Using thematic analysis and the Theory of Practice Architectures (TPA), this study assessed educator perceptions of the 2022 criminalisation of providing or advertising contract cheating (CC) services in the United Kingdom (UK). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten participants from ten different UK-based Higher Education…

This essay examines academic freedom in Chile under the 1980s Pinochet military dictatorship. While much has been written on the topic, the literature is fragmented and difficult to access owing to the diverse range of stakeholders involved. Historians have tended to explore single cases, actors, and institutions to highlight struggles with the…

New curriculum content for teaching Aotearoa New Zealand's histories (ANZH) and Te Takanga o te Wa (TToTW) was gazetted in 2022, for schools and kura to begin using in 2023. The release of this curriculum content followed prolonged campaigning and advocacy from historians, akonga, learners, kaiako, teachers, and members of the public who had…

This research aims to identify the prospects for bridging the gap between the higher education market and the labor market in healthcare in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The research provides an empirical analysis of digital health in Russia and the need to fill competency gaps and ensure lifelong learning for healthcare…

The research aims to provide a comparative analysis and highlight the main challenges in creating a lifelong learning system in four countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. To realize the research goal, the authors used various methods and approaches, including quantitative and qualitative descriptive…

Background Study: In the field of English as a foreign language education, receptive skills such as listening and reading play a vital role in learners' academic success and professional development. These skills not only improve language comprehension but also facilitate language production. Objectives: Therefore, the primary objective of this…

Motivations are important predictors of learning outcomes. However, few studies have examined college students' motivation to learn using person-centered approaches in non-Western contexts. The present study explored profiles of motivation to learn based on intrinsic and extrinsic types of motivation. Additionally, how these profiles relate to…

Women's participation in Green-STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) careers remains low. This study examined how to remove gender barriers in Environmental-STEM technical and vocational training programs, aiming to expand opportunities for women in the green economy. SENA, Colombia's public TVET institution, served as the case…

The Production-oriented Approach (POA) is an emerging language teaching method tailored to the characteristics of Chinese learners, but the existing experimental studies have yielded inconsistent results. Therefore, this study employs a comprehensive meta-analysis to assess the overall effectiveness of POA on students' English language skills, and…

Although the importance of teacher feedback literacy in enhancing student feedback literacy is recognized, the influence of teacher beliefs on teacher feedback literacy at the classroom level remains uncertain. This study aimed to address this issue by examining twenty-two educators' beliefs in Hong Kong universities. Data were collected through…

While key attributes of effective feedback have frequently been included in studies on student learning, little research has focused on the impact of the timeliness of feedback on student motivation. By providing students with written feedback at 1, 3, 7, 10, or 14 days after submission, this mixed design study enriches our understanding of the…

Academic self-efficacy, understood as students' belief in their capability to manage academic tasks and overcome challenges, is widely recognized as a key factor in educational success. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as adaptive learning systems, virtual tutors, and AI-driven analytics, have been increasingly integrated…

Drawing on the perspective of Bourdieu's field theory, this phenomenological study examined the professional state and challenges of six mid-career EFL (English as a foreign language) teacher educators in a regional comprehensive university in China. One-to-one semi-structured interviews were utilized to collect data. It was found that the…

In the context of increasing emotional vulnerability and social adjustment difficulties among university students in China, there is a growing need to understand the psychosocial mechanisms that support holistic student development. Physical exercise has been widely recognized not only for its physiological benefits but also for its potential role…

The study focused on leadership and employability of students in higher education institutions (HEIs). It aimed to examine the direct and indirect effects of student leadership on employability, as well as the mediating roles of emotional intelligence and self-efficacy in this relationship. The study examined the psychological mechanisms through…