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Bilingual Education in a Challenging World: From Policy to Practice

edited by Tzu-Bin Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8212 | Submission Open

Keywords: bilingual education; multilingual education; language policy; bi/multilingual instruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)

Strategic Academic Research and Development

edited by Victor Borden and Rebecca Torstrick

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: institutional research; assessment; higher education; student success

Learning Design for the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology for Engagement and Use

edited by

Ana Pedro

and

Nuno Dorotea

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: learning design; technology integration; technology acceptance; use of technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)

Enhancing Educational Leadership and Management for Effective Education Policy Implementation

edited by Estela Costa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational leadership; educational management; educational policy

Technology-Based Immersive Teaching and Learning

edited by Rawad Chaker and Maria Antonietta Impedovo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | Submission Open

Keywords: immersive environments; embodiment; embodied learning; virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; cognition; cognitive load; multisensory; teaching; procedural knowledge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)

Media Literacy in Lifelong Learning

edited by

Javier Gil-Quintana

and Eduardo García Blázquez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: media literacy; lifelong learning; pedagogical approaches; educational methodologies; social media; digital platforms; emerging technologies; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; immersive reality; digital citizenship

Critical Pedagogy between Theory and Practice

edited by Thomas Sealy, Wendy Martineau and Ashley Dodsworth

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical pedagogy; pedagogical practice; pedagogy; marketisation; internationalization; decolonization; inclusive pedagogies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Higher Education)

The Power of Writing and Reading in Contemporary Times: A Pressing Need for Social Change

edited by Georgina Barton and Nathan Lowien

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: teaching reading; teaching writing; contemporary times; uncertain times; social justice; social change; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Advancements in Educational and Information Technology: Bridging the Gap in Learning

edited by Michelle Della Ventura,

Zehui Zhan

and

Jining Han

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-learning; information technology; learning analytics; computer engineering

Breaking Barriers: Improving Learning Outcomes for Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Difficulties

edited by

Jeong Hoon Choi

and Mian Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: social and emotional learning; positive behavior support; mental health; behavior management; inclusion; teacher self-efficacy; teacher resilience; school system change; school leadership; school climate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Special and Inclusive Education)

Educational Leadership: International Perspectives and Global Innovations

edited by Dawn England and Meng Tian

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational leadership and management; international education; transnational education; global education; decolonization; sustainable education

The Challenges of Teachers in the Digital Age: Teaching despite Technology

edited by

Paula Fernández

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: teachers in the digital age; digital age; capturing attention; teacher's influence; discipline in learning; technology and education; dichotomy in learning; fun in education; information overload; experimental research

Cross-Cultural Education: Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers

edited by Miri Shonfeld

submission deadline 16 May 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercultural competence; cross-cultural education; teacher education; global citizenship; conflict mediation; equity; diversity; educational technology; intercultural communication; global citizenship; cultural intelligence; educational equity

Contemporary Arts Education Through the Lens of Social Justice: Insights from Research and Practice

edited by Judith Dinham

submission deadline 16 May 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: equitable arts education; access to arts education; arts education and social justice; decolonising the arts curriculum; arts education and neurodiversity; arts education and social change; arts education and alternative narratives; arts education and agency

Innovative Pedagogy for Online, Face-to-Face (F2F) and Hybrid Delivery Modes in Higher Education

edited by Shivanand Balram

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: active learning; assessments; blended learning; educational technology; higher education; instructional design; learning analytics; online learning; pedagogy; teaching and learning strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Higher Education)

Early Mathematics Education—with a Focus on the Teacher and the Teaching

edited by Hanna Palmér and Camilla Björklund

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: early mathematics; preschool mathematics; preschool teacher; mathematising; teaching interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Early Childhood Education)

Digital Literacy Environments and Reading Comprehension

edited by Nance S. Wilson and

Brittany Adams

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehension; learning environments; sociocultural theories; critical literacies; metacognition; linguistic diversity; cognitive processes; multimodal literacies

Teacher Professional Development and Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Education: An International Landscape

edited by

Alfredo Bautista

, Shahid Karim and Xuanyi Eliza Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5377 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher professional development; teacher education; early childhood education; pedagogical practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Teacher Education)

