The aim of the present work is to contribute to the study of use intention for technologies related to the increasingly popular massive open online courses (MOOCs). Informed by a scientific literature review, the work proposes a behavioral model to explain use intention via various constructs. The results of the analysis verify the effect of user…

It is indisputable that one of the factors connected to improvements in the quality of education is the implementation of relevant curricular reform that is pertinent to the culture and needs of the given country. This study aimed to comprehensively investigate how the adaptation from an exogenous curriculum was attempted through analysing the…

This study evaluates the success of the blended-learning mode in the context of a higher education institution in the Arabian Gulf region, utilizing the updated DeLone and McLean information systems success model. Students were surveyed about their perceptions of and feedback on the different characteristics of blended learning. Use of the…

The pervasive nature of online learning worldwide necessitates the creation, administration, and improvement of quality assurance mechanisms for higher education institutions. This article delineates a number of principles regarding features of high quality online learning systems and principles related to assessment of student learning, teacher…

Education has long stood at the epicenter of the battle for civil rights. Inequitable educational opportunity and achievement gaps persist in the United States in no small part because the nation provides limited protection for education as a civil right at the federal level and uneven protection at the state level. Leaders across the political…

Early childhood is a crucial stage in a child's life, and aspects of the environment in the physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and health and safety domains all play important roles in shaping children's development during these early years. Having a valid and reliable measure of the quality of these aspects of children's care settings is…

The work we present is an ongoing research project on school inclusion, its implications for education, and an analysis of quality indicators. The research's main objective is to analyze the beliefs and training needs that teachers have on inclusive education to consider some quality indicators for their training. The research was conducted at all…

In 2020, the Governor of Washington issued a directive to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and a letter to Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for the agencies to identify near-term administrative efficiencies and longer-term strategies to improve the alignment and integration of…

This report presents key findings from the first three years of the Quality Support Program (QSP). The QSP is an initiative involving the delivery by Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) of free tailored professional development and support to approved providers and service leaders of eligible services across New…

The Moroccan higher education has undergone several attempts of reform. the latest being the adoption of a framework law based on the 2015-2030 strategic vision of the Higher Education Council in which evaluation is placed at the center of the reform. Thus, competition and competitiveness in the field of higher education at the national and…

Despite increases in access to education in recent decades, student learning remains a huge challenge, with 250 million children around the world still unable to read or write (UNESCO 2015). Controlling for socioeconomic factors, teaching is well established as the most important school-based determinant of student learning (Hanushek and Rivkin…

This study sought to evaluate school psychologists' perceptions of their graduate training experience in preparing them to work with transgender and other gender minority youth. The quality of graduate training was also examined through a compilation of syllabi. The participants (N = 193) completed a questionnaire regarding their confidence in…

This case study presents findings regarding the problems that impact the quality of a Project Elaboration and Management course, developed following a project-based learning approach. From 2014 to 2019, the course was taught 27 times, involving 596 undergraduate students from Federal University of Sao Paolo, Campus Osasco, Brazil. The research…

The article presents the concept of development and modernisation of the model of multi-level continuing vocational education for the oil and gas industry of the Udmurt Republic under the conditions of its reform. The relevance of continuing education research in the context of its modernisation and reform stems from the need for highly qualified…

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of brand equity dimensions on overall university reputation in Georgian higher education. Fierce competition in the Georgian education market forces universities to address marketing in order to win over customers' minds. However, their attempts fail because universities do not thoroughly grasp…