A large American university in the southeastern United States has infused experiential learning into academic courses to create a national model that is both sustainable and replicable. The EXL Scholars Program has consistently shown growth and significant positive outcomes by providing students with opportunities for hands-on experiences in their…

We often hear language teachers say 'Don't confuse me with theories, just give me practical ideas I can take into the classroom'. Many teacher educators and researchers, on the other hand, believe that (research-based) theory is more important, and should be used and implemented by practitioners. This paper will propose an approach to the use of…

This essay explores the concept of phronesis in two contexts: phronesis as a virtue, in fact a meta-virtue because it guides the exercise of other virtues; and phronesis as an element in theories of practice. I argue that these two aspects are closely related, because ethics -- especially virtue ethics -- is best understood as a kind of practice.…

In response to the limitations associated with teaching through film, we sought to develop practical lesson ideas that might bridge gaps between theory and practice and assist teachers endeavoring to make effective use of film in their classrooms. One of the more interesting sources of visual media many authors in the previous volumes elected to…

Context: Most education systems equip graduates with the professional knowledge and cognitive skills needed to enter the world of work. However, there are other competencies also important for young graduates to become successful employees. Due to the growing uncertainty that characterizes the labour market, the demand for non-cognitive skills…

This article offers a critical examination of the co-authors' experience developing and delivering a work-integrated learning (WIL) preparation course for communication and media studies undergraduate students in a large, research-intensive Canadian university. As a WIL pre-requisite, this praxis-oriented course was designed to proactively support…

Over the last several decades, a great deal has been learned about how people learn and develop from research in neuroscience; the developmental and learning sciences; and fields like anthropology, sociology, and social psychology. This report identifies design principles for teacher preparation built on recent syntheses of this emerging research…

In this article, after delineating a Deweyan framework that reclaims the autonomy of education against any instrumentalization, while not curtly writing off the vocabulary of instrumentalism, I will address the question of the "what and what for" of education in reference to schooling and, more particularly, to an emerging emphasis on…

Systems theory spans many disciplines and several decades. The field of biology has informed systems theory, according to von Bertalanffy (1972) and Boulding (1956), as an organizing principle of living beings. Extensions of this theoretical framework have led to the application of systems theory as systems thinking in a diverse array of…

In the field of higher music education conservatories, and more specifically in the so-called 'classical music', the first steps towards research regarding entrepreneurship are being taken, although the main obstacles to overcome are still at a conceptual level (to define what is entrepreneurship in this field, what the profile of a musician…

The constant and perennial plea by academics in the field to reform or change physical education share some similarities with the myth of Sisyphus from Greek mythology. Just as Sisyphus was condemned to an eternity of endless frustration of rolling an enormous stone up a mountain as punishment for trying to be too clever, we argue that if the…

Amid widespread efforts to decolonize and Indigenize curriculum, we must reposition ourselves with the living earth. Employing a spiritual exchange process, this paper inquires how we might transform education to restore and renew kinship relations through the enactment of presencing. By forming an ethical space of engagement for dialogue across…

This book approaches literacy as lived and experienced in the everyday. A living literacies approach draws not only on such official, schooled activities as reading, writing, speaking, and listening but also on such routine, tacit activities as scrolling through Instagram, watching news footage, and listening to music. It goes beyond well-worn…

Similar to joining comparative education and international education, bridging theory to practice is a hallmark of the field of comparative and international education (CIE). Despite the commonality of citing "theory to practice," a disconnect exists between comparativists who develop theories and practitioners who supposedly implement…

Industry has coped with a consistent pace of employee attrition for over a decade with employee loss and labor turnover increasing with the global pandemic of 2020. As all sectors experience workforce attrition termed the "Great Resignation", industry is pressed to fill these gaps and seek career-ready students as new hires. One…