Background: Instructional design is essential for the implementation and quality of STEM education. However, it remains challenging to help teachers acquire pedagogical content knowledge and come up with novel instructional design ideas in STEM. education. Purpose: Guided by the full-perspective learning theory, this study proposed a conceptual…

In this essay, we consider recent narratives in the science of brain development under poverty in relation to the older idea of the culture of poverty. We argue that in theorizing poor parenting and deficient linguistic stimulation as the primary pathways of influence through which poverty exerts its damaging effects on the brain, brain science…

This paper explores the theoretical connections between happiness, Chinese traditional philosophy, and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the context of metamodernism. The main objectives are to describe the concept of happiness in social sciences, provide a brief overview of how happiness has been interpreted in both traditional…

This paper utilises Bourdieu's concept of hysteresis to explore factors which prompted five Australian music teachers to instate pedagogical approaches deemed 'atypical'. Critics labelling Bourdieu's work as deterministic have previously implied that Bourdieusian concepts are unable to readily explain processes of pedagogical change, particularly…

Students across the country suffered varying amounts of learning loss during and immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic. While recent gains have been made, the recovery has been slower than many would like and remains incomplete. Chronic absenteeism increased during this period, raising questions about its role in driving learning loss and…

Background: Workplace incivility has become a growing concern in healthcare settings, particularly among nursing staff, where interactions with supervisors, patients, colleagues, and physicians can significantly affect psychological well-being and job performance. This study explores the sources and extent of incivility within hospital…

Academic advising plays a critical role in student engagement and persistence at community colleges, and colleges are increasingly adopting advising technologies to increase their capacity to support students. However, much remains unknown about the process of planning for and implementing technology-mediated advising redesigns. To explore these…

Background: Few studies have examined 24-hour activity and sleep behaviors and their contribution to type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Latino adolescents and young adults with obesity. Aim: This study included quantitative data on T2D risk and 24-hour activity and sleep behaviors and qualitative data on individual, social, and environmental behavioral…

Purpose: "Psychosocial health" is a new term to comprehend the already established factors involved in mental health and psychological well-being. The term has not been specifically defined and explained within the framework of psychology. Design/methodology/approach: The study proposed and validated a new model of psychosocial health.…

This paper provides a case study of teacher retention in rural Uganda focussing on the importance of rural experience and cultural connections. We argue that this study illustrates how rural parents and teachers reciprocally influence each other, and that homegrown and culturally-similar rural teachers bridge parents with the school both…

Online spaces have the capacity to be powerful informal learning and identity development spaces for marginalized communities. However, there is still much work to be done to uncover these complex social identities using ethical big data analyses. In this study, I draw on the theory of Knowledgeable Agents of the Digital, data feminism, and…

The importance of psychosocial support for students with disabilities to participate effectively in universities cannot be overemphasized. As an essential a spect of inclusive practice, psychosocial supports empower students with disabilities and improve their accessibility to and belongingness in higher education. In the Ghanaian context, some…

Use of educational technology has escalated in recent times. This study surveyed teachers in the business school of a Canadian university after it quickly pivoted to online delivery of all classes after the initial jolt of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the survey was to investigate the antecedents of the teachers' intention to use…

Mathematical geometrical (MG) concept is often perceived as abstract and difficult to understand by students at the TVET College. Students are unable to perform well in Mathematic Assessments Tasks specifically on this concept. Drawing from this is the declining percentages of student enrolments in mathematics at National Qualification Framework…

While recognition of the need for teacher education in media literacy is not new, in the context of social media it is growing. What this article offers is an approach to critical media literacy for teachers--what the authors call critical social literacy (CSL)--that treats media as a venue for the operation of power. By distinguishing between…