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The trajectory of Chinese mathematics textbook development for supporting students’ interest within the curriculum reform: a grade eight example
Interest is vital for students’ learning in mathematics. Over the course of the Chinese mathematics curriculum reform in the past 30 years,...
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The Persistence of Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching: The Role of Gender Stereotypes
Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are typically highly biased. In this paper, three experiments are reported, examining gender bias in SET by...
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Non-globalized ties between Japanese higher education and industry: crafting publicity-driven calls for domestic and foreign students with global qualities
Addressing the root cause of Japanese higher education problems, the present literature-based study explores Japanese higher education’s power...
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Harnessing the Power of Heteroglossia: How to Multi-task with Teacher Talk
To a large extent, the quality of classroom communication hinges on the teacher’s ability to tune in and respond to emerging students’ voices, which...
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“Every day that I stay at home, it's another day blaming myself for not being at #Frontline”–Understanding medical students' sacrifices during COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 struck the world and stretched the healthcare system and professionals. Medical students engaged in the pandemic effort, making personal and...
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Interrogating Neoliberal Market Rationality and the Exclusivity of Higher Education
The perpetuating market rationality imposes havoc on public universities and the accessibility of higher education in develo** countries like...
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Unpacking the Hidden Curricula in Educational Automation: A Methodology for Ethical Praxis
The future of educational automation in higher education is commonly seen as an inevitable trajectory and beyond the control of individual...
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Vygotsky and Science in Higher Education
The teaching of science at third level in universities and colleges is very different from that of school, particularly regarding the practice of...
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Medical educators’ beliefs about learning goals, teaching, and assessment in the context of curriculum changes: a qualitative study conducted at an Iranian medical school
BackgroundAchieving changing needs, advancing knowledge, and innovations in higher education require the constant changes of medical school curricula...
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In Conversation with Isabelle Stengers: Ontological Politics in Catastrophic Times
In this conversation, Isabelle Stengers elucidates upon the ontological politics of scientific practice in this contemporary moment to remind us that...
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Assessing Refugee-Background Adult Second Language Learners with Emerging Literacy: How a Social Semiotic Analysis Reveals Hidden Assumptions of Test Design
This study is a critical analysis of a low-stakes in-house English as a Second Language (ESL) and English literacy test from a local program in a...
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“I can do data for my people”: experiences of giving back for Native undergraduates in computing
This paper focuses on the undergraduate experiences in computer sciences (CS) disciplines of eight Native women and two-spirit undergraduates and how...
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Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Australian Early Childhood Educators
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for the early childhood education (ECE) sector in Australia, adding further pressure to a...
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Curiosity and interest: current perspectives
Curiosity and interest have both been regarded as positive motivations for learning. Yet, the boundaries between these constructs are not clarified....
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Research agendas and job dissatisfaction among Hong Kong academics
This study’s principal objective was to explore the statistically predictive power of academics’ research agendas for their job dissatisfaction...
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Active learning of medical students in Taiwan: a realist evaluation
BackgroundActive learning is defined as any instructional method that engages students in the learning process. Cultural differences in learning...
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A joke on precision? Revisiting “precision” in the school mathematics discourse
This paper discusses the place of precision in mathematics education by exploring its role in curricular guidelines and in classroom life. By means...
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Setting the Scene
Drawing on international literature on higher education access and participation, this chapter provides a summary overview of current research and...
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How Are Curiosity and Interest Different? Naïve Bayes Classification of People’s Beliefs
Researchers studying curiosity and interest note a lack of consensus in whether and how these important motivations for learning are distinct....
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A Critical and Comparative Analysis of the Laws Pertaining to Intimate Partner Violence in Queensland (Australia) and Lagos (Nigeria)
Intimate partner violence (or IPV) is increasingly recognized worldwide as a significant social and criminal problem that requires urgent...