Faculty roles have changed in response to shifting societal expectations of higher education, including an increased reliance upon nontenure track and part-time faculty, number of classes and programs offered online, and efforts to become multidisciplinary. Instructional development is crucial in providing faculty with the knowledge and skills to…

The place of inquiry implemented a School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention (SWPBIS) program during the 2018-19 school year to the large number of students receiving exclusionary discipline at the primary level. Even with the supports in place, a large number of students continued to be removed from class. When students are removed from class,…

Despite attempts by medical schools and professional organizations to address the problem in recent decades, the issue of bullying remains a widespread and serious problem in medical training and the training of medical scientists. Because of the hierarchical structure found in many medical schools and institutions of higher education training…

Blended learning is an instructional model in which instruction is delivered using a combination of traditional teaching methods and online learning materials such as digital textbooks, virtual textbooks, and teacher-made videos. The problem was that elementary teachers in local schools were not implementing blended learning as intended by the…

The present study investigated the math self-efficacy of homeschool parents and whether there was a correlation between parental math self-efficacy (PMSE) and parents' choice of mathematics curriculum. A simple random sample of parents with at least one child enrolled in Classical Conversations (N = 223) completed a survey to measure their math…

This study utilizes a correlational research design to identify the relationship, if any, between institutional and external support of research and development (R&D) at an R1 University Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education R1: Very High Research Activity Doctoral University in the southeastern United States of America.…

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' needs and preferences for technology integration professional development (PD). To guide the study, three research questions were developed: (1) What are teachers' needs and preferences for technology integration professional development in K-12 schools?, (2) How are teachers currently integrating…

This article presents an assessment tool for doctoral students preparing their comprehensive portfolio. This tool was created from my firsthand experience in the Joint PhD program in Educational Studies--a collaboration between three universities in Ontario, Canada: Lakehead University, Brock University, and the University of Windsor. Following…

The prevailing hypothesis for observed post-rest motor reaction time improvements is offline consolidation. In the present study, we present evidence for an alternate account involving the accrual and dissipation of reactive inhibition. Four groups of participants (N = 159) performed a finger-tapping task involving either massed (30 s per trial)…

Barber discusses the benefits of connecting STEM to literacy and includes both small and big ideas to integrate STEM education into your school library. As an opportunity to support learners across the curriculum, Barber encourages readers to harness the power of STEM education.

The paper aims to form a scientific and methodological basis for solving the state problem by developing an innovative approach to the training of young people in the regional education market in the conditions of the digital economy of the future. The research novelty lies in developing recommendations on using digital higher education…

The purpose of this chapter is to explore practices of early childhood education (ECE) in four Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar. For the past years, the attention toward ECE in these countries have arisen, partially as the result of the international development agenda such as Education for All, Millennium…

English has become a global language, and its importance is evident in various domains such as education, employment, and international communication. In Kuwait which is one state of the Gulf region that comprises countries like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman, English is increasingly recognized as a crucial language…

The Department of Anatomy (Anatomy) at the University of Otago delivers programs for students in diverse areas, including clinical anatomy, neuroscience, reproduction and biological anthropology. This study explored the experiences of alumni during their study and career pathways post-graduation through an online questionnaire distributed to…

We conducted a case study on the implementation of an adult mentoring program designed to connect land-grant university graduate students who participated in a transdisciplinary and multi-institutional research project with industry professionals for the purpose of exposing students to industry practices. Seven mentees and six mentors participated…