{"title":"Measuring early care and education quality in Peru: Validation of the CLASS toddler","authors":"Marta Dormal","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100488","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100488","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Demand for Early Care and Education (ECE) services for children under three has increased in many Majority World countries, but research on how to measure ECE quality in these contexts is limited. This study investigated the measurement properties of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System Toddler version (CLASS-T) in its first application to Peru’s national ECE program for children under three, using data on 582 classrooms and educators and 2,198 children. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the measure’s original framework had acceptable model fit with minor adjustments. Statistically significant (but small) positive associations between the CLASS-T domains were found with educators’ years of education and with children’s cognitive and fine motor skills, but not communication skills. Taken together, these findings showed that the CLASS-T may provide an appropriate option for measuring emotional and instructional support domains of toddler and infant ECE quality in a Peruvian sample. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100488"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144241789","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":"A stranger in the room? Race, space, and legitimacy in the language classroom","authors":"Vander Tavares","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100523","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100523","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores how race, space, and language intersect in Icelandic education through the experiences of a Black immigrant who teaches Icelandic in Iceland. Drawing on a semi-structured interview and grounded in critical race theory, raciolinguistics, and spatial theory, the article examines how classrooms in Iceland function as racialized spaces where Whiteness remains the unspoken norm. Findings reveal how Zack’s authority as a teacher is routinely questioned, how his linguistic fluency is overlooked, and how he engages in emotional and professional labor to assert legitimacy. These experiences are read through the lens of raciolinguistic ideologies, White spatiality, and the affective politics of recognition. The findings challenge Icelandic discourses of neutrality and homogeneity, showing that race is neither invisible nor irrelevant. The article contributes to calls for better engagement with race/racism in teacher education, and for recognizing the institutional and spatial dimensions of racial exclusion in language classrooms, particularly in Iceland.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100523"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145048130","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 , Sara Bagossi , Gabriella Pocalana , 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":"2025-12-01","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}
Cristian Ramos-Vera , Gleni Quispe-Callo , Yarli Mondragon Hernandez , Gian Carlos Nuñez Tirado , Juan Walter Pomahuacre Carhuayal , Jonatan Baños-Chaparro , Jacksaint Saintila
{"title":"Structure and factorial invariance of SISCO SV-21 inventory for the study of academic stress in Peruvian adolescents","authors":"Cristian Ramos-Vera , Gleni Quispe-Callo , Yarli Mondragon Hernandez , Gian Carlos Nuñez Tirado , Juan Walter Pomahuacre Carhuayal , Jonatan Baños-Chaparro , Jacksaint Saintila","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100519","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100519","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Academic stress is a phenomenon that affects students across multiple domains, and although several psychometric studies have addressed this issue, the adolescent population has received limited attention</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>to analyze the psychometric properties of the SISCO SV-21</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study included 551 Peruvian adolescents (56.4 % female), aged 12 to 17 years (<em>M</em> = 15.34, SD = 1.50). The SISCO SV-21 Inventory was administered to evaluate academic stress, and data were analyzed to assess its internal structure, reliability, and measurement invariance</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The three-factor model of the 21-item version showed excellent model fit and high internal consistency, both overall and across each dimension. Measurement invariance across sex was confirmed. Additionally, a network analysis supported the instrument’s convergent validity by demonstrating significant associations between academic stress, emotional exhaustion, sex, and age</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The SISCO SV-21 is a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring academic stress in adolescents. It demonstrated a strong association with emotional exhaustion and proved to be an invariant measure across sex. Furthermore, the findings revealed that female and younger adolescents reported higher levels of academic stress.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100519"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145004020","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}
Md Sabbir Hossain , Punam Chakrabarty , Kalyani Bain , Mahmud Uz Zaman
{"title":"Access to education of the children of the sex workers in Banishanta: Laws and reality","authors":"Md Sabbir Hossain , Punam Chakrabarty , Kalyani Bain , Mahmud Uz Zaman","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100533","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100533","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study delves into the interplay between legal frameworks and the lived experiences of sex workers' children in Banishanta, a government-sanctioned brothel in southwestern Bangladesh, focusing on their access to primary education. Employing a qualitative methodology, the research integrates case studies and focus group discussions with 10 sex workers with school-going children, in-depth interview with their leader, two primary school-going children (aged 9 to 10), the teacher of the primary school (attended by the sex workers’ children), the regional focal point, and an executive director of the sex workers’ network, and also observation of the brothel and the school. Participants were selected using convenience sampling for sex workers and purposive sampling for school personnel and community leaders. The study examines national and international education laws, contrasting legal standards with the challenges present in practice. Although Bangladesh committed to compulsory primary education since 1990, and constitutional and other laws advocate equality and non-discrimination, the research uncovers stark discrepancies. Braun and Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis framework was used to interpret the qualitative data. The findings indicates, children face steep barriers in school admissions, notably regarding essential identification documents. Despite legal assurances of equitable schooling, children in Banishanta encounter hidden fees, stigma, unsafe commutes, and insufficient home support. This study urges for coordinated action from policymakers, local government, schools, and welfare organizations to bridge these persistent gaps. It highlights the urgency for a more inclusive education system aligned with Bangladesh’s legal obligations and ethical standards.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100533"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145332488","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}
Tai-ming Wut, Helen Shun-mun Wong, Carmen Ka-man Sum
