This paper analyses how 'polarisations' in which social tensions between the religious, ethnic and socio-economic groups are believed to increase are experienced and understood by secondary school teachers in the Netherlands. Based on the idea that polarisation is present in everyday interactions, this study contributes to an everyday perspective…

"Critical Practice in Higher Education" provides a scholarly and practical entry point for academics into key areas of higher education practice. Each book in the series explores an individual topic in depth, providing an overview in relation to current thinking and practice, informed by recent research. The series will be of interest to…

This paper discusses ideas for incorporating the study of happiness and other measures of self-reported or subjective well-being (SWB) into undergraduate economics courses. We begin by motivating why students of economics would benefit from learning about SWB, and then proceed to provide examples of ways to introduce this topic into different…

This article outlines how the authors' research and development group, comprised of LGBTQ+-identifying teacher educators and classroom social studies teachers, considered and conceptualized how they might engage in LGBTQ+-inclusive social studies education in middle and secondary schools during contentious sociopolitical times. As a group, they…

Policies and other governance initiatives that attempt to limit or prohibit gender diversity inside (and outside of) schools are increasing in frequency. One core discourse that has been deployed to restrict curricular engagements and school policies around gender and sexuality diversity in schools is that of "parental rights", which…

Curricular battles within the United States are often simplified as ideological clashes between progressive and conservative forces. One notable example is the Harold Rugg textbook controversy of the 1930s. This case study discusses how historical-comparative case study methodology was used to evaluate the reliability of the popular narrative used…

The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated a rapid transition to eLearning in higher education institutions worldwide, including Uganda, where infrastructural and digital literacy challenges compounded this shift. Predicting student satisfaction with eLearning systems helps institutions evaluate how well these platforms are working, assess their future…

This study investigates how integrating STEM content in computer science education enhances the implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and its impact on digital competence development in Ukrainian secondary schools. The digital transformation of education demands innovative pedagogical approaches that accommodate diverse…

Purpose: This paper examines the determinants of e-learning efficiency (ELE) of university students in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach: This paper employs SmartPLS version 3.0 and the PLS-SEM to estimate the research model for the dataset of 718 observations collected through our survey done in 2023 based on the online course providing…

Purpose: Physical education teacher education is one of the most difficult subjects to transition online due to its inherent embodiedness in nature. Anticipating the challenges of transitioning courses during COVID-19, we explored our experiences teaching physical education teacher education online during emergency remote delivery. Method: Using a…

To be able to talk about the existence of a successful education system, it is important to inspect all stages as much as the inputs, processes, and outputs of the system. To reach the distant goals of education smoothly, the close goals need to be checked, problems should be detected and corrected in a right time and in a suitable way, necessary…

We explore an innovative approach to learning design representations called course composition diagrams, which consist of interactive digital icons representing course elements, such as videos and quizzes. Course composition diagrams present a visual overview of course structure, including the placement and sequence of individual elements within a…

Performance expectancy is the expected impact of a technology's functional advantage even in uncertain conditions. This study suggests that the learning collaboration quality, information quality, and course content support impact the actual use of e-learning and satisfaction perceived by the user, resulting in performance expectancy that meets…

The real-time and granularized learning information and recommendations available from adaptive learning technology can provide learners with feedback that is personalized. However, at an individual level, learners often experience technological and pedagogical conflicts. Learners have more freedom to accept, ignore or reject the feedback while…

At this juncture, I find myself orientating towards the unruliness of doing arts-based praxis-oriented research with primary school-aged children (aged 5-12) on the topic of LGBTQI+ lives. As I prepare for what feel like disruptive research directions that will chart what many still consider to be forbidden territory with children, I attempt to…