Professional development

Struggling readers are a persistent concern in Philippine elementary education, yet research has largely examined student reading outcomes rather than the professional, emotional, and instructional experiences of the teachers who support these learners in resource-constrained, multilingual classrooms. This study investigated the lived experiences of elementary English teachers in identifying and supporting struggling readers, and how they adapt their pedagogy and negotiate contextual barriers. Transcendental phenomenological design was employed. Fifteen proficient public elementary English teachers in Baguio City, Philippines, were selected through criterion purposive sampling and interviewed using semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. Transcripts were analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s six-phase thematic analysis, and trustworthiness was supported through member checking. Four themes emerged: (a) diagnostic triage through standardized literacy assessments, (b) pedagogical flexibility and differentiated scaffolded instruction, (c) ecosystemic collaboration via remedial and peer networks, and (d) socio-contextual barriers, including parental illiteracy and resource constraints. The findings suggest that Vygotskian scaffolding must be extended to account for ecological and linguistic barriers in post-colonial multilingual classrooms, because its effectiveness is bounded by the educational and socioeconomic capital of the home. Implications for teacher professional development, curriculum localization, language-in-education policy, and parental partnership are discussed.

The study examined the relationship between Educational Philosophical Orientation and the Organizational practices of Secondary Mathematics teachers. Using a descriptive-correlational quantitative design, the study involved 150 secondary mathematics teachers and investigated how educational philosophical orientations are associated with teachers’ organizational practices. Findings revealed that Pragmatism obtained the highest mean score (M = 3.852) indicating that the teacher generally valued practical, experiential and problem-solving approaches in mathematics instruction. However, regression results show that Pragmatism did not significantly predict their actual practices. Instead, Idealism emerged as a significant positive predictor of Planning and Lesson Preparation( b = 0.343, p<.001), Collaboration with Colleagues and School Personnel ( b = 0.206, p = 0.044) and Professional Responsibility ( b = 0.374, p<.001). Realism was a significant predictor of Classroom Organization and Management ( b = 0.216, p = .038), and Existentialism did not significantly predict any of the Organizational Practice Dimensions. These findings indicate that the relationship between educational philosophical orientation and teachers’ organizational practice is domain specific rather than uniform across professional activities. The higher endorsement of Pragmatism alongside its lack of significant unique predictive contribution also suggests that teachers espoused philosophical preferences do not necessarily correspond directly to their professional practices. Overall, the finding highlights the value of integrating philosophical reflection with practical and contextual consideration in teacher education and professional development, particularly in strengthening teachers’ awareness of how educational beliefs relate to their professional practice.

This study examined the classroom and instructional management practices of new and experienced teachers and their relationship with students’ learning engagement in selected public secondary schools in Cortes District, Division of Bohol, during School Year 2026–2027. Anchored in the Classroom Management Scripts Model, Instructional Clarity Framework, Multidimensional Student Engagement Framework, and Huberman’s Teacher Career Cycle, the study employed a quantitative comparative-correlational research design. Respondents comprised 15 new teachers, 46 experienced teachers, and 278 students, totaling 339 participants. Data were gathered using a researcher-modified, validated, and pilot-tested questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson product–moment correlation, and independent-samples t-tests. Results revealed consistently high classroom and instructional management practices among both teacher groups, with no statistically significant differences. Classroom management and instructional management exhibited a strong positive relationship (r = 0.724, p < 0.001), whereas neither classroom management (r = 0.040, p = 0.760) nor instructional management (r = −0.062, p = 0.635) was significantly associated with students’ overall learning engagement. Students taught by new teachers demonstrated significantly higher overall and emotional engagement (p = 0.017), while behavioral and cognitive engagement showed no significant differences. The study concluded that teaching experience alone does not determine management effectiveness and that favorable management practices do not necessarily correspond to higher student engagement. A school-based professional development program emphasizing mentoring, collaborative lesson planning, peer observation, and instructional improvement was proposed. The study supports Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by promoting effective teaching, inclusive learning environments, and continuous professional growth. Its educational and institutional sustainability contribution lies in providing localized evidence to guide sustained professional development and improvements in students’ learning experiences.

Slovak Republic has accumulated significant experience in integrating digital technologies into the professional development of educators, and a systematic analysis of this experience could serve as a resource for modernising the Ukrainian system of postgraduate education. The aim of this article is to provide a theoretical analysis, systematisation and classification of digital technologies for professional development of educators in Slovakia and to justify a model for professional development of educators using digital technologies. General scientific methods such as analysis, classification and systematisation of the results of scientific publications, as well as content analysis of strategic and regulatory documents of the EU and the SR, were employed. The article highlights the results of national and international projects implemented at Comenius University in Bratislava, which are aimed at supporting the professional development of teachers in digital environment. Strategic and regulatory documents, project materials, methodological resources and practices developed within the framework of national and international initiatives have been analysed, with particular attention paid to the DiTEdu project and the digital professional development of educators. Based on the systematisation and comparative analysis of the identified practices, an original structural-functional model of professional development for educators using digital technologies has been developed, and a classification of the main types of digital tools used in the Slovak context has been proposed. The findings have made it possible to identify the key organisational, pedagogical and technological conditions for effective digital professional development, in particular personalised learning, blended formats, professional networking, learning using artificial intelligence, the development of digital competence and ongoing methodological support. Recommendations are proposed at the national, institutional and individual levels for Ukrainian postgraduate education regarding the implementation of the Slovak experience in the using of digital technologies in the professional development of educators.

Social capital represents a relational resource developed through trust, professional networks, collaboration, peer support, and knowledge exchange. In the context of Social Studies Education, social capital can support teachers in accessing information, experiences, and professional resources relevant to professional development and instructional planning. This study aims to analyze the conceptualization of teachers’ social capital, identify its dimensions in relation to teacher professionalism, and examine its relevance to Social Studies teaching practices and instructional planning. The study employs a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach guided by the PRISMA 2020 framework. The literature analyzed consists of scholarly publications published between 2023 and 2026 in Indonesian and English that met the established inclusion criteria. The data were analyzed through thematic synthesis based on conceptual dimensions, forms of professional relationships, and their contributions to teaching practices. The synthesis indicates that social capital facilitates teachers’ access to information, experiences, feedback, and professional support through networks and collaborative relationships. These resources can strengthen professional learning and pedagogical decision-making relevant to Social Studies instructional planning. However, empirical evidence directly linking teachers’ social capital to the quality of Social Studies instructional planning remains limited. These findings highlight the need for further research on how social capital can be translated into improvements in the quality of Social Studies instructional planning components.

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) serve as a foundational framework for the holistic growth and lifelong learning of young children. In the Philippines, its implementation is mandated by Republic Act No. 10410 and strengthened by Republic Act No. 12199, which emphasize quality early childhood education delivered by competent Child Development Workers (CDWs) and supported by strong institutional systems; however, implementation continues to face challenges related to limited resources, professional development gaps, administrative constraints, and varying levels of community and parental involvement. This study examined the level of readiness and the challenges encountered by CDWs in implementing the ECCD Curriculum in Barangay Child Development Centers in the Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental. A quantitative descriptive-correlational design was employed, using a validated researcher-made Likert-scale questionnaire administered to ten (10) purposively selected CDWs during School Year 2025–2026. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, weighted mean, and Pearson product-moment correlation at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the respondents were highly ready in their understanding of the ECCD curriculum (WM = 4.28) and in pedagogical skills and instructional practices (WM = 4.28), but only moderately ready in terms of resources and materials (WM = 3.80) and support, supervision, and professional development (WM = 3.84). Challenges were generally moderate, with insufficient toys and learning materials, varied learning needs of children, and heavy workload and administrative tasks emerging as the most notable concerns. ECCD-related training showed a strong, significant positive relationship with readiness (r = 0.795, p = 0.006), whereas age, educational attainment, and years of experience were not significantly related to readiness, no profile variable was significantly related to the challenges encountered, and readiness was not significantly related to challenges (r = 0.081, p = 0.824). The study concludes that while CDWs are generally prepared to implement the ECCD Curriculum, their effectiveness is constrained by largely systemic and environmental challenges. These findings imply the need for continuous professional development combined with improved resource allocation, reduced administrative workload, strengthened institutional support, and stronger collaboration among local government units, parents, and community stakeholders.

This study examined the perceived impact of active learning as a teaching strategy among 20 overseas Filipino teachers working in schools across the United Arab Emirates. Guided by the five Whole Child tenets and an Input-Process-Output framework, the study explored teachers’ experiences with active learning, their views on its classroom application, and its perceived contribution to student learning. A quantitative research design was employed using an adapted questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale. Responses were analyzed through frequency counts and mean scores to describe participants’ perceptions and reported practices. Findings indicated that most respondents regularly incorporated active learning strategies into their teaching and expressed favorable attitudes toward their implementation. Teachers perceived these approaches as encouraging student participation, strengthening the integration of learning, promoting classroom engagement, and supporting improvements in instructional practice. However, respondents also identified practical challenges that constrained implementation, including limited training and experience with active learning methodologies, inadequate funding for instructional materials, and classroom seating arrangements that were not conducive to interactive activities. The findings underscore the importance of institutional support in helping teachers translate favorable perceptions into effective classroom practices. The study recommends targeted professional development to strengthen teachers’ competence in active learning, revisions to departmental plans to facilitate the integration of these strategies, and improved consideration of classroom resources and learning environments. Further investigation from students’ perspectives is recommended to provide additional insight into how active learning is experienced and how it may contribute to learning outcomes in international school settings across the United Arab Emirates.

Improving educational quality requires human resource (HR) management that supports teachers’ continuous professional development and adaptation to global demands. This study aims to describe the management of educational HR transformation toward global quality at SMP Muhammadiyah 15 Surabaya and identify its supporting and inhibiting factors. A qualitative approach was employed, with data collected through non-participant observation, interviews, and documentation. Informants were selected through purposive sampling and included the vice principal, the vice principal for curriculum, two teachers, and two students. Data were analyzed through data reduction, data display, conclusion drawing, and verification. The findings indicate that HR transformation is managed through planning, organizing, implementation, supervision, and evaluation. Development programs include internal and external training, a teacher learning community, weekly learning reflection, monthly coaching, and academic supervision. Supporting factors include a collaborative culture, regular professional guidance, and school support. Inhibiting factors comprise limited time, insufficient openness in reflection, short coaching sessions, delayed follow-up, and some teachers’ extrinsic motivation. These findings provide contextual insights into school-level HR management but do not establish program effectiveness in improving student learning outcomes or achieving global quality standards. ABSTRAK Peningkatan mutu pendidikan membutuhkan manajemen sumber daya manusia (SDM) yang mampu mengembangkan kompetensi guru secara berkelanjutan dan adaptif terhadap tuntutan global. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan manajemen transformasi SDM pendidikan menuju mutu global di SMP Muhammadiyah 15 Surabaya serta mengidentifikasi faktor pendukung dan penghambatnya. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa observasi non-partisipan, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Informan dipilih secara purposive, meliputi wakil kepala sekolah, wakil kepala sekolah bidang kurikulum, dua guru, dan dua peserta didik. Data dianalisis melalui reduksi data, penyajian data, serta penarikan kesimpulan dan verifikasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa transformasi SDM dikelola melalui perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pelaksanaan, pengawasan, dan evaluasi. Program pengembangan mencakup pelatihan internal dan eksternal, komunitas belajar, learning reflection mingguan, coaching bulanan, dan supervisi akademik. Faktor pendukung meliputi budaya kolaborasi, pembinaan rutin, serta dukungan sekolah, sedangkan hambatannya mencakup keterbatasan waktu, keterbukaan refleksi, durasi coaching, keterlambatan tindak lanjut, dan motivasi ekstrinsik sebagian guru. Temuan ini bersifat kontekstual dan belum membuktikan efektivitas program terhadap hasil belajar atau pencapaian standar mutu global.

The article offers a comparative analysis of the concept of pedagogical mastery in Uzbek, Russian and international scholarship and systematises official statistical data on the teaching workforce in Uzbekistan's general secondary education. The study uses a documentary-analytical review, comparative analysis and descriptive statistics; no experimental component was conducted. According to the National Statistics Committee, the number of teachers in general secondary schools grew from 486.6 thousand in 2019/2020 to 577.7 thousand in 2025/2026 (+18.7%), women account for 72.5% of the workforce, and regional differences reach a factor of 4.6. International evidence (Shulman; Hattie; Kunter et al.; Darling-Hammond et al.) indicates that teaching quality depends less on workforce expansion than on the integration of knowledge, practice, personal-value, reflective and digital-methodological components. The author proposes a five-component integrative conceptual model and formulates recommendations for qualitative monitoring of teacher capacity and for the design of professional development

Character education is an important foundation for preparing preservice teachers. However, the internalization of moral values does not necessarily entail the ability to make ethical decisions in professional practice. This article aims to synthesize the conceptual relationships among character education, moral development, professional identity, and professional ethics among preservice teachers and formulate a framework for strengthening teacher education. The study employed an integrative literature review involving targeted searches for major theoretical works and scholarly articles on character education, moral reasoning, teachers’ professional ethics, and preservice teacher education. The literature was analyzed thematically by comparing theoretical foundations, research contexts, findings, and pedagogical implications. The synthesis indicates that the transition from personal character to professional ethics is a nonlinear process integrating five mechanisms: recognition of values and moral sensitivity, role modeling, reasoning through ethical dilemmas, guided reflection during field placements, and an institutional culture consistent with ethical values. The synthesis also identifies a gap between ethical knowledge and the ability to apply moral concepts explicitly when considering conflicts between values. These findings underscore the need for ethics education that connects an understanding of norms with reasoning practice and reflection on professional experiences. This article proposes a Character–Professional Ethics Transition Model linking value internalization, moral reasoning, professional identity formation, and accountable ethical action. In practical terms, the framework may guide the integration of learning based on ethical dilemmas, reflection on field placements, and the strengthening of institutional culture into preservice teacher education. The proposed model requires empirical testing, particularly through longitudinal research in Indonesian teacher education contexts.

The stress facing the educational leadership as school principals are required to deal with administrative management, supervision of staff, academic performance and institutional development. There are specific issues that may affect female principals in addition to the other factors listed above: Interpersonal demands, competing professional demands, and work–life balance. Problem-Focused Coping Strategies (PFCS) may be a way to cope with stress by identifying the sources of stress, planning and problem solving, prioritizing and making positive decisions. The present study investigated the correlation between PFCS and Stress Management (SM) of female school principals. The method of quantitative research was employed and data was gathered from 74 principals (females). Analysis of the correlation showed a weak negative correlation between PFCS and SM (r = -.117). The regression model accounted for about 1.4% of the variability in SM (R2 = .014). The overall regression model was not significant (F (1,72) = 1.005, p = .319). The regression coefficient for PFCS was also negative and not significantly different from 0 (B = -.254, β = -.117, p = .319). The results of this study suggest that there was no statistically significant predictive relationship found between the female principals who participated in the study and PFCS and SM. The results do not show that problem-focused coping is not effective, however; it does imply that it may be insufficient to account for variations in stress management in this sample. The results indicate that there is a need to explore further individual and organizational factors, such as workload, institutional support, leadership experience, resources, and work–life balance. More research is needed using larger samples, measuring instruments that have been established and validated, and using longitudinal or intervention designs to investigate the role of problem-focused coping in stress management. Other professional development programs that could be beneficial for educational authorities include those related to problem solving, time management, delegation, and conflict resolution. The research brings insights from the sphere of stress amongst female educational leaders to the discussion and provides some insights for future research directions.

This study examined the relationship between innovative and inclusive teaching practices and student motivation and academic performance among Grade 5 and Grade 6 pupils in selected public elementary schools in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, during the School Year 2025–2026. Specifically, it determined the level of innovative teaching practices in terms of teaching strategies, use of instructional materials and technology, and student engagement activities; assessed inclusive teaching practices in terms of respect for learner diversity, equal participation, and support for diverse learning needs; identified the level of student motivation; and examined the relationships between these variables and academic performance. A descriptive-correlational research design using a quantitative approach was employed. Data were gathered from 97 Grade 5 and Grade 6 pupils through a validated researcher-made questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.892, indicating strong internal consistency. Descriptive statistics and correlational analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that School administrators should provide sustained professional development to strengthen teachers’ innovative and inclusive instructional approaches and allocate resources to enhance access to technology and learning materials. Teachers should consistently apply differentiated, student-centered strategies and foster welcoming, diversity-affirming classrooms to boost student motivation and equitable achievement further further. Parents and guardians should reinforce school learning at home by encouraging curiosity, effort, and consistent study habits, and maintaining open communication with teachers. Future researchers should conduct experimental or longitudinal studies to examine cause-and-effect relationships and explore additional factors influencing academic performance beyond those investigated in this study. Innovative teaching practices, inclusive teaching practices, and student motivation were rated at a high level, which means teachers effectively practice inclusive teaching by recognizing learner diversity, promoting equal participation, and providing support to students with different learning needs; teachers also frequently use innovative teaching practices, apply engaging teaching strategies, integrate instructional materials and technology, and promote active student engagement in classroom learning activities. Furthermore, significant positive relationships were found between innovative teaching practices and academic performance, inclusive teaching practices and academic performance, and student motivation and academic performance, with a moderate correlation coefficient (r = 0.57). Overall, the findings indicate that these educational variables are positively associated with academic performance among the respondents.

While existing literature recognises mentorship as an important strategy for leadership development, there is limited empirical understanding of how women experience and negotiate mentorship as they advance into school leadership in the South African context. Despite policy efforts to promote gender equity, women remain underrepresented in school leadership, and the role of mentorship in addressing this disparity remains insufficiently understood. This study explores mentorship as a relational mechanism through which women negotiate access, leadership identity, and social capital in their advancement into school leadership. An interpretive qualitative design, underpinned by a narrative phenomenological approach and informed by Social Capital Theory, was used to explore the experiences of six purposively selected women leaders from township schools in a single district in KwaZulu-Natal. Data were generated through semi-structured interviews and were analysed thematically. Participants reported that supportive mentoring relationships provided them with confidence, professional visibility, networking opportunities, leadership guidance, and encouragement to pursue leadership positions. Participants with limited access to mentorship described feelings of isolation, reduced access to leadership guidance, and fewer opportunities for professional development. They also reported seeking mentorship through external professional networks and women-centered spaces when support within their immediate school environments was limited. Some participants described mentoring relationships characterised by unequal power dynamics, limited trust, or inappropriate behaviour. Based on these accounts, the researchers interpret mentorship as an uneven, relational, and context-dependent mechanism through which women negotiate access to professional resources, leadership identity, and social capital. The findings suggest that mentorship can facilitate women's leadership development when relationships are supportive and trusting, but may also constrain agency when mentoring relationships reproduce hierarchical and gendered power relations. The study, therefore, extends understanding of mentorship by shifting attention from the mere availability of mentors to the relational, institutional, and power conditions that shape how mentorship is experienced and mobilised. Although limited by its small, context-specific sample, the study provides contextually grounded insights into mentorship and women's advancement into school leadership. It highlights the need for structured, responsive, and gender-sensitive mentoring opportunities.

This conceptual narrative review stems from a doctoral study that focuses on the teaching of values in the implementation of the secondary school curriculum in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean secondary school history curriculum provides for values inculcation grounded on Ubuntu. However, despite expansive research on the implications of Ubuntu on instructional practice, there is a gap on how it informs pedagogy for values teaching in secondary school history education. The study employed a qualitative approach which enabled an indepth exploration. The review focused on twelve papers on Ubuntu’s application on pedagogy and ten on values pedagogy in secondary school history education that were obtained from Scopus, Google Scholar and ERIC academic databases. Keywords such as Ubuntu and pedagogy, values education and secondary school history education as well as abstracts were used to select the reviewed papers. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse data which involved coding of relevant information to develop themes. Findings show that Ubuntu oriented pedagogy is interactive, practical oriented, learner centered and speaks to the experiences of learners. This paper provides insights on how history teachers can translate Ubuntu pedagogy to instil values in secondary school history education. For this to be effective, we recommend staff development of history teachers by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, use of diverse learner centered pedagogy in history lessons by history teachers and provision of multimedia to secondary schools by relevant stakeholders to ensure creation of engaging learning experiences in the implementation of the history curriculum.

The article substantiates a four-stage theoretical model for developing critical thinking competence in pre-service English teachers. Each stage is linked to problem-based, project-based, collaborative learning and reflective writing; indicators and a three-level scale are proposed.

این مقاله یک مدل نظری چهارمرحله‌ای برای توسعه شایستگی تفکر انتقادی در معلمان آینده زبان انگلیسی را توجیه می‌کند. هر مرحله به یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله، یادگیری مبتنی بر پروژه، یادگیری مشارکتی و نوشتن تأملی مرتبط است؛ شاخص‌ها و یک مقیاس سه‌سطحی پیشنهاد شده‌اند.

Teacher assessment literacy has received increasing attention, yet evidence remains fragmented across studies. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized 18 studies comprising 21 independent samples using the ALI, CALI, and TALQ instruments. The pooled mean score was 16.48 (95% CI [14.86, 18.10]) on a 35-point scale, indicating low assessment literacy, with substantial between-study heterogeneity (I² = 99.21%). Publication year, geographical region, instrument type, teacher status, teaching level, and subject specialization were not significant moderators. This review provides the first quantitative benchmark of teacher assessment literacy across the ALI, CALI, and TALQ instruments and highlights the need to strengthen assessment literacy through pre-service education, continuous professional development, and context-responsive educational policies.

While research into inclusivity and dyslexia, a neurodevelopmental condition affecting language learning, has gained greater attention, multilevel stakeholders’ perspectives across both public schools and teacher education programs remain underexplored. Addressing this gap, this study adapts the broader UNESCO Policy Review Framework as a lens for investigating dyslexia-friendly inclusive practices among ELT stakeholders, including in-service teachers, school administrators, teacher educators, and university administrators in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. Utilizing a mixed-methods research design, this study gathered data through questionnaires, classroom observations, and semi-structured interviews. Subsequently, data were analyzed via descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Results revealed limited awareness of dyslexia and inclusive education, alongside misconceptions and reliance on special schools. Although inclusive practices were evident (mainly differentiated instruction), specific support for students with dyslexia remained unaddressed. Despite inclusion being viewed positively and mandated within the education system, its implementation remained weak. The study offers implications for systemic reform, suggesting that ELT stakeholders enhance their inclusive practices through training and developing inclusive institutional management. Additionally, teacher education institutions should pursue curricular adjustments to incorporate dyslexia-friendly inclusive practices.

Digital transformation is reshaping school management and creating new demands for leadership competencies, decision-making, and resource allocation. This study examines the development of management competencies among general secondary school principals in Uzbekistan and proposes an organizational and economic mechanism to support their professional growth. Drawing on scientific literature, functional analysis, and process modelling, the research identifies key factors influencing effective school leadership in a digital environment. The proposed mechanism integrates competency assessment, targeted professional development, collaborative implementation, and systematic evaluation of managerial performance. Particular attention is given to evidence-based decision-making, efficient resource management, and staff coordination. The findings provide a conceptual foundation for strengthening school governance and improving organizational practices while highlighting the need for further empirical validation.

Various disciplines view reflection as both a theory and a practice for helping make learning more visible to students as well as giving them a greater sense of agency; thus, the importance of reflection in higher education is well established. In recent years, scholars in SoTL have acknowledged and theorized about the importance of reflection for faculty. Our 360-degree model builds on this scholarship and research in writing studies in order to suggest that directional (inward, outward, forward, backward) reflection helps faculty analyze their teaching practices by integrating theoretical insights and evidence to evaluate effectiveness while also supporting ongoing professional growth. This poster shares an application of the 360-degree model of reflection, encouraging faculty to build reflective practices into their SoTL projects.

