Background/purpose: Social media has become an integral part of everyday life for people of all ages, including students, offering opportunities for interaction in both academic and non-academic contexts. This growing presence has significantly influenced how students communicate, access information, and engage with their educational environment.…

Physical inactivity among university students is a growing concern, significantly impacting their overall health and well-being. Understanding the factors that influence physical activity is essential for promoting healthier lifestyles in this demographic. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory and the Health Belief Model, this study investigates…

Subjective well-being stands as a pivotal and comprehensive psychological indicator reflecting an individual's quality of life, often intertwined with physical activity. However, the complex mechanisms through which physical activity influences an individual's subjective well-being have not been thoroughly explored. Consequently, this study aims…

Using a grounded theory method, the authors explore the phenomenon of adult play guilt, or the negative emotions associated with the perception of being unproductive while engaging in play. They interviewed twenty-four emerging adult undergraduate students about feeling guilty when contemplating or engaging in play. The authors found that…

This study seeks to understand the experiences of a teacher who has participated in professional learning that focuses on the values, beliefs, and enjoyment that primary school teachers experience about mathematics teaching. Using a quantitative ethnography methodology, an epistemic network analysis was applied to understand these changes…

Integrated STEM education has been widely promoted to cultivate students' competencies to solve real-world problems. To promote STEM education, it is crucial to design high-quality STEM curricula. However, STEM curriculum design is a complex task involving multiple components and complicated processes to coordinate the components into a coherent…

Early childhood experiences have lifelong physical, social, emotional, and cognitive impacts. High quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) can put children on the path to personal development, lifelong learning, and future employability. Among the fastest growing ECEC options are nature-based preschools, where children spend most or all…

This paper offers a scoping review of the educational approaches adopted to cultivate interdisciplinary processes in higher education courses and modules concerned with sustainability among students with disciplinary backgrounds. Twenty-two empirical peer-reviewed studies published from 2018-2023 were included and synthesised in the study. The…

This research investigates how the flipped learning model and gamified STEM activities influence fifth-grade students' motivation to learn science and develop 21st-century skills. During the spring semester of 2021-2022, STEM activities on 'Diffusion of Light' and 'Human and Environment' were implemented for 50 fifth graders. A mixed-methods…

Botanical literacy is a crucial component of science education, particularly in light of the contemporary socio-ecological challenges. However, the literature reports that, due to the phenomenon known as Plant Awareness Disparity (PAD), average botanical literacy is scant. Multiple factors influence the effectiveness of botanical education,…

In this article, we present how arts-based methods can facilitate the exploration of children's everyday food experiences, emphasizing nonverbal expressions of feelings and values. Through a case study of an international collaboration in food and socially engaged art (SEA) led by Finnish artist and researcher Katja Juhola, our study highlights…

Financial literacy is an essential skill for individuals, yet many countries are encountering many challenges to achieving the desired level of ideal financial literacy. Improving financial literacy requires integrating mathematical literacy with psychological, social, and cultural factors. Despite its importance, there is a lack of comprehensive…

Understanding homeostasis is foundational to biology; yet students often hold persistent misconceptions about its mechanisms and complexity. To address these challenges, we developed a collaborative, card-based board game in which players act as components of the endocrine and physiological systems to help a character named Bill enact homeostasis…

This article focuses on one example of intercultural musicking (IcM) -- when mostly non-Jewish music students experience unfamiliar methods to learn to perform klezmer which for most of them is an unfamiliar music culture - and the value later attached to this experience. We briefly introduce "klezmer" as a music culture and our teaching…

Educational game designers face persistent challenges in integrating learning activities seamlessly into gameplay. Existing content integration strategies, such as intrinsic and extrinsic integration, often struggle to balance motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes effectively. This paper addresses these long-standing challenges by…