The U.S. Department of Education, national organizations, and accrediting bodies require that teacher candidates be ready to effectively integrate technology in their instruction. In order to ensure this preparedness, teacher educators must model and teach the use of technology across educator preparation programs. Development of the Teacher…

The author argues that models of culture shock present a crisis response to cultural encounters and neglect key theories of student development. Drawing from interdisciplinary research, she presents a new model, the Cultural Transitions Model (CTM), to better support students as they encounter cultural transitions during study abroad. The CTM…

Research on critical thinking skills has been frequently carried out, but it has not shown maximum results. This problem is exacerbated by the differences in pre-service teachers' academic abilities. A new learning model that can improve pre-service teachers' critical thinking skills and reduce the gap in critical thinking skills among the upper,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the inter-correlations of self-transcendence, spiritual well-being, optimism and meaning in life. Additionally, the aim was to find out the differences in mean scores of self-transcendence, spiritual well-being, optimism and meaning in life between retirees and post-retirement employees. The sample…

Aim/Purpose: At a public, higher education program in information technology, faculty are frequently asked to evaluate their curricula concerning: course content, the matriculation experience, where and in what capacity graduates are employed, and future academic initiatives developed to keep pace with changes in technology. The problem is…

This study investigated the ability of a redesigned teacher preparation program to effectively meet the needs of teacher candidates and partner school districts. The study examined the effects of the redesigned school of education program on perceptions of teacher candidates, administrators, teachers in partner districts, and faculty members.…

Community colleges are a 20th-century phenomenon. This sector of higher education started in 1901 and historically served any number of varying purposes, such as teacher training, homemaking, and, potentially, transfer credits for admission to a four-year college and the receipt of a baccalaureate degree. In the early 20th century, because of its…

Building on a project that began in 2016, Leeds Beckett University students have continued to work with a local Community Investment Company (CIC) that uses surplus food to facilitate learning around wellbeing and sustainable development. This year students focused on designing a science education pack that would enhance learning and facilitate…

In March last year the authors was asked to take over as science coordinator in her primary school. The school had signed up for the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM, www.psqm. org.uk) and the author attended the first PSQM meeting with very little idea of what it entailed. This turned out not to be a problem: her mentors were a huge source of…

In 2018-2019, more than 200 Austin Independent School District staff members attended a mindfulness training. This report highlights results from a survey that staff completed about their personal and professional mindfulness practices.

This preliminary research examined the effectiveness of an app-based classroom counseling intervention on student social skill development. Two kindergarten classrooms in a high-poverty school were randomly assigned to receive social skills training as usual (TAU) or TAU plus intervention. Teachers completed the Social Skills Improvement System…

The rise in online instruction has created the need for higher education faculty to transition teaching practices between modalities. As members of the higher education faculty community, teacher educators are part of this growing population. However, little research has examined the transition from online to face-to-face teaching. This…

The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to gain an understanding of elementary school teachers' experiences and perceptions related to maladaptive behaviors of students in their classrooms. The research question was: What are teachers' experience with maladaptive behaviors in the classroom? In this study, eight elementary school…

This study explored how teachers interpreted and responded to their own student work during the process of formative assessment. The study involved a purposefully selected sample of 32 teachers in grades K-5 who had been trained by the Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) to use learning progressions to analyze and respond to evidence in student…

A new landscape is emerging at community colleges across the country -- a new approach that puts preparing students for the workforce at the center of the college's mission and culture. Occupational education has always been part of the mission at community colleges. What's changing today: New technology is putting a new premium on occupational…