This study investigated the relationship between Senior High School mathematics teachers’ epistemological knowledge and mathematical discourse practices, examined differences based on selected profile variables, and determined the predictive influence of epistemological knowledge on discourse practices. Employing a descriptive-correlational research design, the study involved 43 Senior High School mathematics teachers from 13 public secondary schools in the Schools Division of Lipa City, selected through total population sampling. Data were gathered using two researcher-developed instruments: the Epistemological Knowledge in Mathematics Questionnaire (EKMQ) and the Mathematical Discourse Practices Questionnaire (MDPQ), both subjected to expert validation and reliability testing. Following ethical research protocols, questionnaires were administered online. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson product-moment correlation, and simple linear regression. Findings revealed that teachers demonstrated a high extent of epistemological knowledge and highly practiced mathematical discourse in classroom instruction. No significant differences in epistemological knowledge were observed based on ancillary roles, while mathematical discourse practices differed significantly according to the number of mathematics-related trainings and seminars attended. Furthermore, a strong positive relationship existed between epistemological knowledge and mathematical discourse practices, with epistemological knowledge significantly predicting discourse practices. These findings emphasized the importance of strengthening teachers’ understanding of mathematical knowledge and promoting meaningful classroom communication. Consequently, the Mathematical Discourse Enhancement Program (MDEP) was developed as a research-based professional development initiative designed to enhance teachers’ epistemological knowledge, improve mathematical discourse practices, and support effective mathematics instruction through targeted professional learning opportunities and continuous instructional improvement.

This study contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) by examining how case-based teaching and threshold concepts promote culturally inclusive pedagogical practices among pre-service teachers (PSTs). Our research design reflects SoTL principles by taking a systematic, transparent, iterative, and collaborative approach to collecting, analysing, and sharing data. Our work is explicitly aligned with theoretical frameworks, and we address unresolved issues in order to facilitate transformative learning. We aimed to explore how PSTs perceive culturally inclusive pedagogy and professional competence in a case-based course. Three key findings emerged: increased awareness of classroom diversity, a change in the PSTs’ understanding of culturally inclusive teaching, and resistance to exploratory learning designs. Many PSTs demonstrated transformative learning and sound professional judgment. However, some expressed resistance and uncertainty, underscoring the importance of scaffolding and support. The findings align with the literature on threshold concepts as gateways to boundary crossing and a deeper understanding of diversity in SoTL. The results highlight the potential of case-based teaching to encourage metacognitive reflection and to promote inclusive educational practices in teacher education programs. The study demonstrates that designing inquiry-based learning activities that integrate case studies and threshold concepts can facilitate critical reflection and metacognition among PSTs.

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a training program based on constructivist theory in improving the pedagogical competencies of female digital skills teachers. To achieve this aim, a quasi-experimental approach was employed with a sample of 20 female digital skills teachers. A pedagogical competency test was developed, and its validity and reliability were established. The findings revealed statistically significant differences at the significance level of α ≤ 0.05 between the mean post-test scores of the experimental and control groups in the dimension of subject-matter knowledge, attributable to the training program. Statistically significant differences were also found between the two groups’ mean post-test scores in the dimension of knowledge of students’ characteristics and educational needs, attributable to the training program. Finally, the results indicated statistically significant differences between the two groups’ mean post-test scores in the dimension of pedagogical knowledge, attributable to the training program. The study offered several recommendations, most notably incorporating constructivist theory-based training programs into teachers’ professional development across different disciplines because of their role in improving knowledge of instructional content, students’ characteristics and educational needs, and teaching principles and strategies. It also recommended providing specialized training programs in teaching methods and strategies, with particular emphasis on training teachers to select the most appropriate instructional strategy according to the nature and characteristics of their students.

This study examined teachers' readiness, attitudes, challenges, lived experiences, and assessed effectiveness of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program in the Division of Bohol during School Year 2026–2027 as a basis for a comprehensive action plan. Anchored in program implementation, reading readiness, constructivist, and sociocultural learning perspectives, the study employed an explanatory sequential mixed-method design involving 277 Grade 7 ARAL teachers from 129 public secondary schools. Data were collected using a validated researcher-developed questionnaire and semi-structured interviews and analyzed through descriptive statistics, multiple regression, and thematic analysis. Findings revealed high teacher readiness (M = 3.16), highly favorable attitudes (M = 3.22), highly encountered challenges (M = 2.88), and highly assessed program effectiveness (M = 3.08). Regression analysis showed that readiness, attitudes, and challenges significantly predicted assessed effectiveness (R² = 0.643, p < .001), explaining 64.3% of its variance, with attitudes emerging as the strongest predictor. Teachers reported challenges involving limited instructional time, inadequate resources, additional workloads, irregular learner attendance, and insufficient parental support. Qualitative findings highlighted differentiated instruction, diagnostic assessment, collaboration, and adaptive teaching practices as coping mechanisms. The study concluded that teacher preparedness, positive attitudes, and effective challenge management were essential to ARAL implementation. It recommended continuous professional development, adequate resources, flexible scheduling, stronger stakeholder collaboration, and regular monitoring. The study supported Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) by promoting equitable learning recovery and collaborative educational interventions. Its sustainability contribution emphasized institutional capacity building, educational continuity, and strengthened stakeholder participation for long-term program implementation.

Despite global advances in digital pedagogy, structured professional development that integrates technology into martial arts instruction remains scarce. Grounded in the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study examined the self-described TPACK proficiency of Wushu teachers and the specific proficiency gaps they experience in practice. A researcher-developed questionnaire was administered to a random sample of Wushu teachers, and ten of them were subsequently interviewed. Quantitative findings indicate that teachers are generally proficient across all three TPACK domains (overall M = 2.98, SD = 0.26), with Content Knowledge ranking highest (M = 3.01) and Technological Knowledge lowest (M = 2.96). Qualitative findings, however, revealed three concrete gaps: limited use of mobile and wearable technologies, absence of standardized tools for performance assessment, and inadequate understanding of biomechanics and physical conditioning principles. The study concludes that Wushu teachers possess strong mastery of technique and instructional strategy but require targeted development in technology integration, objective assessment, and the science of movement. A four-module ITM-Wushu (Integrated TPACK Training Model for Wushu Teachers) is proposed to address these gaps. Implications for teacher education and suggestions for future research are discussed.

In the modern world, students should be equipped with critical thinking, problem-solving, and autonomous learning skills. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is designed to foster these competencies by shifting the focus from teacher-centered instruction to student-centered learning. However, many instructors struggle with this transition and tend to take control of the classroom instead of encouraging students to take charge of their own learning. This study investigates how teachers implement PBL and what factors contribute to teacher dominance in a student-centered approach. We employed a mixed-methods design, incorporating classroom observations and semi-structured interviews with 20 teachers from two universities in East Java, Indonesia. Findings revealed that teachers correctly implemented only 37.50% of PBL phases, while in 62.50% of cases, the instructors misapplied or didn’t complete the PBL phase. Teacher-centered activities dominated 64.17% of classroom interactions, limiting opportunities for learner autonomy. Interview results highlighted that many teachers misunderstood problem presentation, while some believed PBL was only effective for high-achieving students. These findings highlight a need for targeted professional development programs to help teachers become facilitators rather than content deliverers. Without proper training, PBL risks becoming a modified version of traditional teaching. Future research should explore long-term changes in teacher autonomy and incorporate students’ perspectives in order to better understand the impact of PBL implementation.

Researchers have explained the emigration of Nigerian teachers, popularly termed japa, mainly through low remuneration and insecurity, while giving less attention to access to professional development and career progression. This study examined the professional development and career opportunities available to Nigerian nursery and primary school teachers in Nigeria and abroad, and how these are linked to the decision to migrate. A mixed-methods design was adopted. The study analysed the quantitative responses from 384 teachers in Nigeria and 20 teachers in the diaspora using means, standard deviations, and percentages. The study also thematically analysed semi-structured interviews with eight teachers (four in Nigeria and four in the United Kingdom and Canada). Teachers in Nigeria reported some exposure to professional development, but only 44% agreed that it was sufficient and 39% that it was affordable, although they indicated that most came from private schools and external organisations rather than from government. Teachers abroad reported greater access to professional development, often free and mandatory, and 80% agreed that they did not feel limited in their career advancement. However, only 40% agreed that they had experienced better career growth, and the interviews showed that visa conditions and the absence of Qualified Teacher Status confined some teachers to support roles. Professional development and certifications also functioned as a pathway to migration: the interview revealed that two of the teachers in Nigeria were preparing to leave through courses and certification, and three of the four teachers abroad had migrated in order to study. The findings suggest that limited professional development operates as a push factor and that certifications provide the route out. It was recommended that affordable and sustainable professional development should be provided for teachers in Nigeria.

This study examined the challenges and opportunities experienced by elementary teachers in the new normal education in the Third Congressional District of the Schools Division of Iloilo, Philippines, during the school year 2021–2022, as a basis for developing an instructional training program. Anchored on the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) framework, the study employed a descriptive-correlational research design involving 60 elementary teachers. Data were collected using a researcher-modified questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, the Mann–Whitney U test, and Spearman rho correlation. Findings revealed that teachers experienced a moderately challenging level of difficulties (M = 2.68), primarily involving limited internet connectivity, health safety concerns, insufficient technological devices, and financial constraints. Conversely, respondents reported a high level of opportunities (M = 3.85), particularly in professional learning, personal development, technological adaptation, and learner engagement. No significant differences were found in challenges and opportunities when respondents were classified according to age, sex, and civil status. However, a significant negative relationship was established between challenges and opportunities (rs = −0.453, p < 0.001), indicating that greater challenges were associated with fewer perceived opportunities. Based on these findings, a five-day instructional training program focusing on technological competencies and digital instructional applications was proposed. The study supports Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by emphasizing teacher professional development and inclusive instructional practices, and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) through educational technology integration. Its sustainability implications highlight the importance of continuous professional development, institutional technical assistance, and adaptable instructional strategies in strengthening educational resilience and sustaining quality elementary education.

Since independence in 1963, Kenya has pursued educational reforms intended to align schooling and training with its social, economic, and political development priorities. This study traces the evolution of these reforms from the Ominde Commission of 1964 to the introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in 2017 and examines their relationship with national development. A qualitative document review was employed to analyze reform trajectories across primary, secondary, technical and vocational, university, and examination systems. The review also considered policies concerning free primary and secondary education, bursary and scholarship schemes, and gender affirmative action, focusing on their implications for access, equity, and educational quality. The findings indicate that successive reforms have consistently positioned education as a means of promoting national unity, preparing the workforce, and strengthening civic participation. These priorities reflect the role assigned to education in advancing social cohesion, economic productivity, and political development. However, the translation of policy commitments into practice has remained constrained by inadequate funding, limitations in teacher capacity, and insufficient infrastructure. These implementation gaps restrict the extent to which educational reforms can achieve their intended developmental outcomes. The analysis emphasizes the importance of examining policy design alongside the resources and institutional capacity required for implementation. Sustained investment in teacher preparation and professional development, educational infrastructure, and systematic monitoring is necessary to strengthen reform delivery. The study concludes that education can contribute more durably to national development when policy ambitions are supported by consistent investment and implementation capacity. Its historical and policy perspective provides a basis for policymakers and educational stakeholders to assess reform priorities and strengthen connections between educational change and Kenya’s development goals.

Reflective Practice (RP) is widely regarded as a cornerstone of psychotherapy training, supervision, and continuing professional development. Yet, despite its prominence across psychotherapeutic traditions, it remains conceptually vague and empirically contested. Recent critiques from basic psychological science (e.g., Lilienfeld & Basterfield, 2020) have argued that reflection may amplify cognitive bias and foster illusions of insight rather than improve clinical judgment. We argue that these criticisms carry weight precisely because the field has often failed to clearly define what RP is, how it functions, and under what conditions it becomes beneficial or harmful. Drawing on developmental models of therapist learning, we conceptualize RP as a multidimensional construct encompassing reflexivity as a capacity, reflective stance as an attitude, and reflection as activity. We propose that RP is most likely to support development when relationally scaffolded, informed by external feedback, and oriented toward testing and revising interpretations rather than confirming them. Reviewing developmental, quantitative, qualitative, and process-oriented evidence, we further argue that RP operates primarily as a probabilistic, context-dependent contributor to therapist development rather than as a discrete intervention with predictable outcomes. We conclude that RP is neither a panacea nor an illusion. Rather, when relationally scaffolded, theoretically informed, and oriented toward learning rather than certainty, it may provide a central mechanism through which therapists learn from clinical experience. Effective psychotherapy depends not only on therapeutic concepts and techniques but also on therapists’ ability to reflect on their clinical work, relationships, and decision-making. This paper conceptualizes Reflective Practice as a developmental process through which therapists may learn from experience, adapt to complex clinical situations, and develop their understanding and skills throughout their professional careers.

This article examines the process of developing the diagnostic and consultative competence of speech and language therapists. The issue is particularly relevant at the present stage of special education development in Ukraine, where competency-based approaches have become central to the professional preparation of future specialists. The study establishes that diagnostic and consultative competence begins to develop during pre-service professional training at higher education institutions and continues to evolve throughout a specialist's professional career. Furthermore, each type of professional activity is accompanied by corresponding emotional responses, which are considered important indicators of successful professional development. The study employed the following research methods: theoretical analysis and synthesis, a sociological survey (questionnaire), and mathematical methods for data processing. The concepts of phase, period, and stage are theoretically distinguished. Four stages in the development of a specialist's diagnostic and consultative competence are identified. Stage I marks the initial development of this competence during professional training. Stage II involves the foundational development of diagnostic and consultative competence in novice practitioners. Stage III is characterized by the formation of an individual professional style of diagnostic and consultative practice. Stage IV represents mastery in both speech and language therapy practice and diagnostic and consultative competence. The article describes the principal characteristics of professional activity and the corresponding changes in specialists' emotional responses throughout each period of every developmental stage. A sociological survey of speech and language therapists with varying lengths of professional experience was conducted to clarify the duration of the developmental periods for diagnostic and consultative competence, as well as the characteristics of their professional activities and the associated emotional states. Physicians with different levels of professional experience also participated in the survey, as diagnostic and consultative competence is similarly essential in medical practice. A pilot study based on interviews with 18 respondents demonstrated that the development of diagnostic and consultative competence follows a sequence of stages throughout the professional careers of speech and language therapists. Each stage encompasses different forms of both cognitive and professional speech therapy activities. The study also describes changes in specialists' emotional responses—from unpleasant emotions to positive feelings of enthusiasm, satisfaction, and psychological comfort—that accompany different types of professional activity at each stage of the development of diagnostic and consultative competence.

Peer feedback is a process where employees provide constructive input, based on their observations and interactions, with their colleagues. This feedback can encompass various aspects of an individual's performance, such as behavior, communication skills, and contributions to team dynamics. Peer feedback typically aims to offer valuable insights, promote personal growth, and enhance teamwork within an organization. It often involves both positive and constructive criticism, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This approach helps employees gain a better understanding of their strengths and areas needing development, ultimately contributing to their professional development and the overall success of the organization. Peer feedback is an essential component of a 360-degree feedback system, offering a holistic view of an individual's performance.

This paper examines the significant role played by teachers in fostering the holistic development of students, extending beyond academic achievement to encompass their intellectual, emotional, social, ethical, physical and creative growth. Teachers play a significant role in shaping students’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and competencies through effective pedagogical practices, learner-centered approaches and inclusive classroom environments. Their ability to recognize diverse learning needs, encourage critical thinking, nurture creativity and promote social-emotional well-being is essential for facilitating meaningful and comprehensive student development. Furthermore, continuous professional development and adherence to ethical and professional standards enable teachers to respond effectively to the evolving educational needs of learners. However, holistic student development cannot be achieved through teacher’s efforts alone. Educational institutions and school leadership also play a crucial role in establishing supportive, equitable, and inclusive learning environments. The paper highlights the importance of shared leadership, collaborative planning and professional learning communities (PLCs) in strengthening cooperation between teachers and school administration. Such collaborative practices can facilitate the integration of academic learning with life skills, value education, experiential learning and the development of essential twenty-first century competencies; the paper also examines challenges that may hinder holistic student development, including limited resources, time constraints, hierarchical administrative structure and inadequate opportunities for professional collaboration. It argues that fostering trust, effective communication, psychological safety and collective responsibility is essential for overcoming these barriers. The paper concludes that holistic student development requires a collaborative and learner-centered educational ecosystem in which teachers; school leaders and other stakeholders work together to nurture well-rounded, responsible, resilient and lifelong learners.

ABSTRACT Digital transformation in education has encouraged changes in school management, requiring school principals to demonstrate adaptive and visionary leadership and to facilitate organizational change. Transformational leadership is a relevant approach because it emphasizes the ability of leaders to build a vision, provide motivation, encourage innovation, and empower teachers in responding to change. This study aimed to analyze teachers’ perceptions of the principal’s transformational leadership in the digital era at SMAN 9 Mataram based on the dimensions of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. The study employed a quantitative approach with a descriptive survey design. The study population and sample consisted of 57 teachers selected using total sampling (census sampling), in which all active teachers were included as respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that teachers’ perceptions of the principal’s transformational leadership were in the positive category. The principal was perceived as demonstrating exemplary leadership, fostering motivation, supporting innovation, and paying attention to teachers’ professional development. These findings indicate that transformational leadership is reflected in various leadership practices that support an adaptive school environment in response to educational change and digital transformation. ABSTRAK Transformasi digital dalam pendidikan telah mendorong perubahan dalam pola pengelolaan sekolah sehingga kepala sekolah dituntut memiliki kepemimpinan yang adaptif, visioner, dan mampu menggerakkan perubahan organisasi. Kepemimpinan transformasional menjadi pendekatan yang relevan karena menekankan kemampuan pemimpin dalam membangun visi, memberikan motivasi, mendorong inovasi, serta memberdayakan guru dalam menghadapi perubahan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis persepsi guru terhadap kepemimpinan transformasional kepala sekolah pada era digital di SMAN 9 Mataram berdasarkan dimensi idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, dan individualized consideration. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain survei deskriptif. Populasi sekaligus sampel penelitian berjumlah 57 guru yang dipilih menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh (sensus), sehingga seluruh guru aktif dijadikan responden. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persepsi guru terhadap kepemimpinan transformasional kepala sekolah berada pada kategori positif. Kepala sekolah dinilai mampu memberikan keteladanan, membangun motivasi, mendukung inovasi, serta memperhatikan pengembangan kompetensi guru. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan transformasional tercermin dalam berbagai praktik kepemimpinan yang mendukung terciptanya lingkungan sekolah yang adaptif terhadap perubahan dan transformasi digital pendidikan.

The implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in elementary schools requires continuous teacher professional development and collaborative support systems. Teacher working groups have an important role as professional learning communities that facilitate teachers in adapting to curriculum changes and improving instructional practices. This study aims to analyze the role of the Sekbin 2 Teacher Working Group (Forum Kelompok Kegiatan Guru/ FKKG) in strengthening the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum at elementary schools in Tonjong District, Brebes Regency. This study employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive case study design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis. The research participants consisted of the FKKG chairperson, administrators, elementary school teachers, principals, and school supervisors selected through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles and Huberman, consisting of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. Data credibility was ensured through source and technique triangulation. The findings indicate that FKKG Sekbin 2 plays three strategic roles in supporting the Merdeka Curriculum implementation. First, FKKG functions as a professional learning community that strengthens teacher competence through collaborative discussions, sharing best practices, and developing learning tools. Second, the sustainability of FKKG activities is supported by educational leadership and organizational support from principals and supervisors. Third, FKKG contributes to transforming instructional practices by encouraging student-centered learning, differentiated instruction, and innovative teaching strategies. This study concludes that FKKG can serve as a strategic educational management instrument for strengthening curriculum implementation through collaborative professional development, organizational support, and sustainable improvement of teacher practices.

This study assessed the extent of instructional supervision practices among head teachers in public primary schools in Kibondo District, Tanzania. The study was guided by the positivist research paradigm and employed a mixed-methods approach using a convergent parallel research design. A total of 294 participants were involved in the study, comprising 12 head teachers, 272 primary school teachers, 9 Ward Education Officers (WEOs), and 1 District Education Officer (DEO). Head teachers, WEOs, and the DEO were selected using purposive sampling, while primary school teachers were selected through simple random sampling. Quantitative data were collected using structured questionnaires administered to teachers, while qualitative data were obtained through interviews with head teachers, WEOs, and the DEO. Documentary review was also used to examine supervision schedules, classroom-observation records, lesson-plan monitoring records, and teachers’ feedback records. Quantitative data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) through descriptive statistics, particularly means and standard deviations, while qualitative data were analysed thematically. The findings revealed that instructional supervision practices were generally implemented at low to moderate levels. Maintaining written supervision records received the highest rating (M = 2.80, SD = 1.40), followed by organising school-based professional development (M = 2.65, SD = 1.40) and encouraging peer observation and mentoring (M = 2.61, SD = 1.44). In contrast, classroom-focused activities recorded relatively lower ratings, including reviewing teachers’ schemes of work (M = 2.26, SD = 1.51), classroom observation (M = 2.27, SD = 1.48), checking lesson plans (M = 2.29, SD = 1.47), and monitoring continuous assessment practices (M = 2.29, SD = 1.53). Qualitative and documentary evidence indicated that competing administrative responsibilities, staffing constraints, and other school-level demands constrained the consistent implementation of classroom-focused supervision. The study concludes that instructional supervision was implemented unevenly, with relatively greater emphasis on administrative documentation and professional development activities than on direct classroom-focused supervision. The study recommends strengthening head teachers’ instructional leadership competencies, reducing competing administrative workloads, addressing staffing constraints, and establishing systematic mechanisms for regular classroom observation, constructive feedback, professional development, and follow-up of instructional practices.

This study investigated assistant principals’ self-perceptions of their role as instructional leaders and examined the corresponding perceptions of principals. Grounded in Weber's (1996) instructional leadership model and using the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS), this quantitative study surveyed assistant principals and principals from a large suburban district. Findings reveal a gap: assistant principals rated themselves higher in instructional leadership than their principals. The results indicate that the assistant principal role requires a clearer definition, targeted professional development, and leadership succession planning. These findings offer implications for educational leadership training and school district practices.

This study examined the alignment between professional development opportunities and instructional practices among public kindergarten teachers at West City Elementary School, Dumaguete City, during school year 2025–2026. Guided by the integrated Gibbs–ERA reflective framework, it employed a descriptive-correlational design and total enumeration of seven kindergarten teachers. Data were collected through an adapted structured questionnaire administered via Google Forms and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank-order correlation. Respondents rated trainings and seminars (reported composite mean = 3.29), coaching and mentoring (3.48), classroom management (3.88), and teaching strategies (3.89) positively. Teachers particularly endorsed collaborative coaching, effective use of classroom time, supportive student–teacher relationships, differentiation, and adjustment of teaching strategies. Professional development opportunities had a very strong positive association with reported instructional practices (Spearman’s ρ = .860, p = .013, n = 7). These self-reported findings suggest that professional learning and instructional practice are closely aligned in the school, although the single-school, small-sample design cannot establish causality or verify changes in pupil outcomes. The study recommends sustained, school-based training, peer coaching, mentoring, instructional observation, and structured reflection to support transfer of professional learning to everyday teaching.

