Modul ini membahas konsep dasar energi, jenis-jenis energi, serta peranannya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dan pembangunan berkelanjutan. Materi mencakup energi kinetik, potensial, panas, listrik, serta sumber energi terbarukan dan tidak terbarukan. Selain itu, dijelaskan pula proses perubahan bentuk energi, efisiensi penggunaan energi, serta dampak lingkungan dari pemanfaatan energi. Modul ini d…
Life Skills Education for Youth explores the essential competencies that young people need to thrive in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world. The book focuses on practical skills such as critical thinking, decision-making, communication, emotional regulation, and interpersonal relationships. Designed for educators, youth workers, and policy makers, it offers both theoretical foundati…
This volume presents the proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Digitalization, Innovations, and Sustainable Development, held in 2023. The conference brought together academics, practitioners, and industry experts to explore the dynamic interrelation between digital technologies, innovative strategies, and sustainable development goals.
This book explores how different countries approach learning and education, offering comparative insights into policies, practices, and outcomes. It analyzes international data and case studies to highlight similarities and differences across educational systems
This open access book presents a strong philosophical, theoretical and practical argument for the mainstreaming of indigenous knowledge in curricula development, and in teaching and learning across the African continent.
In this book, Amy Lai examines the current free speech crisis in Western universities. She studies the origin, history, and importance of freedom of speech in the university setting, and addresses the relevance and pitfalls of political correctness and microaggressions on campuses, where laws on harassment, discrimination, and hate speech are already in place, along with other concepts that hav…
This open access collection examines how higher education responds to the demands of the automation economy and the fourth industrial revolution. Considering significant trends in how people are learning, coupled with the ways in which different higher education institutions and education stakeholders are implementing adaptations, it looks at new programs and technological advances that are cha…
Modul ini membahas perusakan lapisan ozon sebagai salah satu isu lingkungan global yang berdampak luas terhadap kehidupan di Bumi. Materi mencakup pengertian lapisan ozon, fungsi utamanya dalam melindungi makhluk hidup dari radiasi ultraviolet, penyebab utama kerusakannya seperti penggunaan CFC dan bahan kimia berbahaya lainnya, serta dampaknya bagi kesehatan dan lingkungan. Selain itu, modul i…
The book explores how global citizenship education (GCE) prepares students to engage with global issues like human rights, sustainability, and diversity. It examines both theory and practice, highlighting how GCE can empower learners to think critically and act responsibly in a globalized world.
This book explores the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend university. It examines their motivations, challenges, and the impact of higher education on family relationships.
This book explores how schools can use data-driven strategies to adapt and improve in response to changing demographic trends. It highlights practical approaches for inclusive, evidence-based development in diverse educational settings.
This open-access volume examines how scientific, technological, and social transformations of the twenty-first century are reshaping educational theory. The first section explores philosophical and technological foundations; the second analyzes shifts in conceptions of humanity and society and their implications for educational paradigms; and the final section addresses practical dimensions—s…
This open access book presents the final findings from the case studies developed within the Horizon 2020 SMOOTH project “Educational Spaces: Passing through Enclosures and Reversing Inequalities through Educational Commons.
