Background/purpose: Rapid developments in educational technology have led to the emergence of educational robots that serve as interactive tools aimed at enhancing active learning and stimulating students' thinking and problem-solving skills. The study aimed to evaluate teachers' perspectives on the use of educational robots in teaching…

Environmental education is a fundamental factor, enabling people to recognize nature and the environment. The preparation of pre-service pre-school teachers in the field of environmental education is an important area. However, quite often pre-service pre-school teachers are not sufficiently prepared in the field of environmental education, and…

Registered Apprenticeships use an "earn while you learn" approach to help learners gain credentials and skills in their chosen occupation while getting paid. These programs offer positive economic returns to both learners and employers--learners gain experience and higher wages upon program completion, and employers see reduced turnover…

Purpose: The recently emerging agile-blended learning (AB learning) is novel to researchers and practitioners alike, and previous research has not examined the characteristics that the AB learning approach has presented in metropolitan learners. The significance of the AB learning approach has been neglected. Design/methodology/approach: This…

There has been growing interest in the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in language education. However, little research has explored its application in pronunciation instruction. To address this gap, this qualitative study investigates Vietnamese secondary school English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' beliefs about AI integration…

Purpose: To expand the body of literature on the determinants that influence the STEM choices of female students worldwide, this study explores Korean female high school students' decision-making process of STEM track choice by observing their perceptions of STEM subjects, the factors shaping these perceptions, and how these perceptions influence…

This article presents research conducted with 36 "non-traditional" educational leaders who demonstrate equity-oriented leadership, examining implications for leadership education. Specifically, three findings and recommendations are offered to promoting equity: (1) equitable leaders "think structurally," acknowledging and…

Digital technology has become essential for daily life, creating a complex challenge for adult migrants with limited or interrupted formal education who must simultaneously develop digital literacy, additional language, and basic literacy skills. This study examines how different groups of Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education…

The Assistant Principal Leadership Academy is a multi-year partnership between a Texas university's school of education and a large urban school district to develop assistant principals to serve as equity-centered leaders in ways that strengthen the leadership pipeline. This research fills a critical gap in the existing literature by examining the…

The paper presents the findings of a systematic literature review on teachers' attitudes and opinions toward Sexuality Education (SE) that can be implemented with students aged 14 and older. Relevant articles were systematically searched in four scientific databases (ERIC, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection) and other sources…

Purpose: High-quality teaching is widely recognized as a fundamental factor in student success, yet countries vary significantly in how they cultivate effective teachers. This comparative study examines how teacher effectiveness is shaped by recruitment practices, building teacher ideologies and pedagogical approaches in Finland, Japan and India,…

This practitioner research project utilized a case study approach to examine advantages and challenges students have experienced due to the implementation of an open educational resource (OER) in English 095: College Reading. This is one of several developmental courses offered at Wor-Wic, a rural, open-admissions community college on the Eastern…

Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), this qualitative study examines elementary homeroom teachers' beliefs and values, and how they perceive their role in addressing students' needs. Based on 18 semi-structured interviews with 15 homeroom teachers from five schools participating in the Purple School program in Israel, this study uncovers…

Purpose: Although commonly defined as a speech disorder, stuttering interacts with the language production system in important ways. Our purpose is to summarize research findings on linguistic variables that influence stuttering assessment and treatment. Method and Results: Numerous topics are summarized. First, we review research that has…

An abundance of literature has examined barriers to women's equitable representation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, with many studies demonstrating that STEM fields are not perceived to afford communal goals, a key component of women's interest in future careers. Using Goal Congruity Theory as a framework, we tested…