Design thinking is gaining momentum across the many fields of human endeavour, including education. Its use in education is predominantly to shape learning activities undertaken by students with the aim of nurturing the growth of desirable 21st century capabilities in students. There is relatively less attention given to the application of design…

This research explores factors influencing Chinese overseas students' career decision-making. Based on the social cognitive career theory, a semi-structured interview schedule was devised to qualitatively investigate how Chinese students evaluated different factors and coped with career decision-making while studying abroad. The interview…

This introduction to the special issue "Improving Schools by Strategically Connecting Equity Leadership and Organizational Improvement Perspectives" establishes the need for and presents an overview of the issue's empirical research accounts of how anti-racist and social justice-oriented school leaders established organizational…

This paper examines the values, vision and practice originally outlined in a proposal for a secondary phase resourced provision for young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) challenges. The provision was based on a well-established model (the 'Jarjums Room') which had been implemented in Cherbourg Primary School in Eastleigh,…

The creation of learning objectives is often considered imperative for semester-length courses, yet unimportant or irrelevant for information literacy instruction one-shot sessions. However, the Association of College and Research Libraries "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education" calls librarians into action by…

Enriching children's experiences of science beyond the curriculum increases their own personal 'portfolio' that they will carry with them through life (ASPIRES Research, 2020) and which can help them make informed choices about subject and career choices when the time comes. Conversations with family are vital to children's thinking, aspirations…

The article summarizes that the establishment and development of common language educational space of the EU were caused by an aggregated impact of external factors in the form of social, economic, and political processes within European integration as well as by intra-system factors. Both the institutional and legal base and the open method of…

Continuous teacher professional development (TPD) ensures that teachers have the capacity to continually plan and implement quality teaching and learning that supports students in achieving their expected program/course learning outcomes. However, teachers' access to quality TPD is a challenge due to geographical limitations, gender, special…

The purpose of this study is to reveal the reasons for a classroom teacher (not) to choose the profession and her views on organizational loneliness and commitment related to the profession. A viewpoint, a case study and profession-related views were presented to teachers who would begin their duty or especially those who would work as the only…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the embodied qualities of aerial practice among 13 US undergraduate students (M[subscript age] = 20.46 years old). Drawing on the philosophy of embodiment, interview questions addressed bodily sensations, cognition, and the role of music and mirror viewing. The first emerging theme from the…

A growing body of research has recognized the importance of students' having active roles in feedback processes. Feedback literacy refers to students' understandings of and participation in feedback processes, and research on students' feedback literacy has so far focused on higher education; secondary schools have not received attention. This…

This article reports on the influence of integrative career construction counselling on the narratability and career resilience of a young female learner. The 14-year-old participant was purposely selected from people who had sought career counselling in a private practice context. An explanatory, single-case study design was adopted using a…

Previous research has demonstrated a positive and long-running effect of mother-child interaction on numerous areas of child development. Yet, most of what is currently known derives from research on children in Western countries. Employing data from recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) on women (ages 15-49), this study examined…

This study analyzes empirical evidence that compared face-to-face and online education. A meta-analysis points to various gaps in research, including how policy and curriculum development should be guided in this fast-moving education medium. Significant gaps remain, especially in the area of adaptability of both faculty and students to various…

This paper identifies the narrow interpretation of the constructive alignment model (Biggs, 1996), which has permeated higher education programs internationally, as a key source for this continuing disconnect between higher education and the needs of employers, students and society. Furthermore, a systematic framework extending the traditional…