This study critically analyzes the portrayal of Islamic ethics and Moroccan cultural values in two prominent EFL textbooks, "Ticket to English 1" and "English Horizons." Using qualitative content analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), the study assesses how well fundamental Islamic principles such as compassion,…

As misinformation proliferates in social media and news, information literacy skills are increasingly important for family science professionals and scholars. Family science courses' focus on controversial issues may contribute to dispositions and practices that support information literacy. However, it is unclear whether there is any added…

Students in distance education face high demands for self-regulation, within which goal focus can play varying roles. The current study examined the (in)congruence between outcome and process-focused goals, and whether the nature and degree of this (in)congruence are associated with academic engagement in distance higher education, considering the…

In a fast-globalizing reform ensemble, we reframe science education for a concept of civic engagement connected to a new social contract for democracy and sustainability. The American philosopher of education John Dewey, writing in the early 1900s, asserted that democracy requires a facelift with each generation in order to respond to the urgent…

This article examines the under-representation of Métis perspectives in the Canadian education system and the challenges educators face in incorporating authentic Métis knowledge into their classrooms. Despite a growing emphasis on reconciliation and inclusion of Indigenous content in education, there remains a significant lack of resources and…

Social justice has been a topic of social change that has typically been introduced in education at the pre-teen or teenager level of development. However, recent studies have uncovered there is value in introducing social justice issues at a much younger age. The purpose of this literature review is to establish a foundation for the need to…

In this article, we review the Education Programs for Talented Students (EPTS) Curriculum Model, its applications in program development, and research carried out on its effectiveness. The EPTS Curriculum Model, an enrichment model, was developed to differentiate regular curriculum and to design new curriculum for gifted students. It is a…

Science, mathematics, technology, and engineering (STEM) have long been acknowledged as subjects that are fundamental for national progress and growth. Efforts to integrate the "arts" component in the teaching and learning of STEM subjects have begun over two decades ago through the introduction of KBSR and KBSM in the Malaysian school…

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is consistently seen as a top priority; however, STEM programs often suffer from low retention. Students who start in STEM degree programs often lose interest or face obstacles that cause them to leave. Here, we describe a non-traditional approach meant to encourage a range of…

Teacher assessment literacy research with pre-service teachers (PSTs) has highlighted that they are not well prepared to use assessments to support student learning. Thus, initial teacher education (ITE) programs needs to ensure that PSTs are provided with a range of opportunities to acquire both theoretical and practical assessment knowledge and…

This case study draws a specific link to the practice of action learning (AL) in China. We organized ourselves into an AL set and used Revans' AL, as interpreted by Marquardt (2004), to create a post-teaching dialog to examine the experience gained from delivering an interdisciplinary course online--a novice situation--in a Chinese transnational…

Based on international trends, Omani education policy increasingly charges schools with fostering active citizens who have good attributes to achieve a good future. In this article, I considered the relationship between global citizenship and geography education in Oman. In particular, the study focused on how those teachers perceive global…

The study of ableism, often defined as disability discrimination and prejudice, is still nascent when compared with racism, homophobia, and sexism. Anti-ableism highlights the inequities of institutions, including public education, in the United States that are structured for the success of the White middle class and offer little hope and…

Decades of motivation research have yielded a set of Motivation Design Principles (MDPs) that can be leveraged to support the development of student motivation and engagement in the classroom. This article addresses the translation of these guiding principles to teacher professional learning and subsequently, classroom practice. Drawing from…

We investigate how an inquiry-oriented, dynamic, open-source calculus textbook shaped one college instructor's planning. We rely on Dietiker et al.'s [(2018). Research commentary: Curricular noticing: A framework to describe teachers' interactions with curriculum materials. "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education," 49(5), 521-532.…