Background: This study breaks new ground by presenting a new, more sophisticated model of learning engagement that goes beyond the current state of the art embodied in the widely used Affective-Behavioral-Cognitive (ABC) model. This work synthesizes and builds upon neglected lines of research in the structure of affective engagement. It also…

North Macedonia has been struggling to establish a participatory democracy since its transition as a Yugoslav successor state. During the 34 years since, widespread corruption and limited rights and freedoms have harmed citizenship and education. This study proposes the theoretical framework of critical transdisciplinarity, a politically engaged…

This study examined intersectional barriers affecting refugee women's access to higher education and participation in governance in Uganda's West Nile region. Using a mixed-methods design, data were collected from 200 respondents (100 male, 100 female) through surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions. Results show refugee women face…

Racially minoritized parents often experience significant systemic barriers when accessing and navigating transition planning for their young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Despite the benefits of transition-focused parent interventions, only a few studies have developed or adapted these interventions for racially…

The present study aims to assess the responsiveness of school teachers to the 13-course module of the NISHTHA 2.0 online in-service teacher education program. This research employs a descriptive survey method. The study involved teachers from the Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, India, who participated from 2021 to 2024. Eight blocks (four from the…

Internationally, there is a growing interest in both intergenerational practice and outdoor learning opportunities such as those provided in Forest School settings. This participatory action research project, planned by a university researcher and early years educators working together as co-researchers, set out to investigate intergenerational…

The home learning environment (HLE) plays a vital role in shaping children's early development, literacy skills, and long-term life outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing cost-of-living crisis, and reductions in funding for early years services may have created stress and emotional stress for families, limiting their capacity to support their…

Fathers today are more involved in their children's lives than ever before, and their engagement in early learning activities like playing, reading, singing, drawing and visiting parks or libraries supports children's emotional, cognitive and educational development, as well as their early language and literacy skills. This report revisits and…

Background: People with intellectual disability participate in organised sports to a lesser extent than people in general. The aim of this study was to explore the motivation for engaging in sports among athletes using the theoretical framework of sense of belonging. Method: Semi-structured online interviews were carried out with athletes (N = 15,…

The problem of teachers' motivations for participating in training is central in any education system because it shapes the system's capacity to adapt to the rapidly changing reality. The aim of this paper is to estimate the prevalence of this motivation among Romanian teachers and to identify certain predictors beyond such motivations for…

In this article, we analyze how a hashtag on Twitter allows to create a space of affinity that facilitates teachers' learning. We analyzed 78,470 tweets that included the hashtag #ClaustroVirtual. We determined the frequency and temporal distribution of these tweets while detecting the most active teachers using this hashtag, analyzing the…

Citizenship and Citizenship Education are at the centre of curriculum reform in Kenya. Weak implementation processes have previously watered down similar novel curricular reforms due to a need for an elaborate curriculum implementation model. This article reviews existing Citizenship Education models to develop an effective curriculum…

The rise of aliteracy, the burgeoning impact of crowded leisure time for children, and the increasingly complex daily lives of parents all impact on promoting reading for pleasure (RfP) requiring how parents value RfP to be considered in sympathetic and sustainable ways. By investigating parents' experiences, this qualitative research elevated the…

This technical annex accompanies "Addressing College Student Food Insecurity in Colorado: Trends in Student Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and College Practices." The main report presents RAND's findings on trends in student participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and college…

This study aimed to identify sensory subtypes in preschool children on the autism spectrum in Japan and examine their associations with participation and family functioning. A total of 264 caregivers of preschool children aged 3-6 years on the autism spectrum participated in the study. Data were collected from 56 child development centers and…