Only about 1% of the children receiving special education services are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH). This group of children is highly heterogeneous with respect to a range of factors such as age of onset, degree of hearing loss, language and communication choices and access, and educational settings. Capturing the complex background of a DHH…

Background/purpose: The study aims to analyze opportunities for the intensive growth of youth well-being in Western Kazakhstan, focusing on factors like education, employment, technology, infrastructure, and social activity. This research addresses the regional challenges and prospects for youth development, contributing to policy-making and…

Qualitative interviews and focus groups are commonly used methods to elicit participants' voices in program evaluations. However, the use of these data-gathering methods can fall short of the goal; even with open-ended questions, the protocols guiding and shaping interviews and focus groups heavily reflect the evaluators' understanding and…

Teaching practice (TP) is an important part of teacher training. It is during teaching practice (TP) that student teachers acquire practical skills in the profession and it becomes prudent to explore the experiences of pre-service teachers in TP. Participants (n = 5) were drawn from one boarding school and came from three (3) teacher-training…

Questions are an essential aspect of decision-making by families and early educators in a range of contexts, and are particularly important during the informal assessment and collaborative planning that characterize home visits. Yet recommendations for questions tend to focus on form alone, such as encouragement to ask open- rather than…

Student mental health in the United Kingdom (UK) remains as key priority on the agenda of many Higher Education (HE) institutions. Current mandatory education in the UK provides guidance around supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, acknowledging that much of the origins of psychological distress and mental…

This study compares the impact of transnational higher education (TNHE) on student identity in two types of operating model, namely the international branch campus and Sino-foreign institute. The developmental characteristics of both types in China over the past two decades are reviewed, with a focus on students' identity positioning in the…

Purpose: The aim of the qualitative study was to identify inclusion-related challenges and to specify the need for professional development of physical education (PE) teachers. To achieve this, the integrative basic procedure (IBP) is suggested as a suitable method. Methods: The methodological approach consisted of a combination of grounded theory…