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School-to-work transitions for egypt’s youth
Ragui Assaad from Humphrey School of Public Affairs, at the University of Minnesota, argues that structural reforms result in increasingly difficult and unequal school-to-work transitions for Egypt’s youth.
Teaching and assessing literacy using a balanced approach: Effects of can-do self-assessment on early...
Following the January and July 2023 issues, Emiko Izumi from the School of Education & Graduate School of Education at Kwansei Gakuin University discusses the content and results of her collaborative research on the teaching and assessment of reading and writing for early English as foreign language (EFL) learners in Japan.
Transforming integrative maker education for STEM: Empowering pre-service teachers
Dr Ginny Chambers and Dr Kamryn York from Point Park University tell us about a project aimed at enhancing integrative maker education through the training of pre-service teachers, focusing on elementary education.
Fostering fundamental computational skills, a global challenge
Koji Watanabe, Professor from Miyazaki International University in Japan, argues that fostering fundamental computational skills is a global challenge.
The research experiences for undergraduates (REU) program
Greg M. Swain, hailing from the Department of Chemistry at Michigan State University, examines cross-disciplinary training in sustainable chemistry and chemical processes, including the critical role of mentoring and finding research experiences for undergraduates.
Humanities and the arts: Pioneering SHAPE in Schools, a human world focus
Julia Black, Claire Gorrara, Lucy Jenkins, and Tallulah Holley (1), take a detailed look at the vital role of pioneering SHAPE in schools, that is, subjects that share a human world focus like humanities and the arts.
Understanding empathetic design principles in engineering courses
Marcia Friesen, Dean at the Price Faculty of Engineering, the University of Manitoba, Canada, explores what empathic design principles in engineering courses can look like with advanced social justice.
Fostering self-regulated learners through child-centred evaluation activities
Emiko Izumi, PhD from Kwansei Gakuin University, discusses child-centred evaluation activities, including enhancing thinking, judgment and expression skills.
Bringing history to the surface: How do historical investigations affect the ways we view...
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr Liza Gijanto, outlines how archaeological and historical investigations are vital in revealing important insights into society’s past.
Vestas Aircoil: Key insights from successfully bridging the gap between academia and industry
Open Access Government engages in a conversation with Kevin Jose, a recently graduated PhD student who concluded his research and successfully defended his thesis at the University of Southampton. In this interview, Kevin shares his insights on transitioning from academia to industry.
Does England have a bias against ethnic minority teachers?
85% of teachers in England are White British, and 46% of schools have no racially diverse teachers at all. Does this mean England has a bias against ethnic minority teachers? Beng Huat See from Durham Evidence Centre for Education explores.
Inspiring STEM education focused on solutions
Nancy Butler Songer, from the University of Utah, makes a call for collective action to create a new curriculum focused on the design of solutions.
DEUSTO 6i: Helping young researchers access doctoral training
Through its two Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND projects, DEUSTO is providing up to 35 doctoral training fellowships between 2016 and 2025 to attract excellent doctoral candidates from all over the world.
Furthering elementary English education in Japan
Developing task design and evaluation to foster students’ competence and autonomy in elementary English education in Japan: Focusing on Can-Do and Performance Assessments.
Usable STEM knowledge for tomorrow’s STEM problems
We need STEM knowledge programs in formal and informal settings that guide learners in applying STEM learning to the creation of solutions.
Is the reading crisis associated with an academic language crisis?
Educators across the globe are trying to solve the reading crisis. Efforts to improve 4th-grade reading scores seem to intensify every year, but improvements are rarely observed. Could it be that efforts need to target academic language?
Oral storytelling is important for reading, writing and social wellbeing
If there was one skill that could positively impact many other areas such as reading, writing, and social development, wouldn’t you want to teach it? Could oral storytelling be the key?
Coevolving informatics and shifting gender dynamics in Norwegian politics
As the gender balance in Norwegian politics experiences shifting gender dynamics, coevolving informatics draws attention to how male dominance has been curtailed by the expanding circulation of knowledge via educational institutions and publications.
Mentoring diverse graduate students in agriculture, geoscience, and related disciplines: Are you a mentor?
Mentoring starts from within the faculty member – a mentor guides a student from situation to solution using their lived experiences and expertise.
STEM: Preparing future problem solvers
Mr. F. Joseph Merlino, President of the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, underlines the importance of preparing future problem solvers.
