Sport management research has evolved significantly despite its relatively short history as an academic discipline. Although the pace of scholarly progress has been impressive, the extent to which many research efforts have aided sport management in becoming a distinct academic discipline is, at times, questionable. A major challenge many scholars…

One challenge when examining the literature base on multicultural supervision is the lack of research in the field of school psychology specifically. The vast majority of articles on culturally competent supervision are published in research journals specific to counseling psychologists, school counselors, and clinical psychologists. Because the…

Contingent faculty are often under-resourced, suggesting that crucial aspects of our discipline receive inadequate support. Moreover, while the discipline increasingly relies on tenure-ineligible faculty, it has made few contributions to the scholarship on academic casualization, an employment trend in which temporary contracts replace stable…

Purpose: A rich and heterogeneous body of knowledge about adoption breakdown has accumulated in recent years. The goal of this article is to review the existing research literature on the topic. Method: A comprehensive review of journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports addressing the issue of adoption breakdown was conducted.…

Discussion forums are the primary and most widely used venue for social learning and communication in MOOC context. There has been an interest in the last few years to study the interactions and participation behavior in this environment. This systematic review studied eighty-four papers published between 2013-2017 to provide a state of the art,…

Research has demonstrated that school-based problem-solving teams (SB PSTs), a term describing teams engaging in efforts to remediate problems in school settings, can effectively improve student functioning while reducing special education referrals and disproportionality. Unfortunately, questions remain as to the effectiveness of SB PSTs in the…

Although English-medium instruction (EMI) courses are burgeoning at university level on a global scale, there is a scarcity of pedagogical guidelines about how to implement effective courses, while most higher education institutions rarely offer courses aimed at helping EMI teachers tackle this new teaching context. An additional concern has to do…

In the 25 years since the publication of the article reprinted in this issue of "Behavioral Disorders", a tremendous amount of research and opinion has been published on the topics of functional analysis, functional assessment, and assessment-based interventions. In this commentary, we reflect on the context in which our original work…

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for students in higher education, accounting or over 1,100 student losses each year (Appelbaum, 2006; National Mental Health Association & The Jed Foundation, 2002; Rodriguez, 2013; Silverman et al., 1997; Suicide prevention Resource Center, 2004; Wilcox et al., 2010). Moreover, recent data suggests…

Masturbation is common in pre-schoolers. Early childhood and early primary education are a period in which children learn about the social limits of privacy and sexual behavior. The approach to masturbation in preschool period is an important issue that concerns teachers and parents. Public masturbation can be successfully solved by behavioral…

For physical education (PE), the COVID-19 pandemic presents many challenges but also opportunities. As much of the teaching and learning in PE is based on interaction and collaboration, it has made it difficult to envisage how to approach teaching the subject. However, during the initial phase of lockdown teachers made increasing use of technology…

Research on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) has traditionally investigated how student-, group-, task-, and technological characteristics affect the processes and outcomes of collaboration. On the other hand, cognitive load theory has traditionally been used to study individual learning processes and to investigate instructional…

A plethora of micro-credentialing research and pilots are underway across Canada and around the world led by academic researchers, government, and industry. The intensity is creating a perfect storm of opportunity that is reframing assessment practices. Exploring their utility for admission and transfer into higher education, the focus of this…

This article contributes to a discussion about building a research agenda for the international and comparative study of Catholic education. Globally, the Catholic Church's work in education represents by far the largest civil society organisation running schools and an institution of enormous historical and persistent importance in the shaping of…

The authors respond to the comment by Jeff McQuillan. It is important to question research findings and so they appreciate this opportunity to further discuss their two studies on the appropriacy of children's literature for foreign and second language learning (Macalister & Webb, 2019; Webb & Macalister, 2013). They also agree with…