Introduction: In an increasingly diverse world, there has been a call for psychology educators to make efforts to integrate diversity into the psychology curriculum. Statement of the Problem: Researchers who have surveyed psychology faculty have found the amount of time devoted to diversity content in nondiversity-focused courses is limited, with…

In the last two decades there has been an increase in research and discussion regarding curriculum in Higher Education (HE). The literature in this field tends to focus on curriculum change at either the whole institution or individual program or unit level. Formal writing on HE curriculum also does not offer a framework that openly draws upon…

In an era of information explosion, improving information literacy for academical innovation is essential for postgraduate students. However, the majority of these students lack information literacy knowledge, and even a few lack access to related courses. To improve the ratio and level of the information literacy of postgraduate students, we…

This article provides an example of how a leadership studies program has addressed the call for attention to conceptual frameworks as outlined in the International Leadership Association's (2021) "General Principles for Leadership Programs." Faculty members from the Staley School of Leadership at Kansas State University share lessons…

The authors imagine approaches to lesson planning and classroom teaching that embrace and encourage complexity, interconnectedness, and nonlinear learning--a fractal approach to lesson planning and learning.

Purpose: Integrating sustainability into university curricula brings diverse challenges and conflicts as separate units vie for ownership of courses and topics. This case study presents a six dimensions sustainability framework developed at The Ohio State University to organize curricula under an inclusive strategy. Design/methodology/approach: An…

Guided by the questions "What can a dance curriculum look like when it purposefully integrates social-emotional learning?" and "What can we learn from the process of designing curriculum at the intersection of dance and SEL?" we relate the experience of creating curriculum for early elementary students. We build on current…

Over the last four to five years, I've increasingly been reflecting on the role of what were formerly referred to as offsite or pupil referral units. These are now subsumed within a more generic grouping known as alternative provision. My interest has been triggered by the recent publication of 'Alternative provision in local areas in England: a…

This study explores student engagements with hybrid writing courses, revealing their experiences and perceptions of a modality that blends in-person and online instruction. Hybrid learning as a format is often overshadowed by its association with fully online instruction. After a number of writing courses on our campus were redesigned for hybrid…

There has been a recent burgeoning of interest in the power of elite private schools in the UK. However, little attention has been paid to the propulsive power of the mechanisms in place within such schools that enable and support the mobilisation of valued forms of cultural capital such as 'ease'. Here, we draw upon unprecedented access to two…

The Maker Movement has emerged as a significant cultural phenomenon in the twenty-first century. Stemming from the Maker Movement, the STEM design challenge aims to foster children's utilization of interdisciplinary knowledge and creative skills to address real-world problems. This study devised the Story-based STEM Design Challenge (SSDC) by…

This study explored a conceptual model of competency tasks using the Competency-Based Education (CBE) Scale, grounded in the OECD's competency framework, which includes knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. The survey incorporates six OECD-defined skill types essential for human learning: cognitive, metacognitive, physical, practical, emotional…

Sales education has evolved significantly due to trends such as sales transformation, hybrid sales, and the growing relevance of sales in complex digital markets. However, there is a lack of comprehensive educational research that can propose curriculum designs based on the most relevant competencies for the industry and help respond to recent…

The curriculum work of teachers is understood and conceptualised in different ways. A prevalent view is that teachers are an integral part of a system of transmission and their work with curriculum essentially a technical exercise. Some form of this view seems to be assumed by policymakers, parents and at least some teachers. However, when this…

Universities worldwide are tasked with producing employable graduates capable of operating in evolving, complex, and global labour markets. Research into the effectiveness of year-in-industry placements to facilitate such objectives often portrays the dominant actors as students, employers, managers, and (de)centralised placement teams. Framing…