AAJER is a proud member of the American Academy Journals. It is a gold open access journal so authors will be asked to pay a publication fee but only if the paper got accepted for publication. AAJER is a rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly publication that seeks manuscripts on leading topics related to educational research. AAJER features articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning. It also encourages submissions across all levels of education throughout the life span and all forms of learning. AAJER welcomes submissions of the highest quality, reflecting a wide range of perspectives, topics, contexts, and methods, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work.