Volume 9, Issue 1 (2025)
This issue highlights the diverse experiences and insights of authors from around the world, alongside engaging perspectives from local educators within the United States. The topics addressed are significant to the challenges that educators and students face daily in higher education and K-12 institutions. These include transformational learning through art, bullying in higher education, health education, challenges encountered in marginalized communities, community college education, teacher job satisfaction, and the impact of school closures on underprivileged areas. We hope that the knowledge and experiences shared in this issue prove to be both interesting and practically useful to education professionals.Research Articles
Teachers' Perceptions and Readiness for AI Integration in Under-Resourced K-12 Classrooms
Valerie Riggs
How Graduates of Color Developed Marketable Skills as On-Campus Student Employees
Christopher A. Burnett and Z.W. Taylor
Multi-Generational Biases Perceived by Women to Senior Leadership Positions in Non-Profit Higher Education
Regina Watkins and Deanna R. Davis
Like Playing Plinko: A Conceptual Framework for Student Financial Aid Communication
Alyssa Takatori, Karla A. Weber-Wandel, and Z.W. Taylor
Enhancing Critical Thinking Through Interactive Learning Approaches for First-Year University Students
Nana Yaw B. Agyeman and Venessa Vela Aphane Ms
Conceptual Articles
Preparing the Next Generation of Health Education Teachers for the Ethical Use of AI
Melissa J. Haithcox-Dennis and Reeshemah Johnson
Exploring Design-Based Research: Enhancing Methodologies for Educational Innovation
Awang Najib Awang Mohamad, Zaimuariffudin Nordin, and Mohd Hafizan Hashim
Stand for Support, Shatter the Silence: Administrative Approaches to Eradicate Bullying in Higher Education
Elaine M. Mora and Shawn P. Saladin
Examining the Evolution of the Community College
Marian E. Truehill
Book Reviews
Khaled Hosseini’s Judgment in The Kite Runner Towards Pashtun and Hazara Identities
Bilal Waziri, Dawod Mangal, and Kamaldeen Kamal
Editor-in-Chief
- Edward Cromarty
- Amit Kumar
- Kurukshetra University
- Abdul Raziq Safi
- University of Paktia, Afghanistan
- Pamela Peters
- Western Illinois University
- Nana Yaw Agyeman
- Walter Sisulu University
- Md. Ruhul Amin
- NPI University of Bangladesh
- Alyssa Takatori
- Georgia State University
- Magdalena Brzezinska
- WSB University at Poznan, Poland
- Edward Cromarty
- SUNY-Westchester, Northeastern
- Michelle Simmons
- West Texas A&M University
- Clementine Msengi
- Lamar University
- Tonya P. Cooper
- Collin College
- Ikeoluwapo Baruwa
- Queen's University
- Deanna R Davis
- National University
- Celicia L. Bell
- Florida State University
- Pratima R Banick
- Anna University
- Daniel Ayembilla
- UNICAF University of Zambia
- Brian Barnes
- Pittsburgh Public Schools
- Matt Townsley
- University of Northern Iowa
- Melissa J. Marks
- University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
- Thomas Harvey
- Lamar University
- Mariza James
- Fayetteville State University
- Felix Quayson
- Texas State University
- Amie Musselman
- Michigan State University Doctoral Student
- Obinna Chiekezi
- North Carolina A&T State University
- Neil Faulk
- Lamar University
- Pervaiz Yaseeni
- Nangarhar University
Issue Editor
Issue Reviewers
- Ruth Boyd
- Marymount University
Upcoming Special Edition: Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Education
We are pleased to announce a special edition focusing on the integration and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. As AI continues to reshape various aspects of society, its influence on education is becoming increasingly significant. This special edition aims to explore the current landscape, challenges, and opportunities related to AI implementation in educational settings while also considering topics such as AI literacy, computational linguistics, human-computer interaction, and the ethics of AI in the classroom.