Paraeducators play a marginal yet essential role in fulfilling teaching-related tasks in many international classrooms in China. In order to meet high standards of education, schools often provide professional training to paraeducators. However, in the training process, schools primarily focus on their own needs and rarely consider the personal…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a professional learning intervention on conceptual coherence and inquiry orientation for teachers and leaders participating in a K-12 Mathematics Committee (N = 18). This 9-month mixed methods single case study, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, was designed using the principles and…

The purpose of the research is to identify the problem of soft-skills in the educational process. The authors believe that the development of "soft skills" helps to increase the professional motivation of students of higher educational institutions. In order to identify the role of soft-skills in the professional motivation of students,…

This reflective commentary explores a student-staff co-creation project focused on fostering inclusive employability within the School of Arts at Oxford Brookes University. Working with students from various creative disciplines, the project utilised human-centred design (HCD) to develop practical opportunities for professional development.…

Doctoral supervision is complex and takes place against a background of contextual, political, economic, and cultural affordances/constraints; with multiple purposes; and in a global higher education system. The result can be significant tensions for supervisors and, often, poor student satisfaction and progression. Globally, systematic…

This study aims to determine the e-learning readiness of Turkish family physicians and to obtain the views of program instructors to design the e-learning system. An online questionnaire was applied, and 1172 family physicians answered, and a semi-structured interview was done with the program educators. Infrastructure and equipment readiness was…

Background: Social media provides new opportunities for teachers to learn, communicate and develop professional relationships. It has been proved to be a valid and helpful resource for teachers' professional learning purposes. Objectives: While previous studies pursued questions like how participants feel, how to support interaction and why…

GeoCamp was a place-based intensive short course in geographic inquiry and field methods for in-service teachers and education professionals held from July 18 to 27, 2022, in Iquitos, Peru, and the Loreto region of the Amazon. The course aimed to incorporate elements of geographic inquiry by exploring how plants, animals, and humans interact in…

Grounded in real-world examples and more than 30 years of research in professional development, the fifth edition of "The Reflective Educator's Guide to Practitioner Inquiry" addresses how inquiry fosters curiosity, reflection, and practical action to enhance effective classroom learning. This latest edition invites educators to view…

Planning is a ubiquitous dimension of service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) partnership practice. How SLCE administrators conceptualize, inhabit, and negotiate their roles as planners remains empirically underexplored, as does when and why planners experience shifts in perspective that affect partnership quality and outcomes. Building…

Education is the medium through which society can be transformed to ensure we live in a world free from discrimination and exclusion, where human beings coexist peacefully. One of UNESCO's sustainable developmental goals is quality education that is inclusive and equitable. 'Education for all' and 'places of belonging' are therefore imperatives…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address the gaps in current internship research and practices which neglect the impact of work-based social support relative to the emerging Generation Z (Gen Z) workers' distinct work behaviours and the changing landscape of hospitality work, which has prompted businesses to attract interns into their…

Purpose: The professional development needs of university professional staff are an under-researched area. More data were needed to understand their needs to ensure that employers invest their resources appropriately. A conceptual framework is developed for the workplace learning of career development activities using concepts of professional…

Purpose: Public administration, or the implementation of public policies by civil servants, will be central to implementing the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. And yet, few American master of public administration (MPA) programs explicitly focus on sustainable development or sustainability literacy. This study asks whether it is…

Purpose: The objective of the study was to explore the factors influencing the career decisions of students doing the students' undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes from urban private universities/colleges in the Indian context. Design/methodology/approach: Career decision-making is determined by different factors and is contextual.…