Creativity is a core competency within Kenya’s Competency-Based Education framework, and Integrated Science offers opportunities for learners to investigate, collaborate, experiment, and apply scientific knowledge. However, limited context-specific evidence exists on how teachers combine instructional strategies to foster creativity in Junior School Integrated Science. This study assessed variations in teachers’ combined use of inquiry-based, collaborative, experiential and hands-on, and technology-enhanced strategies in public Junior Schools in Ainabkoi Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. Guided by Piaget’s Cognitive Constructivist Theory, it adopted a pragmatic worldview and convergent parallel mixed-methods design. Questionnaires were completed by 81 Integrated Science teachers, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 Lead Integrated Science Teachers. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. Collaborative learning recorded the highest use (M = 4.06, SD = 0.65), followed by inquiry-based learning (M = 3.94, SD = 0.66), experiential/hands-on learning (M = 3.54, SD = 0.53), and technology-enhanced instruction (M = 2.92, SD = 0.37). HCA yielded three exploratory profiles distinguished by relative emphasis on technology, inquiry and experiential learning, and collaboration. Interviews indicated that teachers adapted strategy combinations to lesson demands, resources, time, class size, and preparation requirements. The findings show variation in teachers’ reported practices, supporting differentiated professional development and improved access to practical and digital resources. Learner creativity was not directly measured.

This study explores examines the role of expert educators in leading cross-school professional learning networks (PLNs) that are intentionally embedded within a professional development program designed to which cultivate future-ready and inclusive school leaders in Hong Kong. Drawing on a qualitative, open-ended questionnaire-based report from 26 expert educators, including 21 expert principals (EP) and 5 senior expert principals (SEP), the research examines their roles and the challenges they face in fostering cross-school collaboration. The study identified five interrelated leadership practices employed by the EPs and SEPs, including (1) fostering intense collaboration; (2) facilitating reflection; (3) developing a shared sense of purpose; (4) supporting cross-boundary learning; and (5) embodying reciprocal learning. The study contributes to the growing literature on leadership development grounded in PLNs. The findings argue the significance of experts and their independent leadership strategies to establish cross-school PLNs, pointing out that trust and embodying reciprocal learning reinforce their sustained engagement in cross-school PLNs. This study prompts further exploration of how leadership can establish and sustain cross-school PLNs for leadership development. The findings inform policymakers and educational leaders about how to develop meaningful learning across schools. Recommendations are offered to educational policymakers and school management bodies to prioritize the strengthening of professional networks for leadership development through active participation and expert guidance in the field.

Effective school leadership is vital to school management, teacher performance, and quality education. This study examined the leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices of public secondary school heads in the Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City during the school year 2025–2026. It assessed key leadership and behavioral competencies and determined their relationships with administrative practices. A descriptive-correlational design was used, with universal sampling of 105 school heads. Data were gathered through a standardized questionnaire anchored on the Results-Based Performance Management System and the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation were used. Findings showed high levels of leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices. People development was the strongest leadership dimension, while teamwork and innovation were the most evident core behavioral competencies. Managing school operations and resources, and focusing on teaching and learning, were among the strongest administrative practices. The study found significant positive relationships between leadership skills and administrative practices, and between core behavioral skills and administrative practices. The study concludes that effective school leadership requires a combination of people leadership, professional behavior, instructional leadership, strategic management, and administrative competence. It recommends needs-based leadership development, mentoring and coaching, stronger results-focused practices, ongoing instructional leadership training, stakeholder engagement, reflective practice, and individualized professional development plans to support the continued growth of school heads.

This study investigated how school leadership teams drive equity-centered instructional practices in K–12 schools. It aimed to synthesize contemporary research to identify leadership behaviors, structures, and conditions that contribute to equitable student learning environments. This qualitative literature review examined 10 peer-reviewed empirical studies published between 2019 and 2025. Studies were selected based on their focus on instructional leadership, equity, and K–12 educational contexts. A thematic analysis was used to identify recurring patterns and strategies across the literature. Five major themes emerged: (1) inclusive leadership that fosters shared decision-making and relational trust; (2) equity-focused leadership pipelines that prepare leaders to identify and address systemic barriers; (3) equity-oriented data practices that contextualize academic metrics and inform instructional change; (4) culturally responsive instruction supported by school-wide professional learning; and (5) collaborative leadership that centers family and community engagement. These themes were reinforced across studies involving varied contexts and leadership roles. The review was limited to studies published in English and focused primarily on U.S. educational contexts. Districts and policymakers can use these findings to design leadership preparation programs, refine professional development strategies, and align accountability frameworks with equity goals.

This study examined the relationships among teachers’ core behavioral competencies, professional performance, and students’ learning achievement in Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health (MAPEH) in the Department of Education Districts of Ilog I and II, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Using a descriptive-correlational research design, the study involved 38 MAPEH teachers and 190 students from ten public secondary schools, selected through total enumeration and proportional sampling, respectively. Data were gathered using a standardized questionnaire based on DepEd Order No. 2, s. 2015, teachers’ Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF) ratings, students’ academic records, and supplementary key informant interviews. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were employed. Findings revealed very high competencies in self-management (M = 3.826) and professionalism and ethics (M = 3.736), while result focus, teamwork, service orientation, and innovation were rated high. Teachers demonstrated very satisfactory professional performance (M = 3.557), whereas students achieved satisfactory academic performance in MAPEH (M = 84.142). Significant positive relationships were reported between result focus and teachers’ performance (r = .869, p = .028), innovation and students’ learning achievement (r = .797, p = .043), and teachers’ performance and students’ learning achievement (r = .797, p = .043). The findings highlighted the relevance of result-oriented practices, instructional innovation, and professional competence in supporting educational outcomes. Continuous professional development and a one-year competency enhancement plan were recommended to strengthen teaching effectiveness and student achievement. The study aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by emphasizing teacher development and improved learning outcomes. Its contribution to educational and institutional sustainability lies in supporting continuous professional improvement, instructional innovation, and sustained educational quality in public secondary schools.

This mixed-methods study had two aims: to determine the purpose of school administrators’ use of social media and to develop and validate a scale measuring those purposes. In the qualitative phase, 15 school principals were interviewed individually, and the social media accounts of five principals were analyzed to identify purposes of use. In the second phase, an instrument was developed and validated across two independent samples of school administrators attending separate in-service training programs organized by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MONE). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 156), using principal axis factoring with direct oblimin rotation, revealed a three-factor structure: stakeholder communication, personal use, and professional development, accounting for 65.52% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; n = 148) supported the factor structure with satisfactory model fit (χ²/df = 1.60, CFI = .955, RMSEA = .064). Convergent and discriminant validity were established through average variance extracted, composite reliability, McDonald’s omega, and the Fornell–Larcker criterion.

Teachers’ participation in professional development is often high, yet it does not always translate into classroom innovation, a persistent transfer-of-learning gap. This study explores how principals’ assertive communication was associated with teachers’ professional competence development in two junior high schools (one public, one private) in Brebes Regency, Indonesia. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used: baseline teacher competence was descriptively mapped from the Ruang GTK platform and the Education Report (Rapor Pendidikan), followed by a qualitative phase with 22 purposively selected informants (principals, vice-principals, teachers, students, and parents). Data were gathered through surveys, interviews, observations, and document analysis, and analyzed using Miles et al.’s interactive model with triangulation. Baseline data showed high training participation (score 4) but stagnant instructional innovation and classroom management (scores 2–3). Four interactional dimensions of assertive communication emerged: directive transparency, dialogic respect, non-blaming corrective feedback, and facilitative advocacy. These were associated with reduced teacher defensiveness and greater openness to interactive and digital teaching, and varied with institutional readiness. The study frames assertive leadership as a dynamic system of instructional communication rather than a fixed trait. Given its two-school, non-causal design, the findings are context-specific; they suggest that sustaining competence requires structured post-training clinical supervision and a constructive feedback culture.

This study examined the implementation and perceived effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) strategies in science among teachers and students in five public junior high schools in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Anchored in Constructivist Learning Theory, Social Constructivism, Progressive Inquiry, and Cognitive Load Theory, it employed a quantitative descriptive-correlational design. Respondents comprised 31 Science teachers selected through total enumeration and 100 Grade 10 students selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using validated researcher-developed questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and independent samples t-tests. Teachers rated IBL implementation as Highly Implemented (M = 4.66) and its effectiveness as Highly Effective (M = 4.71), whereas students rated implementation as Implemented (M = 4.17) and effectiveness as Effective (M = 4.09). Significant positive relationships emerged between implementation and perceived effectiveness, with stronger associations in students’ assessments. Significant differences between teacher and student ratings indicated disparities in their classroom perceptions. The findings concerned student engagement, conceptual understanding, scientific inquiry skills, collaborative learning, and problem-solving abilities. The study proposed the INQUIRE+ Professional Development Program to strengthen Science teachers’ inquiry-based instruction through coaching, collaborative lesson study, reflective practice, and systematic monitoring and evaluation. It aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by supporting improved Science instruction and continuing teacher development. Its contribution to educational and institutional sustainability lies in promoting sustained professional learning, school-based collaboration, and evidence-informed instructional improvement across participating schools and varied local classroom learning contexts. Further evaluation of the proposed program is needed to establish its effectiveness after implementation.

This study aims to explore and analyze effective learning strategies for gifted and talented students in elementary schools. Using a systematic literature review, it identifies the distinctive needs of gifted students and examines appropriate strategies, including curriculum enrichment, curriculum compacting, and acceleration. The findings indicate that gifted students need more challenging and targeted approaches to help them reach their full potential. Dynamic and relevant curriculum development, together with professional teacher training, is essential to creating a supportive and inspiring learning environment. Educational policies should therefore be more responsive to the needs of gifted students.

This qualitative descriptive study examined the perspectives of teachers with direct experience implementing the push-in model in general education classrooms in selected schools in Nevada, California, Arizona, and New Mexico, United States. It explored perceived educational value, implementation challenges, collaborative practices, professional roles, and opportunities for growth, and used the findings to formulate the Collaborative Push-In Enhancement Program (C-PEP). Participants were purposively selected from teachers experienced in push-in delivery or collaboration; the methodology described 11 co-participants, although another part of the dissertation reports a different sample count. Semi-structured interview accounts were examined using the six-phase thematic-analysis approach described in the dissertation. Five overarching themes were developed: push-in as inclusive and collaborative support for diverse learners; navigation of instructional, structural, and relational challenges; collaboration as the foundation of effective implementation; evolving instructional roles and complementary push-in/pull-out functions; and professional growth with holistic student development. Participants described greater classroom participation, confidence, access to grade-level teaching, and belonging, while emphasizing constrained planning time, scheduling, resources, and ambiguous teacher roles. The proposed C-PEP integrates differentiated instruction, problem-solving, co-planning, role clarification, mentoring, learner monitoring, and sustainability measures. Findings concern teachers’ reported experiences rather than independently measured student outcomes. The study highlights how inclusive practice depends on both responsive instruction and organizational support.

This study examined teacher self-efficacy, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) integration, and their predictive relationships with teacher effectiveness in the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program in the Tagbilaran City Division, Bohol, Philippines. Anchored in Social Cognitive Theory, the Prosocial Classroom Model, the CASEL SEL Framework, Self-Determination Theory, and Emotional Intelligence Theory, the study employed an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. Quantitative respondents comprised 202 ARAL teachers and 23 school heads or designated supervisors from eight public junior high schools. The qualitative phase involved 15 teachers and five supervisory participants. Data were collected using a validated, researcher-developed questionnaire, open-ended questions, and interviews, and analyzed through descriptive statistics, multiple regression, Welch’s t-test, and thematic analysis. Findings revealed high teacher self-efficacy (M = 3.99), SEL integration, and teacher effectiveness. SEL integration significantly and positively predicted content knowledge and pedagogy (R² = .154), assessment and reporting (R² = .520), and learning environment (R² = .537), whereas teacher self-efficacy showed no statistically significant unique contribution after accounting for SEL integration. Teachers’ and supervisors’ assessments showed no significant differences. Challenges included learner disengagement, language barriers, diverse learning needs, inadequate instructional resources, insufficient training, and monitoring difficulties. Professional commitment, instructional adaptability, supportive relationships, and administrative assistance facilitated implementation. The study recommends sustained SEL-focused professional development, differentiated instruction, strengthened supervision, and systematic learner monitoring. It supports Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), and 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) through inclusive learning recovery, socio-emotional support, and teacher welfare. Its sustainability contribution lies in informing institutional capacity-building, equitable educational opportunities, and continuing professional support for effective ARAL implementation.

An educational process organized based on an integrative approach significantly enhances the level of meta-competence among prospective primary school teachers. This article analyzes a four-component model for developing meta-competence (comprising goal-oriented, content-related, technological, and outcome-based dimensions) and evaluates its effectiveness through a pedagogical experiment. The study involved 519 students from the pedagogical institutes of Andijan and Namangan, as well as Navoi State University (divided into experimental and control groups). The results showed a substantial improvement in meta-competencies within the experimental group, whereas no significant changes were observed in the control group. These findings are particularly relevant, as they can be utilized to refine educational modules and assessment tools within higher pedagogical education institutions.

This study determined the administrative strategies employed by school leaders in implementing enhanced digital-based literacy instruction in selected public elementary schools in the City of Naga, Cebu (Region VII), and Calubian, Leyte (Region VIII), during School Year 2025–2026. It examined the respondents’ demographic and professional profiles; the level of implementation of digital-based literacy instruction in terms of curriculum integration, technological infrastructure and resources, and teacher pedagogical competence; the administrative strategies employed in resource allocation and maintenance, capacity building and professional development, and instructional supervision and monitoring; and the issues and concerns encountered. The study employed a quantitative descriptive-correlational and descriptive-comparative research design. The respondents comprised 110 school heads and teachers from six public elementary schools, consisting of six school heads (5.45%) and 104 teachers (94.55%). Data were gathered using a researcher-made structured questionnaire anchored on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework and the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH). Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, and standard deviation were used for descriptive analysis, while an independent-samples t-test or analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were proposed for examining differences and relationships. The findings revealed that digital-based literacy instruction was implemented to a great extent (overall weighted mean = 3.45, SD = 0.42), while administrative strategies were employed to a great extent (overall weighted mean = 3.51, SD = 0.39). Instructional supervision and monitoring were revealed to be the most frequently implemented administrative strategy, whereas technological infrastructure and resources were revealed to be the area requiring the greatest improvement. A significant positive relationship was revealed between administrative strategies and the level of implementation (r = 0.62, p < 0.001). Limited internet connectivity, insufficient digital equipment, and the need for continuous teacher training were revealed to be the major implementation concerns. These findings suggest the value of an enhanced digital-based literacy instruction framework emphasizing strategic resource allocation, sustained professional development, reliable technological infrastructure, and consistent instructional supervision.

The University of South Africa (UNISA) is the largest higher education institution (HEI) in Africa. In fact, UNISA is one of the largest and leading open-distance e-learning (ODeL) institutions in the world and is reputable for its commitment to providing increased access to quality education and flexible teaching. Therefore, UNISA presents a unique context for exploring teacher education through flexible learning. To this end, the current research was conducted between February and May of 2025 and explored the role of flexible learning in teacher education at an influential model in the Global South. The rationale for this research was grounded in the need to address educational challenges in Africa through innovative teaching methods. Employing systematic document analysis and governed by the principles of grounded theory in the collection and analysis of data, this study aimed to explore UNISA’s provision of flexible teacher education. The findings revealed that flexible teacher education in Africa is a necessity and a complex undertaking. It is shaped by demographic pressures, economic constraints, historical inequalities, and crisis events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Flexible learning expands access, reduces costs, and offers opportunities for curriculum transformation. Its effectiveness, however, is constrained by systemic challenges, including digital inequalities, resistance to pedagogical change, and limitations in institutional capacity. A key contribution of this research is the development of an emerging theory that reveals that flexible education is a balancing act between expanding access and maintaining quality.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the factors influencing teachers’ job satisfaction using a middle school in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, China. Research design, data and methodology: A quantitative research design was adopted. Questionnaire surveys were distributed to 90 teachers at a middle school in Tongchuan District using stratified random sampling. Multiple linear regression was used to examine the relationships between working hours, work pressure, organizational commitment, teacher self-efficacy, teacher career motivation, and job satisfaction. In addition, a 16-week strategic planning program was implemented with 30 teachers to improve job satisfaction. Paired sample t-tests were applied to compare the pre- and post-intervention results. Results: The multiple linear regression results show that organizational commitment, teacher career motivation, and teacher self-efficacy have significant positive effects on job satisfaction. Working hours and work pressure do not show significant direct effects in the regression model. After the program implementation, the paired sample t-test results indicate significant improvements in working hours, work pressure, organizational commitment, teacher self-efficacy, teacher career motivation, and overall job satisfaction. Conclusions: The findings suggest that school management practices that strengthen organizational commitment, support teachers’ professional motivation, and improve working conditions can enhance teachers’ job satisfaction. Practical actions such as flexible work arrangements, professional development opportunities, and participatory school governance may help improve teachers’ workplace experiences and support sustainable educational development.

Introduction Computer teachers are widely recognized as key drivers of digital transformation in education, given their central role in integrating technology into teaching and learning processes. Their position places them at the forefront of adopting and modeling innovative pedagogical approaches and associated technologies—such as gamification—to support sustainable integration within schools. Methods The study aimed to identify the extent of gamification adoption among computer teachers in Jordan; to do so, a descriptive approach was used. The study instrument was a questionnaire that had items measuring computer teachers' familiarity with gamification, attitudes toward gamification, employment of gamification, and the obstacles to employing gamification. The participants were 104 computer teachers from one governorate in Jordan. Results Results indicated that computer teachers had high familiarity with gamification and positive attitudes toward gamification, reflecting strong conceptual acceptance, whereas their reported classroom use was moderate. Teachers tended to rely on basic elements such as points and rewards rather than advanced strategies, indicating surface-level application. Additionally, familiarity with gamification was not comprehensive, with a stronger understanding of general concepts than specific tools. Perceived obstacles were moderate, with administrative and institutional factors identified as the most influential barriers. Discussion The study recommends strengthening institutional support and providing targeted training to enable effective and sustained implementation of gamification in practice.

Creative competence, defined as the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required both to act creatively and to cultivate creativity in learners, is increasingly framed as a core professional capability for teachers, yet initial teacher education rarely addresses it systematically. This brief research report examines whether a game-based instructional module embedded in a standard pedagogy course can strengthen pre-service teachers' creative competence. Using a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent-groups pre-test/post-test design, two intact cohorts of undergraduate pre-service teachers ( N = 118) completed either a 12-week game-based module (“Creative Pedagogy Lab”; n = 61) or a conventional seminar covering the same syllabus ( n = 57). Outcomes included creative self-efficacy and creative personal identity (Short Scale of Creative Self), teaching-for-creativity competence, divergent thinking (Alternative Uses Task), and blind consensual ratings of an authentic lesson-design product; reflective journals and focus groups captured participants’ experiences. Covariate-adjusted analyses showed significant advantages for the game-based condition in creative self-efficacy ( η p² = .10), teaching-for-creativity competence ( η p² = .12), originality of ideas ( η p² = .06), and rated creativity of lesson designs (d = 0.82). No significant effect emerged for ideational fluency, and the effect on creative personal identity was small and did not survive correction for multiple comparisons. Qualitative findings offer contextual insight into these patterns rather than independent evidence of causal mechanism: participants described the games as low-stakes “safe-fail” spaces that granted permission to experiment, while time pressure and coverage anxiety constrained engagement. The results provide preliminary evidence that game-based approaches can be integrated into professional preparation without displacing core content, and they point to organizational conditions—curricular space, facilitator development, and assessment alignment—needed to sustain such approaches in teacher-education organizations. As a single-institution study with a predominantly female, elementary-track sample, these findings are preliminary and may not generalize to other subject areas, institutions, or more gender-balanced cohorts.

The present study addresses the theme of Inclusive Education, ensuring access, permanence, and the development of students with specific educational needs within the school environment, while recognizing their differences and potential. In this context, the role of Multifunctional Resource Rooms and Specialized Educational Assistance (SEA) in supporting students with Giftedness/Talentedness (G/T) is highlighted.The objective is to analyze the importance of resource rooms and specialized educational assistance in the holistic development of students with giftedness/talentedness. The research was carried out through a bibliographic review, based on authors who discuss inclusive education and policies for serving students with G/T, such as Mantoan (2003), Virgolim (2014), Gama (2013), Vieira (2020), Piske (2013), among others, these authors reported legal and pedagogical advances that have paved the way for inclusive education for students with giftedness/talentedness in Brazil. However, challenges related to teacher training, infrastructure, and the implementation of public policies still persist. The inclusion of students with specific educational needs—particularly those with giftedness/talentedness—requires differentiated pedagogical practices, continuous professional development, and the strengthening of specialized support policies to ensure equitable and high-quality education.

Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a relevant professional competency in nursing, yet its relationship with career growth remains underexplored in Saudi Arabia. This study examined the association between total emotional intelligence and perceived career growth among nurses in the Jazan Health Cluster. A cross-sectional correlational design was employed with 295 registered nurses in the Jazan Health Cluster recruited via convenience sampling. EI was measured using the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test, and career growth was measured using the Career Growth Scale. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression served as the primary analytical strategies. The sample was predominantly female (78.0%), Saudi (67.1%), and BSN-qualified (74.9%), with a mean age of 36.28 years (SD = 7.94). Mean total EI was 127.98 (SD = 9.96), and mean total career growth was 53.73 (SD = 6.66). EI was positively correlated with career growth ( r = .351, 95% CI [0.246, 0.447], p < .001). Exploratory analysis showed that total EI was most strongly correlated with Career Capacity ( r = .438). Social Skills and Emotion Utilization showed broad positive patterns across the non-salary career-growth domains, whereas total EI was not associated with Salary Increase ( r = − .008, 95% CI [-0.122, 0.106]). The association between the total scores remained after covariate adjustment (B = 0.213, standardized β = 0.319, HC3 p < .001; adjusted R² = 0.220). Total emotional intelligence was positively associated with perceived career growth among nurses in Saudi Arabia after covariate adjustment but was not associated with perceived salary growth. Exploratory findings suggest that emotional competencies may be more relevant to developmental and relational aspects of career growth than to financial advancement. The findings may inform broader professional-development strategies aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 healthcare workforce priorities.

The professionalism of guidance and counseling (BK) teachers plays an important role in services that support students’ personal, social, academic, and career development. However, research on professional challenges, competencies, and development strategies for BK teachers tends to examine these three aspects separately without integrating ethical responsibilities. This article aimed to analyze BK teachers’ professionalism in the digital era, encompassing competencies, challenges and opportunities associated with technology use, and continuing competency development. The study employed a literature review method with a descriptive qualitative approach. Articles and documents published between 2020 and 2025 were retrieved through Google Scholar and Portal Garuda and analyzed thematically. The findings indicate that BK teachers’ professionalism rests on mastery of pedagogical, personal, social, and professional competencies, alongside continuing competency development. However, training and supervision remain limited in terms of duration, evaluation indicators, and monitoring, with a greater focus on professional competence. Digital technologies extend the reach of services but require digital competence and protection of client data confidentiality. The reviewed literature also indicates limited availability of standardized guidelines for online counseling in Indonesia. These findings provide an integrated perspective on BK teachers’ professionalism in the digital era, linking competency mastery, ethical responsibilities, and the ability to use technology. In practical terms, competency development for BK teachers needs to integrate digital competence and online counseling ethics through continuing training, supervision, and evaluation based on measurable indicators. Support from professional associations in developing online counseling guidelines is also needed to strengthen professional and responsible service delivery.

This article analyzes the challenges and possibilities of incorporating socio-emotional competencies into teacher education, aiming to contribute to the development of an integrative and humanizing pedagogy. Based on a qualitative bibliographic review, recent studies (2020–2025) were examined, highlighting the impact of socio-emotional competencies on teacher well-being, student engagement, and the quality of pedagogical relationships. The findings indicate that, although theoretical and practical advances have been made, significant gaps remain in initial and continuing education curricula, which are still largely centered on technical and content-based models. The article argues for the urgent need for public policies, curricular guidelines, and formative practices that foster teachers' emotional development, recognizing its essential role in creating healthy school environments and promoting meaningful learning. It concludes that educating emotionally competent teachers is crucial for a more sensitive, ethical, and effective education.

