The research on the influencing factors of the use of digital learning resources is the focus of this field. Although a large number of empirical studies involve the discussion of influencing factors, the conclusions of different studies are also different. Through meta-analysis, taking 146 effect values and 9996 independent research objects in 19…

Mentoring has been used in human resources in both the education and business sectors to aid the onboarding process. Improved retention has been found in both mentors and mentees involved in the mentoring programs. While most administrators surveyed indicated successful mentoring programs, this study identifies factors that were most common for…

Inadequate funding of university education that is occasioned by the present economic quagmire has made the need for generating revenue other than government allocation sacrosanct. It is against this backdrop that this paper attempted a holistic perusal of the issues associated with Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Nigerian Universities. This…

Young people tell us that afterschool programs have a direct positive impact on their lives. A new national online survey of 1,116 afterschool program providers--conducted by Edge Research, October 31-December 5, 2023--reinforces this view, finding that programs are keeping young people connected, engaged, and inspired. The survey, which…

This brief highlights the equity issues and potential negative consequences related to a lack of access to menstrual products at U.S. institutions of higher education (IHEs). It also describes promising strategies and practices that IHEs can implement to increase access to menstrual products.

The purpose of this book is to examine John Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environments and extend it to other life decisions that involve effectively matching individuals with their life and work options. It is also intended to refresh the thinking of career counselors, advisors, managers, coaches, and others working in the…

A community of practice (COP) can offer learning and support as a group of people who come together to share concerns, best practices, or new knowledge about some shared interest or passion. However, creating or joining a COP may present challenges, especially for those whose networks are relatively undeveloped. In this article, we define a COP…

This study revealed that housing-impacted community college students in the north-central region of California experienced a range of academic, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and environmental factors while pursuing housing-related resources associated with their institutions, as well as off-campus resources provided by local, regional, and…

This dissertation project began with the development of a Design-Focused Approach (DFA) to First-Year Composition (FYC) curriculum largely informed by multimodal pedagogical theory. In the DFA to FYC curriculum, I highlighted the importance of multiliteracy and the demand for multiple modalities for students to effectively communicate in various…

In this design case, we review the iterative process of designing EdTech Books (ETB)--an online platform through which open educational resources can be published and accessed by the public. We discuss the context and framework within which the platform was created. We then review the chronology of the platform's evolution through the lens of…

In recent years, online learning methods have gradually been accepted by more and more people. A large number of online teaching courses and other resources (MOOCs) have also followed. To attract students' interest in learning, many scholars have built recommendation systems for MOOCs. However, students need a variety of different learning…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss two different learning approaches to lean through a sensemaking lens. Design/methodology/approach: This is comparative case study within one organisation, and a qualitative analysis of interview data, participative observations and documents. Findings: Although this study found that both…

Accountability pressures in education have risen steadily over the last two decades and public schools and districts now track school- and student-level data in response to state and federal mandates. Catholic schools and dioceses have not faced the same level of regulation over this period, and less is known about data access and use in the…

Considering job resources of college teachers as a mediating variable, this study analyzed the relationship between job crafting and job engagement and established a model of the mechanism underlying the effects of job crafting on job engagement. This theoretical hypothesis model was empirically validated using 300 valid questionnaires completed…

Computational thinking has become part of the mathematics curriculum in several countries. This has led recently available teaching resources to explicitly integrate computational thinking (CT). In this paper, we investigate and compare how curriculum resources developed in Denmark -- digital teaching modules -- and Sweden -- printed mathematics…