Chinese culture emphasizes the role of diligence in learning, and thus such educational values are thought to promote a growth mindset--the belief that one's intellectual potential can be improved through investing efforts. Yet, some recent studies found mixed or even opposite trends that Chinese students hold a relatively fixed mindset of…

Considering the increasing severity of environmental disasters and the scarcity of studies centered on children's perspectives, this article explores context-based learning to create spaces of hope. Constructing explanations fosters meaning creation and knowledge integration. Fourth graders' self-explanations about contamination in a degraded…

This study explores the use of a metacognitive tool in the preparation of secondary English teachers. This multi-faceted qualitative study presents the findings from a phenomenological research approach that focuses on how literacy quadrants depict pre-service teachers' (PSTs') understandings of, or beliefs about, mental illness and the teaching…

Pedagogical competence development programs in universities are gaining in importance across national contexts. In response to the demand for better teaching in higher education, Scandinavian universities have made the programs a standard part of the application for full employment and qualification for a professorship. Though pedagogical…

This article explores how the teachers and students in Tanzania's special secondary schools conceptualize giftedness and talent. It draws on focus group discussions and interview data from a sample of 30 teachers and 73 students and analyzed through a reflexive thematic analysis procedure. The findings revealed commonalities in conceptualizing…

This study aims to develop e-worksheet teaching materials on the excretory system, assess their feasibility, analyze teacher responses, and evaluate trial results using the e-worksheet. The research follows a Research and Development (R&D) approach, employing the ADDIE development model. The study was conducted at SMAN 8 Tanjung Jabung Timur,…

We investigated direct experiences with nature and socialization as predictors of preschool-aged children's environmental moral reasoning. Children (n = 146; 52.7% male) from three U.S. states completed biophilia and environmental moral reasoning interviews. Parents (n=98) completed surveys about their children's activities in natural areas and…

Using technology in foreign language learning can provide a variety of possibilities, significant opportunities, and significant benefits. Considering that Generation Z is a generation born into technology and grew up with it, it is critical to understand the intentions of Generation Z students to use technology in learning English and to find out…

This research utilized the combination between quantitative and qualitative researches. The research sample included Thai language course lecturers both Thai and South Korean persons, including 1st-4th year South Korean undergraduate students. The instruments used included the questionnaire on teaching strategy which also included Thai culture to…

This study examines a Technology, Pedagogy, Content Knowledge (TPACK) training framework for pre- and in-service mathematics teachers that enables them to experience inquiry-based learning as learners in a dynamic geometry environment that serves as a mathematics laboratory. We investigate the effect of this experience on the teachers' TPACK,…

Elementary teachers are navigating a curriculum landscape in which engineering activities now exist alongside science. Teacher education should prepare future elementary teachers to be critical curators of curriculum resources, which includes appraising the extent to which engineering and science activities authentically reflect those fields. To…

College immunization policies vary. To evaluate the landscape of college immunization programs, we distributed a 45-item survey to college health administrators between July and September 2021. Items measured perceptions of institutionally recommended and required vaccines, enforcement strategies, barriers to vaccine uptake, and the impact of the…

Schools in England are now encouraged by the government to develop Climate Change and Sustainability Education (CCSE). In each of four state-funded secondary schools, interviews were conducted with staff and students to understand the progress they sought with respect to CCSE and how they envisaged that this would occur. A year later, reflexive…

In the context of the current climate emergency, governments are implementing important climate policies promoting zero waste, carbon neutrality, increased greening, and protection of biodiversity. While climate policies are created with the best of intentions, they obscure the lived experiences of front-line workers attempting to implement these…

In this qualitative study, we sought to identify the best practices emerging from professional learning communities (PLCs) in New Brunswick, Canada with regard to teacher collaboration. Established over a decade ago, PLCs are now a common practice in this province. The results of interviews conducted with teachers and principals (N = 13) show a…