این مقاله چالش‌ها و امکانات ادغام شایستگی‌های اجتماعی-هیجانی در آموزش معلمان را تحلیل می‌کند و هدف آن کمک به توسعه یک پداگوژی یکپارچه و انسان‌دوستانه است. بر اساس یک مرور کتابشناختی کیفی، مطالعات اخیر (۲۰۲۰–۲۰۲۵) مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند که بر تأثیر شایستگی‌های اجتماعی-هیجانی بر بهزیستی معلمان، مشارکت دانش‌آموزان و کیفیت روابط پداگوژیک تأکید دارند. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهند که اگرچه پیشرفت‌های نظری و عملی حاصل شده است، شکاف‌های قابل‌توجهی در برنامه‌های درسی آموزش اولیه و مستمر باقی مانده است که همچنان عمدتاً بر مدل‌های فنی و محتوامحور متمرکز هستند. این مقاله بر ضرورت فوری سیاست‌های عمومی، راهنماهای برنامه درسی و عملکردهای تربیتی که توسعه هیجانی معلمان را تقویت می‌کنند، تأکید می‌ورزد و نقش اساسی آن‌ها را در ایجاد محیط‌های مدرسه سالم و ترویج یادگیری معنادار به رسمیت می‌شناسد. این مقاله نتیجه می‌گیرد که تربیت معلمان دارای شایستگی هیجانی برای آموزشی حساس‌تر، اخلاقی‌تر و کارآمدتر حیاتی است.

Background: Teacher agency is essential to educational transformation, yet teacher development in Nepal often relies on standardized training approaches that emphasize prescribed methods rather than critical reflection, contextual experimentation, and collaborative learning. Objectives: This study explores how teachers develop and exercise agency through Critical–Creative Pedagogy (CCP) and participatory action research in two Nepali public-school contexts. Methods: Using a participatory action research approach, the study examined two contexts: a cross-school initiative involving 11 teachers from eight public schools in Helambu and a school-based initiative involving 30 teachers at Janata Secondary School in Bardibas. Data were generated over nine months through workshop interactions, teacher reflections, lesson plans, classroom observations, reflective dialogues, and informal conversations with students. The analysis examined how reflection, dialogue, classroom experimentation, and collective professional learning contributed to the development of teacher agency. Results: The findings indicate that teacher agency developed through iterative cycles of reflection, action, observation, dialogue, and re-reflection rather than through standardized training alone. Teachers began questioning textbook-centred and examination-driven practices and experimenting with learning activities grounded in students’ experiences and local contexts. Contextual adaptation and engagement with the wider school community, including school management committees and parents, emerged as important dimensions of pedagogical change. The Bardibas initiative appeared to foster stronger shared reflection, mutual support, and continuity of pedagogical change than the cross-school arrangement in Helambu. Conclusion: Teacher agency is a relational and context-dependent process that develops through critical reflection, pedagogical experimentation, and collaborative learning. Sustaining educational transformation requires professional learning opportunities that connect teachers’ agency with local knowledge, school-level collaboration, and community engagement. Novelty: By examining participatory action research across two distinct school contexts, this study highlights how the institutional setting of teacher collaboration may shape opportunities for collective reflection, mutual support, and sustained pedagogical change. It also foregrounds the importance of connecting teacher learning with school and community contexts in efforts to transform classroom practice.

The Merdeka Curriculum is Indonesia's most significant curricular reform in a decade, granting schools and teachers wider autonomy over learning design, assessment, and the use of digital resources. Its success, however, depends on whether teachers are prepared to exercise that autonomy and whether technological support is available to sustain it. This article reviews 24 studies published between 2023 and 2026 to examine how teacher readiness and technological support have been addressed in research on the curriculum's implementation. A qualitative systematic review was conducted following PRISMA 2020 reporting principles. Records were drawn from two bibliographic exports and supplementary searches, screened against explicit criteria, and analysed through thematic synthesis. Five themes emerged: conceptual understanding of curriculum components, professional development and training, pedagogical and assessment adaptation, institutional and management support, and technological competence and infrastructure. The synthesis shows that readiness is uneven across regions, school types, and subjects, and that the Merdeka Mengajar Platform has become a central support tool whose benefits depend on teachers' digital competence, time, and school-level facilitation. The article proposes a Readiness-Technology Alignment perspective, arguing that readiness and technological support should be planned together rather than treated as separate policy tracks. Implications for training, leadership, and policy are discussed.

This study investigates how a novice EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher enacts professional identity within the context of reading instruction. While prior research has established the dynamic and multifaceted nature of teacher identity, limited attention has been given to how professional identity is constructed and enacted through subject-specific pedagogical practices, particularly in reading instruction. This qualitative case study draws on interview and classroom observation data to explore how a novice EFL teacher enacts professional identities in reading instruction. The findings suggest that the teacher’s professional identity is not a fixed set of roles but is expressed through situated teaching practices and professional reflections. Specifically, three interrelated identity positions were identified—facilitator of meaning-making, cultural and textual guide, and reflective learner. These positions were reflected in instructional practices such as scaffolding, interpretive questioning, and the provision of cultural and textual background knowledge, as well as in the teacher’s willingness to learn from students and engage in professional development. Furthermore, the findings highlight the relationship between the teacher’s professional identity, individual agency, and the working conditions of her teaching context. By situating teacher identity within the practices of reading instruction, this study extends existing research by foregrounding the practice-based and context-sensitive nature of novice teacher identity. An Activity Theory perspective further informs the interpretation of how professional identity relates to pedagogical practices, instructional tools, and contextual conditions.

This article develops a professional development approach that uses digital management projects to strengthen the managerial competence of vocational education leaders. The aim is to design a mechanism for transferring learning from a short training module into everyday management practice. The article employed documentary analysis of theoretical and methodological materials and compared them with primary sources on constructive alignment, the transfer of acquired knowledge to professional practice, and digital competence frameworks. The units of analysis are curriculum topics, allocated learning time, management actions and verifiable practical outputs. The documented module comprises twelve hours, equally divided between theoretical and practical sessions; its table does not specify independent study hours. A sequence of problem identification, solution modelling, bounded implementation and reflective analysis is proposed. The classroom module is linked to twenty-four hours of workplace project activity, producing a proposed thirty-six-hour pathway. Expected outputs include a decision rationale, a data dictionary, a monitoring table and an improvement plan. The contribution is an explicit instructional connection between learning a digital tool and substantiating a management decision. The proposed pathway has not undergone a new experimental evaluation. Conditions for subsequent testing and limitations of the design are specified

Introduction Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has emerged as a prominent framework for promoting inclusive education by addressing learner variability through flexible curriculum design, instruction, and assessment. Although interest in UDL has expanded globally, evidence regarding its implementation in primary mathematics education remains fragmented across diverse educational contexts. This systematic review synthesized empirical evidence on UDL implementation in primary mathematics education and developed an evidence-informed integrative framework to guide research and practice. Methods The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA 2020) guidelines. Searches conducted in Scopus and Web of Science identified 168 records, from which 14 studies met the inclusion criteria. Methodological quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT, Version 2018), and data were synthesized through thematic analysis. Results Three substantive themes emerged: instructional practices supporting UDL implementation, educational outcomes associated with UDL implementation, and contextual challenges and enabling factors. The findings revealed that effective UDL implementation was characterized by differentiated instruction, multiple means of representation, engagement, and action and expression, supported by accessible learning resources and digital technologies. These practices were associated with improved mathematics achievement, conceptual understanding, learner engagement, participation, and accessibility. However, successful implementation depended on sustained teacher professional development, institutional support, and equitable access to instructional resources. Discussion The review informed the development of an evidence-informed integrative framework that contextualizes UDL implementation within primary mathematics education. By linking enabling conditions, instructional practices, contextual influences, and learner outcomes, the framework extends existing UDL applications and offers a comprehensive model for advancing inclusive mathematics education. The findings underscore the importance of systemic support structures in ensuring effective and sustainable UDL implementation.

Allocation of educational resources affects the learning environment and equality of opportunity for students. Frontline teachers' views on the urban-rural disparity in educational resources for Chinese primary and secondary schools are investigated in this study. An exploratory comparative design was used, and based on questionnaire responses from 26 teachers, six were from urban schools and twenty were from rural or township schools. Teacher staffing and qualifications, school facilities, digital resources, curriculum implementation, professional development, family cooperation, funding and policy execution were also analysed. Therefore, the deficiencies in urban and rural areas cannot be confined to primary and secondary school facilities. Rural teachers reported more restrictions in specialist staffing, professional development, curriculum provision, digital resources, family support and the actual implementation of educational balancing policies. Teachers in both groups also listed the recruitment, training and retention of teachers as problems. Therefore, in addition to the supply of resources, schools need to have the ability to use and maintain these resources effectively for educational equity. Due to the small and unequal sample and the reliance on self-reported data, the findings should be interpreted as exploratory. Future research should use larger samples and combine teacher perspectives with student, school, and longitudinal data to further examine how resource allocation affects educational opportunities.

Twenty First Century Skills (21st CS) are considered to be a pathway of STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Education, yet there is limited evidence at a large scale of the implementation of STEM/STEAM pedagogy in secondary schools of Pakistan. The research sought to understand the self-reported classroom practices of secondary school teachers across nine domains of pedagogical and infrastructural practices associated with STEM/STEAM learning, and to examine the differences in practices by teachers from different localities and males and females. The design of the study was descriptive, cross-sectional survey. The respondents comprised 1,099 STEM/STEAM engaged secondary teachers from all seven administrative provinces/territories of Pakistan who filled an 8-item Yes/No Resource Availability index along with a structured 51 item questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale, which measured 8 practice constructs: Project- and Problem-Based Learning, Hands-On and Model-Making Practices, Inquiry-Based Learning, Use of Digital Tools and Technology, Arts Integration, Collaborative Learning, Problem-Solving and Design Thinking, and STEM/STEAM Competitions and Achievement Exposure. The instrument was expert validated and showed great internal consistency (α overall was .905). Results: Teachers indicated that they were implementing Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) at a high level (M = 3.57), Competitions and Achievement Exposure at a high level (M = 3.48), and Arts Integration at a moderate level (M = 3.42), while they were implementing Collaborative Learning at a moderate level (M = 3.39), Problem Solving and Design Thinking at a moderate level (M = 3.34), and Inquiry Based Learning at a moderate level (M = 3.32), and Hands On/Model Making at a comparatively low level (M = 3.05). In general, 49.5% of cases, material and infrastructural resources were available. There was no significant difference between the availability of resources available to teachers by gender, but there was a significant difference by urban and rural (χ² = 22.449, p < .001), with teachers from urban schools saying they had less available in their classroom than teachers from rural schools, possibly because of the overcrowding of urban schools, rather than the fact that rural school resources are superior. Conclusion: relatively high levels of engagement with teacher-directed/low material cost practices and practices depending on sustained student autonomy or on physical materials or infrastructure or on the digital are relatively limited, with the exception of practices that rely on physical materials and infrastructure. Implications: The results justify investing more in infrastructure and professional development in hands-on, inquiry, and technologically focused practice and in the reallocation of resources based on per-capita classroom load instead of on an urban/rural administrative classification.

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is increasingly recognized as an important component of elementary education, supporting students’ social-emotional development, engagement, well-being, and academic learning. However, the relationships among teacher social-emotional competence, learning climate, implementation quality, and student outcomes remain insufficiently integrated, particularly in the Indonesian context. This study aims to synthesize literature on these relationships and examine their implications for SEL implementation in Indonesian elementary schools. A narrative literature review was conducted using an existing source corpus supplemented by relevant peer-reviewed literature. The synthesis examined major themes concerning teacher competence, classroom practices, learning climate, student outcomes, implementation conditions, and contextual adaptation. The findings suggest that teacher competence is associated with the quality of SEL enactment, while a supportive learning climate provides a context for student participation and social-emotional learning. Implementation quality and cultural context also shape how SEL is adapted and sustained. These relationships should not be interpreted as a universally established causal pathway. The review highlights the need for context-responsive teacher development, school-level support, and rigorous evaluation of SEL practices. Future empirical research in Indonesian elementary schools should investigate these relationships using longitudinal and mixed-methods approaches.

The article discusses the specifics of social-pedagogical work with students majoring in “Social Pedagogy,” focusing on interacting with learners who require special educational conditions due to visual impairments. It presents the educational and social needs of the learners, the pivotal role of the social pedagogue, and the blended teaching methodology developed for this topic. Special attention is paid to the interconnected organization of lectures and practical sessions, the execution of case studies, and the core role of establishing trust and mutual understanding with the learner—all of which foster students’ professional competencies and inclusive mindset. The objective of the article is to present the methodical implementation experience of teaching the topic “Specifics of working with learners with special educational needs conditioned by visual impairments,” highlighting the complementary role of lectures and practical seminars in the professional development of future social pedagogues. During the lectures and practical seminars, a comprehensive range of methods and tools are utilized: slide presentations, lecture-discussions, Q&A sessions, “one-minute reflection,” brainstorming, video screenings, graphic charts, case studies, individual and group work, role-plays, educational games, discussions, and the “invisible trust” method. The application of these methods stimulates students' active engagement, enhances initiative, fosters positive interpersonal relationships, and develops essential social skills. Main Conclusion. The methodical framework proposed in this article can serve as a practical guide for higher education instructors. Such in-depth preparation for working with learners with visual impairments ensures that future educators enter the school system not as passive observers of the inclusion process, but as active, competent creators of a high-quality, accessible, and safe learning environment.

Background: Physics is a challenging subject for most students due to the abstract and complex nature of its concepts. This condition often causes students to experience difficulties in understanding the relationship between theoretical concepts and their applications in everyday life.Aims: As an effort to address this issue, this community service activity was conducted at MA ALKARIM Bengkulu Tengah by implementing Science Process Skills in physics learning.Method: The implementation was carried out through training activities for teachers and classroom learning practices using a simple pendulum experiment to determine the gravitational acceleration constant. This activity was designed to provide an active, contextual, and student-centered learning experience.Results: Based on the results of the implementation, students demonstrated better engagement in observing, measuring, and discussing the experimental results. In addition, teachers gained new insights into the application of process skills–based learning within the context of limited school facilities.Conclusions: This article outlines the strategies and stages of implementing Science Process Skills used to create a more effective, enjoyable, and relevant physics learning process for students at the secondary school level.

Teacher development is essential for improving instructional quality and supporting sustainable school improvement. This study examined teacher development needs across educational stages in selected schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by focusing on three key domains: classroom practices, family engagement, and school support. Using a quantitative descriptive-comparative research design, data were collected through a structured survey administered to teachers representing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Primary, and Secondary levels. Descriptive statistics, One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and rank-order analysis were employed to determine the levels of teacher development indicators, examine differences across educational stages, and identify priority areas for professional development. The findings revealed high levels of teacher development across all three domains, with classroom practices receiving the highest ratings, followed by family engagement and school support. No statistically significant differences were found in classroom practices, family engagement, or school support across educational stages, indicating that teachers shared similar professional experiences regardless of teaching level. However, item-level analysis identified important developmental priorities, including strengthening student motivation, enhancing family-school partnerships, improving student well-being monitoring, and expanding opportunities for teacher participation in school decision-making. Based on these findings, the Teacher Development Enhancement Framework (TDEF) was developed to provide stage-specific interventions for EYFS, Primary, and Secondary teachers. The framework offers school leaders and policymakers an evidence-based guide for designing targeted professional development initiatives that strengthen instructional practice, organizational support, and collaborative partnerships, ultimately contributing to sustainable teacher growth and improved educational quality in UAE schools.

Understanding the learning preferences of pre-service teachers is important for designing flexible and inclusive teacher education programmes. This study examined Honey and Mumford Learning Styles Questionnaire (LSQ) dimension scores and the resulting highest-scoring and tied maximum-score classifications among Level 100 pre-service teachers in Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It also examined whether these classifications were associated with gender, teaching-level specialisation, and programme family. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted. The accessible population comprised approximately 2,800 pre-service teachers across eight Colleges of Education, from which 1,496 respondents were included in the study. Data were collected using the 80-item Honey and Mumford LSQ, which assesses four learning-preference dimensions: Activist, Reflector, Theorist, and Pragmatist. For descriptive classification, the dimension with the highest observed score was identified for each respondent, while respondents with equal maximum scores on two or more dimensions were retained in a separate Tie category. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, chi-square tests, Cramér's V, and multinomial logistic regression. Tied maximum scores were observed for 44.5% of respondents. Among respondents with a unique highest-scoring dimension, Activist was the most frequent classification (28.7%), followed by Theorist (12.0%), Reflector (9.5%), and Pragmatist (5.3%). Highest-scoring classification was significantly associated with gender, χ 2 (4, N = 1,496) = 17.91, p = .001, Cramér's V = .109; teaching level, χ 2 (4, N = 1,496) = 41.76, p < .001, Cramér's V = .167; and programme family, χ 2 (12, N = 1,496) = 178.94, p < .001, Cramér's V = .200. The effect sizes were relatively small. Multinomial regression identified differences in selected outcome contrasts, particularly for teaching level and programme family, although several estimates had wide confidence intervals and should be interpreted cautiously. The findings demonstrate considerable variation in LSQ score patterns and show that a substantial proportion of respondents could not be assigned a unique highest-scoring dimension. These results support cautious use of learning-style classifications as descriptive indicators of reported preferences rather than as fixed learner types. Teacher education programmes should therefore emphasise varied pedagogical experiences incorporating active engagement, reflection, theoretical understanding, and practical application.

Leadership development is essential for Islamic educational institutions seeking to improve educational quality while preserving their religious and ethical foundations. This study aims to examine leadership development strategies, identify factors influencing their implementation, and explore the integration of Islamic ethical principles into leadership development. A systematic literature review (SLR) is designed using the PRISMA 2020 reporting framework and thematic synthesis. The review focuses on individual leadership competencies, organizational practices, and Islamic ethical orientation. The proposed analytical framework encompasses professional development, mentoring, succession planning, and distributed leadership, alongside organizational support, institutional culture, and opportunities to apply professional learning. It also examines how amanah (trustworthiness), ‘adl (justice), and syura (consultation) can connect leadership competence with ethical responsibility. The study’s intended contribution is an integrated conceptual framework for understanding leadership development in Islamic educational institutions and informing context-sensitive leadership programmes. Its practical implications concern leadership preparation, institutional policy, and professional learning. However, the strength of these conclusions will depend on the completeness and quality of the studies identified and included in the review. The study’s originality lies in bringing professional competencies, organizational conditions, and Islamic ethical principles into a common analytical framework.

توسعه رهبری برای مؤسسات آموزشی اسلامی که به دنبال ارتقای کیفیت آموزشی در عین حفظ مبانی دینی و اخلاقی خود هستند، امری ضروری است. هدف این مطالعه بررسی راهبردهای توسعه رهبری، شناسایی عوامل مؤثر بر اجرای آن‌ها و واکاوی ادغام اصول اخلاقی اسلامی در توسعه رهبری است. یک مرور نظام‌مند ادبیات (SLR) با استفاده از چارچوب گزارش‌دهی PRISMA 2020 و سنتز موضوعی طراحی شده است. این مرور بر شایستگی‌های فردی رهبری، رویه‌های سازمانی و جهت‌گیری اخلاقی اسلامی تمرکز دارد. چارچوب تحلیلی پیشنهادی شامل توسعه حرفه‌ای، مربی‌گری، برنامه‌ریزی جانشینی و رهبری توزیعی، در کنار حمایت سازمانی، فرهنگ نهادی و فرصت‌های به‌کارگیری یادگیری حرفه‌ای است. همچنین بررسی می‌کند که چگونه امانت (trustworthiness)، عدل (‘adl) و شورا (syura) می‌توانند شایستگی رهبری را با مسئولیت اخلاقی پیوند دهند. هدف این مطالعه ارائه یک چارچوب مفهومی یکپارچه برای فهم توسعه رهبری در مؤسسات آموزشی اسلامی و اطلاع‌رسانی به برنامه‌های رهبری متناسب با زمینه است. پیامدهای عملی آن به آمادگی رهبری، سیاست‌گذاری نهادی و یادگیری حرفه‌ای مربوط می‌شود. با این حال، قوت این نتایج به جامعیت و کیفیت مطالعات شناسایی و وارد شده در مرور بستگی خواهد داشت. نوآوری این مطالعه در گردآوری شایستگی‌های حرفه‌ای، شرایط سازمانی و اصول اخلاقی اسلامی در یک چارچوب تحلیلی مشترک نهفته است.

Mastery of basic arithmetic operations is fundamental to teachers’ numeracy competence and their ability to deliver quality mathematics instruction. This study aimed to analyze changes in teachers’ arithmetic competence following training in the GASING method (Gampang, Asyik, and Menyenangkan), identify gains across individual components, and compare improvements across training classes and educational levels. A quantitative approach with a pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design was implemented across four training classes. Participants comprised 216 primary and junior secondary school teachers in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Competence was assessed on a 0–100 scale across five components: Bakalkubagi, addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division. Data analysis included the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, paired t-test, effect sizes, normalized gain (N-Gain), and comparisons across classes and educational levels. The results showed that the mean total score increased from 44.13 to 93.17, representing a gain of 49.04 points (p < .001) and a mean N-Gain of 0.88, classified as high. The largest gains occurred in division, multiplication, and Bakalkubagi. Improvements did not differ significantly across training classes or educational levels. These findings indicate consistent score improvements following training but do not establish a causal effect because no control group was included. ABSTRAK Penguasaan operasi hitung dasar merupakan fondasi kompetensi numerasi yang perlu dimiliki guru untuk mendukung pembelajaran matematika yang berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis peningkatan kompetensi operasi hitung guru setelah mengikuti pelatihan metode GASING (Gampang, Asyik, dan Menyenangkan), mengidentifikasi peningkatan pada setiap komponen, serta membandingkan hasil antarkelas dan antarjenjang pendidikan. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest yang diterapkan pada empat kelas pelatihan. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 216 guru SD/MI dan SMP di Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan, Sumatera Utara. Kompetensi diukur melalui lima komponen, yaitu Bakalkubagi, penjumlahan, perkalian, pengurangan, dan pembagian, menggunakan skala 0–100. Analisis data meliputi uji Wilcoxon, paired t-test, ukuran efek, N-Gain, serta perbandingan antarkelas dan antarjenjang. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa rerata skor total meningkat dari 44,13 menjadi 93,17, dengan selisih 49,04 poin (p < 0,001) dan N-Gain 0,88 dalam kategori tinggi. Peningkatan terbesar terjadi pada pembagian, perkalian, dan Bakalkubagi. Peningkatan tidak berbeda signifikan antarkelas maupun antarjenjang. Temuan ini menunjukkan peningkatan kompetensi yang konsisten setelah pelatihan, tetapi belum membuktikan hubungan kausal karena tidak menggunakan kelompok kontrol.

