The catastrophic collapse of Kabul in August 2021 had a profound impact on the entire nation, intensifying the challenges faced by female students both within and outside Afghanistan. The ban on female education imposed by the new regime has had significant ramifications. This study investigates the influence of this decree on Afghan female…

We analyse a career self-management model for remote workers by exploring the nature, causes and consequences of strategic career behaviours. Perceived self-efficacy and desire for career control are predictors of strategic career behaviours, and these behaviours determine career satisfaction, but not perceived career control nor objective or…

This article explores differences between women's and men's views on teaching and learning in undergraduate computer science studies at a Canadian university. The research focuses on perceptions and experiences about learning activities and teaching computer science and how students and teachers view these aspects as valuable for these activities.…

Children with disabilities often receive accommodations, but teachers rarely explain them to typically-developing (TD) classmates. How do TD students reason about these accommodations and evaluate their fairness? Five-, seven-, and nine-year-olds from the United States (N = 122; 50% female; 87.7% white; data collected April 2022-September 2023)…

Background/purpose: Ensuring high-quality education in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) requires an effective management approach. Total Quality Management (TQM) has been widely recognized as a strategy to enhance educational effectiveness, yet its implementation in pesantren remains underexplored. This study examines teachers' and school…

Guided by Expectancy-Value Theory, this quantitative cross-sectional survey examined the relationship between learning attitudes, course satisfaction, and learning outcomes among non-degree international students (N=390, 97.5% response rate) from three Sichuan universities, predominantly from Southeast Asia. Measurement validity was established…

This study investigates the instructional conditions, challenges, and essential needs for developing a Digital Learning Ecosystem (DLE) to enhance Mathematical Resilience (MR) among pre-service mathematics teachers in Northeastern Thailand. Grounded in the GVSS framework were Growth Mindset, Value, Struggle, and Support. This research employs a…

This article provides the perspectives of Chinese international graduate students about student engagement while attending a university in Canada. The prominent Western perception of student engagement in Canadian universities emphasizes student-oriented and active-participation to hopefully enhance student academic success and better social…

In Pakistan, adult literacy programs are designed to empower individuals for personal, familial, and societal development; however, these programs continue to struggle with persistently low participation rates. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach to explore the underlying factors contributing to this issue. Forty-five participants,…

This study investigates Chinese parental beliefs about and engagement with their children's Chinese and English language learning in Yinchuan, China, utilizing the theory of planned behaviour as an analytical framework and a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative data from 879 parents reveals a strong preference for Chinese language education based…

Teacher engagement is critical to teachers' professional learning, but its antecedents remain underexplored. In this study, we examined and confirmed the influence of teachers' job crafting on their engagement with their job. Based on data from 998 teachers, the results of structural equation modelling and bootstrapping confirmed that teachers'…

This article explores the practice of peace education within the Korean context, where national division has exerted significant cultural and structural impacts. By interviewing South Korean teachers actively involved in peace education, this study examines how such education can contribute to peacebuilding in a politically divisive environment.…

Background: To mitigate stigma, many universities recently changed the name of their "Abnormal Psychology" course to "Psychopathology." Objective: In a preregistered study, we investigated whether "Psychopathology" is less stigmatizing than "Abnormal." Method: Undergraduate students completed an implicit…

The purpose of this study was to assess the awareness of educational leaders on global, regional and national inclusive education legal frameworks that guide the implementation of inclusive education in inclusive schools (resource centers) of Addis Ababa. A qualitative approach with a case study design was used. Data were collected through…

Background: Individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities are at the centre of debates about what it means to be a person. These debates sometimes start from the position that a person is somebody who possesses mature cognitive abilities, such as intentional communication skills and self-reflection (which individuals with profound…