Linkage plans are used when equating different test versions from different administrations of standardized achievement tests. The overall aim is to examine item response theory (IRT) observed-score equating when different linkage plans have been used when the average ability among test takers in different administrations and/or the average item…

The article analyses the changes and trends in the scientific systems of countries and regions in the Global South shifting the focus away from the BRICS countries. The research is underpinned by the critical scholarship on the globalisation, internationalisation and regionalisation of science and higher education. The empirical analysis is…

Higher education cooperation has emerged as a prominent trend in educational exchange. This phenomenological study aims to interpret students' intercultural experiences and the transformation of intercultural competence under a China-Korea cooperative teaching model. Group interviews with 25 students were conducted to explore their intercultural…

As boarding schools in China gain prominence and the number of boarders continues to rise, their social development and emotional problems have become a major focus of attention. However, studies have shown that boarders in China may not experience the expected positive socio-emotional development. This study analyzed the impact of peer effects on…

Background: Early secondary school students' perceptions of their social relationships in class are closely linked to their levels of motivation. However, person-centred research examining patterns of social relationships with both peers and teachers remains limited. Aims: This study explored the existence, stability and transitions of latent…

During the final years of secondary school, students engage in the decision-making process regarding their important choice of university career. Individual differences in how people approach this process could be attributed to personality traits, gender, and the specific year of attendance. To investigate this hypothesis, a study was conducted…

Purpose: Autistic individuals exhibit elevated rates of depression; however, assessment is complicated by clinical presentations and limited validation in this population. Recent work has demonstrated the utility of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in screening for depression in ASD. The current study extends this work by examining the…

This article shares details behind building organizational capacity to establish program referrals for statewide recruitment of community adults into Cooperative Extension's online health programs. This study explores the role of intentional recruitment strategies (active and passive) to increase participant program enrollment into health…

Motor skill interventions addressing global developmental delays have shown to be effective, but there is limited ecological validity and evidence of long-term effects in these studies. This naturalistic, cross-sectional study compared the MC of children (n = 87) in classes of teachers previously trained in the Successful Kinesthetic Instruction…

This phenomenological qualitative study examines the impact of both structured and unstructured interactions on the sense of belonging among first-year Chinese international students (CIS) in U.S. residence halls. Guided by Hurtado's (2012) diverse learning environments and Yao's (2014) literature on international student belonging, this study…

Students as partners (SaP) is an approach which aims to include students and staff in partnership in a number of settings across higher education. This article is a comparative exploration of SaP in relation to universities in Australia and Japan, through the lens of Matthews' (2017) five propositions for SaP. Published in 2017, the propositions…

This paper seeks to illuminate the connections between the moral philosophies underlying contemporary theories of educative leadership and metaphysical thought about organization in education. It begins by identifying the ethical foundations embedded in five preeminent leadership theories recognized in recent OECD research. The paper then…

How does cultural background moderate the relationship between enjoyment and willingness to communicate in second language (L2) Chinese learning? This study addresses this question through an empirical investigation involving 457 international L2 Chinese learners in Shandong Province, China. The participants completed a paper-based questionnaire.…

This study was conducted to further explore the possible mechanism behind the finding that rural teachers are disadvantaged for participation in inquiry-based working compared to their urban counterparts. School organisation factors are the most obvious mediating variables since they can be easily connected with wider school regional features and…

Scholars have developed theories that suggest that people's educational outcomes are determined by characteristics at multiple levels, including the individual, family, school, and community. They have suggested that variation at all the levels may shape educational differences between rural and non-rural students. Yet they have not fully…