This book explores the transformative potential of personalized learning in the digital era, presenting a comprehensive global perspective on innovative educational approaches across diverse settings--from early childhood and K-12 education to higher education. Through a combination of case studies and theoretical frameworks, contributors examine…

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into the higher education sector, academics are grappling with an identity crisis. "Academic Identity in the Age of AI" explores the impact of AI on the role of the academic, examines ethical considerations, and envisions the future of higher education academics in the AI era. Delving into the…

Background: This small study explores the lived experience of four UK-based fathers (one black British, one white Polish and two white British) caring for at least one child with a dual diagnosis of learning disability and autism. The key aim was to get as close as possible to understanding the experience of these fathers in their role as carers.…

Building on the author's previous research on sustained shared thinking (SST) in early years' settings, this study investigates challenges for nannies of fostering quality interactions (Qi) within a family home. Data were collected through a focus group and semi-structured interviews with London-based nannies. Analysis of the rich, qualitative…

This paper aims at exploring the educational scholarly writing on the teacher-student relationship and performance within the use of Social Network Sites (SNSs) for educational purposes. To that end, a systematic review of 111 journal articles focused on young people, and found in ten relevant databases (ERIC, SCOPUS, WOS, JCR (SSCI), DOAJ, EBSCO,…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine leading from the middle, which is consistent with calls to distribute leadership, while expanding the direction of influence, from the normal top-down to include a bottomup or lateral direction. The paper proposes that the position of the vice-principal enables the role incumbent to lead from the…

Education across the world has faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns. Mass school closures have forced students and teachers in almost every country to move their classrooms and lecture halls to online platforms. This article is set in Guatemala and provides insights into teaching at a…

In this critical reflective analysis, we explore the nature of schooling for Black children and youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and envision its transformative possibilities. We draw from Black intellectual thought around antiblackness, Black joy, and Brown's humanizing critical sociocultural knowledge to interrogate our own pandemic…

School principals are fundamentally important to school improvement. Due in part to this importance, the roles and responsibilities of school principals are constantly evolving. To explore leader sensemaking about this phenomenon I conducted 30 interviews with 10 public school principals in the US state of New Jersey during the 2018-2019 school…

The main aim of this study was to find out the perceptions of the parents about the rural school climate. This study was set in a selected rural primary school located in Hebei Province, in China. Data were collected using questionnaires and a semi-structured interview protocol. 103 parents participated in the questionnaire and 10 parents were…

Objective: We sought to identify factors that influence Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in individuals at two higher education institutions in South Carolina (SC). Participants: We surveyed 1007 students with a mean age and standard deviation of 20.3 ± 3.3 from September 2018 to December 2018. Methods: Participants answered 13…

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the whole education system including the preschoolers in Malaysia in receiving a proper teaching and learning lesson especially in the classroom. Movement Control Order (MCO) implemented by the government has restricted the act for each person in the daily life. However, the action and role that has been played…

Although many postsecondary institutions have recently begun grappling with racist histories, there is little research connecting an institution's history of exclusion to its current racial climate, particularly among faculty and staff. Using the campus racial climate framework (Hurtado, Milem, Clayton-Pedersen, & Allen, 1998, 1999), this…

"If a child is not learning the way you teach, teach the way the child learns." This simple education philosophy is at the heart and soul of Educon International School (EIS), a Global Schools First Champion in Maharashtra, India. Educon International School has been in the forefront of adapting and integrating 21st-century best…

This paper draws on Bourdieu's theorising (particularly habitus and field) to think about position-making of teachers in respect of the early enactment of the Australian Curriculum. Position-making, a concept developed from the analysis proffered, can be contrasted with the more common practice of position-taking endemic in a relatively stable…