Background/purpose: This study examines the mediating variables between instructional practices and the academic achievement of Grade 10 students in Social Studies in the Philippines. The research highlights the need for effective teaching methods to improve learning results and acknowledges students' difficulties in interacting with the subject.…

This article investigates the extent to which media reporting challenges or reinforces socially exclusive models of educational excellence. Media reporting is particularly important in contexts of marketization, as schools compete for students and seek to carve out market niches. Based on an analysis of articles published over five years in a…

This Case Study examines the challenges of positionality in researching female leadership in education. It is based on research that investigated the leadership styles that female school principals in the United Arab Emirates adopted based on the influence of female gender and national culture. The research adopted a mixed-method approach and was…

The aim of the present study is to investigate the perspectives of this parent group and their experiences of the home-school collaboration. Interviews with five Arabic-speaking parents have been analysed to identify processes and mechanisms they have experienced in the collaboration with schools. Three main themes emerged from the analysis: a)…

This paper examines Hong Kong's protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" as a site of linguistic and ideological resistance. It adopts a three-pronged approach: first, it uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to uncover how the lyrics construct themes of resistance, perseverance, struggle, and liberation; second, it situates this analysis…

Letter knowledge is one of the key components of literacy skills and a predictor of academic success. The present study explores how letter knowledge of preschool children is related to their language group (bilingual vs. monolingual) and socioeconomic status (SES) (mid-high vs. low). Forty-six monolingual Hebrew and 48 bilingual Russian-Hebrew…

Background/purpose: Vietnam's higher education (HE) market has become increasingly competitive, with institutional branding playing a crucial role in attracting prospective students. This paper examines how Customer-Based Brand Equity (CBBE) affects the choice of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through Integrated Marketing Communication…

Background/purpose: This study aimed to identify the role of parental involvement in the learning experiences of children in Zarqa when playing educational games in improving the interaction of those children. Materials/methods: The researchers adopted quantitative and qualitative approaches. They used a questionnaire that consisted of three…

Story collection--the practice of generating art or research by gathering participant narratives and combining them into a single product--is a popular method used by socially engaged artists and art education researchers. This ethnographic case study germinated with the examination of a story collection artwork executed at a gallery in a…

Depression is still not fully understood when it comes to its risk factors. The association with perfectionism is increasingly under scrutiny. Moreover, this link could be elucidated by intermediary variables. This contributes to the fact that the risk factors for depression are not yet fully understood. This study sought to address this gap by…

Background/purpose: Mathematical literacy is an important ability that students must acquire, but several studies indicate that Indonesian students' mathematical literacy remains low. Therefore, this study aims to (1) test the effectiveness of CTL assisted by Articulate Storyline in improving students' mathematical literacy and (2) analyze the…

Background/purpose: Internships are widely adopted as a mechanism to enhance graduate employability, yet their role in shaping student readiness, soft skill development, and digital literacy remains underexamined in Indonesia. Materials/methods: A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining a survey (n=100) of undergraduate students and…

Background/purpose. Improving student retention in open and distance education depends on understanding their preferences for the educational services provided. This study aimed to analyze students' preferences for UT's educational services to improve retention. Materials/methods. This study employed a descriptive quantitative method. The research…

Technoference, the disruptions in parent-child communication caused by parental mobile device overuse, has been linked to academic burnout in adolescents. However, the specific effects of technoference on adolescent academic burnout remain underexplored. This study, based on family systems theory, expectation violation theory, and the conservation…

Background: Educator performance is an important thing in efforts to improve the quality of education, so a forum is needed to build teacher competency that leads to improved teacher performance in planning, implementing, and evaluating the learning process in the classroom. Professional learning communities are one of the efforts to improved…