To improve education performance at home, countries cross nationally policy-borrow from jurisdictions ranked highly in international league tables. This paper examines a practical example of one such instance of policy borrowing, Teaching for Mastery (TfM). Over a six year period, interviews were conducted with teachers working in primary schools…

The "Teaching Practitioner" program is a key component of the "Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka" (MBKM/Independent Learning Independent Campus) policy, a new educational initiative in Indonesia. This program aims to enhance graduates' competencies, including hard and soft skills, to strengthen their competitiveness in the era of…

This reflective article offers an account of important lessons I have been taught as an educator in the field of global citizenship education over the last 20 years. The article highlights some of the complexities and challenges in this area, with particular attention to problematic patterns of north-south relations and to the role of education in…

The global shortage of skilled programmers remains a persistent challenge. High dropout rates in introductory programming courses pose a significant obstacle to graduation. Previous studies highlighted learning difficulties in programming students, but their specific weaknesses remained unclear. This gap exists due to the predominant focus on the…

This article reports a study about how the discourse of standard English exercises disciplinary power in five international scholarships programs. This research interest arises from problematizing the discourse of standard English present in the requisite of proficiency certification through so-called valid tests. Adapting Fairclough's critical…

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is one of the world's leading educational research centres. Since it was established in 1930, ACER has built a strong reputation as a provider of reliable support and expertise to education policymakers and professional practitioners. Each year, ACER is involved in a large number of research…