Greater cultural and linguistic diversity in Icelandic compulsory schools has resulted in various changes in educational policies, which, for instance, have been manifested as recent additions to the Icelandic national curriculum guide aimed at ensuring better education for plurilingual children. However, schoolteachers still require further…

This book builds a space in which a diversity of voices -- Indigenous teachers, activists and committed academics -- are foregrounded in the processes of Indigenous education with the goal of Indigenous language reclamation. It decenters state systems of education (e.g. schooling) and instead considers the efforts of teachers (defined broadly),…

Purpose: Engineering education plays a crucial role in fostering innovation and technological advancements across industries. This study examines the impact of academic achievement on engineering placements, identifying key factors influencing students' organizational success. The research aims to enhance students' skills and competencies to…

This study examines the identity construction of graduate teaching volunteers in China's rural education context, focusing on the Graduate Teaching Volunteer Program in Western China. Using Dugas's Identity Triangle Model and Wenger's Communities of Practice theory as integrated frameworks, the research investigates how volunteers navigate…

Section 13 of Senate Bill No. 183 (SB 183) was enacted in 1989 by the Oklahoma Legislature to establish a program designed to evaluate the performance of individual schools and school districts in the state of Oklahoma. This program not only requires multiple types of evaluation by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE), but also…

How can science have more impact on policy decisions? The P-Cube Project has approached this question by creating five pedagogical computer games based on missions given to a policy entrepreneur (the player) advocating for science-informed policy decisions. The player explores simplified strategies for policy change rooted in a small number of…

Purpose: This study aims to examine professional skills development among Arabic language graduates in Malaysia, focusing on competencies such as communication, problem-solving, leadership, emotional intelligence, cultural competency and teamwork. It aims to uncover the relationship between Arabic language proficiency and professional skills,…

English as a medium of instruction (EMI) represents an internationalization strategy that has been expanding throughout higher educational systems worldwide. While this approach is believed to bolster graduate employment, students with lower levels of English often struggle to learn content in English. This challenge is particularly relevant in…

Background: Traditional methods of managing educational materials are repetitive and often lack scalability. Integrating DevOps principles into educational content creation would provide a more streamlined approach to delivery. Objective: This solution proposal report shares initial experiences and introduces the concept of Lecture as Code (LaC),…

Compared to previous generations, today's young adults are embarking on longer and more complex journeys when they transition from school to work. While many high school graduates pursue a postsecondary education immediately, others opt to enter the workforce first or balance school and work through nontraditional routes like apprenticeships, so…

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT has significantly transformed approaches to vocabulary acquisition and autonomous learning, particularly in high-stakes educational contexts. This study investigates how competitive exam aspirants in Visakhapatnam perceive the effectiveness of ChatGPT for vocabulary development…

Lifelong learning opportunities are readily accessible through the hybridization of digital learning contexts--from formal to informal--in today's globally networked knowledge society. As such, expanded learning opportunities generate a continuum of learning contexts and experiences mediated through digital technology. Consequently, there is an…

Despite calls for research into how critical and social justice themes are taught in HRD programs (Byrd, 2015), the current literature tells us little about how future scholars and practitioners are being prepared to face workplace injustice. Recent curricular research examining published curriculum lists and course descriptions have reported no…

Action research focuses on creating meaningful and authentic change for those involved, whether in a classroom or community. This action research study examined the perceptions and potential benefits of action research coursework within a doctoral program. Participants were a cohort of doctoral students (n=7) that participated in a graduate level…

The primary purpose of conducting two interprofessional education (IPE) experiences during a multidisciplinary physiology graduate-level course was to provide basic science, physical therapy, and physician assistant graduate students opportunities to work as a team in the diagnosis, treatment, and collaborative care when presented with a patient…