The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered the educational landscape for parents, teachers, and school-aged children. During the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, restrictions transformed tools of communication, delivery of instruction, and traditional roles within brick- and-mortar schools. Rather than being relegated to a passive role in their…

The problem addressed in this study is the decline in the number of teachers in the field of education due to teacher attrition in the first five years of teaching. Teacher attrition can be caused by several factors. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the perceptions regarding overall preparedness of novice teachers in…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how Nigerian immigrant parents described how they develop successful relationships with their child's teachers in K-12th schools in the Eastern United States. RQ1 guided the study: how Nigerian immigrant parents described their challenges when developing relationships with their…

Educational quality is perceived differently as it is embedded in its social, cultural, political, and economic circumstances. The current study identified the factors contributing to perceived educational quality in Mongolia and attempted to develop an instrument to measure educational quality using principal component analysis. Using qualitative…

Children learn in the context of relationships with important caregivers. The early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector increasingly recognises that supporting strong relationships between families and ECEC services is a powerful way to improve children's educational, health and wellbeing outcomes. We report findings from a study which, via…

Talking about a specific child's development and current issues is an organisationally integral part of the partnership between parents/families and educational institutions with respect to children's upbringing and education. In Germany, the programmatic emphasis on the equality of all participants in annual formal meetings of parents and…

The current educational reforms in Finland and Portugal require a holistic engagement of parents with learning, bringing parents and teachers together as partners. This qualitative study, which interviewed Finnish (N = 10) and Portuguese (N = 9) parents, aimed to explore parents' views on the role of teachers in supporting parent-teacher…

Parental involvement or lack thereof is not a new issue in education, but it is an issue that continues to plague and impact the educational system. Epstein found that lack of parental involvement was linked to major milestones such as student dropout rates and truancy. The problem addressed in this study was that although research shows teachers…

The pathway for post-diagnostic services for autism tends to be complex, heterogeneous, and fraught with delays. This situation has repercussions for families' experience with care systems, the quality of early interventions, and family adjustment. To date, studies of parents' point of view on autism services have predominantly focused on the…

Hands & Voices has been conducting training informally and formally with parents and professionals for many years. In 2015 the Hands & Voices Advocacy, Support, and Training (ASTra) Program was launched with a belief in parent-educator partnership at its core. Rather than creating separate trainings for parents and professionals, they…

Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) is an evidence-based, indirect service delivery model that addresses children's behavioral concerns across home and school. However, to date, researchers have not yet examined specific aspects of the intervention that maximize the effects of CBC. The current study examined whether a foundational aspect of…

The immediate impacts of COVID-19 on K12 schooling are well known. Over nearly 18 months, students' academic performance and mental health deteriorated dramatically. This study aims to identify if and how the pandemic led to longer-term changes in core aspects of schooling. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 31 teachers and administrators…

Teaching is an emotionally demanding profession, and teachers' ability to manage their emotions appears to be linked to their occupational well-being. Kindergarten teachers experience intense and frequent emotional interactions in their daily work; however, studies on kindergarten teachers' emotional labor are still rare. Because social…

Attention to children's emotional health and wellbeing (EHWB) has increased over the last decade due to a decline in children and young people's mental health. COVID-19 escalated this need globally as children were subjected to immediate and drastic changes to their education and daily lives. This paper reports on a UK qualitative study exploring…

This phenomenological qualitative study used Rowe, Bennett, and Atkinson's (1994) White Racial Consciousness Model to conceptualize racial awareness among White undergraduate female preservice teachers. Findings indicate that White preservice teachers recognized their White racial identity but lacked an understanding about their positionality…