Among the contributions on skills in economic geography and related disciplines, the skills required in a regional context for putting circular economy into practice remain largely unaddressed. Labour markets have however a strong regional dimension, and industry development and transformation is often heavily reliant on already existing skills in…

Students are destined by South African Open Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) institutions of higher education to use formal e-learning platforms for learning while neglecting the use of informal e-learning platforms. This creates challenges during the learning process since students are struggling to use formal e-learning platforms owing to the…

This qualitative study sought stakeholder perspectives on the Kansas Department of Education's "Kansas Can" school redesign initiatives. Interviews with stakeholders revealed both sustainable and vulnerable aspects of the school reforms across cultural, political, and technological dimensions.

This study explores engineering design students' perceptions of their agency for sustainability in a Danish problem- and project-based learning (PBL) context. A conceptual framework is proposed with three dimensions: personal, action, and contextual. Q methodology was adopted to investigate the subjective views of 24 first-year undergraduate…

The Earth Charter declaration is recognized by UNESCO as an instrument to enhance sustainable development, specifically the UNSDGs, as the current global action framework. "Education for Sustainable Futures" highlights the immense potential that the recognition and application of the Earth Charter could have for global education efforts.…

The Texas Education Agency launched the High-Quality, Sustainable Residencies Program--a grantfunded effort to establish and sustain teacher residencies--in 2021. Part of the Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) initiative, this grant supported residency programs across the state, implemented through partnerships between school…

The Science of Reading (SoR) movement is positioned as a pathway to equity in literacy development, yet little is known about how equity is defined and enacted within SoR scholarship. This systematic review examined 36 peer-reviewed studies published between 2014 and 2024 that addressed both SoR and equity. Using a framework of nine equity…

Children's literature serves various purposes in early years such as addressing sensitive topics within classroom settings. Acknowledging these sensitive topics as an integral part of children's experiences and developmental needs, we advocate for the sustainability of their presence in educational environments by incorporating culturally…

This study explored the key factors influencing the sustainable success of herbal businesses in Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand, amid the growing global demand for herbal products. The research focused on the economic, social, environmental, and managerial aspects affecting sustainability and competitiveness. We employed a quantitative research…

Building on the "hole in the wall" experiments and TED Prize project (2014-2016), this study examined long-term sustainability and impact of the School in the Cloud (SC) initiative using Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs) and minimally invasive and technology-mediated pedagogy in India, the UK, and the USA. Grounded in emergent…

This paper explores the theoretical connections between happiness, Chinese traditional philosophy, and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the context of metamodernism. The main objectives are to describe the concept of happiness in social sciences, provide a brief overview of how happiness has been interpreted in both traditional…

This study investigates the integration of sustainability concepts, as outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), into Arabic-medium (Kindergarten-Grade 4) elementary school textbooks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A content analysis has been conducted in 33 textbooks systematically coded to identify and categorize…

This study examines the implementation of environmental education in the STEAM approach for sustainability. A STEAM model for engaging students in environmental sustainability programs through problem-solving. The main focus of the study was to identify how the pre-service teacher practices the STEAM innovation in mathematics classrooms. Five…

Increasing youth behavioral health needs in the United States have underscored the essential role school nurses can play in mitigating them. In response, the District of Columbia Department of Health developed the Behavioral Health Referral Process (BHRP) as a standardized guide, integrating school nurses into multidisciplinary teams and improving…

School-university partnerships (SUPs) are innovation hubs aiming at supporting teaching and learning practices through long-term collaborations between K-12 schools and research institutions. SUPs' monitoring and evaluation are still challenging as existing works only partially address the relevant aspects of such kinds of SUPs. To date, no…