This case study examines the integration of a picture book app in an after-school program in Switzerland, focusing on challenges, benefits and chances of promoting reading as part of the after-school program through the perspectives of caregivers. The study explores the potential of digital media, particularly picture book apps, to enhance…

Virtual reality (VR) has attracted increasing interest for its potential to enhance second language acquisition through immersive and interactive experiences. However, effectively integrating VR with established language teaching pedagogy remains a critical challenge. This study addresses that gap by embedding the principles of task-based language…

To increase women's interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), interventions that target self-efficacy and belongingness are needed. For this purpose, this study designed and tested two interventions. In Study 1, we tested if a video with female role models increases young women's expected belongingness and interest in…

This report presents the interim findings from an evaluation of a number of the Department for Education's (DfE) Language Programmes which support Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) provision in schools in England: the Language Hub programme; the Language Assistants programme run by the British Council; the UK German Connection (UKGC); and the German…

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) in mathematics is a student-centered approach that encourages exploration, problem-solving, and critical thinking, allowing students to actively engage with mathematical concepts and discover relationships through hands-on activities and collaborative learning. Despite the growing interest in IBL within mathematics…

Collaboration between educators and families is a critical issue in the field of education. This topic becomes even more salient when working with culturally, linguistically, or economically diverse families of children with disabilities. Both research and practice have shown that many educators enter the profession without adequate preparation…

School-based mental health professionals are uniquely positioned to provide equity-based and culturally responsive social-emotional support for refugee students (NASP, 2019; Rumsey et al., 2018; Stewart, 2014). Research on social-emotional interventions for refugee students is limited, and it remains unclear whether these interventions address…

Governments and organisations across Australia have invested in pre-apprenticeship programs with the aim of improving apprenticeship commencement, completion, and satisfaction. Understanding the value of pre-apprenticeships is essential for informing government funding decisions and ensuring that the most appropriate student and industry supports…

A recent FutureEd report, "Directional Signals: A New Analysis of the Evolving Private School Choice Landscape," offers a generally useful, up-to-date compilation of basic facts and trends around universal school choice programs in 10 states. These universal programs, including vouchers and education savings accounts, subsidize private…

Knowledge surveys (KS) are a student self-assessment tool consisting of an ability statement for each learning objective in a course. Students respond by rating their confidence in performing a specified skill. Pre-unit KS transparently communicate learning objectives, alert faculty to self-assessed knowledge and skills students possess as they…

The "(M)other Tongue" project is a contribution to research in applied linguistics on the use of generative intelligent tools (AI) for additional language learning. 2023 saw the commercialisation on-line of several AI-enabled multilingual video services, with at least one including lip-synchronisation and translation functions. The…

This study investigates the nature, effectiveness and implications of fee-based private tutoring among primary school students (age 11-12) in rural Kazakhstan, an underexamined context in shadow education research. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory and the 'new sociology of childhood', the study employs a mixed-methods approach,…

Purpose: In response to the growing acknowledgment of University Social Responsibility as an integral component of higher education, this study aimed to explore the relationship between a socially responsible initiative, "Happy Reading Worms," and the motivation for English learning, as well as awareness of social responsibility among…

Background: Socio-emotional well-being promotion for children is a significant part of education in lower primary schools. It plays a crucial role in ensuring health outcomes in children, along with preparing them to be socially and ecologically responsible individuals in the future. This study explored primary schools' efforts to incorporate…

High-dosage tutoring has long been the focus of educators and researchers as a potential tool to improve education. The COVID-19 pandemic has further strengthened the support for high-dosage tutoring to accelerate student learning as students have experienced a decline in achievement, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds. Recent work…