In the context of martial law in Ukraine, the educational sector has faced unprecedented challenges, particularly in the realm of preschool education. This paper presents a case study of the Zakarpattia Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education and its rapid response to transform its curriculum to support preschool educators in these trying…

Global challenge-led research seeks to contribute to solution-generation for complex problems. Multicultural, multidisciplinary, and multisectoral teams must be capable of operating in highly demanding contexts. This brings with it a swathe of ethical conflicts that require quick and effective solutions that respect both international conventions…

As educators, we each hold privileged and minoritized identities which can be leveraged to navigate difficulties across difference. In the article below, we discuss how working in coalition across professional relationships might help educators navigate intergroup tensions on campus. We offer strategies for higher education professionals to…

The congruence effect can be modulated by adjacent conflict conditions, producing the congruency sequence effect (CSE). However, many boundary conditions prevent the transfer of the cross-conflict CSE. A consensus has been achieved that the CSE reflects both top-down control and bottom-up associative learning, but neither perspective could…

The definition of what constitutes a conflict, in terms of both time and events, has been consistently debated in the historical study of social phenomena. What has become increasingly clear, however, is that the methods used to define it are generally biased as they are highly dependent on the perceptions of the researchers who establish them.…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the configurational effect of transformational leadership, team conflict, team cohesion and psychological safety on team learning. Design/methodology/approach: The questionnaire and two different data sources (team members and team leaders) were used as data collection strategy. Based on a sample of…

The phenomenon of misconception and poor conceptual understanding is a problem that often occurs in science learning, not least in physics learning. Learning models that specifically aim to improve conceptual understanding and remediate misconceptions are not widely available. This study aims to determine the effect of the CCBL model in improving…

The purpose of the paper is to understand why academics' main association and trade union in England (University and College Union-UCU) is not stronger in its representation capacity, deepening knowledge regarding its role in the wider higher education sector. UCU operates in an adversarial context, claiming itself to be academics' main voice.…

Drawing on 36 in-depth semi-structured interviews with students and lecturers at Gaza's universities, this article explores the past and present higher education (HE) experience for educationalists in Gaza, and how this experience may be evolving in the shifting socio-political context in the Arab world. The research was conducted during the…

In recent decades, numerous studies have been conducted on children's understanding of peace and war. Geographic, economic, political, cultural, and social differences influence the concepts of war and peace. This study aims at examining this effect. In addition to comparing studies conducted in Western countries, the study aims to examine early…

This essay, geared toward student reading in undergraduate and graduate courses that focus on the politics of dance, revisits the 1985 film "White Nights," directed by Taylor Hackford and starring ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and tap dancer Gregory Hines. The essay argues that the film's power as a political commentary on race in…

The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of different educational agents regarding the application of a conflict prevention programme through restorative practices. Eighteen teachers, 203 relatives and, 242 students from a Primary School located in the Mexican state of Sonora participated in this study. A pre-test and post-test…

International migration is attaining new records, diversifying nations' cultural-social landscapes. The number of international migrants is estimated to be about 272 million globally, with nearly two-thirds being labour migrants, surpassing historic projections. Concomitantly, migrant teachers are becoming more prevalent in educational markets;…

Understanding the nature of conflict and the role that it plays in the dynamics of teamwork has the potential to improve group processes and make teams more successful. This research study investigates how learning teams deal with conflict in technology-rich environments using a mixed-method research approach. In regard to the study's quantitative…

A common strategy parents use to justify their point of view during parent-child conflict is conventional reasoning, which focuses on child obedience to authority. In this brief report, we examined mothers' use of conventional justification during mother-child conflict discussions in relation to the resolution reached and children's behavior…