This article presents a theoretical review of and methodological guidelines for the study of two key notions in second language acquisition research, complexity and difficulty. The term "complexity" has gained considerable currency over the past decades and has taken on a wide range of meanings. We argue for a more restricted…

Ecological momentary assessment has been increasingly used in autism studies over the last decade to capture and understand autistic people's behaviours, thoughts, feelings and daily experiences. This systematic review synthesised previous autism ecological momentary assessment studies to learn about the feasibility of ecological momentary…

This study aims to outline the establishment of an autism registry program in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran, delineate its components, present the initial descriptive analysis results of the registered cases, and outline potential opportunities for further utilization of registry data. The children and adolescents of age [less than or…

Background: Professional development (PD), in general, helps teachers enhance their knowledge and skills. Equity-focused PD specifically helps educators understand how personal biases, power structures, and social structures impact their teaching and the larger educational system. Research suggests that incorporating new teaching practices is a…

Based on prior research indexed in the Scopus database, this coherent literature review explores the transformative impact of the independent campus policy on Indonesian higher education by highlighting its role in forming the autonomy of students to shape their academic trajectories. The analysis spans 63 publications from 2020 to 2023, revealing…

Research on inclusive education has gained major importance over the last decade. However, in the English-speaking discourse, empirical studies on inclusive teaching and learning often lack connections to existing educational theories that focus on the interrelation of teachers, learners and content as the three focal points of teaching and…

This ethnographic comparative case study documents the work of the refugee category in Quito, Ecuador. It examines "refugee" in relation to institutional power and details how different educational stakeholders, including young migrants, appropriate and relate to the refugee category. Situated in an urban context where those who have…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize social science research. However, researchers face the difficult challenge of choosing a specific AI model, often without social science-specific guidance. To demonstrate the importance of this choice, we present an evaluation of the effect of alignment, or human-driven…

This conceptual replication study, building upon Bartholomew (2020), addresses a notable gap in the literature by investigating the potential of using learning by evaluating (LbE) as an interview primer for individual assignments in design coursework. While peer feedback commonly involves both giving and receiving feedback, LbE uniquely focuses on…

Authorship misuse is a well-documented problem that numerous scholars have scrutinized. Nevertheless, a comprehensive review is required to consolidate shared discoveries, emerging patterns, and persisting gaps in our current understanding. This study reviews published research on the practice and understanding of ethical authorship in the fields…

Academic and research integrity policies serve as important mechanisms for universities worldwide to maintain ethical standards and prevent misconduct. Using qualitative content analysis, we examined publicly available policy documents (n = 24) across Nepal's higher education system from 13 universities and the University Grants Commission (UGC).…

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the key emerging educational technologies that has gained traction in recent years. Subsequently, researchers have also begun to acknowledge AR's potential as a pedagogical tool that can be integrated into school curricula for environmental education. Such progress is important since the urgency of the climate…

Reading researchers have been engaged with K-12 disciplinary literacy instruction that spotlights the reading and writing of knowledge-producing communities. While research includes rich descriptions of professional scholars enacting meaningful disciplinary practice, questions remain about youth practices in some knowledge-creating communities,…

This study systematically reviewed 46 studies on adolescent digital citizenship searched by November 2022 and synthesized that (a) the predictors of adolescents' levels of digital citizenship include demographic (e.g., gender and computer use experience), individual (e.g., social networking use and Internet skills) and psychological (e.g.,…

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to advocate for the use of arts-based research, particularly comic-making within narrative and ethnographic research on physical education. Method: A discussion of comics-based research is provided herein that outlines the affordances offered by the comics medium as a tool within research, particularly…