Even though quality management initiatives are crucial for enhancing the performance of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), there is a lack of research on how the academic accreditation process influences it. This study aims to assess the impact of quality management initiatives on HEI performance, in addition to exploring the mediating role of…

Norway has a longstanding tradition of prohibiting formal grading in primary education. This paper traces a century of restrictive grading policies and their associated discourses. Using Bacchi's (2009) "What's the Problem Represented to be" framework, we present an analysis of the policy documents that have underpinned Norwegian…

This paper refers to the concept of 'historical thinking' as it appears in the three versions of the recent Greek History Curriculum for primary school. It is a comparative study of the discourse of the three versions of the recent history curriculum for primary school. The methodological approach of this study was founded on Critical Discourse…

This field note shares the work of Gendermuseum (Museum of Women's and Gender History Museum), the only interactive non-governmental museum in Ukraine and post-soviet Eastern Europe. We trace its antecedents and feminist adult education aims and practices. Framed through the lens of feminist adult education, we discuss how it uses exhibitions and…

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of emotion regulation on the job engagement of novice school counselors while reflecting the variability and context of emotion regulation by utilizing a daily diary method. A sample of 100 South Korean school counselors completed the baseline and diary measures regarding emotion regulation and job…

This paper examines how researchers make sense of the dominant valuation regimes in the context of career assessment, especially academic recruitment. It also asks what changes researchers envision, especially what areas of academic work are under-recognised. Universities' assessment systems are important because they encourage researchers to…

The teaching profession has been increasingly subjected to a managerialist perspective of professionalism. Concurrently, neoliberal strategies redefine the nature of teachers' work, constrain teachers' agency and jeopardise their professional identities. In light of escalating bureaucratic pressures and diminishing professional autonomy, the…

Background: This study compared ophthalmologists' and other health-care professionals' attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities in clinical and nonclinical settings. Methods: Between January 2022 and October 2023, a survey was conducted among 127 physicians, 100 optometrists/opticians, and 86 other health-care professionals in…

The issue of teacher shortages in Indonesia remains unresolved. The Pre-Service Teacher Professional Education Program (PPG-PJ), initiated by the Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel (Dirjen GTK), is one of the government's efforts to address the demand for qualified professional teachers. However, several studies indicate that…

'Students as consumers' has become the dominant discourse applied to English undergraduate students in the United Kingdom. This construction by policymakers is linked to the marketisation of higher education and the increased financial contribution of English students towards their studies. However, the construction of students as consumers, from…

When fulfilling caregiving roles, mothers show their love for their children through diverse and culturally influenced ways of providing food. The cultural construction of maternal love and the agency of mothers in food care deserve specific attention. Drawing on a refined cultural repertoire and assemblage theories, we explored maternal food care…

The European Universities Initiative (EUI), launched in 2019, fosters the development of networks of universities across Europe with the aim of enabling students to obtain a degree by combining studies in several countries and strengthening collaboration in both teaching and research, and by extension, the international competitiveness of European…

This article conceptualises and examines the notion of the 'career rewind' that highly skilled refugees experience after arrival in a receiving country; in this case Sweden. Rather than a career interruption, career hiatus or deferred progression, this article argues that a career "rewind" takes place. The rewind entails, among other…

Smart classrooms offer innovative opportunities to enhance teaching and learning. However, most existing research in this field predominantly focuses on investigating specific technical aspects of the design of the innovation rather than the human interaction with the innovation. In particular, there is very limited research on how smart…

This article reflects on Edward Said's late essay, 'On Lost Causes' in the context of international education and the urgency of equipping students with a critical framework for reading Western hegemony. Using Said's theorisation of the objective and subjective components of a 'lost cause', the article considers the relevance of the essay's…