Purpose: This article aims at presenting the concept of the Brazilian university's third mission and its relevance for predicting teaching behavior. To that end, this article presents a conceptual model of that third mission in Brazil and how its relationship with stakeholders was built. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual article.…

This study aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of gamification research in higher education from 2015-2024, highlighting key trends, influential contributors, and emerging themes. It seeks to address gaps in understanding the intellectual structure, global collaboration networks, and integration of advanced technologies in…

This article investigates the cooperation between schools and development-oriented non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the context of education for sustainable development and global learning. It focuses on the potential and challenges of such partnerships for fostering meaningful social learning in a global context. It also draws on two…

Student-instructor relationships play a crucial role in academic engagement and success, yet large lecture courses often limit direct interaction. This study investigated whether a brief, early-semester meeting with the instructor could enhance student engagement and academic performance. Students (n[subscript T] = 423) in a large introductory…

Background/purpose: This study investigates the effectiveness of Value Clarification Technique (VCT)- based teaching materials in enhancing high school students' understanding of multiculturalism. Despite the increasing need for multicultural education, existing teaching methods often lack interactive and reflective elements that encourage…

In 2023, 2.5 million high school students participated in dual enrollment -- programs that allow them to take and earn credit for college-level courses. Research shows that dual enrollment leads to better student outcomes, such as higher graduation rates, college enrollment, and credit accumulation. However, access to these programs is…

In this study, we examined the relationship between work-integrated learning (WIL) participation and securing job offers. We used a sample of 18,966 graduation survey responses collected over 7 years at a large public research institution in Florida. Specifically, we investigated how this relationship may have changed post-COVID. In the 2016-2017,…

This paper describes the relationship between student identity, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and risk for receiving calls home for problems in school. Data are drawn from the 2017 to 2018 National Survey of Children's Health (n = 4,579). Critical race theory and QuantCrit were used to frame the study and analysis. Findings reflect that…

The quality of sex education varies. In England from 2020, the government attempted to improve provision by making lessons a statutory requirement. We assessed implementation in 25 secondary schools in 2022-23, framed by May's general theory of implementation. This identifies processes of sense-making, cognitive participation, collective action…

This study examined parents' engagement in learning activities with their preschool-aged children and the frequency of that engagement during the COVID 19 pandemic. Participants in the study were from a midwestern state in the United States. Differences among parent engagement in learning activities with their children were found along a range of…

This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the mediation mechanism through which the quality of attachment to the parent influences academic well-being, focusing on the role of multiple sources of perceived social support in a sample of 518 French students (Grades 10-12, 69.7% females, mean age 16 years). The research specifically examined the…

Using data from the 2018 U.S. Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), this study examined the relationship between five aspects of professional development (PD) -- teacher participation in different formats, content, duration, quality, and barriers to participation -- and teacher job satisfaction. Our multilevel model results indicate…

The rise of unexcused school absenteeism is an international phenomenon, and pupils with unexcused absenteeism are a highly heterogeneous group. Our study focuses on this heterogeneity by studying school withdrawal: absences not concealed from the parents, and which are attributable to there being little or no parental effort to get the pupil to…

Families play a pivotal role in fostering children's science literacy, interests, and identities through everyday interactions and informal learning contexts, with parents as main facilitators. An essential, yet often underexplored, aspect of this process is the role of emotions in shaping science learning experiences. Emotions serve as powerful…

The global shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for learners with special educational needs (LSENs), particularly in terms of parental involvement, which has been insufficiently explored in previous research. Although existing studies have highlighted the critical role of parents in supporting their…