Educational leadership for social justice is a recurrent educational theme and endeavour with significant implications for creating equitable and inclusive educational ecosystems where all children thrive. However, social justice constitutes an ontological stance that is interpreted, practiced and conceptualised in different ways across various…

Since the 1980s, neoliberal reforms in Higher Education (HE) have been widely adopted by governments around the globe because HE was seen as central to knowledge creation, national prosperity and competitiveness. Although the rate of adoption of these reforms varied due to differences in historical and political contexts, they have had a…

The rights of language minoritized parents -- up to a quarter of all parents in U.S. schools -- are negotiated in interpreted conversations with educators. Therefore, language interpreting is school policy with consequential equity implications. In this critical discursive analysis, we examine interpreting and translation as educational policy. We…

Like Alice's journey through the looking glass, so-called "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) in education distorts familiar truths revealing uncomfortable reflections of systemic values and biases. Drawing on metaphor theories and ecological models of technology, the paper shows how dominant metaphors shape educational imaginaries and policy…

The study examined the implementation of Regulation COG-RA and local school personal mobile device (PMD) guidelines, focusing on awareness, supportive practices, and changes in the school community. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were gathered from staff, student, and family surveys, as well as document reviews, with special attention to ten…

The present article is a meta-ethnographic analysis of 15 first-order ethnographic studies with a focus on quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC). The aim of the study is to investigate how neoliberal policy discourses on quality in early childhood education and care travel between global and local contexts and how they become…

This research explores the integrated dialectic between human rights education and education for sustainability in the context of global crises, including climate change and unexpected pandemics. The authors examine disparities between students' rights and citizenship education in South Korean educational policies, questioning their lack of…

Based on the "glonacal agency" heuristic, this study reviews major policy changes regarding research evaluation in China beyond COVID-19, and how research universities strategically adjust their institutional strategies in response to complex and even conflicting global and national forces. In the post-COVID-19 era, two major changes…

In response to public and legislative pressure, Canadian post-secondary institutions (PSIs) have recently established new policies, protocols, and programming to respond to the issue of sexualized violence. This article offers an analysis of how White Feminist expertise is given a place at the tables of PSIs when creating sexualized violence…

The authors measure economic literacy among a representative sample of U.S. residents, explore demographic correlates with the measure, and examine how respondents' policy views correlate with it. They then analyze policy view differences among Republicans and Democrats and among economists and non-economists. They find significant differences in…

This article explores the transformative role of technology in classrooms, focusing on empowering multilingual learners through innovative, inclusive pedagogical strategies. Addressing the intersection of linguistic diversity, cultural richness, and systemic inequities, it introduces the ACE framework--accessibility, connection, and…

The international nature of doctoral education creates interesting tensions where national systems, institutional policies, disciplinary customs, individual supervisor preferences, and doctoral researcher needs meet. The Thesis by Publication (TBP), a model where published works are included within the thesis, is available to doctoral researchers…

Background: As students' use of mobile devices during school hours continues to increase, cyberbullying and online sexual harassment now occur during school hours, on school grounds via personal devices. Despite this growing reality, there is little knowledge about secondary school efforts to address it. Methods: To understand what is needed to…

Background: Weight-related bullying is linked to negative mental health outcomes. However, anti-bullying policies targeting weight-based bullying remain limited. This study aimed to gather youth perspectives on weight-related bullying and potential school interventions. Methods: Data were collected in November 2022 from the MyVoice National Poll…

Student hunger directly impacts persistence rates and academic outcomes, ultimately yielding significant returns on investment through increased graduation rates, lifetime earnings, and state revenues. This article examines the critical issue of food insecurity among college students, with particular focus on community colleges where approximately…