This small-scale study aims to explore acceptance and preference dilemmas in choosing playmates with physical disability of typically developing 6-8-year-old Cypriot children. Eighteen participants were interviewed individually in a simple process involving scenarios and questions with the use of images of hypothetical peers with and without…