Month: January 2023

AJE Feature | School-wide approaches for promoting social and emotional well-being in Australian school contexts by Annemaree Carroll, Julie Bower, Holly Chen, Jim Watterston, & Angela Ferguson.

The full-length American Journal of Education article by Carroll et al. can be accessed here. Incorporating social and emotional well-being into school policy and practice has never been more important, with clear links established between academic achievement and the explicit teaching of social emotional learning (Durlak et al. 2011). Yet very little research captures the policy challenges
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AJE Feature | “We Are Gonna Miss Too Many of Them”: Rurality, Race, & the History of Grow Your Own Teacher Programs by Scott Gelber.

The full-length American Journal of Education article by Gelber can be accessed here. Founded by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1937, the Future Teachers of America (FTA) was a network of high school clubs that intended to attract teenagers to teaching careers. NEA leaders hoped that FTA clubs could recruit teachers during their adolescence,
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AJE Feature | Power Dynamics and Positioning in Home Visits by Judy Paulick, Soyoung Park, and Ariel Cornett.

The full-length American Journal of Education article by Paulick, Park, & Cornett can be accessed here. Connections between homes and elementary schools are vital for students, families, and teachers alike. When teachers understand students’ and families’ cultures, they can engage in culturally responsive teaching; when children and families feel seen and heard, they are more likely to
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