The New Education Policy (NEP), 2020, adopted by Government of India, envisages significant and far-reaching reforms in higher education sector in India. In this article, I foreground certain peculiar features of the process of massification of higher education in India, including privatisation and fragmentation. I locate the political economy of…

This article forms part of research into the role of support offered to children and youth by different community agents during the pandemic. In order to carry out the research, an online questionnaire was designed and administered between October 2021 and January 2022, to which 1,216 people in Catalonia (Spain) aged between 9 and 18 years…

This qualitative study conducted at a Midwestern U.S. elementary school with a 'strand' bilingual programme examines the ways that administrators, teachers, and parents create learning environments for emergent bilinguals (EBs) that promote a positive view of bilingualism. To frame the study, the author used distributed leadership to emphasise the…

The significance of flexibility in mathematics classrooms, particularly in interactive mathematics classrooms where students learn through hands-on experience, cannot be overstated. Teachers play a pivotal role in fostering students' mathematical understanding by selecting appropriate tasks and providing expert guidance. Additionally, the patterns…

The purpose of this study was to explain Japanese mothers' communication on sexuality education with elementary school-age children (7-11). There were six mothers who consented to participate in this study, sharing their thoughts, opinions, and experiences related to sexuality education. A constant comparative analysis method was used to analyze…

Evidence supports increasing student physical activity in school, and Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAPs) can help students meet national physical activity goals to support their physical and mental health. Although strategies and frameworks are readily available to support schools in their efforts to implement successful…

There is a major political commitment at the European Union level to providing good quality sexuality education in schools. Multiple studies in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region have demonstrated the importance of sexuality education for the health and well-being of children and adolescents. Parents' role in providing information…

This article explores the cultural aspects of transnational education by examining a case of pedagogical development cooperation between a Finnish and a Brazilian higher education institution. Informed by scholarship on transnational education, organisational cultures and poststructuralist discourse perspectives, this study analyses teaching and…

The existing e-learning models for higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) enhancement focus more on technology and e-learning methods, ignoring the important roles of human factors such as e-leadership, collaboration, and readiness. This exploratory sequential mixed-methods design study aimed to identify significant factors for e-learning practices…

Background/purpose: Peer bullying is considered to be the most common type of violence in schools. Individuals with special needs are exposed to peer bullying more than their typically developing peers. For individuals with special needs, this situation can lead to more complex and destructive consequences. In this study, it was aimed to determine…

Background/purpose: Blended learning can be an effective solution for improving the quality of education. The research problem lies in the lack of interest among a number of Iraqi university professors in improving blended learning in universities, as well as the lack of interest among students in developing and implementing blended learning in…

Educational programs in which people are exposed to counter-stereotypical role models are often used for breaking gender stereotypes. Most gender role-model interventions focus on adolescents and emerging adults. Yet, middle childhood might be a highly effective period for changing gender stereotypes because children are still learning about…

This paper examines the contestations surrounding the rights and responsibilities of the state and parents to educate children. Focusing our analysis on home education, we suggest that these disputes represent the convergence of -- at times agonistic -- parental and state politics of care and concern surrounding education and children. To advance…

This article explores public employment service (PES) guidance practitioners' interpretations of and approaches to building working relationships with their clients in the context of different kinds of institutional expectations placed on client work. The study was conducted in the context of the recently reformed Finnish PES and focused on new…

This book focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on Latino/a/e/x students, families, and communities across the educational continuum to better understand the challenges faced by them. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the gross inequities that exist for Latino students with respect to access to quality technology, highly qualified and culturally…