The roles of early childhood educators in England have been marked, in recent times, by prescriptive occupational standards, surveillance, and responsibilisation. Over the last thirty years, early educators have been discursively positioned through workforce policy in multiple, competing, and everchanging ways. In addition, ideal professional…

In 2017, Finland began levying tuition fees on non-European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) international students. Using data from multiple Finnish government sources, we study the impact of tuition fee reform at various stages of the higher education enrollment selection process. Outcomes examined include how the policy change affects…

Background: Health policies are key social determinants of health, but may cause inequalities if their implementation does not match local needs and if resources are misallocated. This study tests the inverse prevention law on school tobacco policies, assessing inequity in their implementation and identifying contributing factors. Methods: A…

This study aims to examine the views on women's education in that era and the contribution of the periodical, Talebe: Yeni Mektep, first published in the early years of the Second Constitutional Era, to the educational life of the period. Talebe: Yeni Mektep Journal is a journal that pursued the purpose of serving education and teaching, but its…

This study aimed to identify the best practices for implementing leave-benefit policies among employees at a state university. The research involved 105 faculty and staff respondents for the quantitative part and 25 participants for the qualitative part. Generally, the study used a research method that combined quantitative and qualitative data.…

This paper explores the interplay between legitimation crises and welfare state contradictions, as well as the extent to which these can be witnessed in the UK education field. The paper argues that these ideas, developed in the 1970s in a changing global context that was placing severe pressure on welfare states, still have resonance in the…

"Pathways to Implementation" highlights innovative strategies and effective models in career pathways policy, implementation, and programming, as well as challenges states encounter in this work. This seven-part series addresses the key elements of Bellwether's framework for career pathways policy implementation. Each brief defines the…

The evidence underscores the need to shift attention from school attainment to actual learning. While the average global return to an additional year of schooling is about 10 percent, a one standard deviation increase in test scores raises earnings by 15 percent. Studies show that including direct measures of skills reduces the estimated return to…

This systematic review examines the extent to which educational policy and practice in Turkey are informed by research evidence. Drawing on national and international literature, the review explores the theoretical foundations of evidence-based policymaking, the current status of research-informed policy in Turkey, and the challenges faced in…

This paper discusses the integration that needs to be made in the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) agendas for the promotion of effective quality education. This work seeks to prove that close cooperation between the organizations can result in sustainable development and social equity with the help of education. The manuscript uses the…

This review addresses the current knowledge on inclusive education suggesting that many studies focus on predetermined groups of disadvantaged learners . This review aims 1) to map the research on inclusive education for all (IEFA) and 2) to assess the consistency of studies in their approach to inclusive education (IE), research methodology and…

Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) play a critical role in supporting racially minoritized and low-income students. Despite their importance, MSIs continue to be overlooked in federal investments. This short research note delves into the historical and geographical factors influencing MSIs, generally, and in the vastly growing area of graduate…

Institutions of higher education in the United States, and the faculty members that comprise them, are regularly accused of being overly liberal. These criticisms have material impacts on higher education as a field, as investment and public higher education policy is increasingly tied to partisan perceptions of higher education. This study offers…

The global teacher shortage is reaching critical levels, with many educators leaving the field early and schools struggling to fill vacancies. Key aspects of teacher attrition include inadequate compensation, poor working conditions, and barriers facing potential educators, along with impacts on student achievement and school operations.…

Many K-12 schools, including those in Manitoba, Canada, have implemented cell phone bans to reduce distractions in the classroom, but these measures often fail to improve student focus and can negatively impact learning, and school-community relationships. Instead of bans, schools can adopt balanced cell phone policies with designated usage times,…