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{"title":"Relations of linguistic features, rhetorical moves, and writing quality in academic writing of secondary students","authors":"Undarmaa Maamuujav","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100505","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100505","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding what features characterize proficient writing and how linguistic and rhetorical features contribute to writing quality is crucial in understanding the complexity of writing and written text. To this end, this study examines the extent to which lexical sophistication, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical features predict human-judged writing quality using a learner corpus of text-based argumentative essays (<em>N</em> = 410) written by linguistically diverse students in middle and high school. Lexical sophistication, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical features were examined in connection to holistic writing quality. Analytic strategies include Pearson correlations, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and structural regression. Results show that observed variables of lexical sophistication, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical features are weakly to strongly correlated to holistic writing quality score (<em>r</em> = 0.26 to <em>r</em> = 0.66). A three-factor model in which the lexical sophistication, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical features are latent constructs that covary with one another had a close fit and was the best-fitting model. The latent construct of rhetorical features significantly predicts writing quality score while latent constructs of lexical sophistication and syntactic complexity are strongly correlated with rhetorical features. Implications for writing research and pedagogy are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100505"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144711734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modeling mathematical well-being among undergraduates: An exploratory study in Mainland China","authors":"Qiaoping Zhang ,&nbsp;Haomin Fang ,&nbsp;Xinrui Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100507","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100507","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Undergraduate students are at a pivotal stage of transition between high school and society, during which their well-being plays a critical role in shaping their personal and academic development. Mathematics is a fundamental subject in which students frequently face challenges, such as high failure rates, and this can negatively impact their confidence, motivation, and overall well-being. While research on undergraduate students’ well-being in mathematics remains scarce, there is currently no standardized framework for assessing their mathematical well-being. Addressing this emerging need, this study developed a conceptual model of undergraduate students’ mathematical well-being, grounded in data collected in China and a validated well-being scale. Through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, a robust four-factor model was constructed. The results showed that there is one objective and three subjective factors jointly affecting undergraduate students’ mathematical well-being. Furthermore, the students’ mathematical well-being model also suggests a difference between their mathematical and general well-being. This study highlights the importance of studying undergraduate students’ mathematical well-being and provides a critical framework for its evaluation, offering theoretical insights into how mathematical well-being shapes students’ academic trajectories and career interests.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100507"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When school discipline meets children’s rights: A systematic literature review of tensions and conflicts in the international literature","authors":"Amy Hanna","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In complex spaces such as schools, it is easy to see how children’s enjoyment of their rights may create rights conflicts where individual rights are claimed in a setting that is inherently collective. This presents tensions and oftentimes discord in decision-making in schools which are rarely debated as human rights concerns. This, perhaps, is because the ‘right to education’ is often understood as a right of access under article 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), but not the features of a quality education enshrined in article 29 CRC. These features are most visible in an examination of school discipline policies which mediates the relationship between the State’s human rights obligations, duty bearing teachers, and students as rights-holders. This article presents the findings of a systematic literature review of 13 articles employing empirical, conceptual and doctrinal methodologies published between 2000–2024 which examine the human rights tensions and conflicts that arise from school discipline practice. The findings suggest that tensions and conflicts emerge between children’s education rights and school systems of rewards and sanctions, due process, and an absence of criteria for identifying, understanding and resolving human rights conflicts. I conclude by identifying several areas that require further empirical research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100506"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144611614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of mindful pedagogy on creativity in higher education students, a systematic review","authors":"Annette Sweeney ,&nbsp;Jolanta Burke ,&nbsp;Trudy Meehan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100504","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100504","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mindful pedagogy is a teaching strategy used in formal and informal ways in education, and creativity is an essential skill in higher education. This is the first systematic review seeking to understand this interconnection from the higher education student’s perspective. Seven literature databases were searched (Scopus, Psych Info, Academic Search Complete) including three education databases (Educational Resource Information Centre, British Education Index and Australian Education Index) from June to September 2023. The Preferred Reporting for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used. Of the 101 papers, 5 were selected and their methodological validity assessed using The Critical Appraisal Skills Checklist (CASP). There was significant heterogeneity in study aims, timeframes, samples, activities, and measurement tools. The integrated synthesis of the studies revealed that mindful pedagogy in higher education can positively impact creativity and creative confidence. Enabling this outcome is