We examine the role of institutional knowledge brokers in bridging higher education research (HER) and higher education policy, focusing on a parliamentary advisory body in Israel. Using citation and topic analysis, supplemented by stakeholder interviews, we investigate the topics addressed, sources of evidence utilised and perceptions of…

Critical thinking is a fundamental competence in 21st-century education, particularly in mathematics, where students frequently encounter contradictory information that requires logical reasoning and reflective judgment. This study explores the stages of critical thinking among junior high school students when solving contradictory mathematical…

This study investigated the effectiveness of metacognitive strategy (MS) instruction on listening comprehension and metacognitive awareness among low-proficiency EFL learners in Taiwan. Using a quasi-experimental mixed-methods design, the research involved 95 first-year university students divided into an experimental group (EG) that received MS…

This article examines the determinants of Syrian refugee students' language comprehension difficulties in Lebanon, Türkiye and Australia, three host countries offering refugees different types of legal status (short-term, medium-term and long-term legal settlement). To understand the influence of legal status and its corresponding educational…

This study focuses on the interpretation and implementation of artificial intelligence policies in higher education for mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. The researchers applied a conceptual comparative review of regulatory frameworks and institutional discretion by utilising Policy Implementation Theory and Multi-Level Governance. From the…

Currently Australia is experiencing an unprecedented teacher shortage. Increasing and retaining the number of mid-career Initial Teacher Education entrants has been identified as one strategy to combat the shortage. This study examines the psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) innate to autonomous forms of motivation to…

The study investigates pre-service teachers' self-efficacy beliefs towards digital education. Using a simple random sampling technique, a total of 120 pre-service teachers were selected as participants. Data were collected through a self-efficacy questionnaire specifically designed to assess various factors influencing digital education readiness.…

An analysis of teacher metaphors has long been a feature of research into the development of early career teacher identity, however, the metaphors used to construct the ideal teacher in educational policy remains under-researched. These policy documents explicitly seek to frame what it means to be an effective teacher. As such, an analysis of the…

Mental ill-being among children and adolescents have increased in many high-income countries. The causes for this development are still unclear, but due to the scale of the problem, broader societal changes are likely to contribute. One of the societal level hypotheses -- the "educational stressors hypotheses" -- suggests that the…

Most universities run outreach camps that bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students onto university campuses to demystify university and build and sustain student engagement with university. However, there are varying perspectives on how 'success' should be defined and measured in relation to these programs. The staff who run…

Too often the remote school discourse continues to reinforce a deficit perspectives by focusing on the students (lack of) participation in school. This is exacerbated, in part, by entrenched funding models that are based on the counting of students. One way of reframing such deficit perception is to examine the school environment to understand…

This cross-sectional study examines participants' comprehension of line graphs at different career stages, comparing first-year and third-year pre-service teachers (PSTs) with in-service teachers (ISTs). A 23-item line graph task aligned with Curcio's framework--"Reading the data, Reading between the data, and Reading beyond the…

Engineering study abroad programs are a novel setting for students to develop systems thinking, which has primarily been taught in formal learning environments. Through a situated learning perspective, we examined the impact of two engineering-focused study abroad experiences on developing students' systems thinking skills. We conducted secondary…

This paper considers the experiences of transition for young people from alternative provision (AP) to post-16 mainstream settings, drawing on an online survey distributed via Headteachers of AP/ post-16 institutions to staff and young people in a large local authority in the Northwest of England. It reflects on previous transition research and…

This study investigates the similarities and differences between Hong Kong kindergarteners' shyness and social anxiety and their possible relations with social emotional adjustment and the development of receptive language abilities. Data were collected from three kindergartens, with 71 children (mean age = 52.6 months, SD = 7.28; 48% boys) and…