Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine which factors contribute to counseling students’ willingness towards working with persons who have committed sexual offenses. Using an online survey consisting of demographic questions, Attitudes Towards Sexual Offenders (ATTSO) scale, and Competency Assessment Inventory (CAI) scale. The research covered in this study addressed the following research question: Is there a specific combination of factors that predict counseling students’ future willingness towards working with clients who have committed sexual offenses? Results from this study show that counselors who are willing to counsel sexual offenders find that treatment is effective.

Abstract: The purpose this study was to investigate the teaching strategies for arts at lower primary phase in Zambezi region, Namibia. The researchers used multiple data collection strategies. In this study the researchers used the following data collection methods: Interviews, focus group interviews and class observations. The researchers transcribed and analysed the data using qualitative data analysis. Most of the teaching strategies which were cited by these teachers during the interviews and used during class observation were the same such as: group work, telling stories, singing songs, drawing, questioning and answer, using learning support materials, individual work and demonstration. The use of homework as a teaching strategy was mentioned by one teacher.

Abstract: The benefits stemming from outdoor science education are considered received wisdom in student learning. Effectively combining these with community drives toward general improvement have the opportunity of developing interesting projects and initiatives. The narrative from the project of the Mary Scott Community Orchard project approach toward the goal of community improvement is both unique and highly replicable. Partnerships and collaborations facilitated between schools, local businesses, local and state agencies, and higher education have produced a unique living classroom and open-access community orchard. Teachers and students were essential actors in this project and acted as agents of active social change. This narrative will describe that experience and the intentional, yet practical educational underpinnings embedded in developing an interactive experience teaching people more about their environment and growing food.

Abstract: In a series of cases since the 1960s, the U.S. Supreme Court has determined when public k-12 students can exercise their right to free speech. Complicating this jurisprudence has been the rise of smart phones and social media platforms, at times blurring the distinction between on- and off-campus speech. In a 2021 case, Mahanoy Area School District v. B. L., the Court grappled with this issue. Especially notable about the Court’s decision was the lone dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas, in which he maintained his longstanding belief that student speech rights are significantly limited, whether students are on or off campus. Thomas’s dissent, informed by his judicial philosophy of originalism and the legal doctrine of in loco parentis, is problematic because it runs counter to the role of public schools as sites for inculcating democratic citizenship, a particularly important function when democratic norms and institutions are facing increasing attacks.