The role of the school-based mentor has become more central within Initial Teaching Education (ITE) over recent years and will become even more central to such programmes, with the introduction of new Department for Education requirements from 2024. This article evaluates a collaborative research project undertaken with school-based mentors…

The extensive scholarly inquiry into work as calling in recent years has developed theoretical frameworks and conceptual understandings of calling with particular populations. However, questions remain about how career development practitioners can use calling in their work. This article reports on an empirical, qualitative doctoral study that…

Background/purpose: The innovation behavior of university personnel has garnered much attention, with innovation intention being a crucial factor in this process. This study aimed to investigate the impact of university personnel's innovation intention on their innovation behaviors, focusing on the mediating effect of challenging pressure in the…

In the post-pandemic era, universities in multi-stakeholder environments have increased research interest in responsible leadership and organizational citizenship behavior for the environment (OCBE) on university campuses, as a means to address global environmental degradation and enhance the environmental performance of higher education…

Teachers worldwide are rethinking their commitment to the profession and their traditional roles in schools and classroom teaching, evidenced by significant global rates of teacher attrition and subsequent teacher shortages. Research aimed at deepening our understanding of teachers' decisions to leave the profession has primarily reported on…

Inclusive education is a globally preferred value and practice, but according to research evidence, inclusion does not always occur as intended. Inclusion is hindered not only by various structures but also by people's attitudes, perceptions and mindsets. The aim of this research is to describe the social reality of inclusive early childhood…

The expansion of faith-based schools as marketised non-government institutions raises ethical questions, including their appeal to students. This article utilises focus groups with 24 Australian secondary students to identify ethical virtues in their perceptions of non-government faith-based schooling in a neoliberal education market cultivating a…

Student complaints against universities are a universal occurrence within higher education. In Australia, these complaints are complicated by the tension between the external appeal mechanisms of state and territory ombudsmen and the regulation of quality and standards in universities at a national level. The nine state and territory ombudsmen…

This study investigates how the interaction of teachers' personality traits and demographic characteristics shapes their perceptions of sustainable careers (PoSC) within the framework of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS). By looking at the Big Five Personality Traits along with conditions like age, gender, marital status, and parenthood, the research…

Pedagogical support in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is often based on individually designed methods, although the most relevant support is the building up of organisational culture as part of the activities of all children and the whole institution. Constructing this kind of socioemotional and behavioural support practice can be…

As ecological and environmental challenges intensify globally, countries are increasingly prioritizing the enhancement of green innovation capacity. While existing research has primarily examined the influence of external factors--such as financial development and industrial upgrading--on green innovation, the role of internal drivers and their…

This study aims to analyse the role of Compulsory Courses in the Indonesian Language Curriculum (CCS) in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia. Specifically, it investigates how CCS, as a foundational educational component, contributes to linguistic proficiency, character development, cultural preservation, and…

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…