Several studies on student's understanding of the concept of the tangent line agree that the difficulties students have when dealing with lines tangent to curves at inflection points or tangent lines that have more than one point in common with the curve are due to a misconception of tangency that is limited to the geometric relationship between…

In this autoethnography, I examine the learning process I undertook during my study of art made by Nyungar children from the Stolen Generations in Western Australia. My visit to Australia in 2007 and subsequent research of the Stolen Generations led to a 16-year journey of evaluating my intentions as a white cisgender female from a colonialist…

Background/purpose: There are two types of knowledge in an organization, namely tacit and explicit knowledge. This research aims to test the effects of the enhancement techniques of both types of knowledge on the principal's digital leadership and school organization improvement, to find the relationship among the variables, and to find effective…

Background/purpose: The paradigm shift in education from lecturer-centered to student-centered learning demands an approach that involves students more actively. In this context, providing feedback becomes a crucial element in improving student engagement and academic performance; therefore, it is necessary to examine its strategic role in…

Background/purpose: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have witnessed many developments in various fields due to their commitment to unity and cooperation. The GCC has launched initiatives inspired by the European Universities Initiative to support regional higher education. These initiatives include establishing networks and…

Semantic fluency in first and second languages depends on lexical-semantic organisational mechanisms, such as clustering and switching (Bose et al., Int J Lang Commun Disord 52(3):334-345, 2017; Tomé Cornejo, Léxico disponible. Procesamiento y aplicación a la enseñanza de ELE. Master's thesis, Universidad de Salamanca. Gredos, 2015). Creative…

In today's dynamic business environment, accounting entrepreneurs must demonstrate both entrepreneurial competencies and strong ethical conduct to achieve sustainable success. This study examines how these two factors influence the performance of small accounting practices in Thailand. Employing a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, the…

This study investigates the role of Qiang architectural development in promoting cultural heritage education in Sichuan, China. Qiang architecture, with its iconic stone watchtowers, wooden beam houses, and ritual spaces, is not merely a material legacy but a living pedagogical system embedded in community life. Using a qualitative ethnographic…

This study examined the acquisition of numeral classifiers in 120 monolingual Japanese children. Previous research has argued that the complex semantic system underlying classifiers is late acquired. Thus, we set out to determine the age at which Japanese children are able to extend the semantic properties of classifiers to novel items/situations.…

Schools play a crucial role in developing the next generation of leaders. However, most leadership research in schools focuses on adults rather than students. In this article, we apply a reimagined human capital framework to investigate student perspectives on leadership at a global association of elite schools. Based on survey data from 6,760…

Calculation has emerged as an imperative practice, providing universities with one of their most effective strategies for self-governance. This norm has significantly influenced university decisions on the availability of places across different disciplines. Utilising the Foucauldian conceptual tool 'technology of government', this paper delves…

The Chinese international education landscape is dominated by nontraditional international schools that are affected by many issues, such as commercialisation, weak leadership, pedagogical challenges, faculty divides, and high turnover. Although teacher mobility in international schools has received much scholarly attention, the Chinese context…

This study focuses on the adaptation of the Georgia School Personnel Survey (GSPS) to assess perceptions of school climate among Portuguese educational professionals, including teachers and support staff. Data from two samples (n[subscript 1] = 1965; n[subscript 2] = 2884) were analysed in the study. Through confirmatory factor analysis, the…

A central policy claim for opening free schools in England was that these new schools would create competitive threats that incentivise nearby schools to improve. Where comparable policies have been pursued, notably charter schools in America, research has often measured competitive effects quantitatively. The perceptions of local actors assumed…

This article reports the findings of a multi-site qualitative study of 31 Chinese homeschooling families in Taipei and Hong Kong. Homeschooling, a significant source of inspiration for school innovation, has been growing around the globe in recent years, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the challenges facing…