Prior scholarship has documented the experiences of white students engaging in racial dialogues in curricular and co-curricular contexts, however less research considers their conversations about race within their white peer and family networks, specifically within the context of anti-racist practice. This constructivist grounded theory study…

Introduction: Expressions of cyberhate motivated by characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and religious beliefs are now present and prevalent on social networks. Past research, both in online and offline contexts, has identified that, although there may be an overlap between victims and perpetrators of violence; this is not always the case.…

We examined the equity-oriented leadership experiences of 23 principal interns in one principal preparation program in Texas. Our analysis of interview and internship log data revealed that the principal interns engaged in a range of equity-related work, and they led more of that work than expected. However, their leadership work was concentrated…

Assessment in higher education is crucial for learning and has been widely studied. However, students' direct perceptions based on freely formulated narratives have rarely been studied. The present study used a mixed-method design to explore the assessment experiences of 135 student teachers between 2020 and 2024. Initially, emerging categories…

In Myanmar, with languages and dialects of one hundred and thirty-five national races officially recognized by the government, language is highly politicized. The country is still struggling to get a peace agreement to end the seventy-year long civil war between the Burmese-speaking majority group and the ethnic minorities and to establish a…

This study captured perceptions of students immediately following the covid pandemic campus lockdowns of March, 2020. It is a cross-cultural sample of 407 students in USA, India, and United Arab Emirates. Met expectations are the theoretical base. Analysis was done using PLS-SEM. Positive main effects in all three markets point to the value of the…

Purpose: In the HBO comedy series, "Vice Principals," two white men vice principals respond to the hiring of a Black woman high school principal with physical, emotional, and workplace violence. The purpose of this study was to explore (1) white men educational leaders' perceptions of a Black woman educational leader, and (2) their…

Purpose: This study aims to find alternatives that can address the weaknesses of educational supervision in the phenomenon of vertical bullying from senior to junior teachers. Method: A qualitative approach with phenomenology design using in-depth interview techniques was utilized with 13 informants who were recruited and selected by inclusion and…

Purpose: Gentrification continues to transform the culture and context of urban schools and neighborhoods across the United States. Educators (i.e., school administrators, teachers, and staff) can play pivotal roles in producing or constraining school gentrification. In this article, I use micropolitical perspectives on education to examine the…

This study examines teachers' emotions within minority primary schools. While previous research on teachers' emotions frames them as narratively constructed and shaped by ideological forces, it often overlooks the unique impact of minority school contexts. The role of power and status dynamics in shaping teachers' emotions within such educational…

We present a study that documented the participation of two high school Arab students in Israel in an extended (2-year) authentic physics inquiry that took place in a regional program located in a Hebrew-speaking kibbutz high school. The students' first language is Arabic, but they are fluent in Hebrew, and their inquiry was mentored by a…

As the world experiences drastic revolutions in technology usage, hyperconnectivity, and extreme political orientations, critical reflexivity in teacher education appears more crucial than ever. Particularly, it is extremely relevant to explore the ways in which teacher educators' individual identities intertwine with collective identities where…

In a socio-political moment marked by attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, the preparation of middle level teacher learners to engage in social justice advocacy (SJA) within their spheres of influence is imperative. In this article, I share a Social Justice Action Project I use to support teacher learners in engaging in SJA within…

Courses: Intercultural Communication, Interracial Communication, Gender Communication, Interpersonal Communication. Objectives: Students will: (1) identify how positionalities shape perception; and (2) practice reflexive writing to understand and analyze experiences related to privilege and oppression.

Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) relies on the pedagogy of guided reinvention, in which opportunities for learning are created through the teacher's orchestration of whole-class mathematical discussion towards a specific goal. However, introducing an RME approach to students who are accustomed to traditional teaching requires a substantial…