its ability to create a pathway for overcoming creative barriers thus promoting creative expression. Emerging from the comparisons between formal meditative practice and informal mindfulness in classroom activities, is the value of the informal approach, in progressing creativity knowledge, skills and competences, for applied learning and professional application. An educational framework for higher education and a mindful pedagogy toolkit, present the findings as a way of structuring the use of this pedagogical approach for creativity. Results also highlighted an impact on learner wellbeing. Using mindful pedagogy for developing creative expression in learners has potential in programme design. Further research is needed on understanding the impact from a student wellbeing perspective</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100504"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144535925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the factors that influence Science and Math education as a career path: Implications for teacher recruitment","authors":"Felicia Castro-Villarreal,&nbsp;Carey Walls,&nbsp;Aaron Cassill,&nbsp;Daniel A. Sass","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100503","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100503","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A shortage of secondary teachers in STEM areas in the US is longstanding and has been linked to poor academic outcomes for students. While this area of inquiry has grown over time, teacher shortages persist and results point to multifaceted factors that vary by teaching grade level and by discipline. Influences on career choice also differ for those attending community colleges and four-year institutions. As research has shed light on a myriad of factors influential to pursuing a teaching degree, it is important that different groups are examined and a comprehensive model of factors is presented for respective groups. This study examined factors related to pursuing a teaching career in STEM areas with 117 primarily Latinx undergraduate science and math majors at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the Southwest US. Logistic Regression modeling found wanting to make a difference in the lives of children, passion for teaching, having been influenced or inspired by someone, having a parent who is an educator, desire to teach Science and/or Math, and having financial/scholarship support to strongly relate with pursuing Science and/or Math teaching. Qualitative open-ended responses triangulated with the quantitative survey findings to enrich understanding and inform solutions. Implications for teacher recruitment and retention are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100503"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144491426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards a transdisciplinary approach in a mathematics teacher’s design of a STEAM activity","authors":"Livia Silvestri ,&nbsp;Sara Bagossi ,&nbsp;Gabriella Pocalana ,&nbsp;Ornella Robutti","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100490","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100490","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this article, we analyze a case study of an Italian secondary school mathematics teacher engaged in the European project STEAM-Connect. The teacher designed a STEAM activity with colleagues of different disciplines, involved in the project by researchers. The aim of this qualitative study is to elaborate on the evolution of the investigated collaborative design work from a multidisciplinary to an interdisciplinary and, in the end, towards a transdisciplinary approach. The collected data come from two interviews with the mathematics teacher and the activity described through a design template shared within the “STEAM-Connect” project. In the concluding discussion we outline the several levels of connection, horizontal and vertical, national and international, between the teachers and the researchers involved in the project. Such connections triggered and sustained the evolution of the design of the STEAM activity towards a transdisciplinary approach, that is based on a real-world problem that can be approached from the perspective of different disciplines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100490"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High school completion of students across multiple inclusive education categories: A longitudinal, population-based analysis from British Columbia, Canada","authors":"Jennifer E.V. Lloyd,&nbsp;Jennifer Baumbusch","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100502","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100502","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A paucity of research explores the high school completion rates and earned credentials among students with various disabilities and learning exceptionalities. We fill this gap by conducting secondary data analyses of a longitudinal, population-based administrative database of individual educational records for 68,815 inclusive education students with assorted categories of support needs (‘designations’), followed longitudinally from Kindergarten (school entry, approximately 5/6 years of age) to Grade 12 (when students typically complete high school). Data spanned 19 years (1999/2000 to 2018/2019, inclusive), and were collected by the British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care (BC MEDCC) in Canada, who flagged individual student records with one of 12 designations they annually track for school district funding allotments. Specific objectives were, by designation: (1) to explore the specific high school leaving credential students earned; and (2) to investigate associations among seven sociodemographic predictors (cohort, Ever ESL, gender, number of designations, grade-to-grade transition pace, time to initial designation, and school system) with students’ earned credential. Included are designation-specific descriptive analyses, as well assorted multinomial logistic regressions in which students’ earned credential was regressed onto the sociodemographic variables. Across designations, results showed tremendous variation in students’ earned credential and credential data missingness. This study advances knowledge about the educational journeys and eventual high school completion outcomes of inclusive education students, helps grow the literature on education as a social determinant of health for inclusive education students, and serves to guide inclusive education policy and programs to support students in Canada and elsewhere around the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100502"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Let’s Play: Co-designing inclusive school playgrounds with neurodivergent children","authors":"Shelly Kelly ,&nbsp;Jeremy Kerr ,&nbsp;Janice Rieger ,&nbsp;Debra Flanders Cushing","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100494","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100494","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>School playground design does not always reflect the needs of the children who play there, particularly neurodivergent children. This leads to exclusion and limited opportunities for skill development and peer relationships. This research engages children with neurodivergent conditions, who are rarely asked for their opinions, to conceptualise their vision of their ideal school playground. It demonstrates what is required in play environments to make them inclusive and why neurodivergent children should be included in research.