This study examines the influence of PE curriculum management and sports direction courses on the learning experience and effectiveness of preschool education majors at West Yunnan Normal University of Science and Technology. Using a quantitative approach, 365 valid questionnaires were collected through simple random sampling. Descriptive…

This study investigates the current state of interdisciplinarity within undergraduate English language major curricula in Chinese public universities, 7 years after the implementation of the "National Quality Criteria for Undergraduate Teaching (Foreign Language Majors) (NQC)." Grounded in integrationist theories of interdisciplinarity…

Tables are fundamental tools for handling data and play a crucial role in developing both computational thinking (CT) and mathematical thinking (MT). Despite this, they receive limited attention in research and design. This study investigates pupils' attitudes toward and approaches to working with tables in informatics education, focusing on the…

Research indicates that student leadership and peer-to-peer mentoring enhance the highimpact practice of student service-learning. This article explores the successful implementation of a community-based learning teaching assistant program by a community-engaged office at a four-year liberal arts institution. It discusses the program's…

This article explores how early childhood student teachers are developing competency to implement bicultural practices in New Zealand. It uses surveys and focus-group interviews to examine 162 student teachers' understanding of the early childhood curriculum, and its implementation during their three-year degree initial teacher education…

Over the past two decades, writing transfer theories have significantly influenced curriculum development in first-year writing (FYW) programs across the United States (US). This study examines the theories shaping multilingual curriculum development in FYW by presenting findings from a national survey informed by a transfer-encouraging…

Purpose: This study aims to examine the absorptive capacity of an elementary school participating in a multi-year research-practice partnership (RPP) focused on increasing data science instruction through curriculum development. This research considers how data science initiatives might be sustained with fewer supports from the research team as…

This book explores the multifaceted concept of learner voice in education, emphasising its significance across various contexts and historical periods. It brings together diverse perspectives from multiple authors, addressing how learner agency can shape educational practices and policies, particularly in contemporary settings. The chapters delve…

A foremost goal toward sustainable energy is decentralizing its production and management. To achieve this, actors in peripheral contexts must be capacitated with novel competencies. Energy, however, remains a highly centralized field particularly in training its workforce. We explore in this paper tensions in producing a specialized track on…

This paper explores how policy aims in mathematics curricula appear in classrooms and, crucially, how the resulting pedagogical practice affects the nature of mathematics itself. Whereas there have been many studies of policy and its relationship with teachers' practices, few have examined epistemological effects; what mathematics becomes as it is…

This study explored university students' perceptions of the usefulness of some antibullying measures in ensuring a bullying-free learning environment. The results in this paper are part of a larger comparative study that investigated the prevalence of bullying in Norway and Ghana, albeit limiting this paper to students' recommendations of…

The release of the Australian Universities Accord Final Report in 2024 and call for contextually relevant pathways to higher education continues the widening participation agenda that was introduced more than 50 years ago in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Enabling education continues to contribute to targets with the evolution of…

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare is reshaping clinical practice and redefining the competencies required of healthcare professionals. Despite growing recognition of AI literacy as an educational priority, current efforts to assess this competency remain fragmented, lacking theoretical coherence and…

As tuition rates continue to rise, credit hours required for degree completion emerges as a primary topic of concern. Undergraduate music education programs (or degrees) typically require a high number of credit hours which may also necessitate student class overloads, summer coursework, and/or program completion that could exceed the expected…

The aim of global citizenship education (GCE) is to equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to address global challenges. Despite its significance, GCE is often insufficiently integrated into curricula, particularly in the Global South. The purpose of the study was to examine the alignment of the junior high school…