School nurses improve public health through vaccine promotion and mandate compliance. Despite recommendations and support for comprehensive adolescent HPV vaccination from organizations like the National Association of School Nurses as of 2023 only Virginia, Washington DC, Rhode Island, and Hawaii mandate HPV vaccine in schools. Virginia's mandate…

Background/purpose: The main objective of this research is to examine teacher efficacy in student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management and its relationship to gender, age, and length of teaching experience in a tertiary education context. Materials/methods: A qualitative approach was utilized to uncover the efforts made…

Background/purpose: Due to its significant potential, ChatGPT has recently revolutionized global education, particularly in the field of language learning. Against this backdrop, this study examines the perceptions of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students regarding the use of ChatGPT to enhance their English language skills. It examines…

The present study aimed to adapt the Smartphone Pervasiveness Scale (SPS) into Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties among Turkish adolescents. To this end, two studies were conducted. Study 1 explored the factor structure of the SPS through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), using data collected from 216 adolescents (M[subscript age]…

Purpose: This study investigates the level of Ghanaian youth's interest in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) certification courses, using career outcome expectations and demographic characteristics such as age, gender and educational attainment, as framed by the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT). Design/methodology/approach:…

In post-pandemic Sri Lanka, online learning has shifted from an emergency response to a permanent fixture in higher education, with state universities adopting strategic blended models. However, this transformation reveals persistent challenges, including uneven digital infrastructure, limited pedagogical adaptation, and engagement…

This report examines descriptive patterns in student absenteeism before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia and North Carolina. The authors asks four questions: (1) How do absence rates vary across student demographic groups and years?; (2) What student characteristics (grade, achievement, race, poverty, status as an English language…

This systematic review synthesizes results from 93 studies analysing 1083 biology textbooks. Most studies focused on high school textbooks and originated from the USA, China, Spain, Germany and Sweden. Papers primarily addressed human biology but no research examined botanical or geological topics, despite their low attractiveness for students.…

Career choices are shaped by students' experiences, knowledge, and skill sets across time, reflecting not only disciplinary interests but also exposure to evolving fields such as data science (DSC). Despite a surge in interest and enrollment in data science degrees, the United States faces a growing demand for data literacy across multiple…

What is this report about?: This report explores the nature of the relationship between digital use and youth wellbeing by examining how the frequency of engaging in different digital activities is linked to various aspects of youth wellbeing. Additionally, it investigates the links between digital literacy, digital use and youth wellbeing. What…

The objective of this study was to determine whether music teacher candidates' attitudes towards the teaching profession in Turkey differ with respect to different variables. In this direction, a meta-analysis study was carried out on the pre-service music teachers' attitudes towards their profession. The study consists of 12 studies chosen with…

The role of metacognitive awareness on language teaching and learning have been confirmed by several studies, but the discussions of this topic in Chinese as foreign language are limited. The aim of the present research was to map metacognitive awareness profile of Chinese language learners. Total respondent of this research was 80 Chinese…

The study was conducted to examine perceived seriousness of academic cheating behaviors among undergraduate students in an Ethiopian University. A total of 245 (146 males and 99 females) regular undergraduate students were randomly selected from three colleges: business and economics, natural and computational science, and social science found in…

The purpose of this study was to examine exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety levels of students studying at the faculty of sports sciences in terms of various variables. There were 170 participants in the study. "Personal Information Form", "Exercise Addiction Scale" and "Social Appearance Anxiety Scale"…

The importance of literacy to the personal development of an individual and existence of any nation cannot be overemphasized. Literacy is the foundation for meaningful development of any nation. It is not a single entity but an interconnection of several fields--education, health, agriculture, and more. For example, a literate individual can have…