As editor-in-chief, Iw ould like to express my deepest gratitude to researchers around the world for their interest in IJREE and for submitting excellent manuscripts. In light of the amount and contentofpapers submitted since the publication of the last issue, it appearsthat researchers whoseemed to have contracted due to COVID-19 are regaining their vitality and are actively conducting research on various topics.This first issue of 2022 published four phenomenal research articlesa nd one very informativeresearch report in thedevelopment section.The first article provides in-depth study results about the concerns of teachers at Swedish school-age educare centers when faced with callsfor school reform related to digital activities in the age of digital transformation. The research findings provide what happens to teachers who actually implement digital-related innovations in their schools when digital transformation-related innovations are required, and what should be taken into account for government reform policies to be successful.The second paper presents the results of as tudy on the influence of school culture and work-related emotional variables on the affective commitment of teachers in all day schools in Germany. Two authors analyzed data collected from 649 teachers using astructural equation model. This study is very interesting in that, like the regular classes, the quality of education also depends on the teachers.The third paper investigated the relationship between motivation (intrinsic, extrinsic)and friendship processes (selection, influence) within an American college marching band. Using social network analysis, the study looked for evidence of selection but not influence on motivation. The authors also described unexpected findings in the context of highly specialized extracurricular activities.The last article investigated how patterns of High Impact Practices (HIP) participation differ among students at Korean universities. The study also investigated whether there is an association between the likelihood of as tudent belonging to as pecific group and their individual characteristics along with their university'ssupportive campus environment. Using latent profile analysis and multinomial logistic regression,this study discovered five distinct patterns of HIP participation. The study also found that family income and the level of studentfaculty interaction determined the group astudent belonged to.Finally, one project report is presented in the development section. This project is funded within the "Framework Program for Empirical Educational Research" by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. This project was designedasaqualitative study divided into four phases and is currently in progress. We look forward to the final result.Iw ould also like to thank the IJREE editors and many reviewers who has made great efforts. With your support and dedication,IJREE has become aworld-renowned journal in the field of extendededucation.