This study employs the Technology Readiness and Acceptance Model to uncover the factors influencing university students' intentions to adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in higher education. With the rapid integration of Generative AI into academic contexts, understanding what drives students' intention to use these tools…

The study aims to understand the relationship between predictors of student teachers' intention to implement education for sustainable development (ESD). It proposes and evaluates the intention to implement the ESD model, which identifies the following predictors of student teachers' intention to implement ESD: (I) teacher self-efficacy, (II)…

The implementation of STEM education in early childhood has become increasingly important for the development of children's 21st-century skills. However, the effective realization of this interdisciplinary approach is directly related to teachers' theoretical knowledge and practical competencies. In this study, the views, implementation…

This paper is about the use of literary work for character education. It focuses on the following question: How can "Laxdaela Saga" be used as a vehicle of character education for teenagers? The answer is partially based on a review of literature from a neo-Aristotelian framework and Kantian conception of morality and partially on…

This study examined whether the nominal personalization of a storybook about sharing impacted preschool-aged children's perceived similarity with the main character or their likelihood of comprehending the moral lesson and applying it to their own behavior. Children were read either a personalized story about sharing, a non-personalized story…

In our ever more connected and open-access world, the vocation of teaching continually strives to rearticulate its significance. This study contributes to such ventures by drawing upon recent theology, psychology, philosophy, and literary theory to envision instruction as a uniquely narratival and virtue-formative practice, especially in Christian…

Recent trends in education reform have brought renewed attention to performance character strengths such as grit, growth mindsets, and self-control. In this article, we explore how secondary teachers (Grades 5-12) in a variety of school types understood character education generally, and performance character education specifically. Research…

In a time of increasing accountability, school leaders are besieged with many challenges to meet the needs of increasingly diverse student populations. Leadership for the development of good character can often be overlooked in lieu of competing priorities (Starratt, 1991). Analyzing data from a 4-year study, this article considers one principal's…

The majority of physical education (PE) classes in the United States became coeducational after Title IX was enacted in 1972. However, the process of considering the effects of coeducational PE did not begin there. The purpose of this study was to present in as much detail as possible, through a thorough literature review, the presence and…

How did narratives about character education in the United States change between 1985 and 2016 and what does this reveal about the changing meaning of character over this time period? Policymakers and pundits have frequently invoked ideas of "good" versus "bad" character as they attempt to blame individuals for their own…

The community of educational measurement researchers and practitioners has made many positive contributions to education, but has also become complacent and lost the public trust. In this article, reasons for the lack of public trust in educational testing are described, and core values for educational measurement are proposed. Reasons for…

This study aimed at identifying moral judgment for education profession ethics among pre-service teachers programs of the School of Educational Sciences at the University of Jordan. Accordingly, the researchers developed a Moral Judgment Scale based on Kohlberg (1984), and on the Adult Moral Judgment Scale localized by Abdul-Fattah (2001). The…

This article examines the antecedents of the 'British Values' (democracy, rule of law, equality of opportunity, freedom of speech and the rights of all men and women to live free from persecution) which it is incumbent upon British schools to teach. But it also seeks to move the debate forward by pointing to the 'British Virtues' without which it…

Background: Social responsibility and democratic citizenship are essential outcomes of a college education. Yet limited research has examined how college experiences may relate to students' moral and prosocial development, qualities that ground responsibility and citizenship. Purpose: This research sought to identify the college experiences,…

Human rights contribute to peaceful coexistence among citizens, which leads to societal and national progress as well. The present research focused on the analysis of the human rights teaching practices at higher education level in Pakistan. Fifteen (15) heads of departments, 61 teachers, and 419 students of BS programs were selected as a sample…