The impact of participation in sports on the academic performance of student-athletes has been studied extensively. However, few studies have focused on the factors that impact the performance of high school student-athletes. The problem addressed in this study was factors that impact the academic performance of student-athletes. The purpose of…

Learning drawn from the discourse about global capacity development can be used as a guide to exploring challenges to achieving sustainable capacity within the Cambodian education sector. It is now accepted that capacity is multifaceted and exists at all levels within any given system, as well as in the relationships between the levels. It is also…

The preparation of future scientists, the technical workforce, and informed citizens will require continued transformation to the ways we approach STEM teaching and learning. Undergraduate STEM education is rapidly emerging as a focus of faculty scholarship, but new models for reform need to be developed and tested to accelerate changes in…

This article reports findings from a study using arts-based and embodied (ABE) approaches to enhancing capacity for distributed leadership and explores the professional learning which took place as a result. The data reported in the article are from the UK research which formed part of the ENABLES (European Arts-Based Development of Distributed…

The objective of this research is to conduct an operation within the project entitled "Collaborative Practices for Empowering Teachers' Capabilities for the 21st Century in Benjamitra Wittaya School," which is one of the research project series related to the 21st century education under the Doctoral Program in Educational…

Teaching in today's complex and competitive university environment has become increasingly demanding as teachers try to respond to the stress and burnout negatively impacting their work performance. In this environment, it is more important than ever that university teachers build resilience to overcome stress and burnout and continue a…

This study examines how elementary preservice teachers (PSTs) develop the capacity to design inquiry-based lessons in social studies and how this capacity changes over time. Using convergent parallel mixed methods, the findings indicate that PSTs had inherent and varied content design approaches fitting their perception of lesson design as they…

This discussion article offers a revision of the meaning of educating in times of "neoliberalism" when we care about "social justice," proposing that more than a speech about it, a critical education would consist in putting efforts into developing democratic human interactions. The Western neoliberal societies in which we live…

Teachers grow from sharing their practice and receiving feedback, yet it can be difficult for teachers to welcome others into their classrooms without feeling judged. Observers need to enter teachers' classrooms projecting respect and value for the challenging work of teaching. In this article, we share an approach to visiting classrooms, called…

This qualitative case study examined how a multimodal professional network environment (STEM for all Video Showcase) affected five STEM educational researchers' capacity to engage in grant funded research at U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Guided by the social capital and professional network literature as a conceptual…

Use the techniques presented here to enhance students' capacity to produce outcomes that enable future growth and to develop the critical foresight that permits learners to adapt to societal disruptions resiliently and empathetically.

This case describes an ongoing system reform effort to transform the learning experiences of young people in British Columbia through changes to curriculum and graduation requirements. Over the past decade, the province of British Columbia has undergone substantial reform to its central curriculum and assessment framework. Interlinked with this…

The primary aim of Vietnam's new educational program is to enhance students' knowledge and skills through practical learning experiences, enabling them to tackle academic and real-world challenges. However, teachers in Dong Thap province face limitations in their professional competencies. Thus, this study aims to address these issues by examining…

The importance of professional development to the success of adult education cannot be emphasized enough. In a field with many part-time educators, and where recruitment and retention of adult educators is an ongoing challenge, professional development plays a critical role in attracting, retaining, and developing teachers, administrators, and…

Mental health problems are among the most common disabling health conditions in children and adolescents, and there is growing recognition worldwide of the critical role schools, and classroom teachers play in their prevention. For effective prevention and/or intervention, professional development for schools and teachers is crucial; however, this…