Aotearoa New Zealand society is diverse in its ethnic, cultural and linguistic composition. Teachers in all education settings in this country are required to develop learning focused-cultures that are collaborative, respectful and inclusive for all children/students and their families. In this article, we report on a case study describing how…

This research uses a mixed-method exploratory design, including interviews with 56 participants and a survey of 1,243 unemployed engineers, to explore the relationship between engineering education and graduate employability in Türkiye. The findings highlight several systemic problems in engineering education: inadequate academic preparation of…

Given the growing relevance of issues of educational inclusion at an international level, educational curricula have stressed the need for addressing the student diversity in the classroom. In this article, the aspects of the mathematical teaching and learning process prioritised by a prospective teacher when incorporating Universal Design for…

The under-representation of males in the Australian teaching profession has been an issue of concern for some time. With predictions that the situation will worsen due to an aging male teacher population and the enduring perception that teaching is females' work, this paper explores trends in male initial teacher education (ITE) degree completion…

While quantitative research has revealed that undergraduate research experiences are closing graduate school matriculation gaps for underrepresented students, little is known about how they are doing this. This study explores this through two in-depth interviews with 12 students who attended a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for…

This study examined the interrelationships between e-learning, academic self-efficacy (ASE), academic motivation (AM) and academic performance (AP) among English language learners as foreign language (EFL) students in 2024. Despite the growing use of e-learning in educational settings, there is a limited understanding of its relationships with…

In recent years, public confidence in the value of higher education has declined, with a growing number of Americans questioning whether a college degree--particularly one rooted in the liberal arts--is worth the investment. These pressures have been further intensified by recent actions from the Trump administration, including proposed cuts to…

Dual enrollment is a key student success strategy for Louisiana, signaling that college can be for everyone. Whether the courses are academic or technical in nature, dual enrollment allows students to "try" a college course experience while in high school. Serving as a bridge between high school and college, dual enrollment makes higher…

This report from the Student Transitions Project (STP) features selected research findings on the transitions of high school graduates into British Columbia (B.C.) public, B.C. private and non-B.C. post-secondary institutions. This study was enabled by a linkage of encrypted Personal Education Numbers (PENs) between the STP2024 enrollment table to…

This study investigates the impact of the 2018 immigration raid at Load Trail LLC, a trailer manufacturing company in Sumner, Texas. It analyzes the raid's severe and enduring effects on the postsecondary pathways of students in the surrounding areas. Situated within the broader discourse on legal vulnerability, this research highlights how…

This study investigates the influence of peer assessment on the conditions for experiential learning by examining its applicability within reading circle discussions conducted in a higher education experiential learning environment. It explores the validity of peer assessment in this context and how students perceive its role in supporting…

A growing body of research explores the experiences of students in graduate education and more-particularly, students of color pursuing advanced degrees. However, little research provides information about Black students' aspirations to pursue graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Even less is known about…

This digest provides descriptive, aggregated statistics related to the experiences of 10 cohorts of graduates of City Schools from school years 2010-11 through 2019-20. The compilers use multiple indicators of college access, including the process of applying for college and financial aid, enrollment in the fall following high school graduation,…

This case study explores how a problem-based learning (PBL), graduate education course could be organized in ways that utilize the current knowledge of how people learn within diverse, real world community settings. Students were asked to identify an educational enterprise and a social problem within a culturally diverse, high-need community.…

This study was conducted to examine whether internships can boost graduates' career development. In doing so, we develop a contingency model of internship efficacy. Employing signaling theory, we argue that internships serve as a signal of a graduate's vocational capacity to their potential employers. We propose that major-related and…