This study investigated various aspects of the validity of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 for college student clients comprising five ethnoracial groups. The Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 has demonstrated solid psychometric properties in previous studies; however, its accuracy for clients of color has received limited empirical attentio…
Recent calls have been made to decolonize White-dominated, Western narratives around concealment (e.g., that disclosure should be prioritized) and instead to examine psychosocial factors associated with concealment. Existing literature lacks exploration into daily variations of sexual or gender identity concealment (hereafter, "concealment") among sexual and gender minority people, especially s…
Grief and loss perspectives are frequently used in clinical and nonclinical (e.g.. parent-facilitated support groups) settings to support families who are navigating awareness or disclosure of a child's diverse gender identity (ie., as transgender or nonbinary [TNB]). Little to no research has examined the mental health consequences of TNB youth of having parents and caregivers conceptualize th…
Religion is central to many children's lives. Yet, religion is commonly considered to be outside the scope of public education. This article addresses the urgent need, in increasingly super-diverse school contexts, for knowledge on how early years educational settings can be responsive to learners and their families who identify with a religion. Drawing on Cultural Models Theory, this case stud…
This article explores the integration of Pacific ways of knowing, being, and doing into leadership in early childhood education (ECE) in Aotearoa New Zealand to sustain Pacific children's cultural identities. Current leadership models in education reflect dominant systems that do not fully recognize the diverse contributions, needs, and priorities of Pacific communities. By foregrounding collec…
Young children's play and art-making expressions are widely recognized to function as constructions of their personal lives and can reveal salient aspects from their sociocultural contexts, funds of knowledge, and situations of development. Minoritized children require access to familiar and culturally representative materials and pedagogies in the classroom to draw on and enact elements of the…
Regarding multilingualism and cross-cultural awareness for teaching and learning, a gap remains between research and classroom practice. A vital aspect to bridge this gap lies in creating authentic learning materials, based on solid local involvement, that acknowledge the dynamic and shifting nature of linguistic and cultural practices and sustain children's diverse identities, literacies, and …
This participatory narrative inquiry was conducted by a researcher embedded in a Native American community for 10 months who examined 15 pre-K children as they made meaning of their lived experiences through arts-informed methods, including drawing and storytelling. These culturally appropriate, strengths-based methods preserve Indigenous knowledge and oral traditions while fostering a sense of…
This study assesses the performance of the "Build, Build, Build" (BBB) infrastructure program of the Duterte Administration in the Philippines. It reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the link between infrastructure and economic growth and develops a conceptual framework to analyze the impact of the BBB program. Project-level analysis of the BBB program identifies the right-of-wa…
Annual audit reports from the Commission on Audit (COA) provide information on a government agency's compliance with financial reporting standards that may be valuable to government budget legislators and decision makers. Using Chi-square test of independence, the correlation between COA audit opinions and year-on-year movements of the budget appropriations were found to be weak. Insigths from…