This research sought to address three key questions: how EFL instructors in higher education integrated critical thinking (CT) skills into their teaching practices, what challenges they encountered during the integration process, and how EFL students perceived and experienced the impact of this integration. Five instructors from four universities…

This case study investigated the development of AI literacy among novice educational researchers through an AI literacy course. AI literacy requires a high level of competence involving the ability to understand AI, use it effectively for specific tasks, evaluate and create AI, and exhibit ethical behavior in its use. The AI literacy course was…

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how widespread emergencies can disrupt national education systems and schooling. To assist policy decision-making and monitoring, a rapid review of over 200 documents relating to education in emergencies (EiE) was conducted, with a specific focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the review is to…

This book presents, discusses and explores questions around teachers' (mainstream teachers, student teachers, EAL teachers) conceptions of language and literacy practices as they seek to meet the educational needs of pupils from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. The book captures the voices of a range of educators from various…

This paper considers the development of an early childhood education curriculum using an analytic framework informed by international perspectives on early childhood education curriculum development. In particular, the curriculum development framework model developed by "Te Whaariki" New Zealand Ministry of Education in 1996 informed the…

The actions of a teacher are one of the strongest factors influencing students' academic achievement and future life success. However, some of the most common frameworks that are used to evaluate teachers and guide their development or improvement are not based on or informed by research about effective teaching methods. Other frameworks are…

This book delves into the pervasive commercialisation of public schooling, tracing its roots and examining its current manifestations. From the evolution of textbook publishing to the digital transformation led by global edu-businesses, it sheds light on how commercial interests have reshaped education policy, curriculum design, and teaching…

The purpose of this study is to develop a hand-drawing curriculum to promote the students' creativity for Vocational College, so as to study its implementation effect. The participants were 40 students were sampled by cluster random sampling method majoring in interior design from the Guangxi Electrical Polytechnic Institute in Nanning, Guangxi in…

This study aims to determine the effect of inquiry-based learning using the 5E instructional model on students' attitudes toward learning history. A quantitative quasi-experimental design was employed, utilizing a pre-post attitude questionnaire. A total of 149 tenth-grade students from two different schools in Bonga town participated in the…

How lecturers in higher education handle, or curate, educational resources during course design, has become increasingly important with the growing amount of digitally available educational materials. Despite the recognition of curation in educational literature and the development of two conceptual models, there is a lack of empirical knowledge…

Constructivist approaches in education prioritise learner-centred activities in which students construct knowledge through experiences and reflections. These methods emphasise active participation, collaboration, and problem-solving, aligning with modern educational goals that promote critical thinking and learner autonomy. However, its…

Purpose: The present research is interested in evaluating the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model and its extra predictors to examine those factors which determine the millennials and elearning issue. The relationship between behaviour intentions (BI) and further process of adopting elearning is the result on which the…

From an unsettled, ambivalent middle between discourses of generative AI integration and refusal, we offer a critical-ethical stance for AI-engaged writing assignments. We apply a critical thinking framework to these assignments, assert critical AI literacy as a kind of critical thinking, and discuss how critical thinking and critical AI literacy…

Even though integrated science education (ISE) has been advocated globally for decades to enhance students' scientific literacy, developing countries with their own contextual conditions still face ongoing struggles in transitioning from subject specialization to integration. To ensure educational efficiency, specifically by reducing disciplinary…

This study explores how architecture can support climate change education and examines how children develop climate action concepts through design. In response to increased eco-anxiety among children due to climate change, the research explores how and if architecture can empower students as future designers. The study was conducted as a five-week…