Background: The home learning environment (HLE), along with center-based early childhood education (ECE) programs, plays an essential role in promoting early childhood development (ECD). HLE can become more or less stimulating over time due to caregivers' tendency to adapt HLE in response to preschoolers' evolving developmental status, of which…

This paper analyses adolescent active transport (AT) to education in Ireland. In Ireland, there is broad consensus that commuting by walking and cycling can be advantageous to health, learning, and reducing traffic congestion and transport emissions. Thus Irish decision-makers, building on academic literature that claims that AT follows population…

Much of the research on mindsets has focused on implicit theories of intelligence. However, there are other types of mindsets that might have important implications for learning and achievement. Among those that have received less attention is mindset of socioeconomic status (SES), which pertains to the belief that SES is changeable (i.e., growth…

Child labor is a sobering reality in a modern society, when it has been practiced over numerous decades and has led to such inhumane consequences for children. Due to poverty, poor family conditions, socio-economic fragility, phenomena like child labor have been observed globally. In terms of South Asian countries, in many instances it is a source…

Creating and Sustaining entrepreneurship inclination among young and educated people are important pillars for building strong and prosperous economy. Studies have shown consistent improvement in entrepreneurship interest and practices among Nigerian undergraduates since the introduction of entrepreneurship education in 2006. However, it remains…

In the context of an emerging new additional learning needs (ALN) system in Wales, this research explores who was likely to be identified with special educational needs (SEN) under the previous system. Our study reveals analysis of linked Welsh education and health data on SEN identification in learners in mainstream education settings born…

The rise of social media has opened countless opportunities to explore social science questions with new data and methods. However, research on socioeconomic inequality remains constrained by limited individual-level socioeconomic status (SES) measures in digital trace data. Following Bourdieu, we argue that the commercial and entertainment…

The role of sport as a contributor to sustainable development and human rights is well established. However, evidence on sports professionals' understanding of its contribution and their readiness to maximize its impact in this field is insufficient. This study aimed to ascertain sports practitioners' understanding and application of human rights…

This paper is about social class and the teaching profession. While class has long been a core focus in the Sociology of Education, little attention has been paid to how it is conceived and enacted in the context of the professions, including teaching. While research in the area is increasing, we know relatively little about "the daily class…

Physical distancing and lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on families' lives, especially those from socioeconomically vulnerable backgrounds. In this context, fast-paced digitalization occurred in significant areas of everyday life, including school education, entertainment, socialization, and work. The literature…

This study examines the current state of primary education in Kazakhstan, where traditional teaching methods may be insufficient for comprehensive student development. The purpose is to develop proposals for improving the educational system of primary schools in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study employs a mixed-methods approach combining…

Background: Past studies on mindsets have mostly examined them as an individual difference variable. However, the mindset-by-context framework argues that mindsets do not occur within a vacuum, and their successful implementation depends on the social context. One of the most important social contexts for students is the socioeconomic conditions…

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between teachers' organizational commitment and career anxiety. A cross-sectional correlational design belonging to the relational survey model was used. A simple random sampling method was utilized to determine the sample. The sample consisted of 384 teachers. Personal Information Form,…

This study examined the relationship between physical activity, body image, and subjective well-being among Swedish adolescents over time. Surveying 2308 students, with 137 providing longitudinal data, we conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis. No significant correlations were found between physical activity (p = 0.268), body…

As societies worldwide grapple with substantial educational inequities, understanding their underlying causes remains a priority. Here, we introduce the Brilliance-Belonging Model, a novel theoretical framework that illuminates how cultural beliefs about exceptional intellectual ability create inequities through their impact on students' sense of…