The research aims to determine whether and to what extent teacher education curricula in Croatia are gender sensitive and to examine the status of courses dealing with gender-related topics. For this purpose, a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the seven teacher education curricula was conducted. The analysis was based on Bernstein's theory…

Preschool teachers can become attachment figures that complement the children's families of origin, becoming relevant actors in their early development. This article presents the results of a group video feedback program on early childhood teachers in public centers. The model, which focuses on promoting "educational sensitivity",…

Park and Shaw shared the impact on organizations from unmotivated and unsatisfied employees link to higher turnover ratios. The use of emotional intelligence in manager training lowered employee turnover by 13%. The problem address in this Delphi study was that small utility companies do not have an emotional intelligence plan in place for…

Background/purpose: The study investigated the role of intercultural sensitivity as a mediator variable between cultural intelligence and attitudes towards multicultural education. Materials/methods: The design of the research was a predictive correlational study. A total of 287 preservice teachers (PSTs) from different departments at a state…

The opportunity gap, or conditions and barriers that impede the academic performance and school experience of minoritized students, may be exacerbated by educators' implicit biases. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand preservice educators' awareness of individual, structural, and systemic racism with regard to implicit bias. Our…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand how elementary and secondary education teachers in the U.S. describe the influence of participating in implicit bias training on their cultural competence. The culturally responsive teaching framework was the foundation for the study. Research questions explored how elementary and…

Empathy, a crucial social skill that can lead to positive results, has gained more attention in recent years. This study aims to systematically examine research on empathy and empathy skills. For this purpose, within the scope of the research, studies on empathy and empathic thinking skills were subjected to bibliometric analysis. Analyzing…

This study addressed the need for districts to make professional development available to help teachers develop the skills they need to effectively adapt classroom practices to support students' social-emotional needs and create an inclusive, culturally responsive learning environment. The problem was teachers recognize the need for…

This study examined the relationship of teachers' intercultural sensitivity to their in-class culturally responsive teaching. A total of 168 teachers with teaching experience in multicultural classrooms in northern Thailand answered a questionnaire with two psychological scales: the intercultural sensitivity scale and the culturally responsive…

Postgraduate research students have poorer mental health than the general community. Improving their experiences of diversity, inclusion, and belonging at university may bolster their overall wellbeing and reduce poor mental health outcomes. The aim was to explore postgraduate research students' views on diversity, inclusion, and belonging, to…

Introduction: In a globalized world, it becomes increasingly relevant to study people's levels of intercultural sensitivity, understood as the ability to know, appreciate and interact effectively with people from different cultures, particularly in cosmopolitan cities like Madrid. The study had three aims: first, to analyze the relationships…

While the need for moral sensitivity amongst engineers is underlined by academic and professional standards, it is unclear whether engineering students are aware of their moral responsibilities in real-life situations or the impact they can have on social challenges. This study aims to understand the moral sensitivity of undergraduate engineering…

It is urgent to develop intercultural sensitivity (IS hereafter) for the society and especially for in-service teachers as they are the agents that help learners to acquire the intercultural competencies needed to live in a dramatically globalized world. However, few research studies focused on in-service teachers' intercultural sensitivity though…

Based on discussions of cultural empathy in intercultural communication and counselling and multicultural psychology, this paper presents a model and a measure of cultural empathy suited for a broad range intercultural interactions -- the Intercultural Empathy Index (IEI). We examined the IEI's psychometric properties via two studies involving…

Virtual reality (VR) is an immersive innovative technology that can be used with occupational therapy students for bias training in preparation for fieldwork and clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to explore the use of VR as a complementary educational tool in bias and microaggressions (MA) training for entry-level occupational…