Discover educationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1007/s44217-025-00421-w
Khara L P Turnbull, Brianna Jaworski, Deiby Mayaris Cubides Mateus, Frances L Coolman, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Rachel Y Moon, Fern R Hauck, Ann Kellams, Eve R Colson
{"title":"Maternal perspectives on COVID-19 kindergarten learning impacts: a qualitative study of families with low income.","authors":"Khara L P Turnbull, Brianna Jaworski, Deiby Mayaris Cubides Mateus, Frances L Coolman, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Rachel Y Moon, Fern R Hauck, Ann Kellams, Eve R Colson","doi":"10.1007/s44217-025-00421-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44217-025-00421-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we aim to understand maternal perspectives on: (1) COVID-19 pandemic learning impacts for kindergartners from low-income households; and (2) Factors that mitigated or exacerbated impacts on learning. We conducted a qualitative study with 22 mothers of low-income households in the United States who had kindergarten-age children. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, mothers reflected on their experiences during the 2020-21 school year. We used an iterative approach for developing and revising codes and themes emerging from the transcribed interview data until we reached thematic saturation. Many mothers noted negative learning impacts, but some noted positive impacts that they attributed to active parental engagement in their child's learning. Mothers described several family-level and school-level supports and barriers to their child's learning. Fewer mothers described supports and barriers pertaining to their social circle or their larger community. The most commonly reported supports included: economic and social supports that allowed the time and financial means to engage actively in their child's learning, mental health supports to strengthen family functioning, and regular, timely, and open home-school communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"4 1","pages":"34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11825573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novice teachers reflexively explicate their internal moral dialogues linked with their practical experiences in Dutch primary schools","authors":"Robert M. Gertsen","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00202-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00202-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"59 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141923472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A reflexive thematic analysis exploring the experiences of undergraduate women in STEM in Bangladesh","authors":"Parinda Rahman","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00185-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00185-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"31 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Political appointments to rector positions: a shifting landscape in Turkish academia","authors":"C. Elgin","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00200-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00200-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A scoping review on bolstering concussion knowledge in medical education","authors":"Aisha Husain","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00191-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00191-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"92 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141812244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards more effective summative assessment in OBE: a new framework integrating direct measurements and technology","authors":"Qutaiba I. Ali","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00208-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00208-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"29 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141814189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elvis Tamale, Irene Atuhairwe, Arnold Ssemwogerere, Brian Muhimbura, Lorna Atimango, P. Malinga, Jonathan Mulungi, Joseph Ssekitto, Josephine Naigaga, T. M. Kintu, Kiran Mitha Masood, Victor Ohuruogu, Joseph Ngonzi
{"title":"Implementation and insights from the MedXMentor structured mentorship program for undergraduate health science students at Mbarara University, Uganda","authors":"Elvis Tamale, Irene Atuhairwe, Arnold Ssemwogerere, Brian Muhimbura, Lorna Atimango, P. Malinga, Jonathan Mulungi, Joseph Ssekitto, Josephine Naigaga, T. M. Kintu, Kiran Mitha Masood, Victor Ohuruogu, Joseph Ngonzi","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00206-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00206-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141814690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth C. Ray, Ann Perko, Karen Oehme, Lyndi Bradley, Laura M. Arpan
{"title":"Facilitating well-being: an examination of an online trauma-informed faculty/staff training designed to support college student resilience","authors":"Elizabeth C. Ray, Ann Perko, Karen Oehme, Lyndi Bradley, Laura M. Arpan","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00199-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00199-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":"104 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141820835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical students perception of learning environment evidence from Jimma University Medical Centre","authors":"Shewatatek Gedamu, Tefera Tadesse, Bekalu Ferede","doi":"10.1007/s44217-024-00183-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00183-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72825,"journal":{"name":"Discover education","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141826637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}