Patrice Juliet Pinder

Giles Pinto

Very few studies on game-based learning (gbl) have been conducted within the Caribbean/West Indies, particularly studies of a mixed-methods nature examining in-service K-12 STEAM teachers’ perspectives. This study addresses the aforementioned gap and explores the benefits of employing GBL as a teaching strategy in primary (elementary) and secondary schools within the Bahamas where no research has been conducted in the area of GBL. This study utilizes a mixed-methods approach and is made of a quantitative questionnaire for teachers and interviews with teachers. Thirty-nine teachers completed the quantitative questionnaire and 29 teachers participated in the interview session. Teachers were drawn from the Bahamas’ first National Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) GBL Mini-Conference. Data findings from the teachers’ completed questionnaire and interviews should begin to fill in the research gap as it relates to GBL in the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

Julie M Lane

Lisa C Keith

A pilot study was conducted to teach helping professionals learn about Native American culture and pathways to engage Native American peoples in utilizing special education and disability services. Twenty-nine helping professionals attended a one-day Native American Cultural Competency Conference. Utilizing a qualitative panel study design, a pre- and post-survey was distributed to conference participants to understand (1) participants’ self-perceived barriers in serving Native American children with disabilities, (2) how to better serve the Native American community, and (3) changes in previously perceived barriers.