This systematic literature review provides a synthesis of what issues within disability have been researched, how universities respond to the issues to be inclusive to disabled students and the role of higher education environment and policy, in doing so. The review is motivated by the emphasis on inclusive and equitable quality education and…

The article addresses the challenges of distance education, i.e. how to manage the pedagogical process of project-based learning (PBL). The research objective was to use PBL as a teaching method where students learn by actively participating in a real professional task -- preparing antenatal classes for future parents. We were also interested in…

Objective: This paper offers methodological reflections on the ethical challenges of researching children's everyday lives in a digital context, drawing on two studies conducted in different international contexts: the United Kingdom (Everyday Childhoods) and Türkiye (Children's Individual Privacy at Home and in Digital Environments). Method: Both…

The proliferation and strong presence of new media in young children's lives have oriented early childhood research and practice towards the concept of digital literacy, now being an important part of ECE policy and practice worldwide. Children join formal education with a rich repertoire of multimedia, multimodal and digital practices, shaped…

This document describes plans for the analysis of the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) follow-up data collected when participating children were in kindergarten or first grade. The overarching goal of MIHOPE is to provide information about whether families and children benefit from Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood…

In "The Fostering Resilience Workbook, Elementary Edition," Kristin Van Marter Souers, Keith Orchard, and Pete Hall--a mental-health clinician, social worker, and veteran principal, respectively--draw on research and their extensive experience to help elementary-level educators create supportive, trauma-invested environments in which…

With levels of mental health difficulties among young people rising and policymakers focusing on the state's role in promoting young people's wellbeing, educational institutions have become positioned on the front line as key sites to identify and implement wellbeing interventions. This paper draws on a series of policy analyses and qualitative…

The research compares teachers working in regular primary schools with those working in special primary schools (for students with mild intellectual disabilities) regarding their emotion regulation strategies and their self-assessed mental health. The sample consisted of 114 Slovenian teachers from regular schools and 60 teachers from special…

In the virtual realm, also referred to as the metaverse, users generally communicate using avatars. This metaverse is viewed as a prospective tool in different industry types, and in this regard, researchers have examined its significance in education owing to its increasing reach. In fact, it has been widely accepted that Information System (IS)…

This practical article describes how three programs (two in high schools and one at a university) use photography, media, and television to engage students in the emotional work of developing gender-inclusive spaces. At the outset, the article briefly outlines how these classes use practices such as asking for pronouns, teaching nonbinary…

This paper examines the experiences of 23 teachers who work in privately-run migrant schools (PMSs) in South-West China. Such schools cater for the needs of internal migrant children who do not often have access to free state education provision because of their lack of status in their new cities. We draw data from an ethnographic-informed…

The prevalence of mental health issues among adolescents is alarmingly rising. Using mobile phones as tools for promoting mental health can complement school-based health promotion efforts. However, for widespread reach, schools must systematically implement these tools and the students themselves may play an important role in achieving this.…

Teachers increasingly view their profession as unsustainable, with more than 60% of teachers reporting experiencing burnout in 2024. While it is known that teachers matter profoundly, there is still much to learn about how they spend their days and how the use of their time influences both their own well-being and student learning. This literature…

Embodied learning, learning while executing physical activities, is effective, but understudied in secondary education. Furthermore, classrooms often lack space for movement, making it challenging for pupils to engage in embodied learning. To stimulate learning through design, designers can rely on the affordance theory. The current study examines…

Children's authentic participation is increasingly recognized in early childhood education as a basis for improving children's engagement and learning outcomes. This study explored the implementation of the Photo Projective Method in a kindergarten in Japan. Participants were two teachers and 35 children, aged 5 years, enrolled in one kindergarten…