Today's generation exhibits a strong affinity for video games, presenting an opportunity to harness this interest for educational purposes. Integrating gaming elements into education has the potential to captivate students while improving information retention. Virtual reality (VR), in particular, offers a transformative approach by creating…

The Department for Education (DfE) developed the Early Years Education Recovery (EYER) programme to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a part of the programme, DfE committed £153 million for the development of high-quality professional development of early years practitioners. One element of this was the funding of additional places…

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can influence physical, cognitive and social development, impacting life outcomes including the child's capacity to learn and become socially integrated. While steady relations to reliable, understanding adults may enhance child resilience and mitigate long-term effects on well-being, the difficulties of…

Plant Awareness is a multidimensional construct that reflects the level of an individual's perception, understanding, and valuation of plants. Enhancing Plant Awareness is vital for conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainability, given the frequent neglect of plants' ecological roles. This study analyzes the relationship between the…

Global gender gaps in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields persist, as female students often encounter cultural and academic barriers that constrain their involvement and success. This study attempts to examine the mediating and moderating roles of classroom engagement and inquiry-based cooperative learning in the…

Purpose: Facilitator self-efficacy or the confidence in one's ability to effectively guide and support a group, plays a pivotal role in determining the success of professional learning networks (PLNs). However, limited research has examined how facilitator self-efficacy influences network dynamics and valued outcomes within PLNs. Thus, the study…

In this article, we present the evaluation of a kindergarten teachers' professional development programme, 'Upgrading the quality of the pre-school environment' conducted by the participating teacher--thee programme is aimed at the improvement of the quality of Early Childhood Education and Care. The evaluation, which followed a mixed-method…

In Turkey, for the first time in the summer season of 2020-2021, the "I am in compensation program" was applied to compensate for learning losses due to COVID-19. This research aims to determine the opinions of classroom teachers about the "I am in compensation program". The research was designed according to the phenomenology…

This article reports on a pilot research project conducted in nine countries of Africa and Asia on some aspects of the impact that teaching literacy to adults has had on the lives of some adult literacy facilitators (ALFs). The small-scale enquiry was implemented by a team of twelve researchers in nine countries (Afghanistan, Botswana, Ethiopia,…

It was previously found that students have low in learning collaboration, which is the learning process has not facilitated them to develop their skills. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of project-based learning (PjBL), Predict-Observe-Explain (POE), and Predict-Observe-Explain based Project (POEP) on student collaboration…

Gaming is a natural process for the child, and with the play therapy technique used in this process, opportunities are offered to the child to express their problems and emotions by playing. Play therapy is used in many studies with children. The number of studies conducted on the effectiveness of play therapy in Turkey is increasing with each…

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of GeoGebra software in preservice mathematics teachers' process of correcting and making sense of errors regarding the concept of the asymptote. Case study method, one of the qualitative approaches, was adopted in the study. The study group consisted of 11 preservice teachers studying in…

The significance of personal tutoring continues to increase as a result of contextual developments and the outcomes of key research on student retention and success, and yet these developments simultaneously create significant challenges in delivery within the pastoral model of personal tutoring. In addition, it remains an under-developed and…

Purpose: Knowledge Sharing (KS) is seen as a promising framework for renewing advisory systems in agriculture, but its practical application remains an important area of research. In particular, it is important to increase the motivation of farmers to participate in decision-making. Game-based support seems to be applicable to a long-term process…

The study aimed to determine the effect of a brain-based environmental program for preschool children aged 5-6 years on their sustainable environmental behaviors. For this purpose, an experimental study was designed for a period of 8 weeks. The participants of the study were composed of 20 children from middle socio-economic level families who…