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'Heavy mountains' for Chinese humanities and social science academics in the quest for world-class universities by Gao, Xuesong (Andy), Zheng, Yongyan

“…This paper explores the impacts of research excellence evaluation entailed in global ranking exercises, a control strategy characteristic of new managerialism,…”
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A cross-cultural investigation on perseverance, self-regulated learning, motivation, and achievement by Xu, Kate M., Cunha-Harvey, Anna Rita, King, Ronnel B., de Koning, Bjorn B., Paas, Fred, Baars, Martine, Zhang, Jingjing, de Groot, Renate

“…Research on grit indicates that perseverance positively predicts academic achievement. Yet, the mechanisms through which perseverance might lead to academic…”
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The erasures of racism in education and international development: re-reading the 'global learning crisis' by Sriprakash, Arathi, Tikly, Leon, Walker, Sharon

“…Despite pervasive forms of racism on a global scale, the field of education and international development continues to fail to substantively engage with the…”
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Does principal leadership make a difference in teacher professional learning? A comparative study China and Thailand by Hallinger, Philip, Liu, Shengnan, Piyaman, Patnaree

“…This research explored the relationship of principal leadership and teacher professional learning in China and Thailand. The authors tested a conceptual model…”
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The construction of higher education students within national policy: a cross-European comparison by Brooks, Rachel

“…It is often assumed within much of the academic literature and by many of those working in higher education that universities across Europe are homogenising,…”
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The integration of indigenous knowledge in school: a systematic review by da Silva, Cláudio, Pereira, Fátima, Amorim, José Pedro

“…Indigenous knowledge is generally recognised as an inferior social experience in spaces of knowledge production. The educational issue that results from this…”
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Decoupling Chinese internationalised schools from normative constructions of the international school by Poole, Adam

“…There is still debate regarding what constitutes an international school and how it should be defined. A number of definitions and typologies of international…”
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A scoping review of the changing landscape of doctoral education by McKenna, Sioux, van Schalkwyk, Susan

“…A scoping review to identify models of doctoral supervision as described in the literature (2000 and 2021) was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's six-step…”
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Teachers in 'international schools' as an emerging field of inquiry: a literature review of themes and theoretical developments by Poole, Adam, Bunnell, Tristan

“…This review article identifies the trends and developments regarding teachers in international schools from 1998 until 2022. International school teachers as a…”
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Missing intercultural engagements in the university experiences of Chinese international students in the UK by Yu, Yun, Moskal, Marta

“…This paper looks at structural conditions or institutional arrangements that facilitate or hinder interactions for international students. Drawing on the…”
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Effects of professional learning communities on teacher collaboration, feedback provision, job satisfaction and self-efficacy: Evidence from Korean PISA 2018 data by Yoo, Hawon, Jang, Jaehong

“…Although much research has emphasised the effect of professional learning communities (PLCs) on teachers' collaboration, feedback provision, job satisfaction,…”
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Geographies of shadow education: patterns and forces in the spatial distributions of private supplementary tutoring by Bray, Mark

“…A growing literature, much of it with cross-national comparisons, employs geographic lenses to secure insights into educational studies. Most of this…”
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The inclusion of death in the curriculum of the Spanish Regions by Rodríguez Herrero, Pablo, de la Herrán Gascón, Agustín, de Miguel Yubero, Victoria

“…This study aims to determine the extent and manner in which the notion of death is provided for in laws regulating school curricula in Spain and the Spanish…”
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Pursuing and playing the academic game: a duoethnographic perspective on two early career academics' publishing experiences in China by Poole, Adam, Xu, Wen

“…Whilst the impact of the 'publish or perish' adage has received considerable attention from academics in the West, it remains under-researched in non-Western…”
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Admission Olympics: the emerging tutoring market for kindergarten applicants by Kobakhidze, M. Nutsa, Hui, Janisa

“…This paper presents empirical evidence on kindergarten admission preparation services in Hong Kong. Parents increasingly turn to tutoring companies for a range…”
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Comparative and international higher education in a new key? Thoughts on the post-pandemic prospects of scholarship by Oleksiyenko, Anatoly, Blanco, Gerardo, Hayhoe, Ruth, Jackson, Liz, Lee, Jack, Metcalfe, Amy, Sivasubramaniam, Malini, Zha, Qiang

“…At the time of writing of this forum, many nations, cities and universities are still in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept - indeed, the…”
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Designing indicators and assessment tools for SDG Target 4.7: a critique of the current approach and a proposal for an 'Inside-Out' strategy by Brockwell, Ashley Jay, Mochizuki, Yoko, Sprague, Terra

“…Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls on states to ensure, by 2030, that "all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to…”
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Learning between two systems: a Chinese student's reflexive narrative in a China-Australia articulation programme by Dai, Kun

“…This article illustrates the author's transnational learning experiences in a China-Australia 2 + 2 articulation programme. Transnational articulation…”
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Commensuration of the globalised higher education sector: how university rankings act as a credential for world-class status in China by Allen, Ryan M.

“…The concept of the world-class university has proliferated throughout the world, yet there is no universal consensus on how to define these elite institutions…”
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Early childhood education and care policy change: comparing goals, governance and ideas in Nordic contexts by Alexiadou, Nafsika, Hjelmér, Carina, Laiho, Anne, Pihlaja, Päivi

“…Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is changing across Europe, reflecting multiple-policy intentions and assumptions about education in early years, and…”
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