This article explores the development and evaluation of the Building Leadership Team Assessment Tool (BLT-AT), designed to measure Professional Learning Communities' (PLCs') use of effective school improvement practices. The BLT-AT is grounded in Ohio's inclusive instructional leadership model, which emphasizes the improvement of teaching and…

Over the last several decades, a great deal has been learned about how people learn and develop from research in neuroscience; the developmental and learning sciences; and fields like anthropology, sociology, and social psychology. This report identifies design principles for teacher preparation built on recent syntheses of this emerging research…

This inquiry into the location of the linguistic repertoire was driven by a pedagogical encounter with mounting putty, the white adhesive used to attach materials to another surface. This encounter began at a community writing center during a writing workshop I was teaching on poesía bilingüe when children took up the putty, creating objects that…

The rise of generative AI has been insufficiently met with opportunities for either educators or students to understand and evaluate GenAI systems. We believe our responsibility as educators includes critically examining these technologies as well as the rhetoric and assumptions that surround them. Our approach has been to provide, and champion,…

This study investigates the educational practices for the transmission of Jiaqiao ritual music among the Yao ethnic group in Shanglin District, Nanning, Guangxi, China. Jiaqiao ritual music is a sacred vocal tradition rooted in ancestral worship and communal ceremonies, reflecting the Yao people's spiritual beliefs, social cohesion, and cultural…

This article places young people at the center of knowledge production in study abroad programs. We employ a combination of relational learning and nested community of practice to demonstrate the significant roles that local young people play in cultural exchange, despite the usual marginalization by their parents and other local figures of…

Background/purpose: As urban classrooms in Thailand become increasingly multicultural due to migration and social change, teachers face growing challenges in fostering inclusion and cultural understanding among students. This study examined how the integration of the School as Learning Communities (SLC) model and Psychological Capital (PsyCap) can…

Context: Mathematics education remains a critical focus for national education improvement efforts, particularly in light of the learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the average NAEP math score for eighth graders dropped by 8 points compared to 2019. Since 2022, scores have risen for higher-performing students in the 75th and 90th…

This article traces my intellectual and professional transformation from community college professor to professor-activist that began with my doctoral studies. Divided into four sections, it begins with an overview of the community college mission and the essential role of faculty in advancing the academic and social success of a diverse student…

As social work's fight for social and economic justice returns to its historical attention to finances, faculty are called to infuse financial capability and asset building (FCAB) content into their classes. Given few published models, this study contributes a redesign that infuses FCAB in a community organization course, with additional attention…

Did rural America bring Donald Trump to the presidency? As a phenomenon related to the rise of Trump, the authors try, in this paper, to explain the conservatism that surrounds them personally, as rural residents and rural education scholars. Their neighbors are (mostly) conservative; in part it defines them; it is part of their culture. They have…

As community schools spread across the country, community school staff need effective approaches to engaging families and community-based partners. Such principles must be broadly applicable, given community schools' mandate to adapt to different local contexts. Based on recent research on Baltimore City's community schools, the authors highlight…

Moving from a traditional school district to one that embraces a community schools model requires fundamental shifts in organizational structure and practices. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation in southern Indiana and Vancouver Public Schools in Vancouver, Wash., are two districts that have navigated this change. Leaders from those…

In order to better understand and determine priorities of global service-learning in higher education, this study used an empowering evaluation processes to assess the strategic trajectories needed for growth in this field. Researchers organised 36 focus groups during an international summit to map the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for…

BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose (BraveHeart CPP) is a comprehensive post-high school, inclusion-focused partnership of university, faith, and local communities. This new initiative aims to address unmet needs of the vulnerable and underserved population of young adults with disabilities through a community-in-community inclusion (CICI)…