Global Agendas and Education Reforms: A Comparative Study analyzes how global education agendas—such as digitalization, entrepreneurship, emergency education, internationalization, diversity, and sustainability—shape national education reforms across various countries. It highlights convergence in policies and examines their impact on pedagogy, curriculum, teacher training, and administration
This open-access volume provides a solid theoretical foundation and empirical insight into the pedagogical dimensions of leadership in higher education. Framed by Non-Affirmative Theory (NAT), the book explores how educational leadership operates simultaneously across multiple levels—supranational/national policy, organizational structures, and interpretive interactional practices within clas…
This open-access book explores how Open Science practices can transform higher education, especially in response to global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It promotes a shift toward openness, collaboration, and transparency in research, education, and innovation. The contributors examine how open data, open access publishing, and citizen science can enhance the quality, relevance, and…
This book offers an in-depth analysis of Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, exploring their current structures, challenges, and development potentials. It brings together case studies and research from various countries in the region, focusing on how VET can contribute to economic growth, employment, and poverty reduction. The volume highlights the diversity …
This edited volume explores the learning trajectories and identities of non-traditional adult learners across varied educational settings, emphasizing both continuity and discontinuity in their learning careers. Based on European and international case studies, the book examines how social inequalities—including class, gender, ethnicity, age, and disability—both enable and constrain adults …
This open‑access volume, edited by Muchativugwa L. Hove and Martha Matashu, explores the complex interplay between education, social justice, gendered violence, and human rights within South African schools and universities. Drawing on rich and diverse classroom-based scholarship, the contributors examine how the “economies of education” and social justice imperatives shape the live…
This book presents a rich, longitudinal narrative spanning over 50 years of research into Sri Lanka’s education system. It highlights the nation’s early strengths in literacy and education—once viewed internationally as a development benchmark—and examines how these gains evolved amid political, economic, and social upheavals. Through collaborations with local researchers, educators, …
This open‑access volume by Noora J. Al‑Thani and Zubair Ahmad introduces Research Cognitive Theory (RCT) as a transformative approach across all educational levels. It emphasizes inquiry‑driven pedagogy to foster curiosity, creativity, innovation, and problem‑solving skills in students, while also supporting professional growth in teachers
This open‑access volume, edited by Tehmina N. Basit and Sally Tomlinson, examines the experiences of students from non‑traditional backgrounds—including working-class, ethnic minority, mature students, and those with disabilities—once they enter higher education institutions across the UK, USA, and Australia. While much research has focused on access to university, this book fills…
This open-access volume critically examines the roles of social justice, equity, and inclusion in K–12 schooling, questioning the common assumption that schools can straightforwardly “solve” societal inequalities.