Background/purpose: The ongoing digital transformation in education has identified important areas for development in pre-service teachers' preparation to facilitate critical and creative thinking within technology-enhanced learning environments. This study investigated the readiness and implementation of creative and critical thinking skills…

The International Service-Learning Network is a group of university teaching faculty and staff in the United States and United Kingdom who formed a community of practice in 2020 around issues of service-learning and community engagement and to provide cross-institutional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. This reflective essay analyzes two sets…

This article explores innovative pedagogical approaches in a Canadian critical disability studies program, showcasing liberatory pedagogy through praxis. It emphasizes integrating community engagement with academic theory, exemplified by diverse assignments empowering students as social change agents. Assignments include collaboratively developed…

This article explores how student-faculty pedagogical partnerships, widely implemented in North American institutions, can inform the development of inclusive and collaborative teaching models within European university alliances, with a focus on UNITA Universitas Montium. Grounded in the student voice movement, the study analyzes four U.S. case…

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted educational systems, presenting unique challenges for early-career School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) teachers. Despite extensive research on beginning teacher challenges, limited attention has been given to how first-year SBAE teachers adapted during this global crisis. This study addresses…

"Smart Universities in Smart Cities: Shaping the Future of Education and Urban Innovation" focuses on how higher education institutions are adapting to the challenges of the digital age in a world increasingly influenced by technology and sustainability. Universities are becoming an indispensable element of smart cities, driving forward…

This study examined the relationships between organizational innovativeness levels of schools and school administrators' demographic characteristics, school climate, school leadership, and job satisfaction. To this end, it employed a correlational design. The sample consisted of 808 school administrators working in primary schools, lower secondary…

Research is an essential tool for the creation and advancement of knowledge for socio-economic development. Whilst individuals pursue different kinds of education in order to match international standards, employers are keen to recruit employees with needed skills for a competitive edge. Due to the newly existing educational technologies,…

Contribution: An education innovation in control engineering using practical setups and its evaluation based on a three-year student feedback study and examination grades. Background: Based on extensive research, education's transition toward active learning and more practical experience has been shown to increase learning outcomes. Contrary to…

Information technology has a revolutionary impact on the development of education. Therefore, it is a strategic choice to comprehensively respond to educational development challenges in the information age to promote the modernization of education with education informatization. Countries worldwide have begun to attach importance to the…

This article tackles a critical question:'to what extent can online higher education (HE) be open and innovative at the same time?' To provide a more comprehensive answer to the question, the author takes up a notion of discourse and situates the analysis in a specific online HE setting: Athabasca University (AU), Canada. In this article, the…

In this article, the authors analyze the current situation in Portugal, in terms of the relationship between basic education and higher education, focusing on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in these processes. Moreover, this piece also addresses the quality of student preparation in basic education for a positive and successful experience…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand the challenges faced by leaders who have demonstrated excellence in integrating technology into teaching and learning in P-12 schools in the United States. Design/methodology/approach: This case study of technology savvy P-12 school principals provides insights into how building leaders…

In order to prepare Rwandan citizens for a competitive world, a competence-based curriculum (CBC) has been implemented since 2016. The problem addressed by this study is "under which conditions will the implementation of the intended science curriculum be realised in classroom". Framed by the Rogan and Grayson theory of curriculum…

The purpose of this article is to address the urgency of creating an innovative learning environment in marginalized K-12 special education classrooms in the United States. This article considers the following topics: (a) the definition of creativity and innovation; (b) the importance of innovative learning environments, (c) key conditions and…