تسلط بر عملیات حسابی پایه، اساس شایستگی سواد عددی معلمان و توانایی آن‌ها در ارائه آموزش با کیفیت ریاضیات است. هدف این پژوهش، تحلیل تغییرات شایستگی حسابی معلمان پس از آموزش روش GASING (Gampang، Asyik، و Menyenangkan)، شناسایی میزان پیشرفت در هر یک از مؤلفه‌ها و مقایسه بهبودها در بین کلاس‌های آموزشی و سطوح تحصیلی بود. این مطالعه با رویکرد کمی و طرح پیش‌آزمایشی یک‌گروهی با پیش‌آزمون–پس‌آزمون در چهار کلاس آموزشی اجرا شد. شرکت‌کنندگان شامل ۲۱۶ معلم مدارس ابتدایی و متوسطه اول در شهرستان Humbang Hasundutan، استان سوماترای شمالی، اندونزی بودند. شایستگی در مقیاس ۰ تا ۱۰۰ و در پنج مؤلفه Bakalkubagi، جمع، ضرب، تفریق و تقسیم ارزیابی شد. تحلیل داده‌ها شامل آزمون Wilcoxon signed-rank، آزمون t زوجی، اندازه اثر، سود نرمال‌شده (N-Gain) و مقایسه بین کلاس‌ها و سطوح تحصیلی بود. نتایج نشان داد میانگین نمره کل از ۴۴٫۱۳ به ۹۳٫۱۷ افزایش یافت که معادل افزایش ۴۹٫۰۴ امتیاز (p < .001) و میانگین N-Gain برابر با ۰٫۸۸ (در طبقه‌بندی بالا) بود. بیشترین پیشرفت در مؤلفه‌های تقسیم، ضرب و Bakalkubagi مشاهده شد. بهبودها بین کلاس‌های آموزشی و سطوح تحصیلی تفاوت معناداری نداشت. این یافته‌ها نشان‌دهنده بهبود نمرات به طور یکنواخت پس از آموزش است، اما به دلیل نبود گروه کنترل، رابطه علّی را اثبات نمی‌کند.

This study examined teachers’ awareness, perceptions, and challenges during the first-year implementation of the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) System in South District 5, Cebu City Division, during School Year 2025–2026. Anchored on Diffusion of Innovations Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory, it employed a descriptive–correlational–comparative design involving 62 public elementary and secondary school teachers selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using an adopted structured questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation. Findings revealed high awareness of ECP objectives, qualification standards, and procedures, alongside favorable perceptions of fairness, merit recognition, motivation, and professional growth. However, respondents experienced moderate challenges related to documentary requirements, administrative procedures, workload, time constraints, and institutional support. Awareness and perceptions did not differ significantly across demographic groups, whereas challenges differed significantly according to years of service. Awareness was positively and significantly associated with perceptions, but neither awareness nor perceptions showed a significant relationship with implementation challenges under the study’s reported significance criteria. The study concluded that practical and administrative barriers remained despite teachers’ understanding and acceptance of the system. It recommended clearer guidelines, streamlined documentation, strengthened orientation, differentiated assistance, and an ECP Guidelines-Based Resource Toolkit for Teachers. The research aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 4, Quality Education, through teacher professional development, and Goal 16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, through transparent career progression processes. Its contribution to sustainability lies in supporting equitable advancement, consistent policy implementation, and strengthening institutional capacity for continuing teacher professional development.

این مطالعه به بررسی آگاهی، ادراک و چالش‌های معلمان در طول نخستین سال اجرای نظام توسعه‌یافته پیشرفت شغلی (ECP) در منطقه ۵ جنوبی، ناحیه آموزشی شهر سبو، در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵–۲۰۲۶ پرداخت. این پژوهش مبتنی بر نظریه انتشار نوآوری‌ها، نظریه رفتار برنامه‌ریزی‌شده و نظریه دو عاملی هرزبرگ بوده و از طرح توصیفی–همبستگی–مقایسه‌ای با مشارکت ۶۲ معلم مدارس ابتدایی و متوسطه دولتی که به روش نمونه‌گیری تصادفی طبقه‌ای انتخاب شدند، استفاده کرده است. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه ساختاریافته اقتباس‌شده گردآوری و از طریق آمار توصیفی، تحلیل واریانس و همبستگی پیرسون تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها نشان داد که آگاهی نسبت به اهداف، استانداردهای صلاحیت و رویه‌های ECP در سطح بالایی قرار دارد و ادراکات نسبت به انصاف، شناسایی شایستگی، انگیزش و رشد حرفه‌ای نیز مطلوب بوده است. با این حال، پاسخ‌دهندگان با چالش‌های متوسطی در زمینه الزامات مستندسازی، رویه‌های اداری، حجم کار، محدودیت‌های زمانی و حمایت نهادی مواجه بودند. آگاهی و ادراکات در میان گروه‌های جمعیت‌شناختی تفاوت معناداری نداشت، در حالی که چالش‌ها بر اساس سال‌های خدمت تفاوت معناداری نشان دادند. آگاهی با ادراکات رابطه مثبت و معناداری داشت، اما هیچ‌یک از آگاهی یا ادراکات با چالش‌های اجرای نظام، طبق معیارهای معناداری گزارش‌شده در مطالعه، رابطه معناداری نشان ندادند. مطالعه نتیجه گرفت که علی‌رغم درک و پذیرش معلمان از نظام، موانع عملی و اداری همچنان باقی مانده است. توصیه شد که دستورالعمل‌های شفاف‌تر، مستندسازی ساده‌شده، تقویت آشنایی، حمایت‌های متمایز و جعبه‌ابزار منابع مبتنی بر دستورالعمل‌های ECP برای معلمان فراهم شود. این پژوهش با هدف توسعه پایدار ۴ (آموزش با کیفیت) از طریق توسعه حرفه‌ای معلمان و هدف ۱۶ (صلح، عدالت و نهادهای قوی) از طریق فرآیندهای شفاف پیشرفت شغلی همسو است. سهم آن در پایداری، حمایت از پیشرفت عادلانه، اجرای سیاست‌های منسجم و تقویت ظرفیت نهادی برای توسعه حرفه‌ای مستمر معلمان است.

This study investigated the level of teachers’ research writing skills to develop a capability training program targeted to enhance teachers’ writing skills. It specifically assessed teachers’ research writing skills in terms of formulation of research problem, data analysis and interpretation, research process, and recommendation and output. Utilizing a descriptive quantitative design of research, data were gathered from 219 teacher-respondents from three (3) public elementary schools in Taguig City. The findings of the study revealed that in terms of the demographic profile of the teacher-respondents, the majority of the teacher-respondents are Teacher I; have been in the service for 1-5 years; with units in Masters; and have attended trainings mostly relevant to writing a research title. In terms of assessment of teachers’ level of research writing skills, the teacher-respondents said that they are all capable in all indicators of research writing skills such as formulation of research problem, data analysis and interpretation, research process, and recommendation and output. In terms of challenges encountered in research writing, selecting the topic and making the title suitable for a specific research interest ranked first, while difficulty in determining the scale of a questionnaire ranked the 10th. Meanwhile, in terms of relationship between the profile of the respondents and their level of research writing skills, only teachers’ educational attainment is not significantly related to all of the four (4) components of teachers’ level of research writing skills. The study highlights the need for an intensive training on how to formulate research problems and find correlations and differences of research variables in the research problems; a separate training and learning session to capacitate teachers in crafting research instrument and the processes involved in making the research instrument reliable and valid; the need for the Division of Taguig City and Pateros to address the difficulty of the teachers in crafting research output by providing and sending teachers to trainings solely for crafting research output and its compositions; more trainings and seminars relevant to crafting research titles must be developed so that teachers will have knowledge on how to choose and craft research titles; the research capability training program prepared by the researcher may be tried and adapted by the Division of Taguig City and Pateros and the Department of Education (DepEd) in general to see its workability and effectiveness; and this study can be replicated and the future researchers may embark on a more comprehensive study utilizing more schools and respondents to negate or affirm the findings of the current study.

این پژوهش به بررسی سطح مهارت‌های نگارش پژوهشی معلمان به منظور توسعه یک برنامه آموزش توانمندسازی با هدف ارتقاء مهارت‌های نگارش معلمان پرداخت. به طور خاص، مهارت‌های نگارش پژوهشی معلمان در زمینه‌های تدوین مسئله پژوهش، تحلیل و تفسیر داده‌ها، فرایند پژوهش، و پیشنهادات و خروجی پژوهش مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفت. با بهره‌گیری از طرح پژوهش توصیفی-کمی، داده‌ها از ۲۱۹ معلم پاسخ‌دهنده از سه مدرسه ابتدایی دولتی در شهر تاگیگ گردآوری شد. یافته‌های پژوهش نشان داد که از نظر ویژگی‌های جمعیت‌شناختی معلمان پاسخ‌دهنده، اکثریت آن‌ها در سطح Teacher I قرار دارند؛ سابقه خدمت ۱ تا ۵ سال دارند؛ دارای واحدهایی در مقطع کارشناسی ارشد هستند؛ و عمدتاً در دوره‌هایی شرکت کرده‌اند که مرتبط با نگارش عنوان پژوهش بوده است. در ارزیابی سطح مهارت‌های نگارش پژوهشی معلمان، پاسخ‌دهندگان اظهار داشتند که در تمامی شاخص‌های مهارت‌های نگارش پژوهشی از جمله تدوین مسئله پژوهش، تحلیل و تفسیر داده‌ها، فرایند پژوهش، و پیشنهادات و خروجی پژوهش توانمند هستند. از نظر چالش‌های مواجه شده در نگارش پژوهش، انتخاب موضوع و ساخت عنوان مناسب برای یک علاقه پژوهشی خاص در رتبه اول قرار گرفت، در حالی که دشواری در تعیین مقیاس پرسشنامه در رتبه دهم قرار داشت. همچنین، از نظر رابطه بین ویژگی‌های جمعیت‌شناختی پاسخ‌دهندگان و سطح مهارت‌های نگارش پژوهشی آن‌ها، تنها سطح تحصیلات معلمان با هیچ‌یک از چهار مؤلفه سطح مهارت‌های نگارش پژوهشی معلمان رابطه معناداری نداشت. این پژوهش بر نیاز به آموزش‌های فشرده در زمینه نحوه تدوین مسائل پژوهشی و یافتن همبستگی‌ها و تفاوت‌های متغیرهای پژوهشی در مسائل پژوهشی تأکید می‌کند؛ همچنین برگزاری جلسات آموزشی و یادگیری جداگانه برای توانمندسازی معلمان در ساخت ابزار پژوهش و فرایندهای مرتبط با اعتبار و پایایی ابزار پژوهش ضروری است؛ نیاز است اداره آموزش و پرورش شهر تاگیگ و پاتروس به دشواری معلمان در تدوین خروجی پژوهش با اعزام معلمان به دوره‌های آموزشی ویژه تدوین خروجی پژوهش و اجزای آن پاسخ دهد؛ دوره‌ها و سمینارهای بیشتری مرتبط با تدوین عناوین پژوهشی باید توسعه یابد تا معلمان دانش لازم برای انتخاب و تدوین عناوین پژوهشی را کسب کنند؛ برنامه آموزش توانمندسازی پژوهشی تهیه‌شده توسط پژوهشگر می‌تواند توسط اداره آموزش و پرورش شهر تاگیگ و پاتروس و وزارت آموزش و پرورش (DepEd) به طور آزمایشی اجرا و اقتباس شود تا قابلیت اجرا و اثربخشی آن سنجیده شود؛ و این پژوهش قابلیت تکرار دارد و پژوهشگران آینده می‌توانند با استفاده از مدارس و پاسخ‌دهندگان بیشتر، مطالعه‌ای جامع‌تر انجام دهند تا یافته‌های پژوهش حاضر را تأیید یا رد کنند.

This study aimed to determine the challenges encountered by Junior High School teachers of Domalandan Center Integrated School in teaching literature during School Year 2025–2026. It examined the respondents’ profile in terms of highest educational attainment, length of service, seminars attended, and subject taught; the level of challenges in learner-related, teacher-related, resource/material, and institutional/time factors; the relationship between profile and challenges; and proposed intervention measures. Anchored on Constructivism, Social Learning Theory, Cognitive Load Theory, and Schema Theory, and guided by Republic Act 10533 and relevant DepEd policies, the study employed a descriptive-survey design. Fifty Junior High School teachers from various learning areas served as respondents. Data were gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed using frequency count, percentage, weighted mean, and Pearson correlation. Findings showed that most respondents were Bachelor’s degree holders with 6–10 years of teaching experience and moderate seminar participation. Teachers generally Encountered difficulties in teaching literature (overall mean 4.19). Learner-related (4.35) and resource/material (4.25) challenges were Highly Encountered, while teacher-related (4.10) and institutional/time (4.05) challenges were Encountered. Significant relationships were found between length of service and challenges (r = 0.62, p = 0.048) and between seminars attended and challenges (r = 0.71, p = 0.021). The study concludes that teaching experience and professional development influence the perception of instructional difficulties. It recommends targeted training, resource enhancement, learner-centered strategies, and sustained institutional support. The study aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by addressing barriers to effective literature instruction. It contributes to educational and institutional sustainability through improved teacher capacity, learner engagement, and resource provision that support long-term quality teaching and learning.

این پژوهش با هدف تعیین چالش‌های پیش‌روی دبیران دوره متوسطه اول مدرسه جامع Domalandan Center در تدریس ادبیات در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵–۲۰۲۶ انجام شد. در این مطالعه، مشخصات پاسخ‌دهندگان از نظر بالاترین مدرک تحصیلی، سابقه خدمت، تعداد سمینارهای گذرانده‌شده و درس تدریسی بررسی شد؛ همچنین سطح چالش‌ها در عوامل مرتبط با یادگیرنده، معلم، منابع/مواد و عوامل نهادی/زمانی، رابطه بین مشخصات و چالش‌ها و اقدامات مداخله‌ای پیشنهادی مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفت. این پژوهش مبتنی بر نظریه‌های سازنده‌گرایی، یادگیری اجتماعی، بار شناختی و طرح‌واره و با راهنمایی قانون جمهوری ۱۰۵۳۳ و سیاست‌های مرتبط DepEd، از طرح پژوهش توصیفی-پیمایشی بهره برد. پنجاه دبیر دوره متوسطه اول از حوزه‌های مختلف یادگیری به عنوان پاسخ‌دهنده شرکت کردند. داده‌ها از طریق پرسشنامه محقق‌ساخته گردآوری و با استفاده از فراوانی، درصد، میانگین وزنی و همبستگی پیرسون تحلیل شد. یافته‌ها نشان داد که اکثر پاسخ‌دهندگان دارای مدرک کارشناسی با ۶ تا ۱۰ سال سابقه تدریس و مشارکت متوسط در سمینارها بودند. به طور کلی، دبیران در تدریس ادبیات با دشواری‌هایی مواجه بودند (میانگین کلی ۴.۱۹). چالش‌های مرتبط با یادگیرنده (۴.۳۵) و منابع/مواد (۴.۲۵) به میزان زیادی تجربه شد، در حالی که چالش‌های مرتبط با معلم (۴.۱۰) و نهادی/زمانی (۴.۰۵) تجربه شد. بین سابقه خدمت و چالش‌ها (r = 0.62, p = 0.048) و بین تعداد سمینارهای گذرانده‌شده و چالش‌ها (r = 0.71, p = 0.021) رابطه معناداری مشاهده شد. پژوهش نتیجه می‌گیرد که تجربه تدریس و توسعه حرفه‌ای بر ادراک دشواری‌های آموزشی تأثیرگذار است. پیشنهاد می‌شود آموزش‌های هدفمند، ارتقای منابع، راهبردهای یادگیرنده‌محور و حمایت نهادی پایدار تقویت شود. این مطالعه با هدف توسعه پایدار ۴ (آموزش با کیفیت) همسو بوده و با رفع موانع تدریس مؤثر ادبیات، به پایداری آموزشی و نهادی از طریق ارتقای توانمندی دبیران، افزایش مشارکت یادگیرندگان و تأمین منابع برای حمایت از آموزش و یادگیری با کیفیت در بلندمدت کمک می‌کند.

This study determined the relationship between self-efficacy and job satisfaction among secondary public-school teachers in the Dupax del Sur District. Using a quantitative-descriptive design, data were collected from 80 teachers from Ganao, Carolotan, and Dupax del Sur National High Schools through an adopted standardized questionnaire. Findings revealed that teachers possessed a high level of self-efficacy in student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management. They have high job satisfaction in compensation and benefits, leadership, social relationship, and work environment. Significant relationships found between teachers' self-efficacy in student engagement with compensation and benefits, social relationship, and leadership; and self-efficacy in classroom management with compensation and benefits. This indicates that teachers exhibited high self-efficacy and job satisfaction, driven by supportive leadership and a positive work environment. To sustain and further improve these positive outcomes, the implementation of the proposed action plan is strongly recommended. The action plan is designed to systematically enhance teachers’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction through targeted professional development initiatives, strengthened leadership support mechanisms, and structured recognition and reward programs. Effective implementation of this action plan will provide schools with a practical framework for fostering a supportive organizational climate, promoting continuous teacher growth, and ultimately improving teaching quality and educational outcomes.

این پژوهش به تعیین رابطه بین خودکارآمدی و رضایت شغلی معلمان مدارس دولتی مقطع متوسطه در ناحیه دپاکس دل سور پرداخت. با استفاده از طرح توصیفی-کمی، داده‌ها از طریق یک پرسشنامه استاندارد برگرفته‌شده از ۸۰ معلم از دبیرستان‌های ملی گائائو، کارولوتان و دپاکس دل سور جمع‌آوری شد. یافته‌ها نشان داد که معلمان دارای سطح بالایی از خودکارآمدی در درگیری دانش‌آموزان، راهبردهای آموزشی و مدیریت کلاس هستند. آن‌ها نیز از رضایت شغلی بالایی در زمینه‌های جبران خدمات و مزایا، رهبری، روابط اجتماعی و محیط کار برخوردارند. روابط معناداری میان خودکارآمدی معلمان در درگیری دانش‌آموزان با جبران خدمات و مزایا، روابط اجتماعی و رهبری؛ و همچنین میان خودکارآمدی در مدیریت کلاس با جبران خدمات و مزایا مشاهده شد. این موضوع نشان می‌دهد که معلمان دارای خودکارآمدی و رضایت شغلی بالایی هستند که تحت تأثیر رهبری حمایت‌گر و محیط کاری مثبت شکل گرفته است. برای تداوم و بهبود بیشتر این پیامدهای مثبت، اجرای برنامه عملیاتی پیشنهادی به شدت توصیه می‌شود. این برنامه عملیاتی با هدف ارتقای سیستماتیک خودکارآمدی و رضایت شغلی معلمان از طریق راهبردهای توسعه حرفه‌ای هدفمند، تقویت مکانیسم‌های حمایت رهبری و برنامه‌های ساختاریافته تقدیر و پاداش طراحی شده است. اجرای مؤثر این برنامه عملیاتی چارچوبی کاربردی برای مدارس جهت پرورش اقلیم سازمانی حمایت‌گر، ترویج رشد مستمر معلمان و در نهایت بهبود کیفیت تدریس و پیامدهای آموزشی فراهم خواهد کرد.

This community service activity aimed to support English teachers' professional development through technology-based reflective practice. Conducted in 2025 at Taman Mulia Private High School, Kubu Raya Regency, Indonesia, the activity involved 30 English teachers from junior high, senior high, and vocational high schools. The program addressed the need for accessible professional development opportunities that accommodate teachers' teaching responsibilities and other school-related duties. The workshop was facilitated by lecturers in English Language Education and comprised presentations, focused discussions, and hands-on practice. Participants explored the concept and importance of reflective practice and learned to use digital tools to record, analyze, and evaluate their teaching and learning activities. Practical sessions provided opportunities to integrate technology into reflective processes and consider its application in their school contexts. The activity was evaluated using attendance records, observation checklists, observational notes, and a post-event questionnaire. Success criteria included a minimum attendance rate of 80%, at least 80% positive responses regarding the suitability and usefulness of the materials and overall training, and evidence of active participation and engagement. Evaluation results indicated that the workshop was successfully implemented, with active interaction and positive participant perceptions of the training's relevance and usefulness. Future community service activities should include regular training, intensive mentoring, coaching clinics, and professional sharing sessions to support the sustained implementation of technology-based reflective practice. This initiative highlights the potential of digital technology to facilitate practical and continuous professional development for English teachers.

این فعالیت خدمت‌رسانی به جامعه، با هدف حمایت از توسعه حرفه‌ای معلمان زبان انگلیسی از طریق تمرین بازاندیشی مبتنی بر فناوری انجام شد. این فعالیت در سال ۲۰۲۵ در دبیرستان خصوصی تامان مولیا، شهرستان کوبو رایا، اندونزی، با مشارکت ۳۰ معلم زبان انگلیسی از مدارس راهنمایی، دبیرستان و فنی‌وحرفه‌ای برگزار گردید. این برنامه به نیاز به فرصت‌های توسعه حرفه‌ای دست‌یافتنی که با مسئولیت‌های تدریس معلمان و سایر وظایف مرتبط با مدرسه سازگار باشد، پرداخت. کارگاه توسط اساتید گروه آموزش زبان انگلیسی تسهیل‌گری شد و شامل ارائه‌ها، بحث‌های متمرکز و تمرین‌های عملی بود. شرکت‌کنندگان مفهوم و اهمیت تمرین بازاندیشی را بررسی کردند و نحوه استفاده از ابزارهای دیجیتال برای ثبت، تحلیل و ارزیابی فعالیت‌های تدریس و یادگیری خود را آموختند. جلسات عملی فرصت‌هایی را برای تلفیق فناوری در فرآیندهای بازاندیشی و بررسی کاربرد آن در بافت مدارس آنان فراهم آورد. فعالیت از طریق سوابق حضور، چک‌لیست‌های مشاهده، یادداشت‌های مشاهده‌ای و پرسشنامه پس از رویداد ارزیابی شد. معیارهای موفقیت شامل حداقل نرخ حضور ۸۰ درصد، حداقل ۸۰ درصد پاسخ‌های مثبت درباره تناسب و مفید بودن مواد و کلیت دوره آموزشی، و شواهدی از مشارکت و تعامل فعال بود. نتایج ارزیابی نشان داد که کارگاه با موفقیت اجرا شد و تعامل فعال و ادراک مثبت شرکت‌کنندگان از ارتباط و مفید بودن دوره آموزشی مشهود بود. فعالیت‌های آتی خدمت‌رسانی به جامعه باید شامل آموزش‌های منظم، راهنمایی‌های فشرده، کلینیک‌های مربی‌گری و جلسات اشتراک‌گذاری حرفه‌ای باشد تا اجرای پایدار تمرین بازاندیشی مبتنی بر فناوری حمایت شود. این ابتکار، پتانسیل فناوری دیجیتال را تسهیل‌گر توسعه حرفه‌ای عملی و مستمر برای معلمان زبان انگلیسی برجسته می‌سازد.

This article provides a scientific rationale for the methodology of designing, creating, and implementing digital visual tools aimed at developing self-education competence in prospective teachers. In the modern system of teacher training, the mechanisms of self-awareness, self-control, and self-development of the professional individual are not sufficiently supported by visual tools. The aim is to develop a set of methodological tools for self-education consisting of visual aids and self-education, professional competence, digital visual tools, infographics, self-control, prospective teacher, pedagogical technology, visual pedagogy, digital educational environment, metacognitive strategy, professional developmentto determine their effect on the self-education competence of prospective teachers.

این مقاله مبنای علمی برای روش‌شناسی طراحی، ایجاد و اجرای ابزارهای بصری دیجیتال با هدف توسعه شایستگی خودآموزی در معلمان آینده ارائه می‌دهد. در نظام مدرن تربیت معلم، سازوکارهای خودآگاهی، خودکنترلی و خودتوسعه‌ی فرد حرفه‌ای به اندازه کافی توسط ابزارهای بصری پشتیبانی نمی‌شوند. هدف این پژوهش، توسعه مجموعه‌ای از ابزارهای روش‌شناختی برای خودآموزی است که شامل وسایل بصری و خودآموزی، شایستگی حرفه‌ای، ابزارهای بصری دیجیتال، اینفوگرافیک، خودکنترلی، معلم آینده، فناوری آموزشی، پداگوژی بصری، محیط آموزشی دیجیتال، راهبرد فراشناختی و توسعه حرفه‌ای می‌باشد تا تأثیر آن‌ها بر شایستگی خودآموزی معلمان آینده تعیین شود.

