The present study aimed to determine the academic satisfaction of fourth-year pre-service teachers at Saint Louis University. It elaborates on the different satisfaction levels and factors regarding the student's academic performance. The study utilized a mixed-method design, a questionnaire, and an interview for data collection. Through the…

Staff members in academia are expected to meet a diverse range of simultaneous expectations: responding to students' scholastic needs, pursuing high-quality, ongoing research and being involved in their institutions. Those who successfully bear this multifaceted burden are found worthy of promotion. This 5-year study followed the activity of two…

Purpose: We developed the Goal Achievement Scale in Colleges of Education (GASCE) to address the lack of context-specific assessment tools for evaluating goal achievement in Nigerian colleges of education. Existing instruments fail to capture the unique challenges of these institutions, making a reliable and valid scale essential for assessing…

This study examined industrial strikes in higher education: Ascertaining causes and the levels of effect from a developing economy perspective. The study adopted the positivist philosophical position and a quantitative approach to collect data from 523 staff members of 30 Colleges of Education in a developing economy situated in Africa. Data…

As neoliberal policies became widespread, the number of studies concerned with those policies also increased. This study aims to analyse articles which are concerned with neoliberal education policies in the literature through systematic review. The current study makes efforts, in its scope, to exhibit the descriptive properties (methodological…

The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of Learning Goal Orientation (LGO) on Self-Readiness for Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (SR-CSCL) and Self-Directed Learning (SDL). LGO is a central concept of motivation, but there is little research on its contribution to SDL and SR-CSCL. This study was performed at the Faculty of…

The article presents an investigation conducted with education students at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana. The aim was to determine whether the perception and image of urban space have changed over the years, as the same questionnaire was used in 2001 and 2019. The students had to choose which of the eleven questions contained…

The flipped classroom approach is an effective alternative to traditional teaching methods. However, further research is necessary to understand its long-term impact. This qualitative research study delved into the prolonged implementation of flipped learning by conducting interviews with professors from various academic institutions across…

This study focuses on three essential concepts -- collaboration, action, and research. It was initiated by three former teacher educators (TEs) at Asmara Community College of Education (ACCE), Eritrea (now defunct), and data was drawn from their written accounts and rigorous reflective discussions. It illuminates the lines of development while…

This research investigates the perceptions of teacher trainees regarding the contribution of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to socio-economic development, with a specific focus on Tamale College of Education in Ghana, as a case study. A quantitative research approach was used to understand the conceptual framework and…

Drawing on Van den Akker's description of the Curricular Spider Web (CSW) as a framework, teacher educators' perspectives on the rationale, aims and objectives, content, learning activities, and time allocation for Ghana's 2018 B.Ed. curriculum were investigated. A qualitative research design, using a semi-structured interview approach with a…

This study aimed to determine whether the self-confidence levels and decision-making skills of the students at Kocaeli University's Faculty of Sport Sciences and Faculty of Education differed in terms of demographic characteristics and to make recommendations in line with the results. The population consisted of a total of 2,626 students studying…

Despite growing recognition of the value of using technology in mathematics instruction and learning, preservice teachers consistently performed abysmally in college geometry. This study therefore examined the attitude of preservice teachers towards the integration of technology in the teaching and learning of College Geometry. Quantitative…

This study aims to document and examine mathematics teacher educators' (MTEs) knowledge sources in teacher education practices. The study adopts a mixed-method, embedded research design. Data were collected via a questionnaire with elicitations about MTEs' descriptive features as well as with open-ended items. Target population was all MTEs…

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the course designed by the author, which focuses on practical application, in improving students' pedagogical skills. Furthermore, the research aims to identify the challenges faced by teacher education institutions in this context and examine the mechanisms involved in improving…