University entrance exams in Türkiye often generate significant test anxiety among high school students. This study investigates the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in reducing test anxiety among 10th-grade students. Employing a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, the…

This study examined the impact of the Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL) programme on the professional competence of student teachers in Ghana, with specific reference to Akatsi College of Education. Despite several reforms in Ghana's teacher education sector, concerns remain regarding the preparedness of newly trained teachers…

Background: Although interprofessional student led health clinics have been implemented worldwide, the impact of this model await confirmation. Objectives: To conduct a critical analysis of the literature on interprofessional student led clinics, and the views of stakeholders on feasibility and the barriers and facilitators to implementation.…

Parent training assists parents in acquiring the essential skills and knowledge across various developmental areas. This study, grounded in the hypothesis that family education programs, which have demonstrated positive effects on both families and children, can enhance the quality of preschool education, seeks to evaluate and enhance parental…

Background/purpose: Computational Thinking is a content that has been integrated into primary education curricula in several countries. Its proper integration into education is not limited to its inclusion in the educational curricula, and teachers and pre-service teachers must develop the necessary knowledge to integrate it into their practices…

Academic freedom is understood as a set of individual protections and community practices for faculty to assess quality, promote truth-seeking, and advance the common good through research, teaching, and other expression. It is also understood as a set of institutional principles for universities when it comes to decision-making about academic…

Teachers play a pivotal role in guiding students' peer interactions, yet the nature of this role warrants further investigation. This study addresses this gap by investigating second-year pre-service classroom teachers' conceptions of this role, both before and after a course that integrated theory and practice in interaction and socioemotional…

As technology becomes a more central support for students with disabilities in inclusive schools, there is a need to understand fidelity of implementation of technology-delivered interventions. We propose a framework for conceptualizing fidelity of the Goal Setting Challenge App, a technology-delivered, intervention based on the Self-Determined…

This study aimed to reveal the perspectives of academics on the competencies of students who are placed in universities through a first-place quota system. The study has been organized within the framework of a qualitative research approach with a phenomenological design. The data collected through a semi-structured interview form were analyzed…

Background/purpose: The main problem addressed in this study is the challenge of enhancing public service efficiency and transparency in North Nias Regency, an area with significant geographical and infrastructural limitations. This research was conducted to investigate how human resource education can facilitate the transformation of public…

As educators who provide support to individuals with ASD, our primary goal should be to teach the skills necessary to live as independently as possible. As critically important as these skills are, teaching independent living skills can sometimes be challenging when motivation is low. These issues become even more complicated as individuals get…

Children with autism spectrum disorder often exhibit difficulties in social communication and interaction. Those who do not acquire functional communication to effectively express wants and needs often are at a higher risk of displaying challenging behaviors. Mand training is recognized as an evidence-based intervention for teaching communication…

Ethical and quality concerns are important concerns in doctoral research programs and often draw the attention of governments, universities governing bodies, academics, and research students. Addressing these concerns is key to maintaining and improving the quality of doctoral research. This study used generic qualitative research design. The…

"Court-involved" students -- those who are incarcerated, on probation, in foster care, in residential treatment facilities, or have concurrent adjudications -- retain their full educational rights under federal and state laws. They also face many educational challenges, as they are often highly mobile, have concentrated needs, and may…

Cassam (2023) argued in this journal that vice-charging -- the practice of charging others with epistemic vices such as gullibility and dogmatism -- can itself be epistemically vicious. He focused, in particular, on charges of gullibility and dogmatism directed at parents hesitant to allow their kids to be vaccinated with the MMR vaccine. In this…