Multiple literacy practices, such as writing, texting, blogging and journaling, are intertwined in a crisis. Although many studies have been conducted on literacy practices arising from crises such as a divorce, a disaster and social activism, most of them are focused on a single event. In this chapter, I propose a method for examining literacy…

Higher education (HE) is fairly accommodating of sexual diversity in many countries. However, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other sexual minority (LGBT+) students and staff still face many challenges regarding acceptance and integration which may impact learning and teaching experiences. This article discusses the relevance of LGBT+…

Professional musician-educators from a tertiary arts institution in Singapore collaborated on a cross-cultural performance in Beijing as part of their professional development. Through a case study, semi-structured interviews explored the music making experiences of four of the musician-educators involved: the composer, the singer, the pianist and…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between emotional distress tolerance and coping styles of Turkish university students. The sample of the study included 453 undergraduate students from a public university in Turkey. Participants completed the R-COPE, Distress Tolerance Scale,…

Public attitude surveys provide invaluable data for assessing perceptions, values, and attitudes across societies and over time. Ideally, respondents feel secure to disclose accurate information (avoiding reporting bias and item non-response) in the context of a face-to-face interview. Yet, survey research seldom accounts for peer effects caused…

The urgency of the issue of the development of integrity and intolerance to corruption in the system of preparation for military service is becoming increasingly publicised, since the number of such negative social phenomena, manifested in the form of abuse of power or official position to obtain illegal material benefits, is constantly growing,…

The purpose of the present research is to examine secondary school students' attitudes towards refugee students in terms of some variables. The population of the research, which was designed in a single survey model, consisted of 40791 secondary school students studying in public schools in Pendik district of Istanbul in the second semester of the…

The purpose of this project is to develop a teacher empowering, equipping, and training program for Muslim refugee children. It is essential for teachers to understand the concept of Christian education, realize their calling and identity as a teacher, and know their functional roles, when teaching Muslim refugee children. The project had been…

This book argues that the liberal arts and sciences (LAS) model of education can inspire reform across higher education to help students acquire crucial civic virtues. Based on interviews with 59 students from LAS programmes across Europe, the book posits that LAS education can develop a range of citizenship skills that are central to the…

Private higher education institutions have been a focus of scholars because of their increasing closures due to the lack of financial sustainability. Researchers have demonstrated these closures limit society's choices in higher education and have yet been able to explore the perceptions of leaders of a small private university in Canada regarding…

Demographically India is in a very unique position compared to many other countries in the world. At present, the under-25 population in India is more than 50% of India's total population, and it is predicted that it would comprise ~25% of the world population within the next decade. This "demographic dividend" provides India with a…

Commonly accepted beliefs about science are drastically different from the reality. Science is almost universally regarded--at least in developed industrial countries--as the reliable source of understanding of the material world. In fact, science is as fallible as any other human activity, influenced in similar ways by outside interests and…

Scoping studies are a methodological approach that reviews the existing body of literature on a selected field of study. This case study draws on a recent piece of research (Yuan & Wu, 2021) that borrows this methodological framework to analyze and evaluate Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by Chinese universities with the goal of…

The paper aims to determine the optimal approach to the training of digital personnel among today's youth in Russia and Central Asia, contrasting individualization and standardization. To achieve the goal, the authors implement the economic and mathematical apparatus, particularly the methods of trend and regression analysis. The results justify…

In this chapter, we explore ways in which Singapore's national curriculum had developed and responded--and continues to develop and respond--to the larger national and societal challenges and contextual needs from colonial times to 2020. We define "curriculum" as the educative decisions of schooling in all of its forms, including the…