The Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework was adopted by the Ecological Society of America as a way to enhance ecological literacy among college students. The framework encompasses Ecological Concepts (EC), Ecological Practice (EP), Cross-Cutting Themes (CCT), and the Human-Environment Interaction (HEI) dimensions. As the 4DEE…

Concerns regarding pornography have always existed, and perhaps this is nowhere more pronounced than in the contexts of young people's viewing. Pornography is often framed in binary ways (sexual revelation versus moral turpitude), often by people who do not specialise in pornography, and young people's experiences are often neglected. Against this…

The primary purpose of the research is to examine middle school teachers' self-efficacy perceptions of digital competence. The participants of this study, which was conducted using the phenomenology pattern of the qualitative research approach, consisted of 17 middle school teachers who were determined using the criterion sampling method, one of…

Integrating cultural knowledge into science literacy and education is at the forefront of understanding human ingenuity that shaped the totality of cognitive interactions in communities and civilizations, leading to the establishment of core principles that guide every society -- past, present, and future. The dilution of cultural and historical…

Research in children's literature has undergone significant shifts over the past forty years that affect the field's current positioning, especially for those who engage in this research. The invitation to present a keynote at the Children's Literature Assembly's online conference of research in children's literature provided the author an…

One of the main objectives of international agendas is the promotion of lifelong learning opportunities. Transmedia literacy, usually acquired informally, offers many of the key skills, competences and strategies to ensure learning in a world where technology has a predominant role. However, no analyses reporting the impact of their use are…

This paper aims to unpack potential reasons why law and legal knowledge--despite its apparent importance and value in teaching and learning about human rights--appears to be largely conspicuous by its absence in human rights education (HRE) in schooling. Drawing on a range of contextually relevant categories of ignorance identified from discourse…

The research aims to establish the impact of industrial revolutions and resulting technological innovations on the content and structure of professional competencies that an employee should possess at a particular point in time. The author assumes that each subsequent industrial revolution increases the impact on socio-economic processes, causing…

Literacy education for adults, both historically and presently, has often been reduced to teaching a technical skill, disconnected from social practices and broader sociocultural contexts. This limited approach fails to recognize literacy education as a tool for empowerment. This research analyzes the approach adopted to solve the chronic…

Even though digital literacy (DL) has become a required skill for teachers in the digital age, limited research has focused on teachers' preparation for DL, particularly in early childhood education (ECE). Using a mixed-methods research approach, this study investigated the current status of ECE teachers' DL levels and the factors that influence…

The study aims to identify the profiles of university students regarding Artificial Intelligence Literacy, Lifelong Learning, and Fear of Innovation using cluster analysis and to examine the relationships among these variables. Cluster analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted with valid responses from 402 university students. The…

Considering the digitalisation of the workplace and increasingly crucial digital skill proficiency in the technology-rich labour market, the objectives of the present study are to develop digital skill use profiles and to identify specific individual characteristics that are linked with digital skill use patterns among older workers in the United…

The exploration of K-12 teaching and learning is a crucial area of study for teacher educators, as it directly informs the preparation and professional development of future educators. This field examines the diverse educational practices, theories, and challenges that shape the classroom experience from kindergarten through high school. By…

Racial illiteracy is widespread in America, and as adult literacy educators our mission is to address illiteracy in all its manifestations. We teach literacies in reading and writing, numeracy, computer, speaking, listening, visual, health, and media, each vital to making sense of our world and functioning effectively in it. Racial literacy is…

This paper aims to synthesize measures of assessment literacy in higher education by forging a connection between two research domains: educational assessment and psychometrics. It begins with a systematic review of assessment literacy measures within the context of higher education published within the last ten years. AL measures, including tests…