This study investigates the role of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in addressing the evolving demands of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) labour market. Amidst global economic shifts, technological advancements, and a persistent skills gap, WIL and integrative learning methods such as Work-Based Learning (WBL) emerge as pivotal frameworks…

Transparency in assessments means ensuring their validity, reliability and authenticity. While it remains limited in practice when administering internationally validated literacy assessment tools, one major factor necessitates transparently reporting achievement results in light of learners' linguistic repertoires. Sitting these literacy…

This paper examines the impact of senior influencers on Douyin and their role in shaping the educational perceptions of postgraduate students in mainland China. The paper comprises 23 semistructured interviews with students in Guangdong, exploring three themes: algorithm-driven intergenerational identity fluidity, the decentralization of knowledge…

The research aims to identify the reasons why international students choose Kyrgyzstan for their education, the challenges they may face, and their future expectations. A qualitative research method was used in the study, and 30 international students participated. The results of the study reveal that students choose Kyrgyzstan for education due…

The adoption of generative AI in education has revolutionized science by producing human-like texts through contextual understanding, as OpenAI ChatGPT shows. OpenAI's widely used large language model, such as ChatGPT, has become quite popular, especially in higher education. This study examines different factors influencing the adoption and…

Hybrid-flexible (hyflex) courses have become a prominent open and distributed learning (ODL) approach post-COVID-19, offering students the flexibility to attend classes online, in-person, or both. While this model promotes instructional continuity and student-centered learning, it presents unique ODL challenges in managing effective team…

Supporting primary school teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) development for modeling-based instruction (MBI) remains a key challenge in science teacher education. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) offer a promising context for this professional growth. This study examined the PCK development processes of three primary school…

Purpose: In post-conflict nations, leadership in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is pivotal for shaping the institutional culture necessary for national development. However, there is a lack of empirical research investigating how specific leadership behaviors influence cultural formation in such contexts. This study aimed to empirically…

Despite its transformative promise, information literacy (IL) remains constrained by its narrow locus and siloed nature. This study confronts this by synthesising insights from critical (CIL) and workplace information literacy (WIL) domains, thereby advancing the conceptualisation of the critical workplace information literacy (CWIL) construct. It…

The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence is a tool used to measure self-perception of water competence in children aged from 5 to 8. The aim of this study was to translate the tool into Portuguese and to evaluate the face validity in 120 children ages from 5 to 8 years from Portugal. Individual interviews were conducted with children to…

The stereotype of math being male-typed prevails among most Western societies. This math-gender stereotype is associated with math-gender misconceptions, which are scientifically incorrect specific theories about girls' math abilities (e.g., girls inherently think less systematically and thus have less math ability than boys). Teachers may…

Understanding how learners interpret visual representations of invisible scientific phenomena is crucial for teaching and designing effective instructional materials. This study investigated which visualizations of infrared radiation, radiation absorption, and molecules are perceived as most intuitively comprehensible by students and adults.…

This article examines how two content courses in the first and second semesters of a master's program were redesigned to promote problem-based learning (PBL). In both cases, the syllabi were revised to emphasize problem-orientation, group work, and exemplarity. The impetus for these changes was a study reform initiated by the department…

STEAM is an acronym of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, which focuses on developing the critical thinking and problem solving abilities in students and creates interest towards STEAM subjects. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of secondary school students towards STEAM education in Pakistan. Using…

This project explored availability and reliability of Statistics Canada data for assessing interprovincial student mobility. The study tracked the pathways of students who enrolled full-time for the first time at a British Columbian public college or university in 2015/16 and later enrolled at a post-secondary institution in another province. The…