Given the still existing restrictions of COVID-19, blended learning is undoubtedly becoming a better-fitting strategy for higher education institutions in underprivileged countries. Acknowledging the current changes in higher education, this study aims to investigate the elements that influence students' satisfaction and their future preferences…

This paper presents credible and comparable evidence on intergenerational educational mobility in 53 developing countries using sibling correlation as a measure, and data from 230 waves of Demographic and Health Surveys. It is the first paper to provide estimates of sibling correlation in schooling for a large number of developing countries using…

Millions Learning, a project of the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, explores scaling and sustaining effective innovations leading to improved system-wide approaches. CUE is implementing a series of Real-time Scaling Labs (RTSLs), in partnership with local institutions in several countries, to generate evidence…

Millions Learning, a project of the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, explores scaling and sustaining effective innovations leading to improved system-wide approaches. CUE is implementing a series of Real-time Scaling Labs (RTSLs), in partnership with local institutions in several countries, to generate evidence…

This study aims to assess the impacts of different components of career competencies and career commitment on the career success of young graduates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as to understand how these individuals construct their careers in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. Data were collected from 407 graduates…

Innovative financing increases the amount of funding to education and allows for more efficient and equitable financing. Through the GPE Multiplier, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has mobilized US$4.7 billion in cofinancing that would not have been available otherwise for education. This factsheet presents how GPE innovative financing…

This article historicises the global education policy (GEP) field's developmentalism and the psychological and political inequalities that it naturalises. Building upon de- and postcolonial theory and science and technology studies, it illustrates how GEP studies tend to overlook the field's developmentalist premises, which naturalise the norms…

This study examines the extent to which the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB) 2013-2025 has fulfilled its promises regarding the continuous professional development (CPD) of English language teachers. Based on mixed-method research involving quantitative and qualitative data from 172 teachers across all 16 Malaysian states, the alignment between…

For more than two decades, Norway has been one of the leading actors in engaging international volunteers to sport for development and peace (SDP) organisations in the Global South. SDP is a priority area of Norwegian sports politics, mainly projected through the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) where…

Purpose: This study examines the effect of teacher transformational leadership on university brand performance through student academic performance and student satisfaction toward the university. Further, this research examines the moderating role of student academic buoyancy in the relationship between transformational leadership and academic…

Research Findings: Childcare provider stress and job satisfaction has been found to influence childcare quality in high-income contexts, but this phenomenon has yet to be studied in a low- or middle-income country. In 2019-2020, we tested the reliability and validity of the Child Care Center Work Environment Scale (CCCWES) with 416 childcare…

As climate change disrupts our lives and environmental awareness and concerns rise within society, more individuals invest time contributing to activities and projects that help preserve the environment. This study uses a recent international database containing data on 1383 environmental event volunteers in 13 different countries, composed of…

Virtual Reality (VR) technology has become a powerful tool for Second Language (L2) learning, but few studies have explored the factors influencing learners' experiences and intentions, particularly in developing countries like India. The purpose of the study is to reveal both the reception of VR technology for L2 learning in India and the factors…

This conceptual paper presents a decolonial critique of Eurocentric epistemic hegemony in South Africa and its impact on the curriculum. We argue that the propagation of knowledge from the Global North as 'universal' through conceptually vague framings of curriculum internationalization is contributing to the maintenance of Eurocentric hegemony.…

Given the deluge of technology flowing into African countries from the global north, it is not a hyperbole to make a point that developed nations are better equipped to practically integrate Smart Technologies supporting Artificial Intelligence (STAI) into higher education teaching methodologies. However, conversations regarding the application of…