Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic mandates that were imposed to curb the spread of disease may have triggered unhealthy dietary behaviors among university students. The current study aims at exploring university students' perception of their dietary behaviors through the course of the pandemic. Methods: The qualitative study is designed using a…

Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the relationship between institutional influence and performance, mediated through transformational leadership (TL) and moderated by barriers, situational factors, communication and implementation. Design/methodology/approach: Using a structured survey instrument, data were collected from 370 faculty…

In most states across the country, public K-12 enrollment is declining. This is a decade-long, national trend that accelerated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and is projected to continue. Although enrollment decline varies substantially among and within states, many states have put temporary or permanent policies in place to address the…

The extent to which differences were present in the Texas state-mandated Reading assessment for Emergent Bilingual students by their special education status (i.e., Not Special Education, Special Education) for five school years was addressed. Data were collected from the Texas Education Agency Public Education Information Management System for…

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education teachers, having transitioned to new teaching methodologies, including online learning and modified assessment strategies, face the question: Do they intend to revert to pre-pandemic ways of operating or retain their new practices? A university-wide invitation with an incentive resulted in 63…

The media is crucial in managing public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic prompts researchers to design and implement fast, efficient research. They cause an infodemic in society by disseminating unprofessional and hasty information. This study examines the practical challenges of publicizing medical research and health data…

Amid widespread declining enrollment, the expiration of COVID-19 ESSER funding, and looming uncertainty in federal P-12 education involvement, many school districts may soon consider permanent school closures. While extant permanent school closure literature provides a starting point for future analyses, it often fails to advise the breadth of…

Background: The digital literacy landscape has undergone significant changes over the last 5 years, from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic hastened the necessity for advanced digital skills for remote work and online collaboration, while the current AI era…

This study proposes that special education teachers' perceptions of psychological empowerment serve as a meaningful indicator of school administrators' ethical leadership. The Perceptions of Ethical Leadership for Special Education (PELSE) survey instrument was developed to assess this construct, incorporating validated measures of procedural…

This scoping review is intended to examine and consolidate the factors that influence the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among African university students. Gaining an understanding of these factors is crucial for developing effective public health strategies to improve vaccination rates within this demographic. An extensive search of peer-reviewed…

Education Development Center, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS), received an Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Child Care Policy Research Partnership grant in 2022 to study state-administered funding initiatives aimed at supporting child care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular…

In this program profile, we recount the development of Fairfield University's award-winning WAC/WID program. We specifically describe the roles of labor and disciplinarity in building "shock-absorbent" WAC program architectures that enable WAC programs to persist. Arguing that labor resources are a central concern of WAC programs, we…

Background: People with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities were disproportionately negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies exist about the perceived longer-term impact of the pandemic on this group. Methods: Data were collected through a two-stage narrative interview process. Six family members told their story about…

International education has become a huge market, estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars per year. Tertiary-level institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada continue to draw large numbers of international students, but other destination countries have also entered the mix. And while Chinese and…

Background/purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges and opportunities for students' learning worldwide and changed the environments in which students learn. An international learning environment was designed to "bridge the distance", address pre-service teachers' socio-emotional needs and develop their entrepreneurial thinking…