This phenomenological inquiry sought to answer the research question: How do the experiences of participating in professional development activities influence human resources leaders' personal and professional transformation? The framework of the study was transformative learning theory. Data were collected using semi-structured questions in…

Resiliency and self-efficacy are important factors for achieving English proficiency among English Learners. This study sought to identify practices that would create conditions for resiliency. The data collected in Cycle 1 consisted of a teacher survey and student focus group. Action steps were designed, implemented, and evaluated in Cycle 2 to…

An information literate population is a fundamental component of modern society, but the definition of what it means to be information literate has changed over time, resulting in debates within the information literacy community. Through the lens of Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and Shneider's four stages of a discipline…

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and specific language impairment (SLI) exhibit serious social-emotional difficulties from early infancy which hamper the differential diagnosis of these two conditions. This review aims at analysing differences between ASD and SLI disorders in children from 0 to 12 years regarding emotional competence…

This article discusses concepts related to character strengths and positive youth development and how these ideas can be applied to improve outcomes among gifted young people. A theory with roots in public health, The Theory of Triadic Influence (TTI), is discussed with examples applied to gifted populations. Practitioners and researchers from…

Educating young people about sexual consent aims to help them develop healthy relationships and prevent sexual harm. Yet, there remains no consensus on how to define consent nor the connection between consent and sexual harm. This article discusses findings from qualitative research conducted with young people in England that has explored issues…

Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) quality assurance framework on the quality of Bachelor of Education (BEd) programs in private universities in Tanzania. It aims to evaluate how well the framework's guidelines, including faculty qualifications, curriculum design and…

Purpose: This study aims to explore employee green behavior in higher education institution (HEI) laboratories in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was used to explore the green behavior experiences of individuals working in HEI laboratories. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine participants…

Adopting an integrative grounded theory approach, this study aimed to uncover parents' perceptions of instrumentality regarding early childhood education within the scope of their children's academic skills, social-emotional development, and occupational aspirations. A total of 32 parents, each with at least one child enrolled in a preschool for…

At the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, content-based curriculum development and dissemination of materials for teaching gifted and high-ability learners has always been central to the mission. For over three decades, curriculum materials have been developed using Joyce VanTassel-Baska's Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM) and…

Professional practice in health and social care is embodied by the practitioners concerned, embedded in practice contexts and creative in nature. It is therefore complex to investigate, understand and develop. Current health and social care contexts can present practitioners with increasingly constraining circumstances and spaces that can feel…

The present paper is a comparative examination of three European Commission (EC) countries' primary and elementary education curricula with the European Commission's Communication and its consequences for curriculum skills relating to children's lives as adults and workers. It is a documentary analysis of secondary sources of the texts of the…

This phenomenological research delves into the complex reasons behind Chinese translation graduates' reluctance or decision to leave the translation industry, despite the field's growth and critical global role. It aims to untangle the intricate factors influencing these career trajectories, drawing on the lived experiences of graduates from their…

Although John Paul II published "Pastores dabo vobis" specifically for the formation of seminarians for Catholic priesthood, it nonetheless contains much wisdom regarding the formation of any young person on the cusp of full adulthood. John Paul outlines a framework of personal formation according to its human, spiritual, intellectual,…

We share moments from ongoing pedagogical inquiry work with toddler-aged children, where we explore together how we might tentatively create conditions for movement to happen outside of the familiar, dominant, status-quo referents of individualism and motor skill development that anchor much physical activity curricula. Sharing pedagogical…