This research -- which is a work in progress -- examines a critical Thinking curriculum as a specific case of how a curriculum is shaped by mobilities across geographical, linguistic and cultural borders in transnational higher education (TNHE), where English is the medium of instruction. The site of this research is a TNHE institution in a West…

This article describes the need for health professions educators to consider their and others' epistemologies in their work. It introduces four categories of epistemic beliefs and discusses common topics and their relationships to epistemological traditions, including how they can conflict with one another. It also suggests a mechanism for…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of every citizen's life for several years. Still, the emergence of generative AI (GenAI), accessible to all, has raised discussions about the ethical issues they raise, particularly in education. GenAI tools generate content according to user requests, but are students using these tools ethically and…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the education landscape, but are teacher preparation programs keeping pace? In this report, the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) reached out to over 500 U.S. education school leaders to understand how they currently integrate AI into their teacher training programs, how their faculty and…

Over the last four to five years, I've increasingly been reflecting on the role of what were formerly referred to as offsite or pupil referral units. These are now subsumed within a more generic grouping known as alternative provision. My interest has been triggered by the recent publication of 'Alternative provision in local areas in England: a…

To meet society's changing demands, the responsive development of curricula is vital, and curriculum developers need to increasingly foresee and incorporate changes into their curricula in a timely manner. However, responsive curriculum development is a complex problem for curriculum developers in vocational and (higher) professional education,…

This study was developed in response to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) position statement elevating the use of nonfiction literature in the K-12 curriculum. Using an intersectional, critical multicultural lens, we examined award-winning picturebook biographies for their potential to invite examination of the concept of power…

In March 2020, Vietnam's Minister of Finance (MoF) issued Decision 345/QD-BTC, endorsing the adoption of Financial Reporting Standards for full IFRS implementation by 2025. This study, using curriculum implementation theory, examines factors affecting accounting academics' time spent on teaching IFRS. Drawing on the opinions of 198 academics in…

Purpose: Engineering students gain confidence and competency through continual practice of key skills. The social cognitive theory construct of self-efficacy provides a useful measure to assess students' beliefs in their ability to succeed or perform tasks. Research focused on the impacts of curricular engineering design experiences on student…

This article describes how one department journeys from introduction to incorporation of climate fiction and an ecocritical lens in a program for grades 9-12. It explains the department's endeavors, ensuing projects, future intentions for individual and collective climate work, and ways educators can join in the movement.

Entrepreneurial education plays a vital role in equipping students with the skills and mind-set necessary for success in the dynamic business landscape. While existing literature acknowledges the importance of entrepreneurial education, there is a lack of specific guidance on how courses can be designed to effectively cultivate entrepreneurial…

Design thinking and design-oriented information systems share commonalities in applying specific toolsets to develop product and system designs that address strategic, managerial, and operational problems. How can design thinking be embedded as an innovative and creative learning process to facilitate decision-making in business intelligence and…

This study explores student engagements with hybrid writing courses, revealing their experiences and perceptions of a modality that blends in-person and online instruction. Hybrid learning as a format is often overshadowed by its association with fully online instruction. After a number of writing courses on our campus were redesigned for hybrid…

Across the United States, current curricular reforms are centering high-quality instructional material (HQIM) as a lever for improving classroom instruction and student achievement. While multiple legislative definitions of HQIM attend primarily to the degree of standards alignment, we expand quality to encompass rigor and cultural responsiveness.…

Writing intensive (WI) courses are well-situated to support students' counterargument skill development, a key element for both academic and civic discourse in today's socio-political environment. However, while many researchers celebrate multi-faceted argumentation, few studies look beyond a dichotomous or "two-sided" approach in…