The 2011 "Vision & Change" report outlined several recommendations for transforming undergraduate biology education, sparking multiple pedagogical reform efforts. Among these was the Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring (PALM) network, an NSF-funded program that provided mentorship and training to instructors on implementing…

The current study examines change and stability of cognitive skills across life stages and delves into the factors contributing to changes in cognitive skills. Specifically, we examine the associations between cognitive skills and individual characteristics and contextual factors in a large sample of German adults aged 16-65 years (N = 2,430;…

Drawing on the authors' extensive experience and robust survey data, this critical resource unpacks the inner workings of one of the most powerful mechanisms for improving teaching and learning in higher education: the course design institute (CDI). CDIs are intensive, often multi-day facilitated experiences where instructors design or redesign a…

An expansive study shows how politics can work for, not just against, efforts to improve America's schools. The education reform project has always been about making America's schools more effective for the children who attend them. In "Making Politics Work," authors Paul T. Hill and Ashley E. Jochim show that this project cannot succeed…

As trauma-sensitive schools (TSS) have become increasingly common in the United States over the last several years, scholars disagree on the prevailing model of TSS with some specifically noting how this model is void of mention of the ways that schools have historically and continue to perpetuate racial trauma. As schools continue to work on…

Over the past 20 years, "transnational knowledge circulation" has become a powerful theoretical construct for use by historians of education seeking to identify, characterise, and account for the nature of ideas and practices operating in one constituency that had their origins elsewhere. Research of this nature is very limited in…

When teachers implement classroom positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), students can benefit. Unfortunately, teachers report insufficient training and concerns with students' behavior. We conducted this study to test the effects of Targeted Professional Development (TPD; brief training, email prompts, and teacher self-management),…

This exploratory study investigates the potential trajectories of education through a unique thought experiment conducted using three artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots, namely GPT-4o, Gemini 2.0 Flash, and DeepSeek R1. The chatbots were tasked with generating both utopian and dystopian scenarios for the future of education, providing a…

Rapidly evolving informational technologies have created great opportunities for students and teachers, but in doing so, they have also impacted upon all aspects of higher education (HE) learning and teaching. While the education community has made great efforts to facilitate this transformation, it will be beneficial to examine the phenomenon…

The history of student activism during the twentieth century in both K-12 and higher education contexts has a robust literature base; however, Native American student activism has largely been overlooked by historians of education. Predating the well-known American Indian Movement (AIM) by nearly a decade, the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC)…

Concept-based approaches to curriculum design have been proposed to solve content and curricula overload and promote conceptual learning. Few health professions have adopted this approach and little is known about how to support this educational change. We aimed to understand how nutrition and dietetics educators may navigate proposed education…

Maintaining academic research quality in higher education institutions (HEIs) has become increasingly important due to the need for knowledge advancement, public accountability, institutional credibility, and adaptability in the changing academic environment. This study investigated the practices of maintaining academic research quality at three…

This chapter strives to shed light on how the quality assurance (QA) in Vietnamese higher education (HE) system has been capacitated by market principles and competed for a power of change to infuse reforms into the national and regional education landscape. By critically reviewing policy documents, existing literature and relevant reports, QA…

With the backdrop of global migration trends over the past two decades, there has been a significant rise in the number of migrant students enrolled in school systems around the world. Ample research has shown that migrant students often confront systemic barriers and inequities in access to educational opportunities compared to native students at…

Studies of networks for educational change often focus on webs of teachers, school leaders, policymakers, and philanthropists, with little attention to staff at the middle level, who arguably have immense potential to effect change. This article explores an initiative for educational change through mid-level staff using the case of a nonprofit…