In recent years, research policy has increasingly prioritized the societal impact of academic work, emphasizing external relevance, public value, and collective benefit. In many countries, a wealth of data has been generated by national assessments that require universities to submit narratives on their contributions outside the academy. Despite…

The role of continuous professional development (CPD) in advancing basic school leaders in the context of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) cannot be overemphasised in the actualisation of positive change in the school system. The 4IR transformed the nature of work across human endeavours, requiring school leaders to be trained and retrained.…

This study seeks to enrich our understanding of modeling-based learning (MbL) in kindergarten science education, investigating the influences of different modeling tools on kindergarten child-constructed models and their modeling reasoning. Therefore, this multi-case study aimed at providing in-depth descriptions of how MbL was enacted by 66…

While Bhutanese biology teachers are expected to possess a rich understanding of scientific models, little is known about their perceptions of scientific models. This study, thus, examined Bhutanese biology teachers' perceptions of scientific models. The study recruited one hundred and eleven (N = 111) biology teachers using a total population…

This study examines pre-service teachers (PSTs) from two Australian universities regarding their involvement in rural professional experience (PE) placements and their potential impact on future career choices. The objective was to gain insight into the diverse teaching and learning experiences PSTs had during their rural PE, and what impact these…

Enrolments in school arts subjects are falling in both England and Australia. There are various arguments made in an attempt to reverse the situation. The arts are said to be vital for the economy, linked to success in core school subjects, are educationally inclusive and important for their disciplinary knowledges. In this paper, based on my…

This study aims to contribute to the ongoing scholarly conversation about education through the lenses of the German philosophy of "Bildung" and the American philosophy of pragmatism. More concretely, in this article, the two philosophies are represented by the traditions of critical-constructive "Didaktik," based on Wolfgang…

Knowing a child's affiliative feelings about a peer helps us understand child's social behavior toward peers and can predict how a relationship between two children would continue. A picture-drawing task, in which a child draws himself or herself and a peer, is a potentially valid way to measure a child's feelings of affiliation toward the peer.…

This study examines the effects of trainee reactions on perceived training utility and trainee course satisfaction and tests the effect of utility reactions on trainees' satisfaction with training. 171 civil service officers participated in this study. The responses were analyzed using the Partial Least Square Approach of Structural Equation…

This article explores historical shifts in the discourse of inclusion in the policy of Swedish Municipal Adult Education (SMAE). Drawing on Foucauldian concepts of discourse, governmentality, and subjectivity, a critical discourse analysis was conducted on the so far three existing curricula for SMAE. A positive shift in language use was…

The boost in the competitiveness of the teaching workforce largely hinges on the marked improvement of pre-service teachers' digital competencies. Nevertheless, there is currently a dearth of specific research exploring the relationship between prospective teachers' acceptance of technological innovation and the organizational innovation climate…

Workload management for academics within higher education settings has been and continues to be heavily contested and cited by some as a challenge that has proved impossible to satisfactorily decipher. This is especially problematic within postgraduate contexts where academics have multilayered roles and responsibilities that include teaching,…

This study investigated skill decay among Brazilian police officers in handcuffing techniques. The aim was to assess whether officers maintained their performance approximately 1 month after retraining and if there were differences between officers on bureaucratic versus regular duties. Twenty-one officers were distributed into two groups…

This study aims to compare the concentrations of thiamine and histamine in the samples of 41 typical fluent speakers and 43 children who stutter in Jordan. Blood samples were collected for the determination of thiamine and histamine using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to ultraviolet detector (HPLC-UV). The results revealed a…

This study applied an investigative research framework to explore a persistent discourse about the practice of epistemological diversity and inclusion in Canadian higher education. Drawing on pre-conference Zoom seminars with conference administrators over eight months, two main themes became obvious. The role epistemological diversity enjoys…