Adolescence is a crucial time of identity formation, scholastic and social demands, future concerns, and relationship changes. Adolescents are especially susceptible to psychological issues like pessimism, which can hinder their progress and well-being. Cognitive flexibility may help adolescents adjust to these challenges and improve subjective…

This article has both theoretical and practical purposes. It starts with a project-orientated and axiological identification between education for sustainable development and global citizenship education. It then recalls the importance of the sense of responsibility in constructing identity and knowledge. To best construct a sense of…

Despite communities in emergency situations expressing the desire and need for education beyond schooling to support the learning needs of adults and youth, the focus tends to remain on providing conventional, school-based education for school-aged children. Taking a decolonial approach to interrogating this prioritisation of schooling in…

Mentorship plays an increasingly pivotal role in shaping the professional development of faculty members in higher education. However, studies capturing the experiences of mentors and mentees engaged in virtual international mentoring programs are scarce. Through a collaborative autoethnography qualitative approach, personalised reflections of a…

This article conceptualises and examines the notion of the 'career rewind' that highly skilled refugees experience after arrival in a receiving country; in this case Sweden. Rather than a career interruption, career hiatus or deferred progression, this article argues that a career "rewind" takes place. The rewind entails, among other…

Four-month-old infants extract ordinal information in number-based and size-based visual sequences, provided that magnitude changes involve increasing relations. Here the ontogenetic origins of ordinal processing were investigated between 2018 and 2022 by testing newborns' discrimination of reversal in numerosity (Experiment 1, N = 22 White, 11…

Higher Education institutions are under growing pressure to attract and retain their students and give them the best chance of success. Research consistently demonstrates that a strong sense of belonging is closely linked to various aspects of student success, including academic achievement, engagement, mental health and wellbeing, and student…

Since the 1990s, Israel has gone through a significant academic educational expansion. However, the part of the Israeli citizen Palestinian Arab population in this expansion was delayed until the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of the delayed participation of the Arab population in academic educational expansion.…

This article presents an overview of intergenerational programs and practices as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry and practice that fosters open communication, support, and civic engagement across generations. Numerous examples of how intergenerational programs and practices harness age diversity to improve the human condition are presented.…

In "On the Affective Threshold of Power and Privilege" (2023), Julie Rattray reflects on the impact of decolonising the curriculum (DtC) on threshold concept (TC) theory. In this paper, I focus on student troublesomeness in the context of DtC--troublesomeness being a key dimension in TC. I argue that such difficulty requires a bespoke…

"Balai Besar Guru Penggerak Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (BBGP DIY)" conducted a professional development course aimed at enhancing primary school teachers' capacity to develop and implement STEM lesson plans in their classrooms. As part of the course, teachers were asked to record their lessons, which were later analysed to identify the…

The tracked mathematics system has been operating in US schools for decades. However, research demonstrates negative effects on subgroups of students by keeping them in a single math track, thereby denying them access to rigorous coursework needed for college and career readiness. The journey to change this involves confronting some long-standing…

In this era of rapid technology growth, many countries have begun to adopt emerging technologies into their educational systems to improve learning outcomes. The aim of this study is to explore the factors influencing teachers' experiences of technostress while using new technology in academic classrooms and how it might be mitigated. Prior…

Purpose Although natural science disciplines significantly contribute to sustainable development goals (SDGs), little research attends to how higher education institutions (HEIs) influence the development of leadership skills needed among sustainability leaders. This paper aims to examine the leadership development experiences of natural…

School psychologists play a critical role in the provision of functional, student-centered, and data-driven behavioral assessments and intervention. However, research examining their procedural knowledge and comfort conducting these assessments is minimal. In this manuscript, we will review the results of a mixed method study indicating that…