This open-access edited volume analyzes the intertwined histories of education and development in 20th-century Africa. Covering the late 19th century to the 1980s, it examines how diverse actors—colonial governments, international organizations, religious groups, and local communities—shaped educational paradigms and development agendas. Through case studies from both colonial and postcolon…
This open-access volume examines how universities can lead climate change education through partnerships with schools and communities. It reviews gaps in current efforts and presents case studies—from the Middle East to Guatemala, Haiti to Pakistan—demonstrating a five‑step process for designing context-specific curricula that foster deep learning and social action
Diversity and Inclusion in Global Higher Education: Lessons from Across Asia is an open-access volume that offers pioneering insights and practical methods for promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education classrooms and curricula. It highlights the growing importance of international education programs in Asia and the value of understanding student diversity in a changing, evermore int…
This book explores how higher education institutions responded to the COVID-19 crisis, with a particular focus on governance, operations, teaching, and organization. Drawing on case studies from multiple countries, the volume examines the immediate and long-term institutional responses to the pandemic and their implications for the future of higher education. It considers how universities manag…
Modul ini membahas potensi, karakteristik, serta tantangan pengelolaan Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) di Indonesia dalam mendukung pembangunan nasional. Materi mencakup aspek kuantitas dan kualitas penduduk usia produktif, persebaran tenaga kerja, pendidikan dan keterampilan, serta strategi pengembangan SDM yang berdaya saing. Dengan pendekatan analitis dan kontekstual, modul ini bertujuan membekali…
This book investigates how students aged 5 to 16 communicate and collaborate during science lessons. It emphasizes the importance of group work, dialogue, and peer interaction in developing scientific understanding
This open-access volume compiles research on coherence in teacher education from a transnational European perspective. Through theoretical-conceptual, empirical, and instructional lenses, the contributions investigate structural, curricular, conceptual, and personnel dimensions of coherence in teacher education
Change in Classroom Practice explores how and why classroom practices change, focusing on the challenges faced by teachers attempting to implement educational reform. Drawing on case studies and real classroom experiences, the book examines the dynamics between policy demands, teacher beliefs, and institutional cultures. The authors analyze the tension between innovation and resistance, and how…
This book examines how eight countries—Brazil, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, and Russia—have redefined the goals of their education systems to respond to 21st-century challenges. It investigates how governments develop “audacious” education purposes aimed at promoting inclusion, sustainability, democratic participation, and economic adaptability.
Modul ini membahas konsep dasar Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup (PLH) yang dirancang khusus untuk diterapkan di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK). Materi mencakup pentingnya kesadaran lingkungan, prinsip pembangunan berkelanjutan, serta integrasi nilai-nilai kepedulian lingkungan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran vokasional. Modul ini bertujuan untuk menumbuhkan sikap tanggung jawab siswa SMK terhadap pele…
This book is a critical exploration of the place of professions and professionals across a range of fields, from p olicing to m idwifery, s ocial w ork to j ournalism, and the fi ctional pr ofessionals of literature. It arose from a concern about the denigration of professionals by populist politicians which in itself demonstrated the need for the kinds of trustworthy expertise for which prof…
In recent years, education has undergone significant transformation, largely driven by a growing acknowledgment of the importance of inclusive pedagogy. This book, Inclusive Pedagogy in Contemporary Education, explores the multifaceted aspects of inclusive teaching and learning practices. It provides educators with a comprehensive exploration of strategies, insights, and reflections essential f…
As with most dynamic activities that are based on social and cultural contexts and rely on interactions, education is a complex and often ambiguous endeavor. Despite this complexity, however, scholars and educators are often required to find ways of defining and explaining what “good” teaching is and to incorporate these conclusions into teacher education. What are the characteristics of …
The Special Issue of the journal Sustainability—The importance of Sociology of Education for a sustainable future, aims to offer a contribution to the deepening of the relationship between the Sociology of Education and sustainability. There are seven published papers that, to a greater or lesser degree, problematize this relationship. This editorial presents this Special Issue, the publishe…
The series reflects the mission of the global Network for International Policies and Cooperation in Education and Training (NORRAG) to produce, disseminate and broker critical knowledge on topical issues that emerge in education and development. Through its programs, knowledge production and dissemination, NORRAG contributes to enhancing the conditions for participatory, informed, and evi…
explores the evolving nature of education and curriculum in the context of technological advancements, globalization, and societal shifts. Pacheco, a leading scholar in curriculum studies, examines the interplay between knowledge, power, and technology, emphasizing the transformative impact of digitalization and artificial intelligence on subjectivity and learning
A decade has passed since Goodwin and colleagues asked who teacher educators are and what they need to know and be able to do [1]. During that time, multiple answers were provided concerning teacher educators’ roles such as second-order teachers, researchers, curriculum developers, and coaches [2]. The answers continue to multiply and change in response to global policies and local contex…
This chapter frames the central questions and key concepts that this book aims to examine. First and foremost, migrant education is regarded as a lens through which to assess South Korean migrants’ socio-political positionality in China. I adopt ‘in-between’ as an analytical framework to elaborate on the subjective and structural aspects of this positionality. Furthermore, ‘educati…
The proper education of any people includes sympathetic touch between teacher and pupil; knowledge on the part of the teacher, not simply of the individual taught, but of his surroundings and background, and the history of his class and group; such contact between pupils, and between teacher and pupil, on the basis of perfect social equality, as will increase this sympathy and knowledge; f…
The document is a reprint of a special issue from the journal "Education Sciences," focusing on the importance of respecting the voices of individuals from marginalized communities in research.
