The full-length American Journal of Education article can be accessed here. Months into the 2020-2021 school year, I asked Kendra what it was like meeting new rosters of students virtually. Like nearly all teachers I interviewed, she took issue with the question, claiming she had “not met” most of her students. Teaching remotely meant talking to muted… Read More AJE Feature | “Losing My Craft”: Teachers’ Relational Work with Students During a Pandemic by Jeremy Murphy

The full-length American Journal of Education article by Sarah W. Beck and Amanda J. Godley can be accessed here. As entry into four-year colleges becomes more competitive each year, equalizing opportunity in college admissions for first generation, low-income and racially and linguistically minoritized students remains a persistent challenge (Nietzel 2021; Serling 2019). There is a need for… Read More AJE Feature | “What makes you, you”: The discursive construction of the self in U.S. college application essays by Sarah W. Beck & Amanda J. Godley

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… Read More 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.