Student engagement during reading instruction, including during small group and individualized intensive reading instruction, is critical for student success. If students are not engaged with instruction, they are not learning. This study examined student reading engagement during individualized intensive literacy tutoring in a summer reading…

Interventions to support mainstream schooling for autistic students involve multiple complex considerations. This systematic review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses standards, aimed to describe inclusive education interventions, their outcomes, and the tools used to measure the outcomes. A total of…

Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to attribute mental states and feelings to others, and to understand that those mental states and feelings affect their behaviour. It is one of three core developmental tasks for children in preschool years, along with emotion self-regulation and relationships with parents and family members. Given there are…

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for developing secondary anxiety symptoms. While interpersonal functioning has been implicated in this comorbidity, the specific peer-related factors contributing to anxiety in youth with ADHD remain unclear. This study examined the roles of social problems,…

The present study adopted a phenomenological approach to explore how high school students perceive their teachers' rhetorical and relational communication behaviours in artificial intelligence (AI)-supported classrooms and how these behaviours influence their willingness to attend such classes. Data were collected through semi-structured…

This article aims to identify and discuss the psychological learning environment in conflict situations between teachers and children in Zambian kindergartens. The article is informed by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 concerning quality education, more specifically target 4a; to "provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective…

In this study, we examined how variables such as the age of faculty members, autism awareness, and readiness to work with individuals with autism predict their attitudes toward individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This study included 240 faculty members from various faculties. Data were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression analysis.…

We explored the relationship between teachers' perceptions of transformational leadership and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in Taiwan's six-year high schools and whether work engagement moderated the relationship between the principal's transformational leadership and teachers' OCB. A total of 310 valid questionnaires were collected…

Poor sleep negatively influences college students' health and school performance. Sleep and the behaviors that take place during the day are interrelated; as such, the aim of this work was to investigate the psycho-social-environmental factors in college life that may affect students' sleep, using a mixed-method approach, with a view to informing…

The widespread promotion of Chinese in the world is closely linked to the training of pre-service Chinese teachers in China. Agentic engagement in pre-service Chinese teachers' training study is particularly important for their professional ability and career development. Supported by self-determination theory and social cognitive theory, this…

Purpose: Racial disparities in schools' use of exclusionary discipline remain a persistent concern, particularly for Black students. Research examining the interplay of school factors on their influence on the use of exclusionary disciplinary punishments has overlooked the role that staffing instability, particularly in the form of teacher…

Background: Much is known about the positive effects of teachers' self-efficacy on instruction and student outcomes, but the processes underlying these relations are unknown. Aims: We aimed to examine the effects of teacher self-efficacy for student engagement (TSESE) before a lesson on teachers' nonverbal immediacy (NVI) and their enthusiastic…

The Coventry Grid (CG) seeks to address clinicians' concerns over the misdiagnosis of autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) and attachment problems (AP). While literature exists exploring the clinical benefits of the CG, and recent modifications have included the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile, its potential in the educational context…

Collaborative learning is a widely used teaching model in programming education. A deeper understanding of the roles and behavior patterns within collaborative learning could improve its performance. In this study, an emergent role configuration and behavioral pattern are analyzed using audio and video data from 10 groups in a 7th-grade…

Over the past decade, global awareness of the extent, impacts and underlying drivers of sexual violence has grown. While sexual violence can affect anyone, research indicates that young people are disproportionately affected as both victims/survivors and as perpetrators. Comprehensive sexuality education is one key strategy to prevent sexual…