Integrated STEM education (iSTEMe) is increasingly emphasized in educational reforms around the world. These reforms prompted curricular changes in many countries, including Spain. In the Autonomous Community of Valencia, a new curriculum model was introduced that organized both STEM and non-STEM subjects into broader interdisciplinary domains,…

This paper focuses on the experiences of four facilitators of a group mentoring programme for doctoral students aspiring to become academics. The methodology utilised collective sensemaking in a collaborative autoethnography. Aided by agreed reflective prompts, we initially analysed our own and each other's written accounts. This illuminated the…

Parental controls are a method of controlling who has access to smart devices because individuals may regulate who else in their family members, particularly younger ones, sees inappropriate websites. Indeed, parental control software provides the ability to select which applications are permitted on online devices, and it may also be used to see…

This study examines a level and model for technology acceptability and use in online learning inside universities. The unified theory of UTAUT is used as an analysis tool. An associative quantitative method is used with a sample of 392 students. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires through a specially designed Google Form. The data…

OpenAI's generative pre-trained transformer (ChatGPT) is rapidly transforming fields such as education and becoming an integral part of our daily lives. However, its rise has sparked intense privacy debates, raising concerns about the storage of personal information and attracting global regulatory scrutiny. ChatGPT is gaining popularity among…

This study investigates the role of technology-related anxiety in shaping university teachers' behavioral intention to adopt ChatGPT. Three distinct types of anxiety are examined: (a) anxiety about the future of the academic profession, (b) anxiety regarding the personal misuse of ChatGPT, and (c) anxiety concerning negative impacts on student…

Generative Artificial Intelligence tools have the potential to impact students learning significantly and positively in several ways. However, the factors responsible for student's behavioural intentions to use these tools are still not fully understood, especially in the context of Nigerian higher education institutions (HEIs). To support…

This comparative study explores the determinants affecting universities students' inclinations to adopt ChatGPT across India and Poland via the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. The research employs a quantitative methodology by collecting data from 1074 students (528 from Poland and 546 from India) through a…

ChatGPT, an advanced generative AI language model, has rapidly emerged as a transformative tool in education. This study explores the key determinants influencing the continuance intention of digitally native Gen Z students in higher education to engage with ChatGPT 4o. Employing the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM), the study examines the…

Student learning agency, encompassing key abilities, essential mental characteristics and active actions, is recognized as a crucial factor for effective teaching and learning in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) era. This study examines the structural relationships among perceptions of generative AI (i.e., effort expectancy, performance…

American universities rely on donations from alumni to balance their budgets, yet alumni giving rates and amounts have been in persistent decline despite consistently increasing numbers of college graduates. This study asked: how strongly do new alumni identify with their alma mater and the alumni role, how much do they understand about alumni…

In almost all OECD countries, a significant proportion of students drop out of their studies and, despite a long tradition of research, the influence of a partnership has hardly been analyzed in this context. This paper examines whether the expectations and demands (the realistic and idealistic aspirations) of the partner influence the student's…

Many higher educational institutes adopted digital tools to facilitate teaching and learning activities online due to COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, university academics had to rely on Zoom Meetings for teaching even if Zoom is generally used as a virtual communication tool. In order to identify future developments in implementing online education…

Moral and self-conscious emotions like guilt and shame can function as internal negative experiences that punish or deter bad behaviour. Individual differences exist in people's tendency to experience guilt and shame. Being disposed to experience guilt and/or shame may predict students' expectations of their emotional reactions to engaging in…

The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into education is becoming more important over time, although faculty viewpoints on this integration are not well recognized. To analyze educators' attitudes towards AI tools in Bangladesh, this research built a modified model that included components from the technology acceptance model (TAM),…