Educational support for nurses is essential to promote oral health management education for patients with diabetes. However, few studies have focused on supporting nurses in this context. This study explored the effects of an audiovisual material designed to support nurses’ patient education on oral health management in diabetes care. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight certified diabetes nurse educators. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Four main themes emerged: (1) enhancement of nurses’ individual learning (8/8 participants), including improved knowledge of the connection between oral health and diabetes; (2) promotion of professional development and reflection (5/8); (3) provision of new insights into patient care (7/8), particularly regarding patient motivation strategies; and (4) identification of implementation considerations in diabetes outpatient settings. The findings suggest that the audiovisual material, designed to complement an existing evidence-based educational guide, was perceived as useful and may support nurses’ learning and educational practices related to oral health education for patients with diabetes.

حمایت آموزشی از پرستاران برای ارتقای آموزش مدیریت سلامت دهان به بیماران مبتلا به دیابت ضروری است. با این حال، مطالعات اندکی بر حمایت از پرستاران در این زمینه تمرکز داشته‌اند. این پژوهش به بررسی اثرات یک محتوای سمعی‌ـ‌بصری طراحی‌شده برای حمایت از آموزش بیماران توسط پرستاران در زمینه مدیریت سلامت دهان در مراقبت از دیابت پرداخت. مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با هشت پرستار آموزش‌دهنده دیابت دارای گواهینامه انجام شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل محتوا مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. چهار مضمون اصلی استخراج شد: (۱) ارتقای یادگیری فردی پرستاران (۸ نفر از ۸ شرکت‌کننده)، از جمله بهبود دانش درباره ارتباط سلامت دهان و دیابت؛ (۲) ارتقای توسعه حرفه‌ای و تأمل (۵ نفر از ۸ نفر)؛ (۳) ارائه بینش‌های جدید در مراقبت از بیماران (۷ نفر از ۸ نفر)، به ویژه در زمینه راهبردهای انگیزشی بیماران؛ و (۴) شناسایی ملاحظات اجرایی در محیط‌های سرپایی دیابت. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که محتوای سمعی‌ـ‌بصری، که به منظور تکمیل یک راهنمای آموزشی مبتنی بر شواهد موجود طراحی شده بود، مفید تلقی شده و می‌تواند از یادگیری و عملکردهای آموزشی پرستاران در زمینه آموزش سلامت دهان به بیماران مبتلا به دیابت حمایت کند.

Educational leadership is increasingly recognised as a critical determinant of the quality, relevance and sustainability of education systems. The rapid development of digital technologies, changing learner expectations, increasing demands for accountability, teacher shortages, resource constraints and the emergence of artificial intelligence have expanded the responsibilities of educational leaders beyond traditional administration. This paper discusses the changing educational leadership in the digital age. The paper posits that educational leaders should not merely introduce technology into schools but should create an institutional culture where technology supports teaching, learning, and professional development. The paper notes that digital transformation cannot succeed through technology acquisition alone. Inadequate infrastructure, electricity challenges, digital inequality, limited professional development, resistance to change, weak institutional support, and insufficient leadership preparation may constrain implementation. The paper therefore advocates a context-sensitive model of educational leadership that integrates vision, instructional leadership, digital competence, distributed leadership, ethical practice, teacher development and community engagement. It was suggested that systematic preparation and continuous professional development of educational leaders, investment in digital infrastructure, stronger leadership standards, participatory governance, digital citizenship education, and context-sensitive monitoring of school leadership is important in Nigerian schools. The paper concludes that Nigeria's educational transformation requires leaders who can combine human-centred leadership with technological competence to create schools that are innovative, inclusive, collaborative and focused on meaningful learning

رهبری آموزشی به طور فزاینده‌ای به عنوان یکی از عوامل تعیین‌کننده کیفیت، ارتباط و پایداری نظام‌های آموزشی شناخته می‌شود. توسعه سریع فناوری‌های دیجیتال، تغییر انتظارات یادگیرندگان، افزایش تقاضا برای پاسخگویی، کمبود معلم، محدودیت منابع و ظهور هوش مصنوعی، مسئولیت‌های رهبران آموزشی را فراتر از مدیریت سنتی گسترش داده است. این مقاله به بررسی تحول رهبری آموزشی در عصر دیجیتال می‌پردازد. مقاله مطرح می‌کند که رهبران آموزشی نباید صرفاً فناوری را وارد مدارس کنند، بلکه باید فرهنگی نهادی ایجاد نمایند که در آن فناوری از آموزش، یادگیری و توسعه حرفه‌ای حمایت کند. مقاله تأکید می‌کند که تحول دیجیتال تنها از طریق تهیه فناوری محقق نمی‌شود. زیرساخت ناکافی، مشکلات برق، نابرابری دیجیتال، محدودیت در توسعه حرفه‌ای، مقاومت در برابر تغییر، حمایت نهادی ضعیف و آمادگی ناکافی رهبران می‌تواند اجرای این تحول را محدود کند. بنابراین، مقاله مدل حساس به زمینه‌ای از رهبری آموزشی را پیشنهاد می‌کند که چشم‌انداز، رهبری آموزشی، شایستگی دیجیتال، رهبری توزیعی، رفتار اخلاقی، توسعه معلمان و مشارکت جامعه را ادغام می‌کند. همچنین پیشنهاد شده است که آمادگی نظام‌مند و توسعه حرفه‌ای مستمر رهبران آموزشی، سرمایه‌گذاری در زیرساخت دیجیتال، استانداردهای قوی‌تر رهبری، حکمرانی مشارکتی، آموزش شهروندی دیجیتال و پایش حساس به زمینه رهبری مدارس در مدارس نیجریه اهمیت دارد. مقاله نتیجه می‌گیرد که تحول آموزشی نیجریه نیازمند رهبرانی است که بتوانند رهبری انسان‌محور را با شایستگی فناورانه ترکیب کنند تا مدارسی نوآور، فراگیر، مشارکتی و متمرکز بر یادگیری معنادار ایجاد نمایند.

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is essential for effective technology integration in mathematics teaching. Despite the recognised importance of TPACK, initial teacher education (ITE) programmes consistently struggle to equip pre-service teachers (PSTs) with the knowledge necessary for this complex task, highlighting a critical gap in ITE programmes' preparedness. Through mixed-methods analysis of problem-solving logbooks and focus group interviews with 35 fourth-year PSTs at a Norwegian university, this study investigates how PSTs reflect on technology use in mathematical problem solving, and how these reflections reveal aspects of their TPACK, including the opportunities and challenges they perceive for integrating digital tools into their future teaching. Furthermore, this study identifies the opportunities and challenges they encounter when integrating technology into mathematical problem solving. The findings reveal that PSTs highlight technological knowledge as a foundational element of TPACK. They also highlight technological pedagogical knowledge and technological content knowledge for improving understanding of mathematical concepts through technology. However, the challenges they encountered, such as lack of experience, insufficient knowledge, limited motivation and poor access to reliable digital tools, show the need for ITE programmes to adopt more structured and comprehensive approaches to technology integration, aimed at enhancing PSTs' ability to incorporate technology into mathematics teaching effectively.

دانش محتوایی فناورانه-آموزشی (TPACK) برای ادغام مؤثر فناوری در آموزش ریاضیات ضروری است. با وجود اهمیت شناخته‌شده TPACK، برنامه‌های آموزش معلم اولیه (ITE) همواره در تجهیز معلمان پیش‌خدمت (PSTs) به دانش لازم برای این وظیفه پیچیده با مشکل مواجه هستند و این امر نشان‌دهنده یک شکاف اساسی در آمادگی برنامه‌های ITE است. این پژوهش با استفاده از تحلیل روش‌های ترکیبی بر دفترچه‌های حل مسئله و مصاحبه‌های گروهی متمرکز با ۳۵ معلم پیش‌خدمت سال چهارم در یک دانشگاه نروژی، بررسی می‌کند که چگونه PSTs درباره استفاده از فناوری در حل مسائل ریاضی تأمل می‌کنند و این تأملات چگونه جنبه‌هایی از TPACK آن‌ها را آشکار می‌سازد، از جمله فرصت‌ها و چالش‌هایی که برای ادغام ابزارهای دیجیتال در آموزش آینده خود درک می‌کنند. افزون بر این، این مطالعه فرصت‌ها و چالش‌هایی را که آن‌ها هنگام ادغام فناوری در حل مسائل ریاضی با آن مواجه می‌شوند، شناسایی می‌کند. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که PSTs دانش فناورانه را به عنوان عنصر بنیادی TPACK برجسته می‌کنند. آن‌ها همچنین دانش فناورانه-آموزشی و دانش فناورانه-محتوایی را برای بهبود درک مفاهیم ریاضی از طریق فناوری مورد تأکید قرار می‌دهند. با این حال، چالش‌هایی که با آن مواجه شدند، مانند کمبود تجربه، دانش ناکافی، انگیزه محدود و دسترسی ضعیف به ابزارهای دیجیتال قابل اعتماد، نشان‌دهنده نیاز برنامه‌های ITE به اتخاذ رویکردهای ساختاریافته‌تر و جامع‌تر برای ادغام فناوری است تا توانایی PSTs را در ادغام مؤثر فناوری در آموزش ریاضیات ارتقا دهد.

Despite growing international recognition of supervisory leadership as a mechanism for improving teaching quality, many primary schools in Northeastern Thailand—particularly those in rural, resource-constrained areas—continue to experience unclear supervisory systems, inconsistent implementation, and insufficient follow-up on teacher development, and no synthesized framework of supervisory leadership has yet been empirically examined for this context. This research aimed to: (1) investigate the components and indicators of supervisory leadership (SL) among primary school administrators in Northeastern Thailand, and (2) examine the goodness-of-fit of the resulting component and indicator model against empirical data. An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods design (instrument-development model) was employed, in which qualitative findings from Phase 1 directly informed (built) the quantitative instrument tested in Phase 2. Phase 1 comprised a narrative document synthesis and semi-structured interviews with nine purposively selected experts. Phase 2 collected quantitative data from 680 school administrators and academic teachers across 340 schools using multi-stage random sampling. The instrument was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire with a reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s α) of 0.93. Data were analyzed using second-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with maximum-likelihood estimation. Results supported a five-component, 15-indicator structure of SL: (1) Curriculum and Instructional Management (β = 0.946), (2) Positive Communication (β = 0.918), (3) Decision-Making Ability (β = 0.913), (4) Supervision Evaluation and Assessment (β = 0.904), and (5) Teacher Professional Development (β = 0.884). The final, modification-index-guided model showed a favorable fit to the sample covariance structure (χ² = 95.693, df = 82, p = .143, χ²/df = 1.167, RMSEA = 0.016, SRMR = 0.014, CFI = 0.999, TLI = 0.999); this fit, however, should be read together with several disclosed caveats—non-normal item distributions, a ceiling effect, unmodeled clustering from the two-respondents-per-school sampling design, and reliance on a maximum-likelihood estimator not fully robust to these conditions (Sect. 6.3 )—which qualify how strongly it can be taken as evidence of the model’s robustness. Within these limits, the findings support supervisory leadership as a multidimensional competency integrating interpersonal, academic-administrative, and professional-development dimensions in this sample and context. The five-component structure is one empirically supported configuration among several conceptualizations of supervisory leadership documented in the international literature, rather than an exhaustive account of the construct, and its transferability beyond Northeastern Thailand remains a hypothesis for future replication.

علی‌رغم افزایش شناخت بین‌المللی نسبت به رهبری نظارتی به عنوان سازوکاری برای ارتقاء کیفیت آموزش، بسیاری از مدارس ابتدایی در شمال‌شرقی تایلند—به‌ویژه در مناطق روستایی و کم‌منبع—همچنان با نظام‌های نظارتی نامشخص، اجرای ناسازگار و پیگیری ناکافی توسعه معلمان مواجه هستند و تاکنون هیچ چارچوب تلفیقی از رهبری نظارتی به طور تجربی برای این زمینه مورد بررسی قرار نگرفته است. هدف این پژوهش عبارت بود از: (1) شناسایی مؤلفه‌ها و شاخص‌های رهبری نظارتی (SL) در میان مدیران مدارس ابتدایی در شمال‌شرقی تایلند و (2) بررسی برازش مدل مؤلفه‌ها و شاخص‌های حاصل با داده‌های تجربی. این پژوهش از طرح آمیخته اکتشافی متوالی (مدل توسعه ابزار) بهره برد که در آن یافته‌های کیفی مرحله اول به طور مستقیم ابزار کمی مرحله دوم را شکل داد. مرحله اول شامل سنتز اسناد روایی و مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با نه نفر از خبرگان منتخب هدفمند بود. در مرحله دوم، داده‌های کمی از ۶۸۰ مدیر مدرسه و معلم آموزشی در ۳۴۰ مدرسه با نمونه‌گیری تصادفی چندمرحله‌ای گردآوری شد. ابزار پژوهش پرسشنامه‌ای با مقیاس لیکرت پنج‌درجه‌ای و ضریب پایایی (آلفای کرونباخ) ۰.۹۳ بود. داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل عاملی تأییدی مرتبه دوم (CFA) با برآورد حداکثر درست‌نمایی تحلیل شدند. نتایج از ساختار پنج‌مؤلفه‌ای و ۱۵ شاخصی رهبری نظارتی حمایت کردند: (1) مدیریت برنامه درسی و آموزشی (β = 0.946)، (2) ارتباط مثبت (β = 0.918)، (3) توانایی تصمیم‌گیری (β = 0.913)، (4) ارزیابی و سنجش نظارتی (β = 0.904)، و (5) توسعه حرفه‌ای معلمان (β = 0.884). مدل نهایی که با شاخص اصلاح هدایت شد، برازش مطلوبی با ساختار کوواریانس نمونه نشان داد (χ² = 95.693، df = 82، p = .143، χ²/df = 1.167، RMSEA = 0.016، SRMR = 0.014، CFI = 0.999، TLI = 0.999)؛ با این حال، این برازش باید همراه با چند محدودیت افشا شده—توزیع غیرنرمال گویه‌ها، اثر سقف، خوشه‌بندی مدل‌نشده ناشی از طرح نمونه‌گیری دو پاسخ‌دهنده در هر مدرسه، و اتکا به برآوردگر حداکثر درست‌نمایی که به طور کامل نسبت به این شرایط مقاوم نیست (بخش ۶.۳)—تفسیر شود که میزان استحکام مدل را مشروط می‌کند. در این چارچوب، یافته‌ها از رهبری نظارتی به عنوان یک شایستگی چندبعدی که ابعاد بین‌فردی، علمی-اداری و توسعه حرفه‌ای را در این نمونه و زمینه ادغام می‌کند، حمایت می‌کنند. ساختار پنج‌مؤلفه‌ای یکی از پیکربندی‌های تجربی تأیید شده در میان چندین مفهوم‌پردازی رهبری نظارتی در ادبیات بین‌المللی است و نه شرحی جامع از این سازه؛ همچنین قابلیت تعمیم آن فراتر از شمال‌شرقی تایلند فرضیه‌ای برای تکرارهای آتی است.

Teacher professional development is particularly important in special education, where teachers are expected to respond to diverse and complex student needs. This study examines school-based professional development workshops implemented through a voluntary, group-oriented adaptation of the peer coaching model in a special education school. The research aims to explore why special education teachers chose to participate in peer coaching-based professional development workshops and to examine the perceived impacts of these workshops on teachers, students, and the overall school climate. Adopting a qualitative research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 teachers (10 female and 1 male). The data were analyzed using a five-stage phenomenological analysis method. Findings revealed that teachers participated in the workshops to enhance their professional competence, stay informed about current approaches, develop skills in areas where they felt inadequate, and engage in collaborative learning with colleagues. The workshop process was also perceived to contribute positively to students’ academic and social development and to foster a more supportive and collaborative school atmosphere. Overall, participants perceived that the school-based, group-oriented peer coaching workshops supported their instructional practices and contributed to a more collaborative school culture. The study further emphasizes the importance of supporting needs-based and collaborative professional development models within educational policy frameworks.

توسعه حرفه‌ای معلمان به‌ویژه در آموزش ویژه اهمیت بسزایی دارد، زیرا از معلمان انتظار می‌رود به نیازهای متنوع و پیچیده دانش‌آموزان پاسخ دهند. این پژوهش به بررسی کارگاه‌های توسعه حرفه‌ای مدرسه‌محور که از طریق انطباق داوطلبانه و گروه‌محور مدل مربیگری همتا در یک مدرسه آموزش ویژه اجرا شده‌اند، می‌پردازد. هدف پژوهش، واکاوی دلایل مشارکت معلمان آموزش ویژه در کارگاه‌های توسعه حرفه‌ای مبتنی بر مربیگری همتا و بررسی تأثیرات ادراک‌شده این کارگاه‌ها بر معلمان، دانش‌آموزان و فضای کلی مدرسه است. با اتخاذ طرح پژوهش کیفی، مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با ۱۱ معلم (۱۰ زن و ۱ مرد) انجام شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از روش تحلیل پدیدارشناختی پنج‌مرحله‌ای تحلیل گردید. یافته‌ها نشان داد که معلمان به منظور ارتقای شایستگی حرفه‌ای، به‌روز ماندن نسبت به رویکردهای جاری، توسعه مهارت‌ها در حوزه‌هایی که احساس ضعف می‌کردند و یادگیری مشارکتی با همکاران در کارگاه‌ها شرکت کردند. همچنین، فرایند کارگاه‌ها از منظر معلمان به رشد تحصیلی و اجتماعی دانش‌آموزان و تقویت فضای حمایتی و مشارکتی مدرسه کمک کرده است. به طور کلی، شرکت‌کنندگان معتقد بودند که کارگاه‌های مربیگری همتای مدرسه‌محور و گروه‌محور از شیوه‌های آموزشی آنان حمایت کرده و به فرهنگ مدرسه‌ای مشارکتی‌تر کمک نموده است. این مطالعه همچنین بر اهمیت حمایت از مدل‌های توسعه حرفه‌ای مبتنی بر نیاز و مشارکتی در چارچوب سیاست‌های آموزشی تأکید می‌کند.

Abstract: Access to the Qur’an for Deaf Muslims still faces various barriers, particularly regarding the availability of accessible media, human resources, and a learning environment suited to the communication needs of the Deaf community. These conditions indicate that the general availability of the Qur’an does not always guarantee equal access for all Muslims. This study aims to analyze the forms of Islamic philanthropy’s involvement in ensuring access to the Qur’an for Deaf Muslims and to understand its contribution to religious inclusion. This study employs a qualitative method using a library research approach. Data were obtained from documents of philanthropic institutions, publications by the Lajnah Pentashihan Mushaf Al-Qur’an, regulations related to people with disabilities, as well as academic literature on Islamic philanthropy, disability, accessibility, and religious inclusion. The analysis was conducted using descriptive-analytical and thematic methods by identifying the relationships between access, resources, capacity, participation, and inclusion. The research findings indicate that Islamic philanthropy plays a role in supporting access to the Qur’an through the provision and distribution of the Sign Language Qur’an, teacher training, the development of learning materials, as well as community empowerment and institutional collaboration. These practices can be understood as support for religious inclusion because they seek to open access, build capacity, and expand opportunities for Deaf Muslims to participate in religious life. Thus, Islamic philanthropy functions not only as a mechanism for distributing aid but also as an instrument that supports the fulfillment of rights and more equitable religious access for Deaf Muslims. Keywords: Islamic philanthropy; Deaf Muslims; Access to the Qur’an; Religious Inclusion; Sign Language Qur’an. Abstrak: Akses terhadap Al-Qur’an bagi Muslim Tuli masih menghadapi berbagai hambatan, terutama berkaitan dengan ketersediaan media yang aksesibel, sumber daya manusia, dan lingkungan pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan komunikasi komunitas Tuli. Kondisi tersebut menunjukkan bahwa ketersediaan Al-Qur’an secara umum belum selalu menjamin akses yang setara bagi seluruh Muslim. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bentuk keterlibatan filantropi Islam dalam pemenuhan akses Al-Qur’an bagi Muslim Tuli serta memahami kontribusinya terhadap inklusi keagamaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kepustakaan (library research). Data diperoleh dari dokumen lembaga filantropi, publikasi Lajnah Pentashihan Mushaf Al-Qur’an, regulasi terkait penyandang disabilitas, serta literatur akademik mengenai filantropi Islam, disabilitas, aksesibilitas, dan inklusi keagamaan. Analisis dilakukan secara deskriptif-analitis dan tematik dengan mengidentifikasi hubungan antara akses, sumber daya, kapasitas, partisipasi, dan inklusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa filantropi Islam berperan dalam mendukung pemenuhan akses Al-Qur’an melalui penyediaan dan distribusi Mushaf Isyarat, pelatihan pengajar, pengembangan pembelajaran, serta penguatan komunitas dan kolaborasi kelembagaan. Praktik tersebut dapat dipahami sebagai dukungan terhadap inklusi keagamaan karena berupaya membuka akses, membangun kapasitas, dan memperluas kesempatan Muslim Tuli untuk berpartisipasi dalam kehidupan keagamaan. Dengan demikian, filantropi Islam tidak hanya berfungsi sebagai mekanisme distribusi bantuan, tetapi juga sebagai salah satu instrumen pendukung pemenuhan hak dan akses keagamaan yang lebih setara bagi Muslim Tuli. Kata Kunci: Filantropi Islam; Muslim Tuli; Akses Al-Qur’an; Inklusi Keagamaan; Mushaf Isyarat.

دسترسی به قرآن برای مسلمانان ناشنوا همچنان با موانع متعددی مواجه است، به‌ویژه در زمینهٔ فراهم بودن رسانه‌های قابل دسترس، منابع انسانی و محیط یادگیری متناسب با نیازهای ارتباطی جامعه ناشنوا. این شرایط نشان می‌دهد که فراهم بودن عمومی قرآن همواره تضمین‌کنندهٔ دسترسی برابر برای همه مسلمانان نیست. هدف این پژوهش، تحلیل اشکال مشارکت نیکوکاری اسلامی در تأمین دسترسی به قرآن برای مسلمانان ناشنوا و فهم نقش آن در شمولیت دینی است. این پژوهش با روش کیفی و رویکرد مطالعات کتابخانه‌ای انجام شده است. داده‌ها از اسناد مؤسسات نیکوکاری، انتشارات Lajnah Pentashihan Mushaf Al-Qur’an، مقررات مرتبط با افراد دارای معلولیت و همچنین متون علمی دربارهٔ نیکوکاری اسلامی، معلولیت، دسترس‌پذیری و شمولیت دینی گردآوری شده‌اند. تحلیل داده‌ها به‌صورت توصیفی‌ـ‌تحلیلی و تماتیک با شناسایی روابط میان دسترسی، منابع، ظرفیت، مشارکت و شمولیت صورت گرفته است. یافته‌های پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که نیکوکاری اسلامی در حمایت از تأمین دسترسی به قرآن از طریق تهیه و توزیع قرآن زبان اشاره، آموزش معلمان، توسعه مواد آموزشی و نیز توانمندسازی جامعه و همکاری‌های نهادی نقش دارد. این اقدامات به‌عنوان حمایت از شمولیت دینی قابل درک است، زیرا در پی گشودن دسترسی، ارتقای ظرفیت و گسترش فرصت‌های مشارکت مسلمانان ناشنوا در زندگی دینی هستند. بنابراین، نیکوکاری اسلامی نه‌تنها به‌عنوان سازوکاری برای توزیع کمک‌ها، بلکه به‌عنوان ابزاری برای حمایت از تحقق حقوق و دسترسی دینی برابرتر برای مسلمانان ناشنوا عمل می‌کند.

