Iredell-Statesville Schools was awarded a School Climate Transformation Grant in 2019. INSPIRE: Interventions to Nurture Students and Provide Individualized Responsive Environments, was an innovative approach to improving behavioral outcomes for the district's highest risk students by reshaping schools' culture, staff, and systems through…

More students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) than ever before spend most of their time in general education. To increase their academic and behavioral success, students with EBD need access to empirically supported interventions and services. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate strategy…

Parenting interventions have been shown to be successful in supporting parents to address children's challenging behaviour. This systematic literature review explores the effectiveness of Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), a specific parenting intervention which aims to help parents cope with children's violent and controlling behaviour. It is a…

Whole-school approaches (WSA) are an established tool for tackling a range of public health issues, and are increasingly advocated as a strategy for preventing gender-related violence. However, global research surrounding the use of WSA in this field remains limited. This paper presents a narrative literature review in which we critically…

Amid growing mental health concerns among college students, higher education institutions are increasingly called to lead systemic, collaborative, and forward-thinking responses to meet students' evolving needs, especially across the SACSA region. Grounded in Ecological Systems Theory, Crisis Theory, and public health models, the article…

This study investigates the use of GeoGebra, a Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) for math learning in Virtual Reality (VR) using head-mounted displays. We conducted a study with n = 20 middle school students receiving a mathematics tutoring intervention over time in a VR environment. Using theories of embodied cognition and playful mathematics, this…

Objectives: Amidst the challenges due to the increase in autism cases, autism awareness in Indonesia remains limited, hindering effective identification, intervention, and inclusion. Contributing factors include a lack of professional training, inadequate assessment and evaluation practices, high service costs, persistent stigma, and insufficient…

Purpose: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) are at increased risk for reading difficulties. While oral language interventions benefit emergent literacy, studies specifically targeting preliteracy abilities in preschoolers with DLD are limited. This study examined the effects of a Multitiered System of Language Support (MTSLS) on…

The purpose of the current systematic review was to synthesize and evaluate the empirical database to assist researchers and practitioners in conducting culturally responsive research and implementing culturally responsive practices for children and adolescents from culturally diverse backgrounds. After screening 16,249 articles through journal…

This meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of problem-posing interventions on learners' cognitive learning outcomes. We systematically reviewed 26 quantitative studies published between 2002 and 2024. The results show a large, positive, and significant effect (Hedges's [g-bar] = 0.53) of problem-posing interventions. A series of subgroup…

For the last decade, there has been growing concern regarding the rising rates of youth engagement in self-injury and suicide. The worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has elevated these concerns due to increased risk factors pertaining to social, family, economic, and health stressors, in addition to changes to typical…

This dissertation closely examines the model of a suburban northern Delaware alternative program. The researcher determined how well this program successfully prepared 52 scholars to successfully transition forward into a comprehensive school. Each student in the study was removed from the comprehensive school and enrolled into the alternative…

The COVID-19 crisis created stress, anxiety, and depression in early childhood educators, with particular adverse effects on minority and marginalized populations. The use of reflective supervision (RS) has helped childhood education (ECE) programs respond to the ill effects of the pandemic. Thus, it is important to explore the specific mechanisms…

In this systematic evaluation of intervention research for transition-age autistic youth, we examined quality indicators in 193 group and single-case design intervention studies, which tested effects on 1258 outcomes. Behaviorally based interventions were the most common intervention type. We found significant threats to internal validity for the…

There is evidence that cyberbullying is a problem that is increasing among children and adolescents. Although often occurring outside of school, its effects often find their way into the offices of principals and school mental health providers. This article reviews the issues involved in cyberbullying and its effects and points the way toward…