The educational policy in 2020 empowered Saudi women, including female teachers, to teach children in early childhood schools (ECS). Parents and female teachers have complex, culturally rooted perceptions regarding inequity in male teacher employment in Saudi Arabia's ECS. Although the underrepresentation of male teachers in ECS is a worldwide…

Having parents with higher educational attainment is associated with many positive academic outcomes for students (e.g., college enrollment, degree attainment). This study aims to raise awareness and promote understanding of the characteristics, aspirations, and graduate degree intentions of students who are considering graduate school,…

There has been renewed recognition of the challenges that women teachers face in their day-to-day work. Recent research has found that women are quitting because of the harassment they face from boy students in the classroom, with the rise of social media misogyny contributing to boys' sexist behaviour. This paper draws on testimonies from four…

The following qualitative case study examines the ability of three South Sudanese immigrant families residing in a medium-sized Northeast city in the U.S. to meaningfully transfer their heritage languages to their children. Using a pluriversal literacy lens, we conducted interviews with six South Sudanese parents about their literacy practices…

Nearly one in five college students in the United States is raising a child, yet limited access to high-quality, affordable, and flexible child care remains one of the biggest barriers to their success. Without reliable care, many student parents are forced to stop out, undermining both their educational goals and public investments in higher…

Purpose: Puberty a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, poses problems that are difficult to manage for typically developing adolescents, but even more difficult for adolescents with autism. It is vital that girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), like their typically developing peers, are able to manage these physiological…

The current study focuses on the role of classroom self-regulation in the links between parent-child conflict and learning problems, as well as the potential moderating role of teacher-child closeness among preschool children in China. Participants were 208 children aged 3-6 years old (110 boys, 52.9%, M[subscript age] = 58.96 months, SD = 5.21)…

Although professional organizations in the United States have recommended genetic testing for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), uptake rates of genetic testing remain low. This review lists the recommendations made by professional medical organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of…

This paper explores teachers', parents' and pupils' perceptions and described experiences of school toilet policies, provisions and practices within state-funded primary (5-11 years) and secondary (11-16 years) schools in England. In doing so, this research critically examines how school-specific policies and toilet provisions influence children's…

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a serious disorder that affects a person's life, their parents, and the entire family. CP's impact on the family is long term, complex, and multifactorial. This study explored family functioning in families raising children with CP in Greece and Italy. A total of 120 married parents participated in the study: 60 mothers and…

In this essay, we consider recent narratives in the science of brain development under poverty in relation to the older idea of the culture of poverty. We argue that in theorizing poor parenting and deficient linguistic stimulation as the primary pathways of influence through which poverty exerts its damaging effects on the brain, brain science…

The study's purpose was to analyse the involvement of parents in school and the information as an influential factor on this process. The other purpose was to examine teachers', parents' and school principals attitudes on the prevention of violence between students in school. In our study violence is the case for studying the involvement of the…

The dissertation aims to understand how individual efforts/choices, family environment, and education systems contribute to human capital development and shape educational outcomes. The first chapter studies what drives the parental investment gaps in children in both time and money across socio-economic groups. I develop a dynamic model of…

Student-led conferences are a transformational shift from traditional parent-teacher conferences to the student discussing their progress with their parent. Student-led conferences have occurred in a variety of educational settings for three decades. This one aspect of change has not occurred consistently, if at all. From preschool through college…

The present study examined which aspects of the child's behavior and clinical profile accounted for three dimensions of parenting stress: related to parenting roles, to interactions with the child, and to the child. Measures of adaptive behavior, intellectual functioning, autism symptom severity, and challenging behavior and emotional difficulties…