Investing in human capital represents a key factor in maintaining a competitive advantage in modern business. Continuous employee training and professional development contribute to improved work performance, increased motivation, greater job satisfaction, and better adaptation to dynamic changes in the business environment. This paper examines the importance of employee training and development in companies in the Republic of Serbia, focusing on professional development and work efficiency. The research was conducted on a sample of 150 respondents employed in six companies operating in the transport, insurance, and technical sectors. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to analyse the data. The findings highlight the need for greater company involvement in employee training and development to respond more effectively to the challenges of modern business. The results contribute to a better understanding of the role of employee training and development in the strategic management of human capital.

سرمایه‌گذاری در سرمایه انسانی یکی از عوامل کلیدی در حفظ مزیت رقابتی در کسب‌وکارهای مدرن به‌شمار می‌رود. آموزش مستمر کارکنان و توسعه حرفه‌ای آنان به بهبود عملکرد شغلی، افزایش انگیزه، رضایت شغلی بیشتر و سازگاری بهتر با تغییرات پویای محیط کسب‌وکار کمک می‌کند. این مقاله به بررسی اهمیت آموزش و توسعه کارکنان در شرکت‌های جمهوری صربستان می‌پردازد و تمرکز آن بر توسعه حرفه‌ای و کارایی شغلی است. پژوهش حاضر بر روی نمونه‌ای متشکل از ۱۵۰ نفر از کارکنان شاغل در شش شرکت فعال در بخش‌های حمل‌ونقل، بیمه و فنی انجام شده است. برای تحلیل داده‌ها از آمار توصیفی و ضریب همبستگی پیرسون استفاده شده است. یافته‌ها بر لزوم مشارکت بیشتر شرکت‌ها در آموزش و توسعه کارکنان به‌منظور پاسخگویی مؤثرتر به چالش‌های کسب‌وکارهای مدرن تأکید دارد. نتایج این پژوهش به درک بهتر نقش آموزش و توسعه کارکنان در مدیریت راهبردی سرمایه انسانی کمک می‌کند.

Abstract The Baka people, an indigenous forest community in Cameroon's East Region, hold a distinct body of social practices, ecological knowledge, and cultural values shaped by their historical relationship with the forest environment. This study examines the influence of social practices of the Baka people on the implementation of the geography curriculum in schools within the East Region of Cameroon. The study adopted a mixed-methods research design, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population comprised of Geography teachers and students especially Baka students enrolled in secondary schools in selected Baka community of the East region in the study area. Two instruments were used to collect data which were questionnaires and interview guides. Quantitative data obtained from the questionnaires were coded and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics included frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. These statistics were used to describe the prevalence of particular Baka social practices and participants' perceptions of their influence on Geography curriculum implementation. Inferential analysis was used to examine relationships between selected dimensions of Baka social practices and indicators of curriculum implementation. The findings indicate that Baka social practices have significant implications for curriculum implementation, although their influence should not be understood exclusively in negative terms. Baka livelihood practices, language, cultural values, traditional learning processes and Indigenous environmental knowledge interact with formal schooling in complex ways. Some practices may contribute to irregular attendance or difficulties in adapting to conventional classroom routines, while others provide valuable knowledge and experiences that can enrich Geography education. The study contributes to broader debates on curriculum relevance, indigenous knowledge integration, and educational equity for marginalized populations in Cameroon, and offers recommendations for curriculum policy and teacher training that better reflect the sociocultural realities of indigenous learners. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that Geography teachers should incorporate local examples into classroom instruction. Lessons on ecosystems, natural resources, agriculture, environmental conservation, settlement and human–environment relationships should make use of geographical features and activities familiar to Baka learners. Teacher-training institutions should strengthen preparation in culturally responsive pedagogy. Curriculum developers should provide greater flexibility for the inclusion of Indigenous and local knowledge. schools should make greater use of experiential learning. Keywords Baka people, social practices, curriculum implementation, geography education, indigenous knowledge, East Region Cameroon

چکیده مردم Baka، جامعه‌ای بومی و جنگل‌نشین در منطقه شرق کامرون، دارای مجموعه‌ای متمایز از کنش‌های اجتماعی، دانش بوم‌شناختی و ارزش‌های فرهنگی هستند که توسط رابطه تاریخی آن‌ها با محیط جنگل شکل گرفته است. این پژوهش به بررسی تأثیر کنش‌های اجتماعی مردم Baka بر اجرای برنامهٔ درسی جغرافیا در مدارس منطقه شرق کامرون می‌پردازد. این مطالعه از طرح پژوهش آمیخته، با ترکیب رویکردهای کمی و کیفی، بهره گرفته است. جامعه هدف شامل دبیران جغرافیا و دانش‌آموزان، به ویژه دانش‌آموزان Baka ثبت‌نام‌شده در مدارس متوسطه منتخب جامعه Baka در منطقه مورد مطالعه بوده است. برای گردآوری داده‌ها از دو ابزار پرسشنامه و راهنمای مصاحبه استفاده شد. داده‌های کمی به‌دست‌آمده از پرسشنامه‌ها کدگذاری و با استفاده از آمار توصیفی و استنباطی تحلیل شدند. آمار توصیفی شامل فراوانی، درصد، میانگین و انحراف معیار بود. این آمار برای توصیف شیوع کنش‌های اجتماعی خاص Baka و ادراک شرکت‌کنندگان از تأثیر آن‌ها بر اجرای برنامهٔ درسی جغرافیا به‌کار رفت. تحلیل استنباطی برای بررسی روابط میان ابعاد منتخب کنش‌های اجتماعی Baka و شاخص‌های اجرای برنامهٔ درسی استفاده شد. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که کنش‌های اجتماعی Baka پیامدهای معناداری برای اجرای برنامهٔ درسی دارند، هرچند تأثیر آن‌ها نباید صرفاً منفی تلقی شود. شیوه‌های معیشتی، زبان، ارزش‌های فرهنگی، فرایندهای یادگیری سنتی و دانش بومی محیط‌زیستی Baka به‌شیوه‌هایی پیچیده با آموزش رسمی تعامل دارند. برخی از این کنش‌ها ممکن است به حضور نامنظم یا دشواری در سازگاری با روال‌های کلاسیک منجر شود، در حالی که برخی دیگر دانش و تجربیات ارزشمندی را فراهم می‌کنند که می‌تواند آموزش جغرافیا را غنی سازد. این پژوهش به مباحث گسترده‌تر دربارهٔ ارتباط برنامهٔ درسی، ادغام دانش بومی و عدالت آموزشی برای جمعیت‌های به‌حاشیه‌رانده‌شده در کامرون کمک می‌کند و پیشنهادهایی برای سیاست‌گذاری برنامهٔ درسی و آموزش معلمان ارائه می‌دهد که بازتاب‌دهنده واقعیت‌های اجتماعی‌فرهنگی فراگیران بومی باشد. بر اساس یافته‌ها، پژوهشگر توصیه می‌کند که دبیران جغرافیا نمونه‌های محلی را در آموزش کلاس درس بگنجانند. درس‌هایی دربارهٔ اکوسیستم‌ها، منابع طبیعی، کشاورزی، حفاظت محیط‌زیست، سکونتگاه و روابط انسان و محیط باید از ویژگی‌ها و فعالیت‌های جغرافیایی آشنا برای فراگیران Baka بهره گیرند. مؤسسات تربیت معلم باید آمادگی در زمینهٔ آموزش پاسخگو به فرهنگ را تقویت کنند. تدوین‌کنندگان برنامهٔ درسی باید انعطاف‌پذیری بیشتری برای گنجاندن دانش بومی و محلی فراهم آورند. مدارس باید از یادگیری تجربی بیشتر بهره ببرند.

This study aims to describe and analyze the implementation of training to improve teacher and education personnel competencies by Balai Besar Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan (BBGTK) South Sulawesi Province, as well as to identify supporting and inhibiting factors. The study used a descriptive qualitative approach with the Miles and Huberman interactive analysis model. Data collection was conducted through interviews, observations, and documentation with five informants. Data validity was tested through source triangulation and method triangulation. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of training at BBGTK South Sulawesi Province has been carried out systematically, namely: (a) input, participants are determined through needs mapping, facilitators are selected through selection and are nationally certified, and supported by planned infrastructure and budget; (b) process, learning is carried out with an andragogical approach through blended learning, accompanied by continuous monitoring and evaluation through pre-tests and post-tests; (c) output, the training results in increased knowledge and skills of participants with good achievement of learning objectives indicated by the ability of participants to understand the material, complete assignments, participate actively, and prepare follow-up plans (RTL); and (d) outcome, participants apply learning outcomes through Follow-up Action Plans (RTL) and share good practices with fellow teachers. Supporting factors include internal coordination, facilitator competence, participant motivation, and support for facilities and policies. Inhibiting factors include inaccurate participant data, budget limitations, technical constraints on facilities, and suboptimal post-training monitoring. In general, the implementation of training has made a positive contribution to improving the competence of teachers and education personnel, although strengthening is still needed in the aspects of equalizing targets, budget support, and post-training monitoring.

هدف این پژوهش توصیف و تحلیل اجرای دوره‌های آموزشی به منظور ارتقای شایستگی معلمان و کارکنان آموزشی توسط Balai Besar Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan (BBGTK) استان سولاوسی جنوبی و شناسایی عوامل حمایت‌کننده و بازدارنده است. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی توصیفی و با استفاده از مدل تحلیل تعاملی مایلز و هابرمن انجام شده است. گردآوری داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه، مشاهده و اسناد با پنج نفر مطلع صورت گرفته است. روایی داده‌ها از طریق مثلث‌سازی منبع و روش مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفته است. نتایج پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که اجرای دوره‌های آموزشی در BBGTK استان سولاوسی جنوبی به صورت نظام‌مند انجام شده است، به این صورت که: (الف) ورودی، شرکت‌کنندگان از طریق نقشه‌برداری نیازها تعیین می‌شوند، تسهیل‌گران از طریق فرایند انتخاب و با گواهینامه ملی برگزیده می‌شوند و زیرساخت‌ها و بودجه به صورت برنامه‌ریزی‌شده حمایت می‌شوند؛ (ب) فرایند، آموزش با رویکرد آندراگوژیک و به صورت یادگیری ترکیبی انجام می‌شود و با پایش و ارزیابی مستمر از طریق پیش‌آزمون و پس‌آزمون همراه است؛ (ج) خروجی، نتیجه آموزش افزایش دانش و مهارت شرکت‌کنندگان با تحقق مطلوب اهداف یادگیری است که با توانایی شرکت‌کنندگان در درک مطالب، انجام تکالیف، مشارکت فعال و تهیه برنامه‌های پیگیری (RTL) نشان داده می‌شود؛ و (د) پیامد، شرکت‌کنندگان نتایج یادگیری را از طریق برنامه‌های اقدام پیگیری (RTL) به کار می‌گیرند و تجارب موفق را با سایر معلمان به اشتراک می‌گذارند. عوامل حمایت‌کننده شامل هماهنگی داخلی، شایستگی تسهیل‌گران، انگیزه شرکت‌کنندگان و حمایت از امکانات و سیاست‌ها است. عوامل بازدارنده شامل داده‌های نادرست شرکت‌کنندگان، محدودیت بودجه، موانع فنی مربوط به امکانات و پایش پس از آموزش کمتر از حد مطلوب است. به طور کلی، اجرای دوره‌های آموزشی سهم مثبتی در ارتقای شایستگی معلمان و کارکنان آموزشی داشته است، هرچند تقویت در زمینه‌های همسان‌سازی اهداف، حمایت بودجه‌ای و پایش پس از آموزش همچنان مورد نیاز است.

The competence of teachers plays a significant role in determining the quality of education. The SEAMEO INNOTECH Regional Education Program (SIREP) sets the teaching competence standards in Southeast Asia. Likewise, in the Philippines, the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) are commonly used throughout the country to evaluate the competency levels of teachers. In this context, this study examined the performance of science teachers concerning these two sets of standards. The Descriptive Research Design was employed. The researcher utilized total enumeration as a sampling method, which comprised 30 junior high school science teachers for the academic year 2022-2023. The research instruments used were adopted from the SIREP standards and a survey questionnaire. Findings revealed that the respondents demonstrated outstanding performance in the PPST-RPMS and were rated "very much competent" in the SIREP standards. However, statistical analysis revealed no significant relationship between the Key Result Areas (KRAs) of the RPMS and the SIREP standards. These two sets of standards operate independently, and improvements in one may not necessarily lead to improvements in the other. The researcher proposed a program that will sustain the competence levels of science teachers. This program aims to address both sets of standards individually, promote continuous learning, and ensure that the teachers will continue to meet the benchmark set for education.

شایستگی معلمان نقش مهمی در تعیین کیفیت آموزش ایفا می‌کند. برنامه آموزش منطقه‌ای SEAMEO INNOTECH (SIREP) استانداردهای شایستگی تدریس را در جنوب شرق آسیا تعیین می‌کند. به همین ترتیب، در فیلیپین، استانداردهای حرفه‌ای معلمان فیلیپین (PPST) به طور گسترده‌ای در سراسر کشور برای ارزیابی سطوح شایستگی معلمان مورد استفاده قرار می‌گیرد. در این زمینه، این پژوهش عملکرد معلمان علوم را با توجه به این دو مجموعه استاندارد مورد بررسی قرار داد. طرح پژوهش توصیفی به کار گرفته شد. پژوهشگر از روش سرشماری کامل به عنوان روش نمونه‌گیری استفاده کرد که شامل ۳۰ معلم علوم دوره متوسطه اول در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳ بود. ابزارهای پژوهش برگرفته از استانداردهای SIREP و یک پرسشنامه پیمایشی بودند. یافته‌ها نشان داد که پاسخ‌دهندگان در PPST-RPMS عملکرد برجسته‌ای از خود نشان دادند و در استانداردهای SIREP نیز به عنوان «بسیار شایسته» ارزیابی شدند. با این حال، تحلیل آماری نشان داد که بین حوزه‌های کلیدی نتایج (KRAs) در RPMS و استانداردهای SIREP رابطه معناداری وجود ندارد. این دو مجموعه استاندارد به طور مستقل عمل می‌کنند و بهبود در یکی لزوماً منجر به بهبود در دیگری نمی‌شود. پژوهشگر برنامه‌ای را پیشنهاد کرد که سطح شایستگی معلمان علوم را حفظ کند. هدف این برنامه، پرداختن به هر دو مجموعه استاندارد به طور جداگانه، ترویج یادگیری مستمر و اطمینان از تداوم تحقق معیارهای تعیین‌شده برای آموزش است.

This study investigates how preservice teachers in Hong Kong interpret culturally responsive teaching (CRT) and what conditions might shape their interpretations. The findings indicate preservice teachers’ orientation towards benevolent integrationism in interpreting CRT, featured by a primary focus on linguistic mediation between English and Cantonese and a strong ethos of benevolent interpersonal care by teachers to facilitate ethnic minority students’ integration in mainstream classrooms and society. The underlying values of this orientation resonate with Confucian discourses of care, harmony, benevolence and relationality noted in international research on education in Chinese contexts. However, in reference to the Western-based theorisation of CRT, preservice teachers’ interpretations represent a synthesis of the celebratory and integrationist stances, while the critical, equity-oriented stance remains largely absent. Therefore, we argue that recourse to Confucian discourses in education for ethnic minority students risks obscuring or perpetuating systemic inequalities and discuss how teacher education and institutional efforts might extend the orientation of benevolent integrationism among preservice teachers towards critical engagement with inequality. Overall, the findings demonstrate how global educational paradigms, such as CRT, are interpreted in specific socio-cultural contexts and show how local interpretations and socio-cultural contexts can serve as foundations for a more equitable education for ethnic minorities.

این پژوهش به بررسی نحوه تفسیر معلمان پیش‌خدمت در هنگ‌کنگ از آموزش پاسخ‌گو به فرهنگ (CRT) و شرایطی که ممکن است تفسیرهای آنان را شکل دهد، می‌پردازد. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که گرایش معلمان پیش‌خدمت به سوی یکپارچه‌گرایی خیرخواهانه در تفسیر CRT، با تمرکز اصلی بر میانجی‌گری زبانی میان انگلیسی و کانتونی و همچنین تأکید قوی بر منش خیرخواهانه و مراقبت بین‌فردی معلمان برای تسهیل ادغام دانش‌آموزان اقلیت قومی در کلاس‌های درس و جامعه جریان اصلی، مشخص می‌شود. ارزش‌های زیربنایی این گرایش با گفتمان‌های کنفوسیوسی مراقبت، هماهنگی، خیرخواهی و رابطه‌مندی که در پژوهش‌های بین‌المللی درباره آموزش در زمینه‌های چینی ذکر شده‌اند، هم‌راستا است. با این حال، با توجه به نظریه‌پردازی مبتنی بر غرب درباره CRT، تفسیرهای معلمان پیش‌خدمت ترکیبی از رویکردهای جشن‌گرا و یکپارچه‌گرا را نشان می‌دهد، در حالی که رویکرد انتقادی و مبتنی بر عدالت تا حد زیادی غایب است. بنابراین، استدلال می‌کنیم که رجوع به گفتمان‌های کنفوسیوسی در آموزش برای دانش‌آموزان اقلیت قومی، خطر پنهان‌سازی یا تداوم نابرابری‌های نظام‌مند را به همراه دارد و به بحث درباره چگونگی گسترش جهت‌گیری یکپارچه‌گرایی خیرخواهانه در میان معلمان پیش‌خدمت به سوی درگیری انتقادی با نابرابری از طریق آموزش معلمان و تلاش‌های نهادی می‌پردازیم. در مجموع، یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که چگونه پارادایم‌های آموزشی جهانی مانند CRT در زمینه‌های خاص اجتماعی-فرهنگی تفسیر می‌شوند و چگونه تفسیرهای محلی و زمینه‌های اجتماعی-فرهنگی می‌توانند به عنوان بنیانی برای آموزش عادلانه‌تر برای اقلیت‌های قومی عمل کنند.

This study aims to examine how the Student Council President election at Junior High School (SMP) Al-Azhar Medan, an Islamic school, works as a pedagogical space for internalizing political ethics grounded in divine values. A qualitative case study was carried out. Data came from semi-structured interviews with nine informants (two candidates, four student voters, a Pancasila Education teacher, the student council advisor, and the school principal), observation of the election, and documentation in the form of election photographs, the voter attendance list, the ballot box, and the public vote tally. The data were analyzed with the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña. The results show six patterns: honest campaigning, trustworthy leadership, respect for peers’ choices, civility in competition, rejection of manipulative practices, and a school culture that accompanies the election through counsel, habituation, supervision, and reflection. The election recorded 606 votes, 375 for Pair 01 and 231 for Pair 02. The study contributes an Islamic pedagogical reading of school democracy: divine values act as an ethical orientation that is transmitted through nasihat, pembiasaan, muraqabah, and muhasabah, so that an annual procedure becomes a moral learning experience for students.

این پژوهش با هدف بررسی چگونگی کارکرد انتخابات رئیس شورای دانش‌آموزی در دبیرستان اسلامی (SMP) Al-Azhar Medan به‌عنوان فضایی تربیتی برای درونی‌سازی اخلاق سیاسی مبتنی بر ارزش‌های الهی انجام شده است. این مطالعه به روش کیفی و با رویکرد مطالعه موردی صورت گرفته است. داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با نه نفر از مطلعان (دو نامزد، چهار دانش‌آموز رأی‌دهنده، یک معلم آموزش پانچاسیلا، مشاور شورای دانش‌آموزی و مدیر مدرسه)، مشاهده فرایند انتخابات و اسناد شامل عکس‌های انتخابات، فهرست حضور رأی‌دهندگان، صندوق رأی و شمارش علنی آرا گردآوری شده‌اند. تحلیل داده‌ها با استفاده از مدل تعاملی Miles، Huberman و Saldaña انجام شده است. نتایج پژوهش شش الگو را نشان می‌دهد: تبلیغات صادقانه، رهبری امانت‌دارانه، احترام به انتخاب همسالان، رعایت ادب در رقابت، رد شیوه‌های فریبکارانه و فرهنگ مدرسه‌ای که انتخابات را با ارشاد، عادت‌دهی، نظارت و تأمل همراهی می‌کند. در این انتخابات ۶۰۶ رأی ثبت شد که ۳۷۵ رأی به زوج ۰۱ و ۲۳۱ رأی به زوج ۰۲ تعلق گرفت. این پژوهش خوانشی تربیتی اسلامی از دموکراسی مدرسه ارائه می‌دهد: ارزش‌های الهی به‌عنوان جهت‌گیری اخلاقی از طریق نصیحت، پمبیاسآن، مراقبه و محاسبه منتقل می‌شوند تا یک فرایند سالانه به تجربه‌ای اخلاقی برای دانش‌آموزان تبدیل شود.

This study examines the implementation of collaborative supervision and its contribution to student well-being at MI Al Mubarok Uman Agung, Central Lampung Regency. A qualitative approach with a case study design was employed. The participants included the principal, three classroom teachers, and three students selected purposively. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and documentation. Data credibility was established through source and technique triangulation and member checking, while data analysis followed the interactive model of Miles and Huberman. The findings indicate that collaborative supervision was implemented through three interconnected stages: participatory planning, non-interventionist classroom observation, and dialogic reflection and follow-up. This approach reduced teachers' anxiety, encouraged openness during reflection, and supported changes in classroom practices. Its contribution to student well-being was most evident in the loving dimension through warmer teacher-student relationships and in the being dimension through greater student participation in learning. However, its contribution to the having and health dimensions remained limited because these aspects were closely related to school facilities and health-related policies. The study demonstrates that collaborative supervision can contribute to a school environment that supports student well-being, particularly by strengthening teachers' professional and interpersonal practices.

این پژوهش به بررسی اجرای نظارت مشارکتی و نقش آن در بهزیستی دانش‌آموزان در مدرسه MI Al Mubarok Uman Agung، شهرستان لامپونگ مرکزی می‌پردازد. رویکرد کیفی با طرح مطالعه موردی به کار گرفته شده است. شرکت‌کنندگان شامل مدیر مدرسه، سه معلم کلاس و سه دانش‌آموز بودند که به صورت هدفمند انتخاب شدند. داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته، مشاهده مشارکتی و اسناد جمع‌آوری گردید. اعتبار داده‌ها از طریق مثلث‌سازی منبع و روش و بررسی اعضا تأمین شد و تحلیل داده‌ها بر اساس مدل تعاملی Miles و Huberman انجام گرفت. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که نظارت مشارکتی از طریق سه مرحله به هم پیوسته شامل برنامه‌ریزی مشارکتی، مشاهده کلاس بدون مداخله و بازتاب و پیگیری گفت‌وگومحور اجرا شده است. این رویکرد موجب کاهش اضطراب معلمان، تقویت شفافیت در بازتاب و حمایت از تغییرات در شیوه‌های تدریس شد. نقش آن در بهزیستی دانش‌آموزان عمدتاً در بعد محبت‌آمیز از طریق روابط گرم‌تر معلم و دانش‌آموز و در بعد بودن از طریق مشارکت بیشتر دانش‌آموزان در یادگیری مشهود بود. با این حال، نقش آن در ابعاد داشتن و سلامت محدود باقی ماند، زیرا این جنبه‌ها ارتباط نزدیکی با امکانات مدرسه و سیاست‌های مرتبط با سلامت داشتند. این پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که نظارت مشارکتی می‌تواند به محیط مدرسه‌ای که از بهزیستی دانش‌آموزان حمایت می‌کند، به ویژه از طریق تقویت شایستگی‌های حرفه‌ای و بین‌فردی معلمان، کمک نماید.

