Purpose: This paper presents a review of empirical research on educational leadership during times of crises in K-12 schools. This review aimed to map the recent literature and identify key characteristics of educational leadership during crises to understand how this type of leadership is different from current understandings.…

The idea of ''student voice'' in decision making and change efforts of schools, has emerged as a potential strategy for improving learners' outcomes. It is expected in its participatory curriculum implementation of secondary school agriculture programme could transfer scientific knowledge through classroom teaching thus attain its academic…

This research applies the analytical lens of 'cosmopolitan nationalism' to examine how 'non-traditional' international high schools interweave cosmopolitan and nationalistic tendencies in Shenzhen, China. In-depth interviews with parents (n = 16) and students (n = 60) explored the motivations for choosing international schooling, experiences of…

Attrition has affected special education for decades. Understanding the influence of job satisfaction upon employee retention is vital in developing a country's work force. This qualitative study consisted of 12 participants and explored the influencing factors of Bahamian special educators' withdrawal from public education. Job Satisfaction and…

The literature on history education in the United States suggests that history teaching was and still is dominated by traditional instruction methods that have persisted for well over 100 years. Some social studies teachers defy that tradition. They use ambitious approaches and resources to create student-centered learning experiences that enable…

While scholars produce findings on how membership in historically white Greek letter organizations impacts racial identity, there is a lack of research addressing why students of color join historically white Greek letter organizations and how awareness of culturally based organizations impact their decision to join a Greek letter organization.…

Autonomy in governance is an inevitable trend in universities. With this, the involvement of faculty members is essential. The landscape of the Vietnamese higher education system comprises a wide variety of institutional types, including National, Regional, Public, Non-public, and International Universities. This investigation aimed to understand…

The purpose of this critical study is to generate knowledge about decisions by education authorities that serve an advisory and normative function for Swedish preschool education at the operational level, with a focus on work with children in need of special support. This has been achieved by scrutinising documents generated in conjunction with a…

Objective: To examine the effect of receiving daily motivational text messages on the change in college students' nutritional choices and levels of physical activity. Participants: Two hundred and one university students participated in an eight-week experimental/control group study. Methods: All participants received a brochure that contained…

This paper provides an overview of the rate of appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal in England by analysis of official data published by the Ministry of Justice. The article will also consider the effects of socio-economic deprivation on appeals and hearings, the fiscal constraints placed on Local Authorities and…

There are many language teacher associations (LTAs) around the world, most of which are managed by volunteers and board members who make daily decisions that directly affect their LTA. These decisions are sometimes guided by initiatives proposed by members; in other cases, they emerge from pressing issues in the community. LTAs become visible in…

Individual academic achievement is highly valued in Chinese society, with vocational education students positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffering considerable societal prejudice. In this paper we present new findings from the choice-making experiences of students in two vocational education colleges in China, how they are…

The purpose of this project was to examine the results of a pre and post-program assessment of secondary teacher education candidates' perceived self-efficacy to teach at their entry into (pre-assessment) and at the conclusion of their teacher education program (post-assessment). The participants for this project were 200 secondary school…

This study examines the voices of parents that emerged during a citywide movement to influence a school district's decisions on school closings. The work explores the experiences of parent leaders who reside in a working-class Black community in Chicago where four schools were impacted by the closures. In the context of Chicago, I characterize…

Objective To assess female collegiate cross-country runners' perspectives regarding sport-related health and the factors impacting eating behaviors. Participants/methods The Runner's Health Choices Questionnaire, a previously validated survey, was electronically distributed to female collegiate cross-country runners. Quantitative descriptive…