In this article, the authors explain how librarians can use positionality theory to understand how students produce value judgments around questions of bias, authority, and credibility. Librarians can help guide students to recognize the student's own positionality when approaching issues of bias. Students are often instructed to choose credible…

This study investigates the subjectivities of tertiary students in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR) of the People's Republic of China. Specifically, we investigate self-reported language practices and attitudes in relation to identities in a language ecology with three prominent languages (Zhuang, Standard Chinese [Putonghua], and…

There is an increasing nationalism endemic globally that needs profound consideration in education research. Through this paper, we aim to landscape discourses in citizenship education within the context of nationalism and diversity in Türkiye as a developing country subjected to dramatic in-migration of displaced people within a decade, let alone…

Background: This paper examines assessment report-writing from a critical perspective, a relatively unexplored aspect of speech and language therapy (SLT) clinical practice. To date, there has been little discussion of the relationship between discourse formats, objectives of assessment reports, and the effects of these objectives on how clients…

Positive representation of LGBTQIA+ perspectives in curriculum can help improve well-being of transgender and intersex students. However, research on sex education curriculum indicates that the experiences of intersex and transgender students are largely absent in the respective curriculum or constructed as other, pathologized or stigmatized.…

The present case study aims to examine the presage conditions that practitioners highlight when working on multidisciplinary projects in different languages. Semi-structured interviews with seven teachers were conducted, transcribed and deductively analysed according to three main categories proposed by the deeper learning agenda within the…

The use of gender-inclusive language is crucial for promoting gender equality and inclusivity in scholarly communication. This study examined second language learners' use of epicene pronouns in social sciences and humanities research manuscripts and surveyed recommended practices in journal guidelines for epicene pronoun usage. The findings…

In 2024, the Ministry of Education commissioned Te Wahanga, NZCER's Kaupapa Maori research unit, to conduct a literature review on the concept of "equity" in kura mana Maori motuhake - a term that includes kura kaupapa Maori te aho matua, and kura a-iwi. This review aims to inform the Ministry's evaluation of the Equity Index (EQI)…

In this study, we use discursive analytic tools to understand how transnational high school students in one suburban high school in the United States Pacific Northwest describe their social and academic experiences in school. The majority of the students from this study were born in the United States and therefore do not fit with the traditional,…

This article explores the coloniality of language from decolonial feminist and critical ecological linguistic frameworks, centering and building on the notion of conquistador-settler grammars. Through moments in our research in Chile, Guatemala, and the United States, we analyze the multiple ways conquistador-settler grammars are embedded in…

This pilot study examined counselor-in-training (CIT) attitudes and awareness regarding stigma and stigmatizing language aimed at those with substance use disorders before and after an author-developed educational intervention. Results indicated this intervention positively impacted CIT awareness and attitudes and their ability to identify and…

In some European settings, bilingual education (BE) has received criticism for catering to the 'elite', due to it mainly being chosen by, or offered to, pupils from high socio-economic backgrounds, only marginally including pupils with a migrant background. Nevertheless, because of its focus on global citizenship, BE in Europe could also be used…

This study explored the use of sophisticated vocabulary, complex syntax, and decontextualized language (including book information, conceptual information, past/future experiences, and vocabulary information) in teachers' instructional interactions with children during the literacy block in prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms. The sample…

This article uses a 'follow the thing' methodology to trace the trajectory of the so-called word gap from its original conception in 1990s US academic knowledge production through to a teacher education programme and three schools in the north of England, in the mid-2020s. It focuses on one teacher's first encounters, reproduction, and ultimately…

Today's teachers in inclusive settings face the challenge of working with an increasing number of children and adolescents experiencing psychological and emotionalbehavioral difficulties. Among these, children with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable to such challenges. Consequently, teachers are expected to assume a dual role that…