The Mid-Western Educational Researcher (MWER) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal that publishes research articles examining educational issues and practices, book and media reviews, commentaries, and articles that address areas such as mentorship and teacher research. MWER seeks strong manuscripts addressing a wide range of topics in education.
The journal publishes quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, meta-analysis and meta-synthesis studies, and accepts submissions in six different categories: feature articles, graduate student scholarship, voices from the classroom, commentaries, book/media reviews, and mentoring corner.
The journal also periodically solicits proposals for special issues and special sections of an issue. In addition, such proposals can be submitted any time, regardless of whether there is an open call.
See the Aims and Scope for more detailed information.
Welcome to MWER’s new website! We recently made the exciting move to Scholarworks, but some of our previous issues are still on their way over here from our old website. In the meantime, you can access past MWER issues at www.mwera.org/MWER/archives.html
Current Issue: Volume 37, Issue 1 (2025)
MWERA Distinguished Paper
A Case Study on Institutional Response to Strike Activity and its Relationship to Strike Length
Autumn Kearney
Featured Articles
Teacher and Student Roles in Freire’s Critical Pedagogy: A Qualitative Case Study
Joan Nkansaa Nkansah
Nuanced Relationships between Teacher Collaboration and Job Satisfaction
Olha Ketsman and Todd Reeves
Employment Outcomes for Postsecondary Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Secondary Analysis
Eric J. Anderson, Andrew Buck, Jessie Green, Diane Weinbrandt, Margo Izzo, and Amy Shuman
Deconstructing ideological habits: An analysis of an antiracist place-based education course
Terry John Stockton
Analysis of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Environmental Education in Wisconsin
Jody Bauer, Robert Hougham, and Sarah Burgess
Does Educator Preparation Align with State Standards? A Factor Analysis of Missouri’s First-Year Teacher Survey
Ximena Uribe-Zarain, Beth Kania-Gosche, and Mark Hogrebe
“Not Conducive to Good Education”: Insights from Interviews with High School Math Teachers about the Academic Impacts of COVID-19 in the Classroom
Thomas G. Holtmeier, Brook K. Batch, and Rebecca J. Allen
A Tale of Two Schools: A Comparative Case Study Demonstrating Organizational Pathways to Educator Collaborations
Michael W. Valenti Ph.D., Duhita Mahatmya, Elizabeth Levine-Brown, Karen Celedonia, and Tracy Sweet
Curricular Praxis: Preparing Athletic Trainers by Combining Formal Debriefing with Clinical Experiences
Christopher J. Hamlyn and Thalia Mulvihill
From Emerging Supporters to Seasoned Mentors: Teachers’ Well-Being and Responses to Student Wellness Needs Across Career Phases
Megan C. Sharkey, Elizabeth Levine-Brown, and Christy Galletta Horner
The “Geography of Opportunity” in Flyover Country: A College Match Case Study
Sabrina C. Gregersen, Joanna Full, and Meghan Ecker-Lyster
Changes in Elementary Math Teachers’ Beliefs and Practice Through Professional Development Partnerships and Curriculum Adoption
Amy Nebesniak, Kelly Gomez Johnson, and Theodore J. Rupnow
TV versus Video Games: Their Distinctive Effects on Adolescent Behavior and Academic Achievement
Faiaz Rahman and Kathy L. Schuh
The 2x10 Intervention in Teacher Preparation: The Use of a Simple Relationship-Building Strategy by Teacher Candidates
Kara Conniff and Leah Wasburn-Moses
EDUCATORS PERSPECTIVES OF SYSTEMATIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT : A QUALITATIVE EXPLANATORY STUDY
Yvette Beavers and Nichole Bell
Commentaries
African American Male Reluctance in Teacher Education
Michael L. Williams