This book analyzes the theoretical frameworks shaping the practice of outdoor environmental education programs. For the analyses, we applied the Real World Learning Model that defines the quality criteria for this kind of practice.
The monograph reflects and scientifically and methodologically substantiates ways to solve urgent problems of the theory and practice of training officers of the National Police in terms of the quality of higher education in the context of the imperative of human-dimensional meanings, taking into account studies of Ukrainian psychological, pedagogical, legal comparative studies. In the most…
The focus of the research project lies on measures of development education and awareness raising in Germany.
The ASSET project is an attempt to establish an innovative model of post qualifying vocational higher education, based on a radical application of the principle of work-based (experiential) learning and a competence-based curriculum format within the values and procedures of a university. Our book is addressed to colleagues in higher education, in vocational education and training, and to a…
Modul ini membahas berbagai strategi belajar yang efektif untuk membantu siswa meningkatkan pemahaman dan hasil belajar. Materi meliputi teknik-teknik seperti pengelolaan waktu, pencatatan, membaca efektif, serta cara mengatasi kesulitan belajar. Dengan pendekatan praktis dan aplikatif, modul ini dirancang untuk membekali peserta didik dengan keterampilan belajar mandiri yang dapat diterapkan d…
Modul ini membahas metode pengajaran langsung sebagai strategi pembelajaran yang terstruktur dan sistematis, dengan fokus pada penyampaian materi secara jelas dan terarah oleh guru. Materi mencakup prinsip dasar, tahapan pelaksanaan, serta kelebihan dan tantangan pengajaran langsung dalam proses belajar mengajar. Melalui modul ini, diharapkan guru dapat mengoptimalkan teknik pengajaran untuk me…
This book provides readers insight into the current state of privacy issues, describes the challenges and rewards of developing more privacy-focused learning environments, and presents several resources and tools that readers can bring to their own teaching practices.
The series aims to serve as a knowledge broker at the interface between research, analysis, policy and practice within the comparative, development and international education community
Over the years, I have found that although ‘nothing much has changed, everything has also changed very much’. Technology has most certainly changed, but the overarching themes remain the same: ‘Why would we use mobile devices for learning?’ ‘Do mobile devices help or hinder learning?’ And ‘How do we evaluate mobile learning?’ The evolution of new technologies has certainly i…
Modul ini membahas pendekatan pembelajaran kontekstual (Contextual Teaching and Learning/CTL) yang menekankan keterkaitan antara materi pelajaran dengan situasi kehidupan nyata siswa. Materi mencakup prinsip dasar CTL, langkah-langkah penerapan dalam proses pembelajaran, serta contoh strategi dan model pembelajaran kontekstual. Modul ini dirancang untuk membantu guru maupun calon pendidik dalam…
The digital revolution is profoundly modifying our lifestyle habits and our means of understanding the world. It seems evident that we are aiding the birth of a new stage in our civilization. In particular, the digital revolution of ICT—which has brought with it the digitization of all information—is paving the way for a new era.
The current Special Issue has been inspired by the Seventh Annual Conference on Citizenship Education that was held in Roehampton University London, on 26–27 September 2019. This conference explored how citizenship education can promote young people’s civic and political engagement, particularly those of disadvantaged backgrounds. Discussions focused on the effectiveness of diverse form…
Universities have long been integral to society, fulfilling a vital role as institutions for knowledge development, exchange, and diffusion. Even though universities have only in recent decades been portrayed as bridging the gap between academia and society through interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement, they have always been founded on societal needs and thereby have also recognize…
If the COVID-19 pandemic affirmed anything to the educational community, it was that professional lives are incredibly connected, and a disruption across the globe has real and tangible effects on the ability to deliver education, the core business of universities and schools alike. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced rapid restructuring of education to enable educational continuity, and insti…
This volume was inspired by research on leadership in topperforming schools conducted by a research team in which two of the volume editors were involved. That research was in three articles published in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal in 2018.
The book Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education examines the complex roles of African universities in knowledge production, development, and socio-economic transformation.