Through an analysis of 289 open-ended survey responses, this study examines how teacher leaders support new teachers transitioning from teacher preparation programs to full-time teaching positions. An analysis of the responses revealed that teacher leaders support new teachers with instructional planning, professional learning, mentorship,…

STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is a group of cognate disciplines which are especially exclusionary group of disciplines in school and one in which those in specialist education settings commonly have very limited experience. This article describes a knowledge exchange project in which young people with Additional Support…

Within education, we often encounter the urgent need to recruit teachers who possess subject-specific knowledges and who can pedagogically teach the students the right things. In this article, I turn to youth work and the statement "I have a plan to not have plan" to put forward another view of pedagogical work--one that views knowledge…

This study analysed 944 acknowledgements sections of information science students' master's final-year dissertations at Nigeria's premier university from 1992 to 2021. Quantitative analyses of the dissertation acknowledgements (DAs) involved descriptives, while qualitative analysis involved content analysis and extraction of useful excerpts from…

This study explored the use and usability of course "fact sheets" as a potential approach for faculty development. Using a mixed methods approach, the results showed that faculty found the course fact sheets to be effective for faculty development in this context. Faculty used the fact sheets for onboarding and collaboration purposes.…

Encouraging the idea of a growth mindset in which students believe that they can improve their ability, as opposed to a fixed mindset, has been suggested as an effective and relatively cheap approach to improving student attainment at school. This paper offers a comprehensive review of the evidence from growth mindset interventions. After a…

This exploratory study examined potential bias within holistic master's admissions processes through interviews with multiple admissions professionals located in New England. Data analysis revealed three overarching themes within the professional experience that follow critical race theory's five tenets (Hiraldo 2010). These themes are:…

This article provides a framework and strategies to position students as co-creators of service initiatives rather than just participants and outlines the myriad benefits of this approach for advancing impact. Scholarship on student engagement in community service often focuses on the what and why of program design while bypassing the…

The recognition that researcher discretion coupled with unconscious biases and motivated reasoning sometimes leads to false findings ("p-hacking") led to the broad embrace of study preregistration and other open-science practices in experimental research. Paradoxically, the preregistration of quasi-experimental studies remains uncommon…

Challenge: Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is critical for ensuring the quality, integrity, reproducibility, and traceability of research, particularly in biomedical and bioengineering fields. With increasing demand for GLP-compliant research, integrating GLP principles into the education of biomedical and bioengineering students is essential.…

Many K-12 schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs) will have students or staff that decide to travel abroad to expand their education. Emergencies can happen in international locations where students and staff are working and studying. Therefore K-12 schools and IHEs need to know how to prepare travelers beforehand, respond to the…

This Case Study is based on original research applying a single-case multiple baseline across participants design to investigate the effects of naturalistic augmentative and alternative communication instruction during routines for social closeness for three young neurodiverse children. This Case Study focuses on why a single-case design (SCD) was…

Background/purpose. The quality of pedagogical training in universities is critical to preparing future educators who can meet the demands of contemporary educational reforms. In the Southwestern region, challenges persist in managing pedagogical training programs, particularly in aligning learning outcomes with competency-based standards. This…

The long-standing mission of 4-H has been to positively develop youth, assist them in career development, and provide high-impact experiences. The attrition of extension agents has substantially impacted this youth development goal. Although numerous reasons exist why extension agents are leaving the profession, a lack of employability skills…

PREPaRE is a model and training curriculum that equips school-based professionals to engage in comprehensive school crisis prevention and intervention practices. Thousands of individuals have been PREPaRE trained but little research has examined the extent to which crisis teams have actually implemented the model. Using an implementation science…