{"title":"Person-to-person interactions in hybrid teaching and learning","authors":"Tai-ming Wut, Helen Shun-mun Wong, Carmen Ka-man Sum","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100485","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100485","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper aims to investigate person-to-person interactions in a hybrid classroom setting from a Community of Inquiry perspective. A typology of person-to-person interaction in hybrid learning environment is proposed. Hybrid mode seems to be the most convenient setting in terms of flexibility. In the hybrid classroom setting, teachers multi-task to take care of both onsite and online students at the same time. Students need to simultaneously communicate with the teacher in the lecture theatre and with their peers both in the classroom and online. In-depth interviews with university students and teachers were conducted in Hong Kong to investigate the challenges and the coping strategies of student-to-teacher interaction and student-to-student interaction in hybrid mode. Three distinct themes are generated: proximity; location and flexibility. The themes proximity and location contribute to the challenges. In short, challenges to student-to-teacher interactions include (1) the difficulty in accommodating the needs of online and in-class students at the same time, and (2) some online students are being ignored by the teachers. Challenges to student-to-student interactions include communication among online and onsite students; the Social Presence is found to be affected negatively by the hybrid approach. To alleviate such situations, solutions to challenges in student-to-student interactions are (1) more teamwork among students from online and in-class; and (2) encouraging learning from peers. We contribute to the literature on how to conduct hybrid teaching with greater efficiency by a new perspective to improve person-to-person interaction. The success factors of the hybrid mode are well-planned lessons, established familiarity, knowledge check, and adequate teaching equipment available.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100485"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144185119","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":"“Just plough on and pretend it’s not happening”: Understanding burnout in teacher educators in Ireland and the United Kingdom","authors":"Sabrina Fitzsimons , David S. Smith","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100491","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100491","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Though Teacher Educators play a significant role in teachers’ induction and development at early childhood, primary, secondary, and further education levels, there has been relatively little research into their stress and well-being. This paper offers unique insight into an under-researched area through a mixed methods approach, combining the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), open-ended surveys (<em>N</em> = 154), and long-form interviews (<em>N</em> = 14). Most participants reported moderate to high Work-Related Burnout and Personal Burnout. Although the traditional burnout symptoms of emotional exhaustion were evident, depersonalisation was less pronounced in this educator demographic than in other groups. Burnout was influenced by several interconnecting factors, including work overload, lack of control, feeling undervalued, and external pressures from policy and accreditation processes. Protective factors were also identified, including collegial support, intrinsic motivation, and proactive self-care practices. In combination, these factors counterbalance the stressors but do not act as a ‘cure’.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100491"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144231842","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":"Beyond stigma: Understanding the schooling experiences of children of sex workers in Daulatdia, Bangladesh","authors":"Tasnim Jannat Nijhu, Hema Letchamanan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100476","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research embarks on an illuminating journey into the often-overlooked world of the schooling experiences of children born into the lives of sex workers in Bangladesh, with a particular emphasis on the Daulatdia brothel village in the Rajbari district, renowned as one of the largest brothels worldwide. Anchored within Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory, and social exclusion theory this narrative qualitative study diligently strives to amplify the voices and emotions of these resilient children. Methodologically, it employs semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions (FGD) with 35 participants, including 20 students, 10 teachers, and 5 dedicated NGO officials affiliated with the school in Daulatdia. An innovative ice-breaking activity was introduced, wherein children artfully depicted their daily activity clocks, revealing profound insights into their intricate daily lives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100476"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143931429","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":"Teacher research self-efficacy and teacher research environment in higher education: University teachers’ perceptions from a social cognitive perspective","authors":"Yating Lyu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100543","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100543","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While university teachers increasingly conduct and publish educational research across disciplines, research on teacher research self-efficacy in university settings remains limited. Grounded in social cognitive theory, this mixed-methods study explores university teachers’ perceptions of teacher research self-efficacy, their teacher research environment, and influencing factors. Using a questionnaire and follow-up interviews, findings revealed significant positive correlations between teacher research self-efficacy and teacher research environment, and between teaching experience and publication output. A significant difference in perceptions of educational research environment was found between those who had and had not participated in professional development programmes. Interview data identified eight key influences on teacher research in higher education: time, funding, policy, leadership, professional development programmes, peer and mentor support, technology, and career progression. By informing professional development and policies, these findings can help universities create ecosystems that balance individual needs with systemic support, enabling university teachers to excel as both educators and researchers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100543"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145424563","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":"Early language development and reading aloud with children: A scoping review and content analysis","authors":"Axelsson Annika , Lundqvist Johanna","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100508","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100508","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we (the authors) identify and synthesise what characterises reading aloud at home, in preschool, and school that facilitates and enhances children’s early language development. We also identify and synthesise recommendations for parents and teachers to apply. In the study reading aloud is theoretically understood as a proximal process at a microsystem level. The study includes a scoping review and content analysis. After a search and screening process of 1,282 articles, a total of 106 articles were included. These articles adopted various research designs and were conducted in different countries. Two databases were used. The study generated 11 categories. These reflect both quality characteristics and recommendations: Choose place, book, and extra material; Ensure appropriate group constellation; Support transition and create a routine; Consider when, how often, and for how long; Communicate expectations and encourage engagement; Read in an appealing way and provide explanations; Include dialogue; Teach how to read; Encourage cosiness and empathy; Incorporate movement and play; and Cooperate with one another. In the study, a reading aloud model is provided and discussed; this constitutes the synthesis. Further, the result is discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100508"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739159","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}