Faculty members are a key stakeholder group in the internationalization of higher education. However, there is scant research on faculty in higher education internationalization, especially in the non-English-speaking world. Taking Taiwan as a case study, this study examines faculty's perspective on and role in internationalization. Based on the…

Background: The formal education of universities on the one hand, and popular education on the other, have been generally understood as two ends of a spectrum in the field of education. Despite these opposing trajectories, in the past two decades novel forms of social movement--university relationships have emerged, with notable yet understudied…

The organizational change framework is a tool for understanding and facilitating organizational change and success, grounded in the principles of design thinking and the foundational leadership and organizational wellness (FLOW) model. This article dives into the components of the organizational change framework--collect the information, connect…

Change and continuity are among the fundamental concepts of procedural knowledge. Its relevance in history and history education requires that the concepts are appropriately reflected in historical reconstruction, teaching history and curriculum documents. This study, therefore, seeks to examine how the concepts of change and continuity are…

This study aims to contribute to the ongoing scholarly conversation about education through the lenses of the German philosophy of "Bildung" and the American philosophy of pragmatism. More concretely, in this article, the two philosophies are represented by the traditions of critical-constructive "Didaktik," based on Wolfgang…

In this article, the authors argue that logics of "growthism" influence schools in ways that produce a set of tensions for the work of school counsellors. They argue that school counselling has always been concerned with development, but that the notion of development imagined by humanistic psychology is in tension with development as…

The contemporary education system introduces profound changes in the learning and upbringing of the present generation. Each sector of education responds uniquely to the transition to new standards, ranging from early childhood education to university specialization. In doing so, every educational structure must align with the global trend of…

Staff and faculty at every institution could share stories about how they have seen some initiatives spectacularly succeed and others completely fail--leading to feelings of frustration and fatigue. Too often, a "good idea" or new institutional policy is developed in a vacuum or with little thought as to how professionals on campus will…

This evaluation report is intended to support Ministry of Education's decision making about the future of the NEX initiative. The evaluation findings also provide useful insights that contribute to Teacher Development Aotearoa's review of their leadership of the initiative and will be of interest to current and future NEX leaders. Three…

The age-old debate about the relation between science and society has, in the last two decades, materialized in novel forms at many universities. In this article, we follow the reconfiguration of relevance at one institute of higher education that aspires to become an impact-driven university. We employ a socio-technical instrumentation…

As digital transformation increasingly drives reforms in vocational education, this study aims to assess the current status and effectiveness of digitalization policies across five provinces in China. By applying the Policy Modeling Consistency (PMC) index model, the study quantitatively analyzes 21 policy documents from 2012 to 2024 based on nine…

Career transitions are often studied from the perspective of changing from one career to the next. Missing from this definition, however, is that transitions can take place within a career. In the case of teacher education and academia, these transitions are often seen as well laid out with an accepted view of 'success' and those taking an…

This study examines the emotional and professional challenges educators face in an era of increasing bureaucratic demands, technological acceleration, and evolving educational landscapes. Using duo-autoethnography, the researchers engaged in reflective walking conversations, enabling a dialogic and introspective exploration of their lived…

This chapter describes the impact that the author's participation in a Disrupting interview had on subsequent iterations of a course in children's literature, focusing in particular on changes to pedagogical practice.

When students are left to choose their own approaches to studying, they frequently engage in ineffective learning strategies, such as rereading textbooks or cramming. Given this natural tendency amongst students, there has been significant interest in how to increase the use of more effective methods of studying. Efforts to-date have typically…