Self-development is vital for enhancing language teaching ability (LTA), a key component of instructional effectiveness. While prior research on LTA self-development has emphasised the roles of teacher cognition and emotion, less attention has been paid to teachers' linguistic repertoires. Yet, language teachers may draw on diverse linguistic…

Background/purpose: This study examines the extent to which academic department heads at Jordanian universities practice transcendental leadership and its relationship with faculty members' self-management. Transcendental leadership, a contemporary model emphasizing moral growth, collaboration, and alignment with institutional and individual…

The contemporary early childhood education environment is characterised by greater diversity among children, necessitating a sensitive approach to addressing these differences. This study aims to examine preschool teachers' perspectives on the impact of their backgrounds on differences in anti-bias education (ABE) and their needs to adapt to these…

This qualitative study explores how structural factors and self-talk mediate early career math teachers' experiences implementing student-centered reforms in high-need urban schools. Results indicate that implementing instructional changes can sometimes interfere with the success of classroom interaction rituals, and can contribute to internal…

Academic success during adolescence lays the foundation for future achievements. This three-arm randomized trial aimed to evaluate the effects of three interventions on holistic development in 300 students (mean age 13.02 ± 1.13) over 14 weeks. The interventions--hatha yoga (Group A), hatha yoga integrated with ancient Indian learning principles…

Purpose: This study aims to examine professional skills development among Arabic language graduates in Malaysia, focusing on competencies such as communication, problem-solving, leadership, emotional intelligence, cultural competency and teamwork. It aims to uncover the relationship between Arabic language proficiency and professional skills,…

Generative AI holds transformative potential for education but also introduces ethical and pedagogical complexities, thereby necessitating comprehensive teacher preparation. To investigate whether mindset-oriented professional development (PD), beyond tool-focused training alone, enhances teachers' responsible AI use, we conducted a mixed-method…

This qualitative study aimed to explore the development of self-concept in adolescents attending schools for students with high abilities, interviewing 28 adolescents from two centers for students with high abilities in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. Using a thematic analysis approach, the data were analyzed across four categories…

Social-emotional competence is critical to children's social and school success, prompting interest in understanding factors that promote these skills prior to elementary-school. Cognitive stimulation (e.g., reading, playing) is related to preschool children's social outcomes; However, few studies have examined these associations earlier, or…

Higher education is globally recognised as an enabler of social justice and community development. Remote Australian Aboriginal students are underrepresented in higher education, and there has been little research into the skill and topic interests of this group. To address this knowledge gap and inform curricula development of the recently…

Purpose: This study concentrated on creating an awareness campaign for the community using a participatory research model that involved environmental experts, community representatives and undergraduates. This study aims to explore the impact of the undergraduates' involvement in the awareness campaign project in the context of their environmental…

Recent studies have posited that K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education should go beyond traditional subject silos and take an interdisciplinary approach that integrates these core subjects into a cohesive curriculum to foster authentic problem-solving skills. The purpose of this study was to field test one of five…

This book investigates the ways in which new developments in areas of language teaching practice, such as policy-making, planning, methodology and the use of educational technology are locally adopted, adapted, and initiated and implemented in the four nations of the United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. By looking at the…

Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that negatively affects individuals' abilities to understand, apply, and learn mathematical operations. This study aims to explore the wide-ranging impacts of dyscalculia on individuals' lives. The experiences of Nur, an English teacher, are used to examine the effects of dyscalculia on personal, social,…

This study aims to understand how young children interpret picture books, highlighting their authentic voices through Gholdy Muhammad's Unearthing Joy framework (2023). Using teacher-child discussions (n = 41) and children's drawings (n = 40), we explore how children aged 36-74 months construct identity, build skills, engage intellectually, think…