The integration of AI in education has the potential to significantly transform teaching and learning. However, the successful adoption of AI is heavily reliant on the actions and perspectives of school leaders. As schools increasingly incorporate AI into their classrooms, it is essential to understand how education leaders perceive this…

The perseverance and agility to be transformative marketing educators have been identified to be critical for the future of marketing education. In developing this observation further, this study conceptualizes the transformative marketing education (TME) concept and defines it. Furthermore, adopting a management educational institution…

COVID-19 has done significant damage to individuals, families, workers and the economy. What is not known about the virus is part of the problem, and the knowledge gap drives an unprecedented and urgent search for knowledge. This article explores the challenges for lifelong learning and the relevance of transformative learning. Disorientation,…

In this essay, Hans-Christoph Koller presents a concept of transformational processes of "Bildung" in an attempt to redefine the German notion of "Bildung" referring to actual social conditions of educational processes. According to this conception, "Bildung" is a transformation of world- and self-relations that can…

Engaging with beauty can orient mind, heart and action in this era of ecological destruction. First, I present a vision of beauty that acknowledges some of its common critiques while salvaging it from claims that it is merely subjective, or worse, destructive. I then focus on how the ecological crisis elicits and invites participation in actions…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to redefine quality in the context of "access" providing higher education institutions (HEIs), through a theoretical lens, in order to find solutions to the wicked problem of access vs quality and "inclusiveness vs excellence" debate in higher education (HE). Design/methodology/approach:…

I argue that Spinoza attributes to society the role of moral educator, a role that is to be carried out via Religion and Politics and hence also via an educational system. In his account, the social body is given the task of applying and transmitting a notion of virtue whose criterion is enhanced freedom, yet that freedom paradoxically must be…

Recent societal shifts underscore the importance of preparing social work students for effective practice with diverse populations. Lack of cultural competence among social workers is a problem that can negatively impact communities (Sue et al., 2009). Diversity education is thus a fundamental component of accredited social work graduate programs.…

The purpose of this study is to examine teacher perceptions of the long-term transformative impact of Piirto's Creativity Model and personal creativity exploration on teachers. Creativity training has been part of Ashland University's Talent Development program for over 20 years using Piirto's creativity model. The course encompasses multiple…

The purpose of this study is to explore how teachers using culturally responsive instructional practices negotiate a high-stakes testing environment (HSTE). Culturally responsive pedagogy, an asset-based approach to improving student outcomes for marginalized students of color, has been established as an effective means of closing the 'opportunity…

The increased focus on globalism and globalization in the world has added new dynamics to the roles expected of educators in international schools. As school seek to ready their students to navigate this increasingly complex world, they are confronted with the charge of developing within them a host of capacities categorized under the aegis of…

This study explores transformative learning (TL) in community-based language learning experiences. The fall 2019 study, conducted with 25 undergraduate students enrolled in two advanced language courses with a service-learning component, was designed to identify if TL is occurring, which classroom and community-based activities lead to TL, and…

In response to growing recognition for the mental health impacts of climate change, understanding the full range of children's psychological experiences in climate change education (CCE) contexts is critical to developing approaches that support children's constructive engagement and overall well-being. Through surveys and focus groups conducted…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to research how to mentor new teachers in international schools to develop a framework for mentoring new teachers in the international school context. A search of the literature revealed that while studies had been conducted on international school teachers, and mentoring had been identified as a need,…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how elementary schoolteachers in the United States described their personal perspective of spirituality and spiritual experiences in the educational workplace. This study provides knowledge for the workforce about schoolteachers' transformative change. The research existed within the…