A teacher education professor and former secondary school instructor discusses using punk pedagogy and content in the English classroom to promote experimentation, interdisciplinarity, participation in community, and process-focused work.

Background: The World Health Organization defines burnout as 'the syndrome of chronic workplace stress that cannot be successfully managed'. Due to daily contact with individuals having communication disorders and their families, along with stressful working conditions, professional devaluation, occupational overload and poor management, speech…

This research critically reflects on co-facilitating a perinatal singing program in a regional community in Victoria, challenging traditional adult education models. Utilising Kolb (1984) and Brookfield's (2005) reflective lenses, and Kemmis et al.'s (2004) participatory praxis cycle (PAOR), co-facilitators (a mother-daughter dyad) interrogated…

In this literature synthesis, we reviewed qualitative research studies that captured rich descriptions of instructors' experiences in higher education (HE) as they transitioned from traditional in-person classrooms to online learning environments. We identified articles for review by conducting an ERIC database search that targeted qualitative…

This study explores the relationship between primary school teachers' beliefs about mathematics instruction and their actual teaching practices in Croatian classrooms. Specifically, it examines whether teachers' instructional approaches align with their beliefs, particularly in the context of traditional versus non-traditional pedagogical models.…

Background/purpose: Research on how school principals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remain resilient in the face of workplace challenges remains limited. This study seeks to address this research gap by investigating how principals cope with work adversity (which is a time of intense stress or serious anxiety that can cause physical or…

The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool entitled the Sustainable Consumption Behavior and Intention Scale (SuCBIS) that provides valid and reliable data for identifying individuals' sustainable consumption behaviors and their intentions within the framework of zero waste regulation. The scale was constructed based on the steps of…

This reflective chapter explores the nuanced experiences of two faculty members within a university's College of Education, one in the nascent stages of their career as an assistant professor and the other a seasoned professor with over three decades of academic service. Their narrative experiences pivot around the intricacies of assuming roles as…

As artificial intelligence becomes more widespread, tools such as GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and Google Gemini are also increasingly used as additional resources to help parents understand dyslexia. However, the validity and precision of these instruments have not been studied well. This cross-sectional study assessed ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4, and Gemini on…

Despite the widespread use of social educational tools during the last decade in K12 education, the growth curve of utilizing these tools to enhance reading activities has remained lower than expected in learning environments. However, the rapid shift from face-to-face education to online education brought about by the pandemic has attracted…

The need to support children develop the capacities required for the twenty-first century is inseparably linked to the provision of twenty-first-century learning environments. Exploring ECEC teachers' (N = 34) assessment of their classroom's physical environment, the present study aimed at exploring whether the physical environment of Cypriot…

Using drawings and accompanying written and oral explanations by third- and sixth-grade students, this phenomenological study is an examination of the children's perception of the ideal environmental school. Analysis of the 128 features in the drawing yielded four categories: (1) physical -- with natural areas and outdoor learning, (2) cognitive…

This article uses methods from narrative analysis to consider how the macro-level experiences of racism and sexism appear in micro-level small stories about hierarchical microaggressive intersectionalities (HMI) in higher education. Small stories shared by university faculty and administrators reveal that microaggressions were simultaneously…

The global emergence of Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs) has disrupted the conventional grammar of schooling prompting more collaborative and flexible teaching and learning arrangements. While the emergence of a new grammar and its complexity for experienced teachers is acknowledged, the ramifications for initial teacher education (ITE) are…

The current neoliberal political climate in education has narrowed the focus of teachers' professional development and reduced their work in the classroom to a simple and predictable process. In this article, we challenge this view by deploying a range of complexity thinking concepts to present an account of teachers as self-organising, inquiring,…