Based on the qualitative interview data from children and parents in a mixed-community village in tribal areas of Odisha, one of the eastern state of India, the paper examines how the parental perceptions and the context of their decision-making process, shape the choice for private schooling even they have limited income and government run…

Among the contributions on skills in economic geography and related disciplines, the skills required in a regional context for putting circular economy into practice remain largely unaddressed. Labour markets have however a strong regional dimension, and industry development and transformation is often heavily reliant on already existing skills in…

This article reports a small-scale case study implemented in a higher education institution that fosters students' active construction of knowledge. The research was conducted at an international university in Uzbekistan, with the primary objective of exploring and analysing the students' attitudes towards active learning classrooms. The learning…

Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) in education have been on the political agenda in Sweden during the last years. RPPs are long-term collaborations between higher education institutions and school districts (municipalities) and schools which intend to facilitate teacher-researcher collaboration in close relation to the teaching practice. This…

This article explores the cultural aspects of transnational education by examining a case of pedagogical development cooperation between a Finnish and a Brazilian higher education institution. Informed by scholarship on transnational education, organisational cultures and poststructuralist discourse perspectives, this study analyses teaching and…

Background: Schools in impoverished communities on the Cape Flats experience challenges related to high levels of poverty, crime and gang violence that can adversely affect learners' psycho-social and academic development. After-school programmes (ASPs) represent one form of intervention to address these issues. Aim: This study explored the…

Background: The need for the adaptation of instruments to other native languages to promote culture-fairness framed this study. Aim: This article reports on the adaptation of the locally developed Emotional Social Screening Tool for School Readiness (E3SR-R) into isiXhosa. Setting: This adaptation study was conducted in South Africa. Methods: The…

The rapid growth of private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Namibia has highlighted significant challenges in managing academic staff performance. This study explores these challenges through a qualitative, phenomenological approach, using semi-structured interviews with 19 participants, including academic staff, human resource (HR)…

Few women living with the label of 'coloured' in South Africa find themselves employed in mathematics higher education. Transformation in mathematics education in South Africa has been slow and riddled with racialised microaggressions for women living with racialised labels. While there is a belief that in democratic South Africa, for racially…

This issue of Snapshots explores how student effort may vary depending on the perceived stakes of the assessment. We revisit the self-reported levels of effort that students invested in the PISA test and compare them with the effort they indicated they would have made if the results counted towards their school marks. Australia's results are…

The foundational documents of Iran's educational system are formulated based on the presupposition of a divine innate disposition (Fitrah), which leads to a particular approach to religious education, including the concept of God presented to students. These documents rely on a specific interpretation of Fitrah that has not yet been critically…

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a sudden shift to online teaching and learning in higher education institutions. This abrupt transition had a significant impact on both students and staff. In this article, the author discusses how three academics identified students who were experiencing digital poverty and implemented trauma-responsive…

Countries globally are working towards the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Goal 4 affirms all students' right to a quality inclusive education. Yet achieving quality inclusive education continues to challenge education providers without reference to economic riches or location on the globe. This exploratory study examines the professional…

Purpose: We analyse the practices of distributed leadership exercised by principals in two Spanish primary schools. We provide evidence in this area. The study is framed in the Spanish context, in which autonomy is limited and the trend from the administration is the promotion of a distributed leadership model. Design/methodology/approach: We…

This study explores how working with problem-based cases as a mediating tool may support student teachers in bridging the gap between theory and practice, while also fostering their research literacy. The intervention was carried out over two years in a compulsory 15 ECTS pedagogy course within a Norwegian integrated master's program in teacher…