COVID-19 led to school closures and the necessity to use remote learning in 2020 and 2021 around the globe. This article provides results for a three-level random-effects meta-analysis examining the average effect of the COVID-19-related school closures with respect to several moderator variables. The results showed a robust average effect of…

Since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2019, pandemic prevention and control has gradually become normal, and internet-based massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become widely available. Aiming to give an insight into learner engagement, motivation, and learning performance in MOOCs in the post-pandemic time, this study reviewed 52 articles…

Meta-analyses suggest that student learning outcomes (SLOs) are comparable across modalities of instruction. None of these studies examined how unmet student expectations (here, unexpected changes in course delivery) might increase perceptions of student--instructor-university psychological contract breaches (PCBs) and, ultimately, perceived SLOs…

Offering contributions from international leaders in the field, this volume builds on empirically informed meta-analyses to foreground relationship-based aspects of parental involvement in children's education and learning. Chapters explore how factors including parent-child communication, cultural and parental expectations, as well as…