Barragán, Sandra Marcelo, Eliacid
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Frontiers in Education
Considering the advances of standardized government assessments and their impact on the quality of education around the world, the aim of this paper was to characterize the influence of the results of the Saber 11 standardized test on Colombian public policies and on the quality of education, especially in Bogotá, from 2012 to 2022. To achieve this...
Karali, Nansy Mastrokoukou, Sofia Livas, Christos
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Frontiers in Education
Introduction Mindfulness at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) may enhance personal development, learning, and entrepreneurial thinking. Thus, this scoping review investigates the effects of mindfulness on HEI entrepreneurship education, focusing on teaching, learning, and entrepreneurial intention. Method To identify relevant articles for inclus...
Laliena, Daniel Tabernero Sala, Rosa
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Frontiers in Education
The recent proliferation of environmental children’s literature and the growing interest in this type of books by researchers and proponents of ecocriticism could be deemed a byproduct of contemporary concerns regarding environmental sustainability. Considering books for children as more than mere tools for environmental awareness-raising prompts a...
Gentile, Manuel Città, Giuseppe Marfisi-Schottman, Iza Dignum, Frank Allegra, Mario
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Frontiers in Education
Mariën, Hania K. Kirby, Anna L.
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Frontiers in Education
Drawing on scholars of critical theory and pedagogy, we understand power as operating within nested social systems, meaning that individuals experiencing injustice are impacted not only by the most immediate agent of that injustice but also by the broader institutions, policies, and values of their society. The practice of attending to power and ho...
Debrenti, Edith Bordás, Andrea
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Frontiers in Education
Empirical research results show that the system of logical operations and conclusion schemes does not become complete even in adulthood. Although we know other logical models besides the classical two-valued logical reasoning model, in higher education for students it is essential to know and apply the rules of the classical reasoning model. Proofs...
Timmer, Jennifer D. Woo, David S.
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Frontiers in Education
Introduction The “glass cliff” phenomenon has been observed in many fields; in these situations, women are hired into prestigious, but precarious, leadership positions. In education, little is known about the preexisting district contextual trends into which women leaders are hired, and thus whether a glass cliff might exist in the superintendency....
Onoda, Ryosuke Omi, Yasuhiro
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Frontiers in Education
This study explores the value of extracurricular activities to Japanese junior high school students and how this value can be transmitted to junior students through essay writing. The study participants involved Japanese seventh graders; the essay focused on school attractiveness and covered the following three conditions: (1) “control condition,” ...
Blackmore, Karen Rønningsbakk, Lisbet
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Frontiers in Education
Bourke, Roseanna
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Frontiers in Education
Although education is a basic child’s right, and in many countries is protected through legislation, children with disabilities or support needs are not always afforded their right to experience an education at their local school alongside their peers. There is even less evidence that their ‘voices’ are sought or heard when decisions are made for t...