Language mindsets and L2 willingness to communicate (L2 WTC) are closely related and have contributed greatly to learners' L2 learning achievements under the SLA paradigm. However, relatively less attention has been given to the influence of language mindsets and L2 WTC on L2 pragmatic acquisition. This paper aims to examine the potential…

Analyses of administrative data have revealed that during the 1990s and early twenty-first century, young people in England from ethnic minority backgrounds appeared to have a greater propensity to participate in higher education than their white British counterparts. This paper presents the results of an analysis of linked administrative data for…

Evidence of a motherhood penalty and fatherhood premium has been found in academia regarding pay and publication rates. This research sought to determine if this trend also applied to students' perceptions of their professors via a 2 (professor: male, female) × 3 (reason: none, personally sick, child sick) × 3 (time: cancel once, cancel a second…

This paper presents the findings of a meta-analysis on parental involvement and its relationship with the academic achievement of Chinese students. Unlike most meta-analyses that rely on data from published studies, this study draws from 363 representative regional samples, encompassing 399,375 students in mainland China, including 212,072 Year 4…

Permaculture is a concept that can greatly contribute to sustainable living. It refers to a design-oriented system that aims to organize human settlements in a sustainable manner. Science teachers can contribute to the dissemination of permaculture through education by playing a critical role in conveying environmental awareness and sustainability…

The mixed-methods study explored the well-being of university students, focusing on their willingness to seek peer support and establish a sense of belonging. Using data from 156 undergraduate students who completed an online questionnaire, the study examined the barriers and motivations that influenced these behaviours. This study identified…

The purpose of this study was to estimate the average time English Learners (ELs) take to exit English Language programs and identify factors associated with their pace of exit. The sample included 25,581 students who were classified as English Learners in Collier County Public Schools before December 31, 2021. Among these students, 20,879 exited…

Background/Context: Children and adolescents worldwide are often exposed to community violence, including homicides, assaults, and gang-related activities. Such exposure can disrupt developmental processes, heightening stress responses that impair self-regulation, emotional stability, and cognitive function. Previous meta-analyses have documented…

Generation Z educators are entering classrooms with specific perspectives, motivations, and challenges that influence their transition into teaching. Many Gen Z teachers face barriers such as overwhelming onboarding processes, insufficient mentoring, and professional stress, which contribute to difficulties in retention. Chad Lang and Jessica…

This article explores French L1 speakers' attitudes toward French L2 speakers' negation use. Negation in prescriptive grammars calls for a pre-verbal ne and a post-verbal element like "pas." Although orally "ne" deletion is frequent, it is rarely or never taught. One common, albeit meagerly supported, explanation is that L1…

A common challenge among educators who enroll in graduate school is the balancing of their dual roles as teachers and graduate students. This exposes them to potential mental health concerns, such as anxiety. This cross-sectional study examined the role of professional self-care practices in alleviating anxiety among Filipino teachers enrolled in…

In this study, the researcher investigated the impact of social, metacognitive, and cognitive strategies on developing learner autonomy in foreign language learning. 150 EFL students participated in this study. In the selection of the participants, a simple random sampling technique was used. The aim of this study was to find the relationship…

Introduction: Motivation plays a central role in teachers' instructional practices. Teaching quality and teacher effectiveness contribute positively to student achievement. In line with this, teachers face several tasks in their profession, and they exhibit various motivational levels consisting of different motivational constructs, such as…

In this article, we argue that those in social work education should refocus how they conceptualize and teach intersectionality to produce more effective social work practitioners. We emphasize that social work should shift from educating students to evaluate diverse clients as the accumulation of individual identities operating in isolation…

Despite a rise in the observed prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children, few estimates exist of the share of US outpatient mental health treatment facilities that provide services for children with autism spectrum disorder. We identified key facility- and county-level characteristics in offering mental health care for children with…