From a teacher's perspective, teacher learning happens through a complex web of learning experiences. However, research on teacher professional development (PD) typically focuses on the direct influence of single activities or programs. PD researchers less often acknowledge the interactive impacts on teacher learning of the multiple experiences…

This study focused on leadership effectiveness of high school principals within the New York City Department of Education. The purpose of this study was to explore the views and perspectives of teachers concerning the impact of principals' leadership style on teachers' and students' performance and to determine teachers' perceptions of the…

Students face daily academic challenges when trying to learn new content in school, and these challenges can make it increasingly difficult for students to continue to work when frustrated. Students who put forth extended effort into their learning are said to have a growth mindset. Teachers heavily influence students by the way they present…

Growth mindset, the belief that one's abilities can improve through cognitive effort, is an important psychological construct with broad implications for enabling children to reach their highest potential. However, surprisingly little is known about malleability of growth mindset in response to cognitive interventions in children and its…

While children are able to name letters fairly quickly, the automatisation of letter-speech sound mappings continues over the first years of reading development. In the current longitudinal fMRI study, we explored developmental changes in cortical responses to letters and speech sounds across 3 yearly measurements in a sample of 18 8-11 year old…

New Hampshire wanted to understand the evolving labor market and the how COVID-19 pandemic impacted regions. The state aims to develop strategies and policies to strengthen alignment in the education-to-workforce pipeline in the post-COVID economy. R1CC facilitated a cross-agency stakeholder group to identify and obtain data to analyze to…

Over the past several decades, there has been a significant growth in the number of Future Faculty Development (FFD) programs aimed at increasing the number of Ph.D.s in higher education. Yet despite the growth of these programs, minimal research exists that provides a collective overview of existing FFD programs that target historically racially…

Created to meet the varying and pressing needs of faculty during the COVID-19 crisis, our CTL developed a multi-pronged communication strategy using the Universal Design for Learning framework, including the "How" (Action & Expression), the "What" (Representation), and the "Why" (Engagement) of teaching in varying…

This article applies a recently published indicator to various types of international education projects to measure their compliance with educational professionalism and international development law and also compares this indicator with the standards checklist currently in use by The Forum on Education Abroad. The tests and comparisons suggest…

Professional learning plays an essential role in extending, strengthening, and updating teachers' professional knowledge and practice throughout their career. Whilst a significant body of research has examined the impact of professional learning on teaching practices, less research has considered the specific needs of music teachers. This study…

The purpose of this article is to explain how an occupational therapy (OT) program in a university setting developed a virtual Level II community-based fieldwork program in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. This virtual fieldwork program, guided by the PRECEDE-PROCEED Planning Model (PPM), was designed to help keep students on track with…

The paper aims to identify the new requirements of young people for education in the digital economy of the future and, considering these requirements, identify the attractiveness of higher education programs on training digital personnel to work with breakthrough technologies among young people in Central Asia and Russia. The authors conduct a…

This chapter discusses the academic performance of students from the Malay minority community in Singapore. The Malays are currently the youngest demographic group in the country; in terms of new workers entering the country's labour force, statistics indicate that the other ethnic groups have already 'peaked' in terms of contributing their yearly…

Comparative and International Education is a dynamic and growing field facing extraordinary challenges in every corner of the world. "World Education Patterns in the Global North" surveys the educational responses and new educational landscapes being developed as a consequence of powerful global forces demanding change within the Global…

The internationalization of education introduces notable cross-cultural challenges and benefits for consideration by scholars of comparative and international education. When teachers move overseas to work, they become sojourners, "between-society culture travelers" (Ward et al., 2005, p. 6). Living and working between cultures offers a…