This study examines the historical and long-term recurrence of teacher shortages in modern and contemporary Japan and explores why this problem has not been fundamentally solved. Although research has provided a detailed and complicated background for the recent teacher shortage in Japan, few studies have examined this issue as a historical and…

This article focuses on a higher education pedagogy of reading the exemplary novel of Indigenous Australia, "Carpentaria" (2006) by Waanyi author, Alexis Wright. The multiply awarded and multiply translated novel gives an epic view of contemporary Aboriginal life. Its dramatization of listening relations is profoundly insightful for the…

This research aims to develop indicators of inspirational leadership among the school administrators. The research is divided into 3 phases: Phase 1: develop indicators of inspirational leadership among the directors. The draft behavioral indicators were presented 7 experts to check their appropriateness and feasibility. Phase 2 examined the…

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education has been acknowledged that it could prepare students for the twenty-first-century workforce. Thus, pre-service teachers on the verge of entering the educational milieu are actively urged to incorporate it into their upcoming pedagogical classroom. Pre-service teachers' prospective…

Introduction: The Challenge and Hindrance Stress Framework is an influential theoretical model for measuring individuals' perceptions of stress. However, its structure has not been validated among Chinese adolescents, and the effects of different forms of stress on their short-term and long-term outcomes remain unclear. Methods: Study 1 validated…

Students are key stakeholders in higher education, and their engagement in quality assurance activities is widely believed to be essential to enhancing educational quality. This chapter begins by briefly revisiting foundational concepts--the importance of student involvement, students' roles and perspectives in quality assurance. Building on this,…

The current article explores the impact of work-family conflict (WFC) on work engagement, as well as the potential mediating role of psychological detachment and the moderating effect of gender. A total of 203 Chinese preschool teachers were randomly recruited for this experiment. Results showed that WFC has a significant negative influence on…

Using interviews with global research stakeholders, this research explores how stakeholders within research-system-level research governance organisations conceptualised, responded to, and reasoned the realities of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they positioned procedural changes to their governance mechanisms. Given that…

Background/purpose: Effective supervision is critical for credible educational quality assurance, yet a validated framework for External Quality Assessment Supervisory Units (EQASUs) remains absent in Thailand. This study aimed to develop and validate a competency framework of components and quality indicators to address this gap and enhance EQASU…

Academic integrity is a critical ethical issue in the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for writing assistance. Disclosure of AI-generated content is essential to maintain the authenticity and reliability of information. This study employs a moderated mediation model to examine the mediating role of AI ethics attention in the…

The objective of this analysis was to summarize the characteristics and trends of retractions in Chinese biomedical literature over the past 15 years. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the Retraction Watch Database and Web of Science, focusing on retracted publications authored by Chinese researchers in the biomedical field from January…

In all research, ethical considerations are crucial to reliability and quality and researchers are guided by various national and international documents and ethical committees. Despite different strategies to guide researchers and to ensure quality, there still seems to be uncertainty in educational science about how research ethics should be…

Although there is a growing body of research on teachers' wellbeing, research on the relationship between teacher wellbeing and leadership roles in educational contexts is limited. Improved teacher wellbeing encourages teachers to engage in leadership roles, which affects student outcomes. This article discusses the dynamic symbiotic relationship…

Whilst research has always been political and politicized, an emerging theme in the area of research ethics and integrity (REI) is the increased politicization of REI itself in areas of scientific and/or political controversy such as climate change, gender dysphoria treatment, the management of pandemics and women's reproductive rights. One aspect…

This paper discusses the emergence and development of popular education in Indonesia. It studies the emergence and development of critical education after the translation of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed in 1985. In addition to Freire's influential book, the Frankfurt School's critical theory has influenced the development of critical…