The study aims to investigate the attitude of students with postgraduate diplomas in teaching towards the teaching profession and its relationship with specialization, cumulative average, school quality, and school grade variables. The study sample consisted of 300 second-semester students enrolled in the educational training program for the…

This research explores the use of trauma-sensitive practices in second chance education across four European countries, namely Austria, Ireland, Italy and Malta. The study used a quantitative methodology, whereby an online questionnaire was distributed amongst 249 educators who worked in second chance education. Over half of respondents believed…

This paper examines the potential earnings premium associated with a doctoral degree (PhDs, ISCED9) over postgraduate degrees (PGs, or Masters, ISCED7) in the UK. We assess this premium using a decade-worth of UK Labour Force Survey data (2011-2020). To explore the possible endogenous choice of post-graduate tracks, this paper deploys linear…

New competencies are required given new technologies, shifting business strategies, changes in external environment, such as COVID-19 crisis as well as many other factors. The aim of this paper is to identify key competencies and create a construct describing contribution of specific groups of competencies related to technical, managerial and…

The internationalization and specialization of science confront scientists with opportunities and sometimes even a need to become internationally mobile during their careers. Against this background, we systematically reviewed empirical studies on the effects that mobility across national borders has on the careers of scientists. Using several…

Nowadays, learning and teaching processes cannot be understood without technology. Among all digital resources available for education, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) stand as great online tools that can facilitate the learning process of any type of content. In this sense, literature about MOOCs' implications in education has increased…

Recruitment to General Practice (GP) is currently low in many countries. Here we focus on two binary choices for junior doctors: first, whether to apply to GP; second, whether to accept a GP training place if offered. Previous attitudinal studies have indicated factors claimed to affect recruitment. The current study goes further by quantifying…

Context: Athletic training residency programs are proliferating rapidly, yet only 1 accredited residency is housed outside of physician-practice or clinic settings. Objective: The focus of this article was to explore the structural and cultural factors that support a residency program in a college/university athletic training facility. Design:…

The researchers investigated music teachers' perceptions of the sources and difficulty of competency acquisition for music teaching. Participants (N = 338) were music teachers in Arizona, Texas, and Washington. Using categorized competencies for music teaching (music, teaching, or personal skills/knowledge), the researchers divided participants…

The purpose of this article is to contribute to the discussion of mathematics teacher knowledge, and the question of what makes it specialized. In the first part of the article, central orientations in conceptualizing mathematics teacher knowledge are identified and the more serious limitations of the grounds on which they stand are explicated. In…

There is continuing struggle within higher education on how to recognize what is and is not a student affairs role on a collegiate campus. Furthermore, the process of assessing and defining the skills, competencies, and dispositions required for those roles is not agreed upon across campus environments. They often include administrative tasks that…

Reforming instruction is challenging. In this comparative case study of 12 school districts, we investigated the dilemmas that emerged for system leaders as they engaged in system building for elementary science and the approaches leaders took in managing them. We found that system leaders' efforts to manage their environments contributed to the…

Background: Since it was first launched, ChatGPT, a Large Language Model (LLM), has been widely used across different disciplines, particularly the medical field. Objective: The main aim of this review is to thoroughly assess the performance of the distinct version of ChatGPT in subspecialty written medical proficiency exams and the factors that…

It is widely recognized that learning interventions that help student sojourners prepare for and process their study abroad experiences can increase those students' learning gains. What if, however, students express skepticism or resistance to those learning interventions? This article offers a case study of a student-faculty partnership in…

This article sheds light on a paradox in the Soviet educational landscape: the development of specialised foreign-language schools in the context of a purported egalitarian society. These schools endured, and even thrived, through the collapse of the Soviet Union. First, a historical overview for Soviet-era development of specialised-school…