Transparency is described as a multifaceted construct with three qualities (i.e., information disclosure, participation, and accountability) relating to trust, communication, and ethics. Expectations for organizational transparency in higher education have grown in the past two decades. Yet, there have been few studies that investigate this…

Using evidence-based guidelines to interview children is an important means to obtain complete and accurate accounts. In the current study, we examined the quality of child investigative interviewing in the Netherlands. To examine this, we compared the Dutch Scenario Model with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Protocol…

Sexual assault is a problem on college campuses that disproportionately impacts lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ) students. Civil rights law requires that institutions of higher education in the United States (U.S.) have a system in place to address sexual assault and provide accommodations and assistance to survivors, however,…

It is imperative that today's advertising, journalism, mass communication, and public relations students are prepared to engage in corporate activism and corporate social responsibility communications once in the workforce. This article explores the need for incorporating equity-based pedagogy, using feminism as one of many approaches, into…

This table captures how states and the District of Columbia have used statute and/or regulations to provide institutions with additional guidance and requirements regarding campus sexual misconduct policy. Each data point presents information on a distinct component of that policy, such as reporting processes, victim support services, and…

To assess the knowledge, attitude, practice, and determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) among nursing female student in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki. A cross-sectional descriptive study was done in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki between 1st March 2018 and 31st August 2018 among 450 nursing female student. They were interviewed using…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine college cis-women's experiences with gender microaggressions and perceptions of campus climate, institutional betrayal, and institutional courage, how those experiences and perceptions are related, and how each predicts college students' likelihood of reporting sexual assault to the University.…

Teacher self-disclosure is a communication technique to improve relationships between teachers and students. More often than not, a healthy learning environment is created by the relationship between the teacher and students (Frymier & Houser, 2000). This study aimed to determine whether there are any variations between male and female…

The lived experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) youth are significantly influenced by the various environments they navigate -- including but not limited to their families, schools, neighborhoods, communities, and workplaces. QTPOC youth -- or queer and trans youth who identify as Asian American, Black/African American,…

This research aimed to investigate the experiences of students with learning disabilities (LD) at two universities in Sub-Sahara Africa. While universities are increasingly addressing the needs of students with sensory and physical disabilities, there is less emphasis on LD which does not present physically, thus often referred to as invisible or…

The aim of the present study was (a) to investigate the effect of perceived parents' disapproval of peer relations and perceived parental monitoring on youth's engagement in organized sports activities, (b) to examine whether youth's engagement in delinquent behaviors mediates the link between parents' behaviors and youth's participation in and…

While research is increasing into binary trans identities in educational settings, young people identifying as non-binary have been little studied. We explore the school experiences of eight non-binary teenagers aged 13-18. Our findings suggest that both the implicit and explicit curriculum are strongly binary, making it hard for non-binary young…

Administrative burden in education is a serious issue for disabled students. Form-filling and bureaucracy are ubiquitous in further and higher education, particularly for students who need to disclose a disability and arrange for accommodations and support for an equitable educational experience. Paradoxically, many of these processes are…

This study explores communication between parents and LGBTQ children as they jointly negotiate whether to disclose the child's LGBTQ identity to members of their social networks, e.g., extended family. Data includes 11 parent and 11 LGBTQ adult child qualitative interviews. The adult children in this study reported ages from 19 to 43 years. Three…

This study explored the educational and employment profiles and the psychosocial wellbeing of 65 Australian adults with dyslexia. Participants were also asked about their age at diagnosis of dyslexia. These domains have been under studied in the Australian adult dyslexic community. Data was collected using an anonymous online two-part survey. Part…