Purpose: This study aims to analyze the extent to which sustainability and its related core aspects have been integrated in the curricula of Business Administration programs in Brazilian federal public universities over the past ten years. Design/methodology/approach: A longitudinal exploratory study, with a descriptive scope, was carried out to…

Communication is a critical government function that has important implications for public administration and effective governance. This research study explores how communication competencies are taught in public affairs programs in the United States. Based on a general web content analysis of graduate programs, and specific analyses of course…

Students perceive molecular bonding as an abstract concept; therefore, learning this concept seems uninteresting and difficult. A strategically designed learning object (LO), such as in the form of a simulation, can be used to help students acquire accurate mental images and build appropriate schema in addition to providing a concrete learning…

Community colleges serve nearly half of all undergraduates, including a disproportionate share of African American and Hispanic students, and are a key point of access to higher education for students who face socioeconomic disadvantages or other obstacles to participation in higher education. Community colleges stand to play a pivotal role in…

In this article, we focus on two components of the Online Curriculum Consortium for Accelerating Middle School (OCCAMS) project: the curriculum frameworks and the curriculum development process. The frameworks include the Integrated Curriculum Model (advanced content, unit themes, and process/product), culturally responsive curriculum, and talent…

In recent years, governments have paid much more attention to online learning platforms. This study establishes a high-performance agricultural digital learning platform (hereafter referred to as the Platform), in an attempt to (1) achieve learning diversity, improve users' learning ability and willingness to learn, and unblocking…

Regarding the faults of the Japanese compulsory enrollment system, premised on attendance at a specific school, a forward-looking view must be taken on the guarantee of opportunities for general education via non-physical attendance (online attendance) in which physical attendance is not the default. At this time, municipal Boards of Education are…

Students with disabilities are a rapidly growing population in postsecondary education, estimated to be approximately 19.4% of undergraduate students (U.S. Department of Education, 2019). However, many postsecondary faculty members are unaware of the issues that students with disabilities experience and are not confident in how to teach diverse…

The COVID-19 global pandemic has affected the education sector in many ways. Institutions were forced to implement emergency remote teaching and learning as a preventative strategy to reduce the spread of the virus. Special education need and disabled (SEND) students were among those most vulnerable to dropping their studies because of a lack of…

This study was conducted to find out the effects of Online Distance Learning in the Development of Macro Skills Communication. The study sought to answer the following questions: (1) "What is the status of Online Distance Learning in terms of: (1.1) Printed Modules; (1.2) Online Classes; and (1.3) DepEd TV"; (2) "What is the level…

This article proposes key considerations for high school physical education teachers when selecting curriculum content. Specifically, recommendations are provided relative to the school's geographical context, available programs and opportunities within the community, the school's resources and administrative support, and the learners and their…

Public school secondary physical education needs support. One approach in assisting is to improve the next generation of preservice physical education teachers (PPETs). The purpose of the study was to explore PPET secondary physical education training through the secondary teaching methods course offered in two universities in the US. A total of…

Students are commonly in a high cognitive load state when they encounter sophisticated knowledge. Whether the novel augmented reality (AR) technology can be utilized in an online learning course to explain complicated scientific concepts in a more understandable manner to students during the COVID-19 period is an unaddressed issue. This study aims…

This study examines the impact of course-based collaboration between an elementary teacher education program and a writing center. Written texts of preservice teachers (n=141) were analyzed to establish the most frequent errors/problems in their writing. Based on the first analysis, the researchers designed and implemented an intervention focused…

In recent decades, socioscientific issues (SSI) have been emerging from the interrelationship between science, technology, and society. For example, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, related decisions, like whether we need to ask people to use facemasks, is an SSI question being discussed internationally with no right or wrong answer. Controversial…