Supporting Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Indigenous, Migrational, and Multilingual Contexts

edited by Karla Culligan,

Anita Simensen

, Paula Kristmanson and Annica Andersson

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematics; teaching; learning; language; indigenous; migration; multilingual

(This special issue belongs to the Section Curriculum and Instruction)

Empowering Teacher Education with Digital Competences

edited by

Marta Abelha

Angélica Monteiro

and

Filipa Seabra

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital competences; teacher education; digital technologies; digital inclusion; digital literacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Teacher Education)

Students with Special Educational Needs in Reading and Writing

edited by Heidi Selenius and Linda Fälth

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: reading; writing; intervention; instructions; teaching strategies; inclusive education; special needs education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Special and Inclusive Education)

Developing Teachers: A Necessary Condition for Quality Retention

edited by Qing Gu and Joanna Madalińska-Michalak

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher professional development; teacher learning; teacher retention; teacher quality; teacher change

Strengths and Assets of the Early Childhood Workforce

edited by Michelle Taylor and Christina Stephens

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: ECE workforce; early childhood professionals; early care and education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Early Childhood Education)

Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education: Challenging Power Structures and Fostering Equal Opportunities for Diverse Students

edited by Sebastian Ruin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity; inclusion; diversity; power structures; physical education; body

Sport, Physical Activity and Physical Education without Boundaries: Fairness and Inclusion

edited by Antonino Pereira, Amaia Ramírez Muñoz and

Luis Alberto Maicas Pérez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport; physical activity; physical education; educational values; education and training; professional intervention; gender equality; disability; migrants; justice; equity

From Crisis to Resilience: Navigating Mental Health Challenges in Early Childhood Education

edited by Catalina Sau Man Ng

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; preschoolers/children; resilience; intervention; role of family; teacher education; early childhood education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Early Childhood Education)

Computer-Assisted Language Learning at the Dawn of the AI Revolution

edited by

Paul Juinn Bing Tan

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: language education; CALL; technology-enhanced language teaching; instructional technology; e-learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Students and Teachers: Strategies for School-Based Interventions

edited by

Jeffrey Hugh Gamble

and

I. Hua Chen

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: school mental health; psychological wellbeing; belonging and mattering; post-pandemic psychological support; pedagogical approaches; school-based interventions; social– emotional learning; quantitative research; qualitative research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Education and Psychology)

Triggering Motivation through Play and Curiosity

edited by Kim Stroet and Ineke Haakma

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: play; curiosity; motivation; engagement; anxiety

Enlightening and Empowering Teacher Education Policies and Practices in and beyond the Pandemic: Global and Comparative Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sally Wai-yan Wan

and Maria Antonietta Impedovo

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher education; teacher professional development; initial teacher education; prospective teachers; in-service teachers; pedagogy; policy development; sustainable development; alternative programs; COVID-19 pandemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Teacher Education)

Advancements in the Governance and Management of Higher Education

edited by

Gregory S. Ching

Amy Roberts

and Wahyu Supartono

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; policy analysis; governance; management; quality assurance; technology; inclusivity; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Higher Education)

Participatory Pedagogy

edited by

Amy Roberts

and

Gregory S. Ching

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25333 | Submission Open

Keywords: action research; participatory action research; practitioner research; reflective practice; classroom and community settings; practitioners; higher education scholars; contemporary discourse; systematic inquiry; pedagogical practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Curriculum and Instruction)

Generative AI in Education: Current Trends and Future Directions

edited by Xiaoming Zhai and Shuchen Guo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI (GenAI); automatic scoring; personalized tutoring; prompt engineering

Contemporary Issues in Music Education: International Perspectives

edited by Alberto Cabedo-Mas,

Siu Hang Eric Kong

and Susan A. O’Neill

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: music education policies and practices; innovative approaches and pedagogies; cultural diversity and inclusive practices; assessment and evaluation; professional development and teacher training

