After the Second World War, philosophers from former colonies began to work on a hermeneutic better suited to the postcolonial context, as the frameworks adopted in conventional academic philosophy were considered to be inadequate in this regard. This position had already been taken during the colonial period by thinkers like Rabindranath Tagore.…

This article contributes to conversations around difficult knowledge in pedagogy by (a) investigating how post-truth claims about issues of race and racism may constitute forms of difficult knowledge, and (b) proposing that fostering 'affective solidarity' can constitute a productive pedagogical response to post-truth claims, because it moves…

We analyzed a Japanese lexical database to investigate the structure of the lexical environment based on the hypothesis that the lexical environment is optimized for the functioning of verbal working memory. Our prediction was that, as a consequence of the cultural transmission of language, low-imageable meanings tend to be represented by frequent…

This chapter presents an analysis of Singapore as an emblematic case of the modern-day meritocracy, positing that its meritocracy has evolved, over time, a "parentocracy" that extends and consolidates the lead of wealthy children over their less privileged counterparts. The chapter begins by underscoring the value of meritocracy as a…

In their concluding paragraph, Stead and Lum make the observation of Music's importance "in the development of an education system appropriate for the needs of the twenty-first century" (2014; 249) in a/ny learner's desired narratives towards a career or to gain life-enhancing benefits through their involvement in musical activities.…

In 2009, one of the authors travelled as far as Africa to do fieldwork for a comparative study of Cambodia and Uganda's development trajectories. He fell in love with the following Ugandan quotation: In 2013, the other author went on an academic exchange trip to a partner university in Korea. During the dinner reception, a Korean scholar concurred…

This chapter examines the characteristics of Japan's international education cooperation policy during and after the 1990s, a period when it evolved under the combined influences of international trends and internal affairs. After 1990, international development discourse changed from "economic development-centered" to "human-,…

This chapter aims to present the development of education in the South-East European (SEE) countries, which took place under strong influence of the European Union (EU) education policy. This is examined irrespective of the different relationships these countries have with the EU. Some of these are Member States, and others are candidate or…

This study aims to examine the mediating roles of resilience and occupational self-efficacy in the relationship between occupational stress and subjective well-being and to adapt the Teacher Occupational Self-Efficacy-Short Form (OSS-SF) to Turkish culture. Using a cross-sectional design, convenience sampling was employed to collect the data. The…

This article focuses on teachers' and principals' experiences of aggressive emails in home--school collaborations with parents. Semi-structured interviews with 31 teachers and principals from primary, lower and upper secondary schools in Sweden were conducted. Three categories were identified in the material which illuminate the phenomenon of…

This study explored school leaders' professional identity by examining the guiding standards school leaders pursue in their jobs and the professional roles they identify themselves with. Using professional roles in school leadership that were formulated in (inter)national frameworks, 36 Dutch school leaders in secondary education provided their…

Background: Water safety education is essential to prevent drowning. In Australia, while water safety education is included in the school curriculum, the focus is often on skill attainment rather than knowledge. Methods: This study assessed water safety knowledge in Grade 5 and 6 students (aged 9-11 years). Surveys were conducted with students and…

Literature suggests that the international student industry faces increasing risk, given the substantial dependence on a few source countries. Inbound international student mobility (ISM) data of leading higher education (HE) destination countries were examined, with China and India as the source countries. This study classifies Australia, Canada,…

Teachers' roles are dynamic among all the factors contributing to educational achievements. Teachers' performance is an important factor associated with policy implementation and organizational outcomes. This article elicited the teachers' perceptions of fundamental factors affecting the teaching profession. The study conducted a focus group…

This study aimed to investigate the differential relationship between Temperament, Executive Functioning (EF) and Media Use Motivations and the frequency of two kinds of Media Multitasking (MM) in early adolescence. Results showed differential roles of temperamental Effortful Control, Negative Affectivity and Affiliativeness in predicting academic…