ICT-based teaching and integration refers to the extent to which teachers utilize ICT tools and digital resources as part of their instructional practices to improve lesson delivery, learner engagement, classroom interaction, and achievement of learning objectives. This study assessed the ICT-based teaching and integration in relation to students’ academic achievement of Cuaming Elementary and Cuaming High School during the School Year 2025-2026 as basis for the development of an action plan to improve technology-assisted instruction. Adopting a descriptive quantitative analysis enriched by qualitative insights, the study surveyed 40 elementary and secondary school teachers, focusing on the effectiveness of ICT-based teaching and integration to classroom learning. The study was found out that both ICT-based teaching and ICT integration were highly effective. The study revealed that ICT-based teaching and ICT integration, academic achievement and ICT-based teaching and academic achievement and ICT integration are significantly related to each other, concluding that there was a greatly contribution of ICT-based teaching and integration to the students' academic achievement through its General Scholastic Average and recommends that teachers must undergo training programs, seminars and LAC Sessions on the integration of ICT in teaching and learning to enhance more the students’ academic achievement.

تدریس مبتنی بر فناوری اطلاعات و ارتباطات (ICT) و ادغام آن به میزان استفاده معلمان از ابزارهای ICT و منابع دیجیتال به عنوان بخشی از شیوه‌های آموزشی خود برای بهبود ارائه درس، افزایش مشارکت یادگیرندگان، تعامل کلاسی و دستیابی به اهداف یادگیری اشاره دارد. این پژوهش، تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام آن را در ارتباط با پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان دبستان و دبیرستان کوامینگ در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵-۲۰۲۶ به عنوان مبنایی برای تدوین برنامه عملیاتی به منظور بهبود آموزش مبتنی بر فناوری مورد ارزیابی قرار داد. با اتخاذ رویکرد توصیفی-کمی و غنی‌سازی یافته‌ها با بینش‌های کیفی، پژوهش حاضر با نظرسنجی از ۴۰ معلم مقطع ابتدایی و متوسطه، بر اثربخشی تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام آن در یادگیری کلاسی تمرکز داشت. نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که هر دو مؤلفه تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام ICT بسیار اثربخش بودند. همچنین پژوهش آشکار ساخت که تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام ICT، پیشرفت تحصیلی و تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و پیشرفت تحصیلی و ادغام ICT با یکدیگر رابطه معناداری دارند و نتیجه‌گیری شد که تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام آن سهم چشمگیری در پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان از طریق معدل کل تحصیلی آنان دارد و توصیه می‌شود معلمان در برنامه‌های آموزشی، کارگاه‌ها و جلسات LAC در زمینه ادغام ICT در تدریس و یادگیری شرکت کنند تا پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان بیش از پیش ارتقاء یابد.

This study examined parent assessments of teachers’ practices in preparing study guides and extension menus for learners with special educational needs (LSENs), with the objective of informing tools for independent study. A descriptive survey combining correlational and comparative analyses involved 45 parent-respondents of learners at Manggahan Elementary School, General Trias, Cavite. A researcher-developed and expert-reviewed questionnaire used a four-point response scale. Frequencies, percentages, weighted means, the reported Kendall and chi-square statistics, and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used. Most respondents were female (80%) and identified as parents rather than grandparents or guardians (93%); ages 35–39 and 40–44 each comprised 27%. Parents rated teachers’ preparation of study guides (M = 3.37) and extension menus (M = 3.28) favorably, with an overall mean of 3.34 (SD = 0.47). The reported Kendall statistic was 0.0150 (χ² = 0.6757, p = .4111), indicating no statistically significant association or concordance between the two practice assessments under the stated test. Comparisons by age, sex, and family role were likewise nonsignificant (all p > .05). These findings describe favorable parent perceptions but do not establish improvements in learners’ independent-study outcomes. The study supports coordinated planning of accessible study guides and differentiated extension-menu choices, professional development in inclusive instructional design, and stronger family–school communication.

این پژوهش به ارزیابی والدین از شیوه‌های معلمان در آماده‌سازی راهنماهای مطالعه و منوهای گسترش برای دانش‌آموزان با نیازهای ویژه آموزشی (LSENs) پرداخت، با هدف اطلاع‌رسانی برای ابزارهای مطالعه مستقل. این مطالعه توصیفی با ترکیب تحلیل‌های همبستگی و مقایسه‌ای، شامل ۴۵ والد پاسخ‌دهنده از دانش‌آموزان دبستان Manggahan، شهر General Trias، استان Cavite بود. پرسشنامه‌ای که توسط پژوهشگر تدوین و توسط خبرگان بازبینی شده بود، از مقیاس پاسخ‌دهی چهار درجه‌ای استفاده کرد. فراوانی‌ها، درصدها، میانگین‌های وزنی، آمار گزارش‌شده Kendall و مجذور کای، و آزمون‌های Kruskal–Wallis به کار رفتند. اکثر پاسخ‌دهندگان زن بودند (۸۰٪) و خود را والدین معرفی کردند نه پدربزرگ/مادربزرگ یا سرپرست (۹۳٪)؛ گروه‌های سنی ۳۵–۳۹ و ۴۰–۴۴ هر یک ۲۷٪ را تشکیل دادند. والدین، آماده‌سازی راهنماهای مطالعه توسط معلمان را (M = 3.37) و منوهای گسترش را (M = 3.28) مطلوب ارزیابی کردند، با میانگین کلی 3.34 (SD = 0.47). آماره گزارش‌شده Kendall برابر با 0.0150 (χ² = 0.6757, p = .4111) بود که نشان‌دهنده عدم وجود ارتباط یا توافق معنادار آماری بین دو ارزیابی عملی تحت آزمون مذکور است. مقایسه‌ها بر اساس سن، جنس و نقش خانوادگی نیز معنادار نبودند (همه p > .05). این یافته‌ها برداشت‌های مطلوب والدین را توصیف می‌کند اما بهبود در پیامدهای مطالعه مستقل دانش‌آموزان را اثبات نمی‌کند. این پژوهش از برنامه‌ریزی هماهنگ برای راهنماهای مطالعه قابل دسترس و انتخاب‌های منوی گسترش تفکیک‌شده، توسعه حرفه‌ای در طراحی آموزشی فراگیر و ارتباط قوی‌تر خانواده و مدرسه حمایت می‌کند.

Elementary school is the first place where children systematically encounter questions about what it means to know, where knowledge comes from, and how a claim comes to count as true. Yet the epistemological assumptions underpinning everyday elementary teaching are seldom made explicit. This article examines the nature of children’s knowledge in elementary education practice by analysing two competing images of the child: the passive recipient (tabula rasa) and the active constructor of knowledge. Using conceptual-philosophical analysis of classical and contemporary works in epistemology, developmental psychology, and educational theory, the study finds that (a) the tabula rasa image persists in practice through initiation-response-evaluation talk, reliance on rote memorisation, and the treatment of error as failure; (b) constructivist traditions position the child as a builder of knowledge but are frequently misread as the absence of guidance; and (c) the two poles are better understood as a continuum than as a dichotomy. The article proposes an epistemological framework for simple learning built on five principles: prior knowledge as a starting point, simplicity as intellectual honesty, error as epistemic data, justification through dialogue, and graduated guidance. The framework is intended to help teachers, teacher educators, and curriculum designers examine the epistemological assumptions behind their practice.

مدرسه ابتدایی نخستین مکانی است که کودکان به طور نظام‌مند با پرسش‌هایی درباره معنای دانستن، منشأ دانش و چگونگی اعتبار یافتن یک ادعا به عنوان حقیقت مواجه می‌شوند. با این حال، مفروضات معرفت‌شناختی که زیربنای آموزش روزمره در مدارس ابتدایی هستند، به ندرت به طور صریح بیان می‌شوند. این مقاله با تحلیل دو تصویر رقیب از کودک—گیرنده منفعل (لوح سفید) و سازنده فعال دانش—به بررسی ماهیت دانش کودکان در عمل آموزش ابتدایی می‌پردازد. با بهره‌گیری از تحلیل مفهومی-فلسفی آثار کلاسیک و معاصر در حوزه معرفت‌شناسی، روان‌شناسی رشد و نظریه آموزش، این پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که (الف) تصویر لوح سفید از طریق گفت‌وگوی آغاز-پاسخ-ارزیابی، اتکاء به حفظ طوطی‌وار و تلقی خطا به عنوان شکست، همچنان در عمل باقی مانده است؛ (ب) سنت‌های ساخت‌گرایانه کودک را به عنوان سازنده دانش معرفی می‌کنند، اما اغلب به اشتباه به عنوان فقدان راهنمایی تفسیر می‌شوند؛ و (ج) این دو قطب بیش از آنکه دوگانگی باشند، باید به عنوان یک پیوستار درک شوند. این مقاله چارچوبی معرفت‌شناختی برای یادگیری ساده بر اساس پنج اصل پیشنهاد می‌کند: دانش پیشین به عنوان نقطه آغاز، سادگی به عنوان صداقت فکری، خطا به عنوان داده معرفتی، توجیه از طریق گفت‌وگو و راهنمایی تدریجی. این چارچوب با هدف کمک به معلمان، مربیان معلم و طراحان برنامه درسی برای بررسی مفروضات معرفت‌شناختی زیربنای عمل آن‌ها ارائه می‌شود.

This study aims to describe the implementation of servant leadership in the principal’s leadership at SMPN 1 Cikarang Selatan, to describe the principal’s strategies in building communication, service, and empowerment, and to identify supporting and inhibiting factors. This research employed a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through non-participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The informants consisted of the principal, vice principal, teachers, and educational staff. Data analysis was conducted through data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. The findings indicate that servant leadership has been implemented through six dimensions: exemplary behavior, empathy, listening, empowerment, caring, and community building. The principal demonstrates openness in receiving input, provides support and solutions, delegates responsibilities, encourages competence development, and promotes cooperation among school members. The strategies for communication, service, and empowerment are integrated through meetings, coordination, direct communication, personal approaches, task delegation, and opportunities for professional development. Supporting factors include cooperation, open communication, mutual trust, school-community support, and shared commitment. Inhibiting factors include differences in character and participation, communication and coordination challenges, and the principal’s limited time due to a high workload. Overall, servant leadership at SMPN 1 Cikarang Selatan has been implemented, although continuous strengthening is needed to optimize service, empowerment, communication, and collaboration.

هدف این پژوهش توصیف پیاده‌سازی رهبری خدمتگزار در رهبری مدیر دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۱ چیکارنگ جنوبی، توصیف راهبردهای مدیر در ایجاد ارتباط، خدمت‌رسانی و توانمندسازی، و شناسایی عوامل حمایت‌کننده و بازدارنده است. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی توصیفی انجام شده است. داده‌ها از طریق مشاهده غیرمشارکتی، مصاحبه نیمه‌ساختاریافته و اسناد گردآوری شده‌اند. مطلعان شامل مدیر، معاون، معلمان و کارکنان آموزشی بوده‌اند. تحلیل داده‌ها از طریق تقطیر داده‌ها، نمایش داده‌ها و نتیجه‌گیری و تأیید انجام شده است. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که رهبری خدمتگزار از طریق شش بُعد رفتار الگویی، همدلی، گوش دادن، توانمندسازی، مراقبت و جامعه‌سازی پیاده‌سازی شده است. مدیر مدرسه با پذیرش نظرات، ارائه حمایت و راه‌حل، واگذاری مسئولیت‌ها، تشویق به توسعه شایستگی و ترویج همکاری میان اعضای مدرسه، این ابعاد را به اجرا درمی‌آورد. راهبردهای ارتباط، خدمت‌رسانی و توانمندسازی از طریق جلسات، هماهنگی، ارتباط مستقیم، رویکردهای فردی، واگذاری وظایف و ایجاد فرصت‌های توسعه حرفه‌ای ادغام شده‌اند. عوامل حمایت‌کننده شامل همکاری، ارتباط باز، اعتماد متقابل، حمایت جامعه مدرسه و تعهد مشترک است. عوامل بازدارنده شامل تفاوت در شخصیت و مشارکت، چالش‌های ارتباط و هماهنگی و محدودیت زمانی مدیر به دلیل حجم بالای کار می‌باشد. به طور کلی، رهبری خدمتگزار در دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۱ چیکارنگ جنوبی پیاده‌سازی شده است، هرچند تقویت مستمر برای بهینه‌سازی خدمت‌رسانی، توانمندسازی، ارتباط و همکاری ضروری است.

Learning at university level needs to be geared towards engaging students in understanding, analysing and solving problems related to the learning context. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a relevant model for fostering such learning experiences, particularly in the education of trainee teachers, who require the ability to manage problem-solving-based learning. This study aims to identify and analyse the needs of prospective teacher students regarding the implementation of PBL in the Primary School Teacher Education Programme (PGSD). The study employed a descriptive quantitative approach and was conducted in March 2026, involving 52 fourth-semester students selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a closed-ended questionnaire with a Likert scale comprising 20 positive statements. The instrument measured five aspects of PBL, including problem orientation, organisation of learning activities, individual and group investigation, development and presentation of results, and evaluation of the learning process. The results of the expert validation indicated a validity rate of 90.8 per cent, whilst the Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.863 indicated very high reliability. Data analysis was carried out using frequency distributions, percentages and mean values for each aspect. The research findings revealed that students have a need for all aspects of PBL, with an emphasis on engagement with problems, investigative activities, and the development and presentation of solutions. These findings can serve as a basis for the design of a systematic PBL programme tailored to the characteristics of prospective primary school teachers

یادگیری در سطح دانشگاهی باید به گونه‌ای هدایت شود که دانشجویان را در درک، تحلیل و حل مسائل مرتبط با زمینه یادگیری درگیر سازد. یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله (PBL) مدلی مناسب برای تقویت چنین تجارب یادگیری است، به ویژه در آموزش دانشجویان معلم آینده که نیازمند توانایی مدیریت یادگیری مبتنی بر حل مسئله هستند. هدف این پژوهش شناسایی و تحلیل نیازهای دانشجویان معلم آینده در خصوص اجرای PBL در برنامه آموزش معلمان دبستان (PGSD) است. این پژوهش با رویکرد توصیفی-کمی و در اسفند ۱۴۰۴ انجام شد و ۵۲ دانشجوی ترم چهارم که به روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند انتخاب شدند، در آن شرکت داشتند. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه بسته با مقیاس لیکرت شامل ۲۰ گزاره مثبت گردآوری شد. این ابزار پنج جنبه از PBL را اندازه‌گیری کرد: جهت‌گیری مسئله، سازماندهی فعالیت‌های یادگیری، پژوهش فردی و گروهی، توسعه و ارائه نتایج، و ارزیابی فرایند یادگیری. نتایج روایی توسط خبرگان، نرخ روایی ۹۰.۸ درصد را نشان داد و مقدار آلفای کرونباخ ۰.۸۶۳ بیانگر پایایی بسیار بالا بود. تحلیل داده‌ها با استفاده از توزیع فراوانی، درصدها و میانگین هر جنبه انجام شد. یافته‌های پژوهش نشان داد که دانشجویان به همه جنبه‌های PBL نیاز دارند و بر درگیری با مسائل، فعالیت‌های پژوهشی و توسعه و ارائه راه‌حل‌ها تأکید دارند. این یافته‌ها می‌تواند مبنایی برای طراحی برنامه‌ای نظام‌مند از PBL متناسب با ویژگی‌های معلمان آینده دبستان قرار گیرد.

Introduction Play-based science learning opportunities are considered a promising approach to strengthening science education in early childhood. Professional development (PD) is increasingly recognized as important in this context, yet empirical evidence on play-based physics PD remains limited. In particular, there is a lack of PD programs addressing play-based science learning, and empirical evidence remains limited regarding how play-based physics PD programs support early childhood educators' general and domain-specific professional competencies. Addressing this gap, the present study examines self-reported pre-post changes in selected professional competence facets within the PhysikSPIEL PD program. Methods Participants ( N = 42) were early childhood educators from Germany and kindergarten teachers from Switzerland, enrolled in the 2024 or 2025 program cycle, each lasting approximately three months. Using a pre-post design and a standardized self-report questionnaire, the study assessed motivational orientations [self-efficacy expectations (including those related to SST), self-concept, enthusiasm] and pedagogical beliefs (co-constructive teaching and learning beliefs). Results Analyses indicated self-reported pre-post increases in domain-specific self-efficacy expectations (including those related to SST), academic self-concept, and enthusiasm, whereas co-constructive teaching and learning beliefs remained stable. Discussion Given the pre-post design, the relatively small and self-selected sample, and the reliance on self-report measures, these findings should be interpreted cautiously. Overall, the study provides preliminary evidence that participation in a play-based physics PD program may be associated with changes in selected self-reported motivational competence facets.

مقدمه: فرصت‌های یادگیری علمی مبتنی بر بازی به عنوان رویکردی امیدبخش برای تقویت آموزش علوم در دوران کودکی در نظر گرفته می‌شوند. توسعه حرفه‌ای (PD) در این زمینه به طور فزاینده‌ای اهمیت یافته است، اما شواهد تجربی درباره PD فیزیک مبتنی بر بازی همچنان محدود است. به ویژه، برنامه‌های PD که به یادگیری علمی مبتنی بر بازی می‌پردازند، کمبود دارند و شواهد تجربی درباره چگونگی حمایت برنامه‌های PD فیزیک مبتنی بر بازی از صلاحیت‌های حرفه‌ای عمومی و خاص حوزه مربیان کودکان پیش‌دبستانی همچنان محدود است. برای رفع این خلأ، پژوهش حاضر به بررسی تغییرات خودگزارشی پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون در ابعاد منتخب صلاحیت حرفه‌ای در چارچوب برنامه PD PhysikSPIEL می‌پردازد. روش‌ها: شرکت‌کنندگان (N = 42) شامل مربیان کودکان پیش‌دبستانی از آلمان و معلمان مهدکودک از سوئیس بودند که در چرخه برنامه ۲۰۲۴ یا ۲۰۲۵ ثبت‌نام کرده بودند و هر دوره تقریباً سه ماه به طول انجامید. با استفاده از طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون و پرسشنامه استاندارد خودگزارشی، جهت‌گیری‌های انگیزشی [انتظارات خودکارآمدی (از جمله مرتبط با SST)، خودپنداره، اشتیاق] و باورهای آموزشی (باورهای تدریس و یادگیری هم‌سازنده) مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفت. نتایج: تحلیل‌ها نشان دادند که افزایش خودگزارشی پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون در انتظارات خودکارآمدی خاص حوزه (از جمله مرتبط با SST)، خودپنداره تحصیلی و اشتیاق مشاهده شد، در حالی که باورهای تدریس و یادگیری هم‌سازنده پایدار باقی ماندند. بحث: با توجه به طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون، حجم نمونه نسبتاً کوچک و خودانتخاب‌شده و اتکا به ابزارهای خودگزارشی، این یافته‌ها باید با احتیاط تفسیر شوند. به طور کلی، این پژوهش شواهد مقدماتی ارائه می‌دهد که مشارکت در یک برنامه PD فیزیک مبتنی بر بازی ممکن است با تغییراتی در برخی ابعاد خودگزارشی صلاحیت انگیزشی همراه باشد.

This study seeks to reveal the profile of collaboration skills (CS) and communication confidence (CC) of pre-service chemsitry teacher (PCT). Designed as a descriptive quantitative study, convenience sampling technique was adopted for this study. A total of 26 PCTs were involved as research samples. Data were obtained through two closed-ended questionnaires: the Collaborative Skill Questionnaire (CS-Q) and the Communication Confidence Questionnaire (CC-Q). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the profile levels of the PCT-CS and PCT-CC. The level criteria were divided into five categories. Based on these results, the PCT-CS was generally at a good level. Meanwhile, the PCT-CC level was sufficient. Based on the research results that have gone through the data analysis stage, learning activities need to implement methods that are capable of training PCT-CS and PCT-CC such as collaborative learning methods.

این مطالعه با هدف آشکارسازی نمایه مهارت‌های همکاری (CS) و اعتماد به نفس ارتباطی (CC) دانشجومعلمان شیمی (PCT) انجام شده است. این پژوهش به صورت توصیفی-کمی طراحی شده و از روش نمونه‌گیری در دسترس استفاده شده است. در مجموع ۲۶ نفر از دانشجومعلمان شیمی به عنوان نمونه پژوهش شرکت داشتند. داده‌ها از طریق دو پرسشنامه بسته‌پاسخ جمع‌آوری شد: پرسشنامه مهارت همکاری (CS-Q) و پرسشنامه اعتماد به نفس ارتباطی (CC-Q). برای تحلیل سطوح نمایه PCT-CS و PCT-CC از آمار توصیفی استفاده شد. معیار سطوح به پنج دسته تقسیم گردید. بر اساس این نتایج، سطح PCT-CS به طور کلی در وضعیت خوب قرار داشت. در حالی که سطح PCT-CC در حد کافی بود. بر اساس نتایج پژوهش که مرحله تحلیل داده‌ها را طی کرده است، فعالیت‌های یادگیری نیازمند اجرای روش‌هایی هستند که قادر به تقویت PCT-CS و PCT-CC باشند؛ مانند روش‌های یادگیری مشارکتی.

Supervising teachers are central to school–university partnerships and to the professional experience of preservice teachers. This paper reports findings from a study examining the knowledge, skills, and attributes associated with effective supervising teachers. Survey data were collected from supervising teachers (n = 208) and university staff (n = 74) using open-ended and closed-ended questions. This paper focuses on responses to two open-ended questions regarding the characteristics and attributes of quality supervising teachers. More than 11,000 words of qualitative survey data were analysed using semantic content analysis. Findings identified ten commonly reported characteristics, including being communicative, supportive, organised, open-minded, and able to provide feedback. Participants also highlighted attributes such as empathy, patience, attentiveness, and approachability. Drawing on these findings and previous literature, the paper presents an updated framework of supervising teacher knowledge, skills, and attributes. The framework highlights the relational and multifaceted nature of supervising teacher practice.

معلمان راهنما نقش محوری در مشارکت‌های مدرسه و دانشگاه و همچنین تجربه حرفه‌ای معلمان پیش‌خدمت دارند. این مقاله یافته‌های پژوهشی را گزارش می‌کند که به بررسی دانش، مهارت‌ها و ویژگی‌های مرتبط با معلمان راهنمای مؤثر پرداخته است. داده‌های پیمایشی از معلمان راهنما (n = 208) و اعضای هیئت علمی دانشگاه (n = 74) با استفاده از پرسش‌های باز و بسته جمع‌آوری شد. این مقاله بر پاسخ‌ها به دو پرسش باز درباره ویژگی‌ها و خصوصیات معلمان راهنمای باکیفیت تمرکز دارد. بیش از ۱۱٬۰۰۰ واژه داده کیفی پیمایش با استفاده از تحلیل محتوای معنایی مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. یافته‌ها ده ویژگی رایج را شناسایی کردند، از جمله ارتباط‌گیری، حمایت‌گری، سازماندهی، ذهن باز و توانایی ارائه بازخورد. شرکت‌کنندگان همچنین به ویژگی‌هایی مانند همدلی، صبر، توجه و در دسترس بودن اشاره کردند. با بهره‌گیری از این یافته‌ها و ادبیات پیشین، مقاله چارچوب به‌روزشده‌ای از دانش، مهارت‌ها و ویژگی‌های معلمان راهنما ارائه می‌دهد. این چارچوب بر ماهیت رابطه‌ای و چندوجهی عملکرد معلم راهنما تأکید می‌کند.