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Published on June 16, 2026 12:37 PM GMT Hello everyone, My career goal is to reduce AI risks. If I major in CS, I could attend a top-tier college in Taiwan. In the future, I may pursue a master or PhD degree in US. However, according to some EAs, chasing a high GPA is mostly for signaling rather than improving my research abilities, because some college courses are irrelevant to AI risks.(I'm unc…

I am a first-year PhD student in Germany at a highly ranked institution. I am considering applying for a different PhD position, and I would appreciate advice on whether this is reasonable and how to ...

IntroductionEnvironmental contexts, particularly the home literacy environment (HLE), play a significant role in shaping children’s early literacy development. Despite this, there are no validated tools available in Malayalam, the primary language spoken in Kerala, India, for assessing key environmental factors. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and validate the Home Literacy Questionnaire (…

Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (CSII) has been selected as the only institution from Thailand for the Future Universities Alliance's inaugural Innovation Sandbox, a 12-month global peer-learning program incubated at Duke University to share breakthrough educational models and drive real change in higher education worldwide.

Paul E. Peterson interviews Jacob D. Light, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution The post The Education Exchange: Higher Ed Has Withstood Past Innovative Shocks. AI Is Hitting Different. appeared first on Education Next .

The teacher-child interaction in a preschool educational institution largely determines the child’s success in further school adaptation and education. This research focused on examining the contribution of such factors as a teacher's years of experience and the children's number in a group to the children's interaction quality with teachers. The sample included teachers from 97 groups, in which …

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth belong to culturally rich and resilient communities, yet they continue to experience significant health and wellbeing disparities. Despite these challenges, there is a critical gap in culturally appropriate tools to assess and support the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in school settings. The Wellbeing Ways project addresses th…

IntroductionThis study examined how students with varying levels of English achievement apply self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies. It investigated the use of eight SRL strategy categories for language achievement and explored the relationships among language achievement, intrinsic motivation, and SRL strategies.MethodsThe participants (n = 317) were students from two Vietnamese universities …

Every educator, whether in a physical classroom or online environment, has faced the uncomfortable reality of encountering difficult students. The term “difficult” can feel heavy, but in truth, most students don’t set out to cause disruption. Instead, challenges often emerge when students bring mismatched communication habits or expectations into the learning space. By reframing how we view these…

The Google.org commitment will fund training experts supporting 14 labor unions and four trade associations across more than 20 states. Google.org is committing $50 million to expand skilled trades training support for more than 300,000 American workers across more than 20 states Google is expanding its skilled trades training support through a $50 million Google.org commitment aimed at preparing…

Svetlana (Lana) Jitomirskaya is a mathematics professor at Berkeley (Wikipedia, which puts her at two other schools, is out of date), and is one of 29 authors (I’m in there, too) on a paper in the Journal of Controversial Ideas, “In Defense of Merit in Science“. Lana is also a winner of the American Academy … Continue reading Berkeley math professor argues that we need to bring back SATs and othe…

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 13 June 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07943-0 Rethinking architectural education post-disaster: an analytical framework for curricular transformation after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes

Three new studies offer clues about what makes texts easier and harder for young students to read on their own.

The study examines the employment outcomes and skill relevance of Adama Science and Technology University’s 2024 graduating cohort. Using a mixed-methods approach involving 251 graduates from 15 departments, the research evaluates the transition from higher education to the Ethiopian workforce.

IntroductionThe professional identity of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers is increasingly shaped by evolving educational reforms, institutional expectations, and professional development opportunities. Despite growing scholarly interest, the interrelationship between teacher attitudes, professional growth, and institutional support remains conceptually fragmented.MethodsThis systemati…

To understand the experience of secondary science co-teachers implementing new science standards, the roles they assume in the classroom, and the degree of parity they exhibit in their work, we examined one pair of co-teachers in a case study via questionnaires, video and audio recorded lessons, and teacher interviews. Specifically, this research addresses the following questions: (1) What roles …

IntroductionDigital transformation is reshaping academic work, governance, and professional identities in higher education in profound and often contradictory ways. This paper examines how these processes unfold across different phases of digitalization, with particular attention to the tension between emergency-driven change and its longer-term institutionalization.MethodsThe study draws on find…

IntroductionDigital platforms are increasingly used in higher education to deliver content, assess learning, and measure complex cognitive processes such as executive functions. Although the DeLone and McLean information systems success framework has been widely applied to e-learning platforms, empirical evidence on user-centered evaluation of digital cognitive assessment tools in higher educatio…

IntroductionThe present study aims at investigating the relationship between student-perceived teacher support and their L2 engagement through the mediating role of academic buoyancy in EFL contexts.MethodsIn doing so, a group of 415 Chinese EFL learners were recruited to complete three closed-ended questionnaires, assessing the levels of teacher support, academic buoyancy and L2 engagement. Besi…

Repeated teaching assignments are common in higher education, yet their psychological implications for university teachers remain underexplored. Guided by self-determination theory, this sequential mixed-methods study examined how repeated teaching was associated with teachers' experiences of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and mental health-related challenges in the Chinese university context…