This research examined the concept of grit and its influence on college students' academic and personal success. Using bibliometric analysis and visualization tools, such as CiteSpace, this study delineates the developmental trajectory of research on grit from 2007 to 2023, drawing upon a dataset of 378 articles from the Web of Science database.…

Despite the notable increase in women's enrollment in education, a significant gender gap persists in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. This imbalance poses challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While research on the relationship between gender and STEM has been growing, the…

This reflective article describes an initiative that created a publicly accessible e-book comprised of digital media (podcast, video, web essay) research assignments produced by Bachelor of Education students at a Canadian university. A teacher-education instructor and a learning specialist designed and undertook the project collaboratively. The…

The coloniality matrix of power is foundational to many national education systems. Thinking with Lather ("Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society", 27(1), 199-227), we argue that "traces, fragments, and ruins survive, embedded in common sense, perspective, social practices, and political power" (p. 200) long after…

This study examined the unique challenges faced by student-researchers in social studies, addressing the scarcity of field-focused research in the existing literature. It employs a basic qualitative design, utilizing written responses and interviews with 29 student-researchers and five faculty members for data triangulation. A reflexive thematic…

Official development agencies are increasingly supporting civil society lobby and advocacy (L&A) to address poverty and human rights. However, there are challenges in evaluating L&A. As programme objectives are often to change policies or practices in a single institution like a Government Ministry, L&A programmes are often not…

The responsiveness of educational theory and research to societal change and uncertain times across the world is globally valued. We are summoned to understand ourselves as inhabitants of a new age, the "age of uncertainty," respond to its challenges and rethink prospects for a future of better promise and hope. This responsiveness…

This article examines factors associated with survey attrition/retention in an online panel survey with weekly/monthly follow-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explores the effectiveness of making contact with dropout participants and factors associated with sample re-engagement, as well as motivations and barriers to maintaining survey…

This case study explores the use of large language models (LLMs) as analytical partners for data exploration and interpretation. Grounded in original research, it navigates the intricacies of using LLMs for uncovering themes from datasets. The study tackles various methodological and practical challenges encountered during the research process…

This case study focuses on a multidecade time-series study of changes in public acceptance of evolution in the United States. Change over time is often a central issue in social science research. There are two kinds of change over time. Time-series studies address change in populations or groups over time. Longitudinal studies address changes in…

Background/purpose: The persistent risk of semantic anachronism challenges both literary interpretation and pedagogy, as modern readers frequently impose contemporary meanings onto historically charged vocabulary. This study introduces the Contextual Diachronic Semantic Framework (CDSF), a five-layered analytical model designed to trace the…

This article explores the ethical challenges faced by the Revista Internacional de Educación Musical (RIEM), a Spanish-language journal dedicated to music education research in the Ibero-American region. Established in 2013, RIEM encountered several ethical dilemmas during its first decade, including: creating a journal from scratch, managing…

This article interrogates the ethics of the author-reviewer-editor relationship in academic publishing. In the first part of the article, I draw on experiences as author, reviewer, and editor to question why so much learning about the publishing process seemingly occurs through trial and error rather than through mentorship. In the second part of…

The research landscape surrounding Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and education is rapidly expanding, characterised by a dynamic array of themes and sub-themes. This paper aims to construct a comprehensive taxonomy that categorises the current literature on the integration of GenAI in educational settings. To do so, a systematic…

This paper introduces the Justice and Dialogic Education (JADE) framework, which integrates dialogic instruction with justice-oriented pedagogies to foster transformative classroom environments. Dialogic instruction emphasizes collaborative, student-centered learning and has been shown to support academic outcomes such as reading comprehension,…