The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education offers significant potential to enhance personalized learning, feedback, and instructional strategies. However, its effectiveness depends on educators' practices and students' capabilities, especially in rural contexts where the digital divide presents challenges. This qualitative study…

The First2 Network is a coalition of individuals from multiple universities, K-12 schools, industry, and government organizations from a rural eastern U.S. state who collaborate to ensure that rural, first-generation undergraduate students are prepared and motivated to persist in their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…

This study examined perceptions of educational leadership skills within principal internship experiences, focusing on the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) building level standards related to instructional leadership. Using a quantitative survey design, the study collected data from 53 participants (29 principals and 24 interns)…

An ethnic cultural tourism network is an essential tool for democratic education in fostering social sustainability and justice through the Village Temple School (Baworn Network). It supports community enterprises in developing entrepreneurial skills to adapt to technology and digital innovation in competitive markets, thereby strengthening…

Introduction: Rural young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) are one of the most vulnerable and invisible groups facing School to Work Transitions (STWT) in Europe. This paper aims to deliver a theoretical model for understanding the STWT of rural NEETs. Methods: The proposed model stems from an overview of the relevant factors…

This study explores the potential health implications for children, parents, carers and communities living in Australia's 'childcare desert' areas. Most families with children aged birth to five years have limited access to early childhood education and care in regional, rural, and remote Australia, creating 'childcare desert' communities. This…

This Case Study discusses a multiple case study based on my doctoral dissertation, which focused on a rural area of a western American state and the cross-case analysis of five gang-affiliated youths (ages 19 to 30 years) and their chosen mentors. The findings from the dissertation highlight the importance of familial relationships among this…

This scoping review explores the educational experiences of refugee-background students (RBSs) within remote, rural and regional Australia. It synthesises literature on RBSs in these contexts to identify unique educational challenges. This review analyses relevant studies published between 2015 and 2024 to uncover themes at the intersection of…

Rural gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority men's (SMM) comfort levels answering sensitive health topics are unknown. This online survey explored comfort levels of 399 rural SMM in the Southern United States when responding to five sensitive health topics (sexual behavior, alcohol use, drug use, sexualized drug use, and mental health), as well…

Background: Individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience complex needs that often necessitate support from multiple systems. There is growing evidence that people with FASD may benefit from integrated service delivery (ISD), but little is known about ISD elements and processes for this population. Method: Using a multi-method…

Background: The world is moving towards digitalization and intelligence. Programming has become an essential development competency. Even though many countries are currently making great efforts to expand programming education, the programming education in these countries shows an imbalance in geographical and gender dimensions. We found that few…

Researchers have extensively investigated the quantitative relationship between various admissions requirements and their predictive capability for academic success in DPT programs; however, limited investigators have examined the perceptions of these requirements by admissions faculty. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the…

In China, parents, teachers, and society generally oppose adolescent romance, believing it impedes youth from academic success. However, research that investigates factors influencing one's involvement in adolescent romance is scarce, especially among rural Chinese youth. Drawing upon 1,262 youth and their mothers in rural Gansu province, China,…

As roughly 7.3 million students in rural school districts head back to school this fall, they remain largely unaware that the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) is due to expire on September 30, 2024 (Hartman et al., 2023). Enacted on December 20, 2018, and temporarily renewed in September 2023, this critical piece of legislation…

The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extended to the education sector in South Africa, prompting the implementation of preventative measures by the National Coronavirus Command Council. These COVID-19 protocols included the wearing of face masks or face shields, ensuring maximum ventilation, washing of hands, and school attendance routines…