Teacher professional development is a continuing process that, when effectively implemented, improves teaching skills and subject knowledge, leading to enhanced instructional quality and better student learning outcomes. This study assessed the current practice of continuous professional development (CPD) for teachers' instructional quality in…

Iowa State University (ISU) is a public, four-year university in Eastern Iowa. About one-third of full-time faculty at ISU are in VITAL roles, positions they refer to as term faculty. Term faculty have promotion line opportunities that mirror tenure-line faculty; across five specialized roles (teaching, practice, clinical, research, and adjunct),…

Teacher and literacy coach Catlin Goodrow offers research-informed strategies and personal reflections to help older elementary school students engage with complex, vocabulary-rich texts. Grounded in effective tools and routines, her approach focuses on the teacher-supported reading of worthy texts. Teachers will find practical resources,…

As digital skills become progressively more essential for workforce participation, addressing foundational digital literacy gaps among disadvantaged workers has become an increasingly pressing issue for achieving economic growth for all. The authors summarize results from a pilot study of a course on foundational computer skills and digital…

"Andragogy in Practice" is a timely book of case studies, which offers readers the opportunity to see andragogy in practice solving real-world challenges in a variety of adult learning contexts. It highlights the wonderful range of innovative practices that characterize adult learning today. Holton, Robinson, and Caraccioli, authors of…

This book aims to study the current transformations of higher education in the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries. The conditions imposed by the COVID pandemic exposed many vulnerabilities in higher education systems, but also provided valuable lessons that led to the implementation of effective changes. Educational…

Some college rating systems are based largely on inputs, like the average SAT scores of incoming students, but do not consider post-graduation outcomes. Other college rating systems are built exclusively around the economic success of graduates, and do not factor in the full range of outcomes, including living a good life and personal well-being.…

This study examines the needs assessment of design thinking to enhance innovative design competency in preservice teachers' learning management in Thailand. The research aimed to assess teaching performance and identify key areas for developing innovative design competency. A total of 346 pre-service teachers from universities across four regions…

In 2020, Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports implemented a Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) for lower secondary education to equip students with practical skills for the 21st century. Despite its potential for socio-economic transformation, past research revealed that many Ugandan secondary agricultural education teachers lack the necessary…

Teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities (SWSCD) face multiple barriers when attempting to provide standards-aligned instruction (SAI) in special education classrooms. Self-efficacy, or believing that one has the ability to accomplish difficult things, is the anchor of the conceptual framework through which this…

In 2018, the U.S. Federal government published a STEM education strategy report outlining a vision with three goals (building a strong foundation for STEM literacy, increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM, preparing the STEM workers for the future) for providing Americans access to high-quality STEM education and acquisition of future…

A foremost goal toward sustainable energy is decentralizing its production and management. To achieve this, actors in peripheral contexts must be capacitated with novel competencies. Energy, however, remains a highly centralized field particularly in training its workforce. We explore in this paper tensions in producing a specialized track on…

This paper explores how policy aims in mathematics curricula appear in classrooms and, crucially, how the resulting pedagogical practice affects the nature of mathematics itself. Whereas there have been many studies of policy and its relationship with teachers' practices, few have examined epistemological effects; what mathematics becomes as it is…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education by enabling personalised learning, innovative teaching, and administrative efficiency, yet it also raises ethical, legal, and equity concerns. This study examines the integration of AI in education across European countries and Ukraine, analysing national strategies, policy documents, and…

In this autoethnographic study, I explore my language teacher identity (LTI) negotiation and professional development as a new English learner (EL) teacher in a low-incidence school district in the U.S. through an affective lens. Drawing on the concepts of emotional labor and perceived organizational support, I examine my experiences through…