This online project was created to orient multilingual international students into the new academic context of a major Canadian university by offering them a set of asynchronous interactive self-paced modules. We drew on an academic discourse socialization framework to identify and scaffold areas in need of further development in students'…

Legal codes and policies in India relating to the trans community, following the global trends, are changing fast towards a more humane approach. One of the oldest marginalised communities in India, whose identity has been recognized legally very recently, still struggles to access mainstream education even after the declaration of education as a…

This paper contributes to the study of mechanisms of parental responsibilisation and involvement that solidify unequal educational opportunities and camouflage these, especially from pupils. Drawing on data from Zurich, the biggest city in Switzerland, the authors find that parental responsibilisation plays a crucial role in ensuring that…

The integration of guided inquiry, outdoor learning, and diverse school environments is essential for enhancing students' Science Process Skills (SPS), particularly in biodiversity topics. This study aims to improve students' SPS through the implementation of Environment-Based Guided Inquiry in Outdoor Learning on biodiversity. The research was…

Parent engagement has long been considered important for students' academic achievement and well-being. To ensure strength-based parent engagement, it is important for teachers to be prepared to work with parents. This study reports findings from interviews with Canadian teacher educators to better understand their role in preparing teachers for…

Teachers' negative attitudes towards autistic students remain a major obstacle to their school inclusion. This exploratory study aims to investigate the mediating role of teacher's self-efficacy and knowledge of the relationship between a teacher's status (general education teachers "versus" special education ones) and attitudes towards…

Purpose: This study explores the extent to which critical thinking is present in assessment conversations in social studies. Design/methodology/approach: The study builds on data from a Norwegian social studies class in the 9th grade (13-14-year-olds). Students performed student-led assessment conversations in groups of four. The students'…

This research is aimed at examining the effects of developing research competencies to enhance the current learning of student teachers at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University. This study focuses on participants before, during, and after the implementation of the proposed model. The sample consists of 35 fourth-year students enrolled in the Bachelor…

Case studies are an educational tool that can promote active learning, and make learning more accessible, by serving as frameworks for student meaning-making. This action research project focused on the student experience of case studies; aiming to understand how students respond to being taught with case studies, whether they are able to engage…

Securing stable, well-paid employment has become increasingly difficult for youth world-wide, negatively affecting their health and wellbeing. In recent years, this job insecurity has been exacerbated by compounding natural, economic, and social disasters. At the same time, young people are increasingly being encouraged to pursue higher education…

This study examined the consistency between instructor ratings of learner-generated summaries and those estimated by a large language model (LLM) on summary content checklist items designed for undergraduate second language (L2) writing instruction in Japan. The effects of the LLM prompt design on the consistency between the two were also explored…

The University of the Philippines (UP) uses high school grades and standardized test scores for predictive admissions, balancing academic performance with affirmative action for underprivileged applicants. Using a novel UP panel dataset, I find that high school grades better predict academic performance, while entrance exam scores reflect…

Background/purpose: Blended learning can be an effective solution for improving the quality of education. The research problem lies in the lack of interest among a number of Iraqi university professors in improving blended learning in universities, as well as the lack of interest among students in developing and implementing blended learning in…

Vocational students are under-represented in both higher-status degree subjects and "elite" universities in England. Despite extensive criticism, government policy persistently attributes this to the idea that these students have low aspirations and that school/college staff can provide support in such a way as to address this issue.…

Early school adjustment is an important process for children with autism spectrum disorder, as it influences not only their academic success but also the development of social communication and interaction skills. Several factors influence school adjustment, but the quality of the teacher-child relationship plays a decisive role. Therefore, the…