Deborah Appleman will reconsider educational innovation by providing an example that demonstrates how communities of practice, even in the most restrictive environments and subaltern spaces (Foucault, 1995) can disrupt hierarchical power relations by providing creative opportunities and educational environments that offer agency and thus…

"Innovative use of English language teaching as an international language in graduate studies in Thai universities" is a mixed method proactive and responsive action research study exploring learning management in teaching English as an International Language (EIL). The research has 3 objectives: (1) to study the opinions on the use of…

Purpose: This study aims to expand the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) by exploring the effect of two new predictors: technological innovativeness and information quality, along with the learning value and the original determinants that influence faculty and students' acceptance of the Moodle-Learning Management System.…

Technological impact and immigration have resulted in ICT playing a significant role in educational adaptation to multicultural environments. This study focuses on flipped learning as an innovative teaching method. The overall objectives of this research are, on the one hand, to carry out a review of the scientific literature about flipped…

A school principal's perceptions of the definition of innovation in education, the teacher's role in providing innovation in the classroom, and the willingness to adapt to meet the needs of the modern student are important in the professional development of teachers. Teachers have a major role in educating future generations and principals are…

Although learner-centered instruction (LCI) is at the heart of many curriculum innovations in the world, its implementation has generally lacked the kind prominence it deserves. The current study explores how learning study can develop teachers' professional capabilities to practice LCI. Using interviews, lesson preparatory meetings, teachers'…

Students in undergraduate premedical anatomy courses may experience suboptimal and superficial learning experiences due to large class sizes, passive lecture styles, and difficult-to-master concepts. This study introduces an innovative, hands-on activity for human musculoskeletal system education with the aim of improving students' level of…

Purpose: This article aims to shed light on a latest education policy blueprint in China, titled "China's education modernization 2035," which was issued by the Central Government of China in February of 2019. Design/Approach/Methods: This is an analytical policy review. Findings: The author argues that this new Chinese educational…

Employers of chemistry graduates are seeking a range of transferable skills from prospective employees, and academics are increasingly seeking to build employability skill development opportunities into the undergraduate curriculum. However, research suggests that undergraduates do not recognise or value such skill development without prompting.…

Change and innovation in education require carefully thought-through procedures as well as time, and benefit both from exchanges of expertise between contexts and from quality assurance (QA) processes. A key document that stimulates change in planning, teaching, and assessment is the Council of Europe's (2001) Common European Framework of…

The purpose of this paper is to present a project that builds labor market skills employers are seeking through experiential classroom learning. The sales management training exercise described in this article provides students with an opportunity to think and act like sales managers by working together in teams to collaborate on a training…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to help the researchers sought to take a closer look at the technology challenges facing district superintendents in today's leadership climate. Design/methodology/approach: The authors chose semi-structured interviews as the data collection method. Through 45 min, one-on-one, semi-structured telephone…

This article describes the implementation of a massive open online course (MOOC) developed by a school of social work and piloted in the incoming 2016 MSW class (N=397). Using implementation science as a framework, we describe the MOOC as an intervention for preparing students for graduate school and share findings from the pilot evaluation. We…

Using an interpretive epistemology to explore the perceived benefits of using co-creation as a pedagogic tool with undergraduate students, this research focuses on a collaborative project between some first year undergraduate Education Studies students, a university Senior Lecturer and an Education Coordinator from a regional social enterprise…

This article builds upon the international dialogue around 'curriculum crisis' initiated by Michael Young in "Journal of Curriculum Studies" ("JCS") in 2013 and followed up in "JCS" in 2015. It seeks to expand the dialogue in three avenues. First, when considered from a sociological perspective, Young is correct to…