Student loneliness is a prevalent challenge across universities around the globe. Epistemological, ethical, and efficacious challenges characterise contemporary research on student loneliness. To address this, our team of 11 staff researchers implemented a students-as-partners initiative with 16 students from 12 universities across the United…

Listening to young children's voice is important to access their learning meaningfully. This is challenging in early childhood education, where children don't always communicate their thoughts verbally, as they use multimodal means of communication. There is extensive research on empowering children in their learning journey in primary education,…

Parents' involvement and engagement with their child's school and learning are important in children's educational outcomes and their overall life successes, and both parental involvement and engagement are seen to be socioeconomically distributed. This paper aims to explore to what extent and how parents from areas of socioeconomic deprivation…

This systematic literature review provides an overview of the research relating to the experiences of parents when their child has encountered emotional barriers to school attendance (EBSA). Informed by preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, database searches were conducted between September 2023…

This paper aims to make a theoretical contribution to the field of student activism in relation to the school. In an age marked by ecological, economic and technological change, and where certainties based on Humanism and anthropocentricism continue to be eroded, this paper explores possibilities for reintegrating the school as meaningful to the…

Climate change presents a global challenge requiring innovative and collaborative approaches to mitigate its impact. This article explores the intersection of community engagement, infrastructure management, and student involvement in addressing climate change. Engaging communities in decision-making initiatives fosters a sense of shared…

Background: Parental involvement is integral to the success of early childhood development (ECD) programmes. The onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the adoption of remote learning reshaped parental roles, values, and expectations in ECD. Parents assumed greater responsibility for their children's learning and development,…

This text aims to highlight the class-differentiated perceptions and practices of mothers from different social backgrounds in supporting their children at school. I will argue that their own school experiences as pupils shape not only how they perceive their role but also how they intervene in relation to their children's education. This is…

This study employs the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate mathematics teachers' beliefs regarding their intention to collaborate regularly in an online community. The central premise is that initiating such a community necessitates an implementation strategy informed by a better understanding of underlying beliefs influencing teachers'…

Cognitive engagement is an essential component in student learning. With the increase of more asynchronous virtual educational tools in classrooms, there is a need to understand how students are engaging with classroom content in these formats. Several studies have examined student and teacher perceptions of cognitive engagement in virtual…

Purpose: Challenges in teaching the engineering design process (EDP) at the high-school level, such as promoting good documentation practices, are well-documented. While developments in educational artificial intelligence (AI) systems have the potential to assist in addressing these challenges, the open-ended nature of the EDP leads to challenges…

This book offers one of the first in-depth explorations of social justice pedagogies in physical education (PE) from a student perspective. Based on rich qualitative research, it highlights how school PE can support the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of young people and contribute to building more socially cohesive and just…

Leveraging gamification's potential in transforming the learning experience, this paper focuses on the application of technology in education to boost student learning and improve the education sector. A case study is presented where learning outcomes in two different environments are compared: traditional and gamified learning. The case study…

The Ugandan government has relentlessly partnered with universities and philanthropic organizations in building the human capacities of livestock farmers to improve their herd production. The study investigated the impact of the livestock programs of Iowa State University (ISU) of the United States through its Center for Sustainable Rural…

This article examines Ibn Khaldun's educational philosophy through the lens of contemporary children's geographies. Drawing on his reflections in the "Muqaddimah," we analyze historical teaching practices in medieval North Africa and Muslim Spain, focusing on their implications for child development, spatial learning, and moral…