The purpose of this article is to explore how to teach students with learning disabilities (LD) to cope effectively, so that they may develop self-determination (independence) skills in middle school. Teachers need to understand the definition of coping and what makes coping effective. They can then tailor instruction of students with LD with…

In the context of examination-oriented education and the pressure of college entrance examinations (known as the "Gaokao"), Chinese high school students often experience academic burnout. Previous research has shown that effort-reward imbalance (ERI) is an important predictor of academic burnout among high school students, but the…

The surge of generative AI (GenAI) tools on the internet has caused unprecedented disruptions to education, and there are growing concerns about them being misused by students to commit plagiarism, hence jeopardizing assessment validity. Despite the foreseeable challenges, it remains unclear how frontline language teachers perceive and react to…

Children with complex congenital heart defects often show delays and deficits in cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional functioning. As such, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Associated recommend ongoing monitoring and support of development. In conjunction with the formal therapeutic supports frequently…

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence fieldwork educator support has on stress, burnout, and self-efficacy, and examine how both students and fieldwork educators support student psychosocial well-being and protective factors during Level II fieldwork (FWII). An explanatory sequential mixed method design was used, including a…

In the wake of China's "Double Reduction" policy, the prohibition of after-school tutoring centers has led to a rise in parental assistance in their children's homework, concurrently elevating parental anxiety as homework assistant. This research aims to explore the effect of parental self-efficacy on the parental anxiety as homework…

Minority stressors harm sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY). This may be mitigated by promotive and protective factors and processes that manifest resilient coping. SGMY increasingly interact with information communication technologies (ICTs) to meet psychological needs, yet research often problematizes youths' ICT use, inhibiting…

Many countries face the problem of refugees and internal displacement. Internal displacement is not new to Kenya and is a recurring problem that impacts displaced children's education. One factor affecting displacement is banditry, stemming from community fights over resources. This paper uses theoretical and conceptual arguments to explore the…

Women play a pivotal role when shaping higher education. They drive change through leadership, innovation, and advocacy for inclusivity, breaking barriers in academia and leading policy reforms. Women are redefining what it means to lead in educational institutions, and their contributions are advancing research, teaching, and administration while…

Pre-service teachers (PSTs) experience anxiety when teaching a foreign language, such as English first additional language (English FAL), during work-integrated learning (WIL). Despite this, research focusing on how English FAL PSTs use a self-directed learning approach to manage foreign language teaching anxiety in rural South African high…

The purpose of this survey study was to explore the relationships between well-being and adaptability among music teacher educators in the United States during the 2020-2021 academic year. We used an online questionnaire to collect data related to demographics, well-being, adaptability, and academic year events. The 85 participants reported…

Despite considerable evidence that attachment theory is a valuable framework for understanding educational outcomes, associations between attachment representations, academic burnout, engagement, and drop-out have been largely overlooked. In this study, 290 first-year post-secondary students completed attachment, academic burnout, and academic…

In an interview with Randall Kenan, Octavia E. Butler extracts the harsh realities of history and its effects on the present, stating, "I couldn't let her come back whole… Antebellum slavery didn't leave people quite whole." (Kenan, Callaloo, 1991, 14, p. 498). This quote refers to her book, Kindred (1979) in which the protagonist, Dana,…

In this article we argue, in the context of the current dominance of the performative and instrumental drives characterizing the accountable university, that language and intercultural communication education in universities should also be humanistic, addressing 'discomforting themes' to sensitize students to issues of human suffering and engage…

As the frontline of our education system, teachers endure greater job-related stress than other professionals, even under the best of circumstances. While they were already exposed to certain stressors affecting their emotional health, the pandemic outbreak introduced new challenges putting teachers at risk of experiencing higher rates of…