Practices and Challenges in Gifted Education

edited by Jennifer Rowley and Rachel White

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: gifted education; effective practices; challenges; inclusivity; assessment; curriculum differentiation; social-emotional support; teacher preparedness; equity and access; policy implications

Beyond Classroom Walls: Exploring Virtual Learning Environments

edited by

Qiping Zhang

and Elizabeth Milonas

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual and hybrid learning (VLEs; online; distance; E-learning); pedagogical innovation and educational technology; learner engagement and accessibility; diversity; equity; and inclusivity in education; collaborative and personalized learning; educational transformation; administration; and policy; curriculum studies and teaching; education ethics; special and teacher education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)

Exploring Teaching and Learning in Physical Education and Sport

edited by

Pedro Jesús Ruiz-Montero

and

Antonio Baena-Extremera

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5936 | Submission Open

Keywords: active methodology; teaching process; physical activity; sport performance; cognitive process; health promotion; curriculum; innovation

Technologically Enhanced Teaching Practices That Engage Student Learning

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3401 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational technology; learning analytics; retention; engagement; technology-enhanced learning; emotion and learning; applied AI techniques in learning; emotion detection from students’ comments (interaction with LMS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)

Rethinking Pedagogical Paradigms in Foreign Language Education: Multifaceted Approaches in a Globalized Context

edited by

Shifang Tang

Yunmei Sun

, Mei Jiang, Haiquan Huang, David D. Jimenez,

Chili Li

and

Zhuoying Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: foreign language education; pedagogical innovations; learner engagement; assessment techniques; educational technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)

Trends and Prospects: Comparative Studies in Doctoral Education—a Look into How Doctoral Programs Navigate Legislative Landmines

edited by Lisa Bass and Mario Jackson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open

Keywords: doctoral programs; academic freedom; equity/DEI

Critical Mathematics Education: Bridging Theory, Practice, and Social Change

edited by Ian Cantley

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: practical implementation of CME; cultural and contextual relevance to CME; student outcomes and long-term impact of CME; integration of CME with other disciplines; technology and CME; student agency and voice in CME; policy and institutional barriers to CME implementation

Artificial Intelligence in Education: Transformations for the Future Through E-Learning

edited by Leila Goosen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education (AIEd); future; e-learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)

Challenges to Improving Outcomes in K-12 and Postsecondary Systems: Acknowledging the Elephants in the Room

edited by Sean W. Mulvenon and Daniel H. Robinson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: methodology; quantitative; qualitative; accountability

Sustainability of Digital Game-Based Learning

edited by

Panagiotis Fotaris

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital game-based learning; sustainability; educational technology; game design; environmental impact; socio-economic factors; long-term effectiveness; resource utilization; educational engagement; digital infrastructure

Recent Advances in Measuring Teaching Quality

edited by Armin Jentsch and Mark White

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: teaching quality; educational effectiveness; classroom observation; student ratings; student feedback; item response theory; structural equation modeling (SEM); generalizability theory; validity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Teacher Education)

Reach for the Stars: Enhancing Pedagogy and Technology in Physics and Astronomy Education

edited by Alison Voice

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: student engagement in learning; laboratory and observational skills; modelling and coding; technology-enhanced pedagogy; assessment in the age of AI; minorities and equality

Effective Policies and Practices in Inclusive Preschool and Primary Education

edited by Aglaia Stampoltzis and

Eleni Peristeri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusive pedagogy; early intervention; inclusive assessment; effective teaching practices; successful learning; personalized learning plans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Special and Inclusive Education)

Educational Innovation with Information and Communication Technologies

edited by

May Portuguez Castro

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4064 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational innovation; educational research; ICT supported learning; higher education; impact measurement

Teaching and Learning with Technology to Promote Educational Inclusion Processes: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Verónica Basilotta Gómez-Pablos and Verónica Nistal Anta

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational inclusion; digital technologies; quality education; diversity; equitable opportunities; accessibility; digital divide; teacher training

Educational Leadership, Management and Policy in International Education

edited by Mark T. Gibson and Lucy Bailey

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational leadership; leadership of international schools; globalisation of education; transnational education; educational policy-borrowing; educational policy learning

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