Research and Development in Higher Education: Reshaping Higher Education Volume 33

How students in the secondary years engage with the literacy demands of curricular online environments.

When Professional Development Fails: EFL Academics Becoming Researchers Under Conditions of Institutional Stratification in Chinese Higher Education

Professional development is widely promoted as a strategy for enhancing the research capacity of EFL academics in higher education. However, existing research has paid less attention to the disciplinary knowledge and research practices through which research competence is developed. This study examines professional l...

What NGOs Reveal About Vocational Education’s Possibilities

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) policy in South Africa is undergoing reform with increased emphasises on standardising curricula, benchmarking institutions, and tightening requirements for lecturer qualifications. These reforms, however, do not address the needs of marginalised youth and they lim...

THE ROLE OF PEDAGOGICAL WORK IN KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION IN BASIC EDUCATION

Basic education plays a vital role in shaping individuals and fostering a more just and equitable society. This study aims to analyze and reflect upon the organization of pedagogical work in basic education, focusing on its underlying structure, policies, and practices. The research is grounded in a literature review o...

The ecology of inclusive education reimagined: A framework for research, policy, and practice

Evidence suggests the educational gap between those who experience success at school and those who do not is growing. Decades of rhetoric, policy and reform have failed to deliver an inclusive form of schooling that meets the learning needs of all students and much of the blame for this is placed at the feet of sch...

TEACHING COMPETENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

Teaching competency is one of the most critical characteristics that influence student learning outcomes, engagement and overall educational achievement in higher education. The review aims to contribute to the on-going conservation on pedagogical improvement and the professionalization of teaching in higher education...