This book covers the construction of international education research community in the 1950s-1990s, and the growth of its 'disembedded' laboratory i.e. networks, spaces, materiality, travelling, translations. The book follows a sociology of science theoretical framework in order to examine the research-archive of the Swedish internationally…

Increasing and diversifying STEM college graduates, and consequently the STEM workforce, remains a pressing national priority. As such, the purpose of this quantitative study was to evaluate the Educate to Innovate campaign within higher education. Using preexisting public survey data together with interrupted and comparative interrupted time…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to systematically dissect strategies against the challenges stalling digital transformation (DT) in the UK higher education (HE) sector. It addresses the challenges impeding DT's incorporation and offers a blueprint for fostering innovation and efficiency within academic institutions.…

The Massachusetts Innovation Schools initiative authorized educators to operate with increased autonomy and flexibility. This descriptive case study examines the early experiences of teachers in one innovation school. We explore the innovations teachers leveraged to build capacity, with particular attention to how they enacted teacher leadership…

As creativity plays an essential role in conducting research, this study was an attempt to investigate how EFL researchers conceptualize creativity in their research. To this end, we adopted a descriptive narrative design, collecting, and analyzing the autobiographical narratives of 12 Iranian EFL researchers. The deductive thematic analysis…

One of the biggest challenges on a college campus is finding a way to bring student voice to faculty in a way that is not intimidating to the students and creates a safe space for faculty to talk about their practices and how it affects students. This is a challenge that the author has faced as the director of Faculty LIFE (Learning Innovation and…

This study aimed to synthesize and evaluate a STEAM Learning Ecosystem on Gamification System to Promote Innovators. The research was conducted in three phases: (1) synthesis, (2) development of the learning ecosystem, and (3) expert evaluation. The resulting ecosystem comprises three main elements: (1) STEAM Learning Ecosystem (Instructor,…

This research aimed to 1) study the context of Thainess within cross-cultural families in the global society; 2) develop a Thai society and culture learning process to enhance global literacy of cross-cultural families students in the global society; and 3) evaluate the Thai society and culture learning innovation to enhance global literacy of…

This article explores the strategic external funding goals and plans of action of Finnish universities of applied sciences (UASs) as articulated in their institutional strategies using the ecology-of-games metaphor. UASs are pressured to expand external funding sources compared to their previous student number-based funding history. The UASs'…

Purpose: Employee engagement is vital for organizational success, driving productivity, innovation, and commitment. While leadership significantly impacts engagement, the precise mechanisms remain under investigation. This study explores how transformational leadership influences work engagement through the lens of meaningful work perception and…

The pandemic emergency has underscored the critical need for universities to accelerate their digital transformation to support proper teaching and learning processes. This paper presents findings from the Italian component of a broader international research project, which investigates the transformative impact of the digital revolution on Higher…

This book examines the establishment (in 1880) and dissolution (in 1903) of the Victoria University as a federal institution for the North of England. It was a 'disruptor', an experiment intended to meet growing demand for high level study in the industrial cities of the North and to provide a regional organisation for higher education. The…

Context: The importance of the involved stakeholders and their networks in vocational education and training (VET) focussing on international transfer and cooperation is highlighted in various empirical studies. A systematic empirical survey of these by means of social network analysis, however, has hardly been applied to date. This article is…

The aim of this article is grounded in an investigation into the efficacy of musical education at the collegiate level through the utilization of artificial intelligence methodologies. It has been determined in this study that the utilization of the NSynth application enables an exploration of the artistic significance of musical compositions; the…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing and transforming industries around the globe. Through the exploration of various AI applications in teaching, research, and administrative tasks, this article illuminates both the potential and limitations of AI for enhancing faculty productivity while improving their effectiveness and innovation in…