Digital assessment and feedback have been a growing area of research and practice in the past decade in higher education. Within this theme, research has been published highlighting the importance of learner agency in the assessment and feedback process as a way to develop assessment literacy in contrast with the existing lecturer-led approach. In…

Entrepreneurship-related modules have become increasingly popular over the years, not only among business school students but also among those from other disciplines, including engineering and the arts and humanities. In some circumstances, they are offered as optional modules for students across different faculties and disciplines. While it is…

In this narrative essay, a mathematics teacher educator and a mathematics classroom teacher share their approaches and motivations behind introducing teachers and high school students, respectively, to the promises and challenges of mathematics taught from a social justice perspective. They conclude the essay by noting two preliminary pedagogical…

This article considers the effect that student-teacher relationships have on engagement with school and how students go about making their voice heard. In order to do this, it draws upon data from a year long ethnography in an underperforming school in England. The site was particularly useful in addressing these questions as it offered different…

This paper discusses how some well-educated Muslim Uyghur immigrants position themselves in relation to the education systems in Canada. The findings reveal that, on the one hand, these immigrants view education in Canada as very empowering, reflecting the long existing discourse of Orientalism. Their special background as a deeply oppressed…

The purpose of this project was to understand how implicit views of authority support or limit prospective elementary teachers' (PTs) mathematical activity of justifying and to understand how the experience of justifying might support a development of an internal source of authority. In this case study of 18 PTs, we coordinate an analysis of (1)…

Recruitment and retention of academic nurse educators (ANEs) is vitally important to ensuring an adequate supply of nurses. Nursing has become increasingly complex due to an aging population, technological advances, and an increased number of persons with chronic conditions. The faculty role is guided by core nurse educator competencies. Of these…

GPE has significantly increased its footprint in the Indo-Pacific to help partner countries strengthen their education systems and get the most vulnerable girls and boys in school, improve teaching and learning, and build resilient education systems. GPE brings together all key partners at country level to support one national education strategy.…

Collective teacher efficacy (CTE) has an enormous effect size (d = 1.57) on student achievement. Building principals are a key player in generating, fostering, and growing CTE in their team of teachers. However, principals do not know what leadership behaviors have the most impact on CTE. Therefore, the purpose of this quantitative study was to…

This qualitative study begins with the supposition that all schools have cultural biases and that even within the same school culture, people see things differently. Internal biases can negatively affect the approach to school improvement. To disrupt these culture bound realities, parent perspectives were sought out to provide an alternate view…

Those who champion Inclusive Research techniques have often viewed the role of the 'sympathetic researcher' in studies that engage people with learning disabilities with suspicion. I argue that the rejection of this role is based on a simplistic view of empowerment, and risks reinforcing power hierarchies between researcher and subject. This…

Joy can be defined as a feeling of happiness, well-being, success, or delight (Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joy, 2014). It can also be seen as the "source" or "cause" of such delight. However, according to Alice Walker, there is another articulation of joy from an endarkened…

Sociology instructors widely recognize writing as an effective tool for deep learning. However, we argue that deep reading is a prerequisite for effective thinking through writing. To support this argument, we highlight the potential of deep reading teaching techniques, such as concept mapping, to empower students to master class readings and…

The rapidly evolving global economy demands a shift in educational priorities. This paper emphasizes the need for African curricula to integrate future skills such as digital literacy, critical thinking, collaboration, and adaptability. By redesigning curriculum frameworks, African nations can empower students to thrive in competitive…

This article analyses intergenerational research encounters when collaborating with children. It contemplates the possibilities of applying participatory research methods in situations where the research agenda and main research methods have been decided before contacting the research subjects, as these must be explained in the ethical statement…