Policies designed to cultivate talent within universities are central to China's strategy for reforming and improving the quality of its higher education. This study develops a goal-instrument analysis framework for a content analysis of 113 such policies. Within the context of China's Double First-Class construction, the analysis examines the…

Racial and ethnic disparities in service utilization in autism are widely documented. Autism-related parental stigma may play a role if parents from racial/ethnic minoritized backgrounds experience dual stigma from autism and from membership in a marginalized group. This study examines racial/ethnic differences in autism-related stigma and…

Although lessons about sexism can increase gender egalitarianism in children, teachers often shy away from discussing sensitive topics, such as sexism, in classrooms. We conducted two studies to examine why teachers may not discuss sexism. In a qualitative study with 20 primary school teachers, teachers reported not discussing sexism because of…

Introduction: Girls in Tanzania often experience menstrual restrictions (i.e., expectations about behaviors prohibited during menstruation) and menstrual stigma (i.e., negative attitudes toward people who menstruate). A better understanding of sociocultural contexts contributing to menstrual stigma and restrictions is needed. Methods: In 2018, two…

This study explored the experiences of urban high school students in the Paralympic School Day (PSD) program and their perceptions about disability. Fifteen students took part in focus group interviews and written reflections were collected. Three interrelated themes were constructed: (a) "the people who we usually think of having to help…

Background: Health policies are key social determinants of health, but may cause inequalities if their implementation does not match local needs and if resources are misallocated. This study tests the inverse prevention law on school tobacco policies, assessing inequity in their implementation and identifying contributing factors. Methods: A…

Women's participation in Green-STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) careers remains low. This study examined how to remove gender barriers in Environmental-STEM technical and vocational training programs, aiming to expand opportunities for women in the green economy. SENA, Colombia's public TVET institution, served as the case…

The stigma of underperformance is widely acknowledged but seldom explored. 'Failure to fail' is a perennial problem in health professions education, and learner remediation continues to tax supervisors. In this study, we draw on Goffman's seminal work on stigma to explore supervisors' accounts of judging performance and managing remediation in…

A process of reform of Welsh education was initiated in 2015 by a curriculum review led by Professor Graham Donaldson, against the background of mounting evidence of academic underachievement and low levels of pupil self-esteem under successive (Welsh) Labour governments. Despite Professor Donaldson having little to say about religious education,…

This article provides an insight into how academic decolonisation is depicted in public discourse. It does this by analysing news media articles about academic decolonisation from a conservative news source. The analysis -- which is inspired by the work of Stanley Cohen, Stuart Hall, and the Glasgow University Media Group -- shows that academic…

Science seems to be flourishing like never before. However, science has become politicized up to the point where it has become the rule rather than the exception that dissenting submissions--i.e. manuscripts submitted for publication and research proposals submitted for funding that are critical of an accepted view or that propose a new view--are…

In this paper, we examine patterns in the censoring of sexuality and gender identity in children's literature over recent decades to inform our analysis of current challenges to and bans of queer picturebooks. To do so, we supplement critical content analysis (CCA) methodology with a genealogical approach to more fully contextualize censoring over…

Transcripts play a crucial role in qualitative research in computing education, with significant implications for the credibility and reproducibility of findings. However, unreflective and inconsistent transcription standards may unintentionally introduce biases, potentially undermining the validity of research outcomes and the collective progress…

Background: People with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities were disproportionately negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies exist about the perceived longer-term impact of the pandemic on this group. Methods: Data were collected through a two-stage narrative interview process. Six family members told their story about…

Background: To examine the relationship between affiliate stigma, stress and perceived quality of life amongst parents of children with Down syndrome (DS). Method: Seventy-eight parents of children with DS completed the Affiliate Stigma Scale (ASS), Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) and Care-related Quality of Life (CarerQol) scales. Results:…