Although teacher job satisfaction and self-efficacy are widely recognised as important for student learning and well-being, little is known about how their effects differ across educational contexts. This study examines how these factors shape student outcomes in Indonesian Islamic (IS) and non-Islamic/general (NS) secondary schools. Using a…

This study investigates pedagogical practices for managing large classes in Malawi's primary education system, where overcrowded classrooms, driven by Free Primary Education and global education agendas, strain limited resources. Utilizing an exploratory research design, data were collected from six Teacher Training Colleges and nine public…

This conceptual article investigates the rationales for the fascination with soft skills (social-emotional skills, responsibility, engagement, etc.), propelled by a large and diverse group of proponents, including international organizations--such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank--that have a…

This qualitative study explores how Haitian-heritage adult women in a rural batey in the Dominican Republic understand and experience literacy. Drawing on one-on-one and group interviews with eight women enrolled in an adult literacy program, the research centers the voices of learners often marginalized in wider society. Through an inductive…

The term policy pervasion describes the influence of visa and study permit policies on the lives of international students, based on findings for students studying in Australia, Canada, and the United States. This conceptual article works to elaborate and expand on the concept of policy pervasion in two complementary ways. The first section…

This empirical case study considers the experience of scholarship students participating in the Janelas Abertas program from 2017 to 2022 at Escola Eleva, an elite international school in Rio de Janeiro. Using ethnographically-inspired methods and an assemblage theory framework, the study challenges dominant narratives about elite schooling by…

This paper examines the role of Climate Change Education (CCE) within UNESCO's Education for Sustainable Development (ESD for 2030) framework, focusing on its selective adoption in the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) in Brazil and Germany. Drawing on the concept of global scripts, the study analyzes school websites (N=514) alongside…

This paper examines how Czech reforms in initial teacher education (2020-2025) reframe the teacher's role from a transmitter of knowledge to a relational and reflective professional. This agenda gains urgency as schooling is increasingly tasked with navigating contested values and civic life. The study combines a purposive analysis of key policy…

This study analyzes differences between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) global scripts and how they influence Sweden's refugee education reform. This study examines human rights-based policies as recommended in the UNHCR's Refugee Education 2030: A…

This descriptive implementation case study examines how trauma-informed education was operationalized and scaled through an online learning modality during the ongoing war in Ukraine. The course was developed through a critical collaboration between the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) at Columbia University, the Ukraine Children's…

As humanitarian education becomes increasingly reliant on digital infrastructures, moral values governing access, protection, and recognition are now mediated through data and algorithmic decision-making. This paper develops the concept of algorithmic morality to analyze how digital governance systems reorder educational values in humanitarian…

Visions of Korean unification draw not only on historical imaginaries of ethnic nationalism (Grinker, 1998) but continue to be shaped by South Korea's neoliberal values and aspirations for deeper integration into global market orders (Park, 2015). Despite projections that neoliberalism may be waning (Gerstle, 2022; Vallely, 2024), neoliberal…

The window in which humans should act to avoid the extreme impacts of anthropogenic climate change is closing. Addressing this crisis requires collective action and political will. Climate change education (CCE) is a global movement and a long-term strategy to empower people to engage in climate action. Educators are at the heart of this movement,…

New data streams highlight the low levels of access to climate finance by the most climate-vulnerable countries, which struggle with conflict and displacement and call for more effective financing mechanisms. While such measures are urgent, their effectiveness and impact depend on investments in capacity development and education. In exploring…

Our paper is a collaborative autoethnography exploring the intersection of environmental crises, personal experiences, and education through the narratives of two educators, Maha Shoaib and Sarah Kistner. Reflecting on the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and the 2021 Texas Freeze, we explore how systemic inequities and inadequate preparedness…