An educational system should be a true reflection of the changing society in which we live. However, looking at current educational practices, this premise is unfortunately called into question, and an educational metamorphosis toward active, democratic, inclusive and creative pedagogical practices for children is clearly needed. Faced with this…

Technological advancements and market pressures are driving the development of pedagogical course design approaches. By using organizational design research into structuring organizations and work processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency, we focus on two structural constructs from organizational design research: standardization (of…

Between 2000 and 2015, the eight UN Millennium Development Goals were central to the UN agenda, forming a blueprint for development. However, the manner in which multilateral agencies establish such global priorities is not well understood. The article analyses how and why universal primary education was selected as a Millennium Development Goal.…

This article presents a critical evaluation from the perspective of Revolutionary Marxism of the events in the early years of the Soviet revolution, where changes in education toward more centralized administrative forms and, consequently, more conservative educational policies coincided with the rise of bureaucracy in the young workers' state. It…

Despite the notion that lasting peace is dependent upon youth participation, their contributions to peacebuilding are often overlooked by policymakers and scholars. Drawing on the case of Rwandan vulnerable youth, this article discusses how youth frame and describe their role in the national neoliberal peace agenda. This study draws from a…

The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme is a global initiative for higher education institutions around the world. Participants are expected to uphold the values of UNESCO and contribute to the development of a broader society, often beyond national boundaries. Despite the lack of financial incentives, more than 1,300 higher education institutions…

Early childhood education is regarded as key to help ensure long-term positive outcomes for children, and high-quality provision crucial for long-term developmental outcomes. However, how settings are inspected for the quality of their services varies substantially across countries. In England, the inspection body Ofsted has been heavily…

This paper examines the transformative educational reforms introduced in Thailand starting December 1995, collectively known as Sukavichinomics. The reforms targeted four key areas: school quality and coverage, teacher training and recruitment, curriculum development, and administrative decentralization. These initiatives aimed to improve…

Background/Objective: This study aims to explore the role and identity of collaboration in traditional festival performances in one of Indonesia's provinces, West Sulawesi. In the midst of the rapid pace of globalization, maintaining cultural identity is very important to foster social cohesion in society and educate future generations about…

Youth-serving community-based educational non-profits support the myriad unmet needs of public school students in underfunded school districts. Through partnerships with public schools for their participating students and reliance on private philanthropy to operate, these organizations sit at the intersection of the public and private sectors.…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched its Futures of Education policy initiative in early 2020. The process sought to open a sustained global policy debate on educational futures in a world typified by climatological instability, social inequity, and political unrest. Drawing on Deleuze and…

Academic Delay of Gratification (ADOG) is essential for academic success, but its effectiveness among neurodivergent students compared to neurotypical peers remains underexplored. This study examined 82 first-year psychology students in the UK, comparing 41 individuals who self-identified as neurodivergent, with 41 neurotypical peers, matched by…

Author and educator Sarah Kesty offers educators practical tools to teach executive function skills--such as planning, time management, and organization--through classroom strategies, structured lessons, and academic coaching. By integrating these skills into daily routines, teachers can reduce classroom frustration while empowering students to…

This book examines the historical development of age-graded classrooms, a defining feature of modern public education that became embedded in the "grammar of schooling"--the fundamental organizational structures that shape how schools operate. Focusing on the implementation of gradation in New York City, the study traces the…

This study aims to establish the mediating effect of work engagement between changes in organizational structure and staff job performance at Ethiopian research universities. A cross-sectional, quantitative survey research method was employed. A total of 893 participants, comprising academic and non-academic staff, were randomly selected and…