</div><div>This qualitative research involved two groups of children aged 10–12. Seven ‘predominantly neurodivergent’ (ND) students and six ‘predominantly neurotypical’ (NT) students, across two public, government-run schools in Brisbane, Australia. Play-based workshops used a co-design methodology to create play prototypes, drawings and journals, alongside interactions with a sensory sculpture on the school playground.</div><div>Guided by the social model of disability and a strengths-based neurodivergent approach, thematic analysis revealed what play features were necessary to support more inclusive play. Participants developed four key design principles from play features that included sensory, social, challenge and nature as priority areas for inclusive playground design. Further, Biophilic, Salutogenic and Prospect-Refuge theories validate what play features are essential to sustain ND children’s involvement at play. These elements fostered physical, social, and emotional inclusion, enabling children to play for longer, promoting positive social outcomes.</div><div>Affordance theory underscores the value of these features in meeting neurodivergent children's needs and enhancing their play experiences. This research highlights opportunities for more inclusive playgrounds and for designers to create environments that support diverse users.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100494"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stress and burnout in university students with ADHD-like symptoms: The role of memory bias and daily stress","authors":"Kerstin Erdal ,&nbsp;Gordon Adami ,&nbsp;Petra Gelléri ,&nbsp;Jan Dettmers","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100497","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100497","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adults with elevated symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) are at high risk for stress and burnout, involving negative academic and social outcomes. For university students with subclinical traits of ADHD the correlation between ADHD-like symptoms, stress and burnout so far is not well understood. Additionally, also their reaction to daily stress events in stressful times, such as exam times, has so far not received much attention.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines effects of stressful events on university students during exam periods, with a focus on differences between those with elevated and those with low ADHD-symptoms. It aims to identify differences in stress experience, coping strategies, and burnout risk, and to investigate stress events on experience of daily stress and burnout.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>149 university students who were also employed were screened for ADHD symptoms using a clinical screener and grouped into high versus low symptom categories. Participants first completed an online baseline survey assessing perceived stress, burnout, and coping styles, based on their experiences over the past three weeks. During a subsequent ten-day period coinciding with university exams, a potentially stressful time, they reported their daily experiences of stress, burnout, and stress-related events.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>At baseline (before exams), university students with elevated ADHD-symptoms showed significantly higher stress and burnout levels compared to their peers with low ADHD-symptoms, and they remembered significantly more stressful situations over the past month. Contrary to expectations, multi-level multi-group comparison revealed no significant difference between the groups regarding daily stress and burnout risk during the 10-day diary period during exam times.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Working university students with elevated ADHD-symptoms might be a vulnerable student group at risk for high chronic stress level and burnout risk. Negative memory bias, influenced by coping style, might feed into negative academic self-esteem among students with ADHD-symptoms and should be addressed in university counselling and healthcare.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100497"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between time spent communicating with parents, teacher self-efficacy, and stress: The role of professional development","authors":"Hyunwoo Yang ,&nbsp;Haram Jeon ,&nbsp;Soobin Choi","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100500","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100500","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>While educational policy emphasizes the importance of strong school–family relationships in enhancing student outcomes, their impact on teachers has been less thoroughly examined. Understanding how time spent on parent communication influences teacher self-efficacy and stress can provide valuable insights into teacher well-being.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose/Focus of Study</h3><div>This study investigates the relationship between the time teachers spend communicating with parents and its effects on teacher self-efficacy and stress. Additionally, it examines whether participation in professional development programs focused on teacher-parent collaboration moderates these effects.</div></div><div><h3>Research Design</h3><div>Using data from 122,584 teachers in the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018, this study employs quantitative analysis to explore associations between communication time, teacher self-efficacy, and parent-related stress. It also evaluates the role of professional development in mitigating stress linked to parent communication.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings indicate that one hour of communication with parents is associated with increased teacher self-efficacy but also heightened parent-related stress. Participation in professional development programs targeting teacher-parent collaboration alleviates the negative stress effects of parent communication. These results underscore the multifaceted nature of teacher-parent relationships and highlight the importance of targeted professional development in supporting teacher well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100500"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}