Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is making its impact on all levels of education. However, these tools must be used with caution, and it is up to instructors to teach their students responsible use of Gen AI. Therefore, there is a need to understand views of teaching staff on how to integrate Gen AI into education to maximize its…

School engagement is crucial for adolescents' academic performance. This study identifies that perceptions of barriers despite schooling significantly influence such engagement. When students in a class share these perceptions, a unique classroom climate emerges, impacting overall school engagement. Specifically, this study explores how…

The challenge: This paper examines the state of knowledge and evaluation in prison higher education. Little is known about its efforts, outcomes, and impact or about the students enrolled in such efforts. Potential consequences: Incarcerated college students are a disenfranchised population with restricted autonomy. Without understanding prison…

In the context of a tight labor market with more jobs than workers to fill openings, and as young people increasingly seek alternatives to college, apprenticeships have become more important than ever. While the "earn and learn" model of apprenticeship seems to be the obvious choice to address labor market needs, it remains underutilized…

Objective: To determine HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) availability at student health services (SHS) in New England. Methods: We conducted an electronic survey of medical directors of SHS at New England colleges and universities. We measured the availability and volume of PrEP prescribing, barriers and facilitators to prescribing and provider…

With the heavy focus institutions place on the content mastery of undergraduate STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) students, qualitative skillsets equally important to the future success of STEM students, namely perspective-taking (PT), are being left at the wayside. In response, this essay will highlight reasons PT should be included…

The metaverse, which has a history of about thirty years in written literature, became the agenda of humanity again in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. Although it seems almost impossible today to draw the boundaries of the experience that this technology, which arouses great excitement, will offer, it is possible to say that…

This paper presents the content validation process and results of the Themis Inclusion Tool, a questionnaire designed to stimulate teacher reflection on the response to diversity in schools in Cyprus, where, despite efforts, progress is still necessary. We present the adapted form of the Themis questionnaire originally published in English. The…

Mathematical modelling can be described as "[…] the process of translating between the real world and mathematics in both directions" (Blum & Ferri, 2009, p. 45). Both students and teachers often find mathematical modelling challenging. Thus, it is important that future teachers are aware of the challenges their students might…

Typically, students view classroom assessments like tests, exams, reports, and essays as a major stressor in higher education. However, it is also plausible that students have experienced instances in which the purposes, format, and design of classroom assessment actually supports their well-being. We used a qualitative descriptive design to…

This study explores the intercultural communication challenges international postgraduate students encounter under local academic supervisors in public and private universities in Malaysia. Driven by the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025's goal of attracting more international students, the research highlights the critical role of…

This paper explores barriers to student in-class attention during lecture. It also tests how these barriers can be reduced for better student learning outcomes. Analyzed using quantitative and qualitative techniques, data were randomly collected from 129 university undergraduate students through a questionnaire consisting of 20 open- and…

Background: This study examined the integration of formal debriefing in athletic training clinical education, addressing a gap in understanding its role during the transition to professional master's programs. It focused on how formal debriefing can bridge the shift from traditional learning models, ensuring effective student learning and…

A critical function of community colleges is student transfer into baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. While over 80% of community college entrants indicate a desire to transfer, few students successfully do so and achieve their goal of graduating with a bachelor's degree. In particular, transfer and completion rates for Black and Latinx…

This research paper studies the impact of observation techniques in coaching processes in sports, business, and educational settings. In a mixed-methods design, qualitative data through interviews and quantitative data through surveys were collected from a sample of 50 coaches and 100 coachees to conduct both textual and talking analysis along…