Children's academic skills, particularly in the early stages of life, are significantly shaped by the support and resources available in their home learning environments. However, the underlying mechanisms by which the home learning environment influences children's academic skills are not fully understood. To address this gap, the present study…

Considering the growing environmental challenges faced today, the need to raise awareness among younger generations about environmental issues is increasingly emphasized. As future leaders, university students are expected to cultivate a sensitivity to these concerns, making education during their academic years pivotal. This study aims to assess…

College degree completion serves as one of the critical milestones for a successful transition to adulthood. This study analyzed a weighted sample from the restricted data of the National [U.S.] Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to unravel the intricate relationships among family socioeconomic status (SES), disability type, and college…

"Building Classroom Culture Through Translanguaging: Theory to Practice" is a comprehensive guide for educators who want to create inclusive and effective classrooms that celebrate the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students. It introduces the concept of translanguaging, a pedagogy that moves beyond traditional…

Background/purpose: Educational leadership plays a fundamental role in promoting a democratic school culture that fosters participation, coexistence, and inclusion. However, the development of such a culture largely depends on how leadership teams perform their roles and the leadership styles they adopt. This study aims to explore the perceptions…

Background/purpose: This study investigates the educational influence of artistically enriched learning environments on the motivation of Vietnamese undergraduate students enrolled in Business English programs. While prior research has increasingly acknowledged the role of physical space in shaping learning outcomes, few studies have critically…

This study analyzed the role of urban planning and urban pre-school education infrastructure planning for urban sustainable childhood care and education in the context of rapid urbanization. The study assessed policy, institutional and practice gaps in the context of rapidly urbanizing city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A total of two private and two…

Background: The birth of a child with an intellectual or developmental disability inherently presents challenges to parents regarding the child's long-term future. This qualitative study examined the perceptions of parents who are kibbutz members, focusing on the non-profit organisation they established and the socioeconomic model they developed…

In this study utilizing PISA (2022) data, we employ Ecological Theory to explore the complex relationships between proximal and distal effects on the home learning environment, which has undergone changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four different profiles based on Ecological Theory were created as a result of the latent profile analysis. This…

Through a phenomenological research design, this study explores experiences of precarity among early-career academics in the UK and the USA higher education sectors. These contexts, while similar, exhibit structural differences as pioneers of neoliberalization in the Global North. Conducting semi-structured interviews with 20 early-career…

Despite acknowledged demands and stresses associated with early childhood (EC) work, and high levels of attrition in the EC workforce, research often shows high ratings of job satisfaction. This article explores these discordant findings by applying Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model to explore educator-rated job satisfaction, stress, feeling…

Adolescents residing in regional areas, and those from more financially disadvantaged families, traditionally have worse academic outcomes relative to their counterparts in metropolitan communities. A key mechanism that may account for these differences is how far individuals would like to progress in the educational system (aspirations) and how…

Although social-emotional learning (SEL) programmes are globally recognised for their positive contribution to the overall development of young people, they still lack a clear and consistent presence in the curricula of South-Eastern European (SEE) education systems (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia). This…

Background/purpose: The growing environmental issues in Medan City, particularly regarding plastic use and its detrimental effects, have prompted the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) to launch the Green Student Movement (GSM) program. This program aims to raise awareness and involve youth in tackling environmental and humanitarian…

This report examines how OECD countries are equipping their labour markets for the green transition. Drawing on case studies from Austria, Canada, Flanders (Belgium), Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain, it reviews comprehensive national strategies that link employment and skills development with climate goals. The report also analyses targeted…