Given the high risk of drowning among children with autism, there is a need for disseminating water safety education into mainstream settings. The current study explored the effectiveness of behavioral skills training (BST) in teaching water safety skills to 3 U.S. children with autism, when implemented by community-based swim instructors with no…

Research has shown that emotional intelligence programmes can help improve adolescents' mental health, well-being, and behaviour. Although they are primarily applied in the school context, such programmes can also be adapted to specific populations. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence programme for…

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate and respond to the critical need to address skill mismatches and operational challenges within supply chain management (SCM) firms. The study explores various aspects of how learning interventions address the skill mismatches of SCM professionals. Design/methodology/approach: By leveraging focused group…

This teaching tip offers valuable insights into establishing a GenCyber student camp in underserved communities. It provides teaching tips and best practices for designing a curriculum tailored to high school students. The study highlights effective strategies for recruiting a diverse group of participants, addressing the global shortage in the…

Examination of the effectiveness of an attention intervention using a randomized controlled trial for toddlers with suspected or confirmed autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data was collected from Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, Canada between February 2018 and February 2020 (halted due to COVID-19 pandemic). Participants were 35 toddlers…

The research objectives were to: 1) develop online lessons on ideological and political theory courses to quality, 2) compare the pre-test and post-test scores of students after learning an online lesson on ideological and political theory courses, and 3) study the satisfaction of students who learned an online lesson on ideological and political…

Background: The burdens of student debt and financial instability have contributed to a significant number of students pausing or stopping out of their postsecondary education. Nationally, it is estimated that over 36 million Americans have some college credits but no degree, a reflection of this growing problem (National Student Clearinghouse…

The number of single adult households has increased over the previous decades, and few health education interventions address these unique living situations, which come with various economic challenges. The "Cooking for One" curriculum is a cooking-based intervention designed to improve nutrition, food safety, food resource management,…

The number of students who are deficient in literacy is increasing worldwide, possibly exacerbated by concurrent behavioral difficulties. This international challenge leads to the question of how and when to support children. Support should start in kindergarten and be focused on the acquisition of phonological awareness. Based on this premise, we…

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the implemented Teacher Development Program (TDP), encompassing these modern approaches, in short-term (after 1 month) and more long-term perspectives (after 1 year). Data on the perceived effectiveness of TDP were collected through a survey. The participants included higher education instructors who…

This study examined the establishment of school counseling units and qualities in the selection/appointment of school counselors in public secondary schools in Tanzania. A multiple case study design of the qualitative research was employed in the inquiry process. The study involved nine heads of schools, forty-six teachers and forty-eight students…

The purposes of the study were to examine the effectiveness of the SQ6R learning management plan on grade 8 students' reading comprehension, to compare the participants' reading comprehension before and after the implementation of the learning management plan, and to examine the participants' satisfaction with the SQ6R learning management plan. 40…

Health Science fields have unique needs, resources, priorities, and barriers when considering how to integrate research into the undergraduate experience. Many undergraduate research experiences (UREs) in science disciplines are course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) or apprenticeship experiences, but these may not be suitable for…

The role of mentors in helping individuals recognize themselves as scientists by developing competencies in science knowledge and activities is critical to establishing a science identity. Further, scholars suggest that the development of the science identity of Latinas is complicated by familismo, which modifies students' academic needs. Given…

Background: Recognizing children's right to grow up in a family, advocates have long called for evidence-based interventions to prevent children from needlessly entering residential care. However, such programs have rarely been evaluated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objective: To assess the "Firmly Rooted" program's…