Introduction: Current academic motivation is affected by personal and situational factors. This highlights the dynamic nature of academic motivation, which is shaped by its social contexts, particularly by peers at school. Aims: We investigated the relationships between peer interactions and three aspects of students' current academic motivation…

Teachers are key factors in students' understanding of environmental issues in elementary schools. This study used mixed-methods design to investigate the impact of teacher beliefs on teaching practices. The Beliefs about Environmental Issues and Education (B-EIE) and the Teaching Practice of Environmental Issues (TP-EI) surveys were distributed…

This systematic review used a qualitative content analysis (QCA) and co-occurrence analysis of scientific papers from multiple disciplines published between 2011 and 2021. It could identify learning opportunities within the crowdworkers' workplace, ranging from work management via brand-building and technology-use to the engagement with the…

This empirical paper proposed collaborative learning as a strategy to enhance performance in Accounting among university students. There has been a notable continuous trend of poor performance in Accounting from the first-year level to the fourth year. Again, there is also a noticeable decline in the number of students majoring in Accounting…

Communication strategies define audience-specific behavioral goals, identify priority cognitive and affective communication objectives necessary to achieving those goals, and propose specific communication tactics meant to increase the likelihood of achieving those objectives. Unfortunately, it appears that few scientific organizations have…

Aimed at contributing to the diverse cultural pedagogies for ecological education, this paper proposes a Confucian approach by referring to the classic 'Yijing' ('The Classic of Changes'). Rejecting the human-centred presupposition of anthropocentricism, this paper elucidates an anthropocosmic worldview that unites humans with heaven and earth.…

Background: The issue of teen suicide has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Nonetheless, little consensus has emerged regarding what societal environmental variables are related to it. Objectives: This study sought to examine long-term correlations between teen suicide and youth technology use, progressive trends in K12 education…

Purpose: This paper aims to discuss innovations in the training and development practices of companies and delineate a new approach to training and development in the context of the hybrid workplace using the ADDIE and Kirkpatrick training models. Design/methodology/approach: This paper discusses innovations in training and development in modern…

Virtual reality has become a significant asset to diversify the existing toolkit supporting engineering education and training. The cognitive and behavioral advantages of virtual reality (VR) can help lecturers reduce entry barriers to concepts that students struggle with. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are imperative tools…

Concepts related to molecular structure are often challenging for students to visualize and comprehend. Augmented reality has emerged as a promising solution to this problem, providing students with opportunities to manipulate and visualize chemical molecular structures to improve their understanding. Furthermore, collaborative learning…

Augmented reality (AR) presents significant opportunities for creating authentic learning environments by accurately mirroring real-world objects, contexts, and tasks. The visual fidelity of AR content, seamlessly integrated into the real world, contributes to its perceived authenticity. Despite acknowledging AR's positive impact on learning,…

"Context matters" has been an adage and a mantra in the field of comparative and international education since its earliest days. However, knowing which things matter, how and to whom, and also how they affect each other places challenging demands on comparative researchers. In this article, we outline different ways that comparativists…

This study addressed the need to understand the negative experiences of student affairs practitioners of color (SAPOCs) related to racial battle fatigue (RBF) and the accompanying need to explore how SAPOCs working at predominately white institutions (PWIs) experience RBF. The author conducted a multiple-case study with 10 SAPOCs, who served as…

This study explores the personalization of gamification in educational contexts, particularly adaptive approaches to meet diverse learner needs. The study examines terminologies and offer definitions for adaptive, tailored, personalized, and customized gamification. Personalization serves as an umbrella term covering any changes in the process.…

Internationally, over 60% of all lifetime cases of mental health disorders are identified as emerging by 25 years of age. In Australia, young people (aged 16-24 years) report the highest prevalence of mental health problems. Acceptability of mainstream services for young people is a concern, particularly for clients 18-25 years, heterosexual males…