This article presents findings from a sequential mixed methods study that examines how graduate teacher education students describe the experiences that either enhance or interrupt a sense of belonging before and during the university preparation program. The paper focuses primarily on analysis from two focus groups and demonstrates particular…

We present the design and evaluation of an institutional support model for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): the SoTL Seed Program. In this model, faculty from across disciplines partner with graduate students with expertise in educational and social science methodologies to implement SoTL investigations. We interviewed and obtained…

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most courses at universities in many countries transitioned to a remote format for the 2020-21 academic year. This presented additional challenges for courses taught with a hands-on component. Here we describe the implementation of a take-home activity kit and laboratory demonstrations to facilitate hands-on…

Wrestling with issues of racism and colonization in the classroom requires significant nuance from dominantly positioned educators. In this article, we weave together a narrative unpacking of an uncomfortable experience in a graduate level class with an exploration of relevant theoretical literature. Our reflection on practice takes up the…

The use of theory to guide practice is what distinguishes an occupational therapist's professional judgment and reasoning from simply technical skills. However, occupational therapists continue to lack confidence and skills in understanding application of theory to inform practice. Thus, effective course design related to theory is imperative in…

In this paper we describe the early steps of our journey through a collaborative autoethnographic research project and share preliminary findings. As distance educators who work at an open, online university, we embrace a philosophy of openness, drawing on open educational practices to facilitate collaborative and flexible learning. As faculty…

The study aims to explore how the mathematics teachers taking post-graduate education use their Algebra knowledge for the expression, "You can't add apples and pears" that is expressed in almost every segment of the society, in creating mathematical content. The data of the research consisted of the written answers of the thirty-seven…

Theory about how mentorship is supposed to work, its goals, and what "makes it work" is abundant. It is rarer to encounter empirical information about processes and implications when mentoring is a problem. Graduate students experience significant psychological, physical, financial, and relational challenges and likely have expectations…

Feedback is a complex socio-cultural construct, utilising various modalities over the lifespan of a research candidature. This study reports findings from a review of global literature on supervisory feedback to postgraduate research students. Three focus questions guided the review: students' problems in receiving feedback, perceptions of…

From differences in brain development to balancing complex roles, the needs of graduate students significantly differ from undergraduates and yet often go unacknowledged. In this article, I explore how these differences can be taken into account when supporting graduate student leadership identity during turbulent times and beyond through…

Faculty have an implicit expectation that their graduate and professional students will become leaders in their respective fields; however, there is a lack of formalized co-curricular education to prepare them to assume leadership. This article provides two examples of co-curricular leadership education programs as inspiration for others to…

The contemporary university works to produce an imagined global graduate who can demonstrate competencies such as mobility, intercultural awareness and global citizenship. In Australia and New Zealand, teacher education academics are charged with the production of graduates who can display and transmit such competencies, but the labour and lived…

Collaborative argumentation allows groups to express, criticize, and integrate arguments to achieve the co-construction of collective knowledge. However, students often face challenges when proposing diversified arguments, gathering evidence, and rebutting others reasonably. Incorporating generative conversational agents (GCAs) into collaborative…

Research has focused on the importance of family to Latinx/a/o students. Yet, Latinx/a/o college student identity models have remained linear and individualistic. Centering Chicana/Latina Feminist epistemology and methodology, this study utilized pláticas to understand how a collectivist orientation influences the academic identity development of…

Purpose: Securing ethical approval can be a frustrating and opaque experience for some creative practice research students who may find the processes required of them not well suited to their specific inquiry. This can lead to an erosion of trust between students and their institutions. This paper aims to synthesize perspectives representing both…