This paper aims to study the perceptions of teachers regarding Cultural Mosaic and Culturally Responsive Teaching. Culturally responsive teaching is an umbrella term which consists of a variety of methodologies. In all approaches of culturally responsive teaching, an equity-centered approach stresses learners' ethnicity at the core of the learning process and uses the ''cultural knowledge, previous experiences, frames of reference, and learning styles of culturally diverse scholars''. In an environment where a cultural Mosaic situation prevails, culturally responsive teaching shall be promulgated as it reduces the stress level of learners which results in a better teaching-learning process. According to different [...]

The article narrated the experiences of teachers, managers, and leaders of a public university in Pakistan regarding implementing the US-based tenure track system (TTS). This institute was established in 1882 by the British Raj and was among the pioneer institution of vetinerrary sciences in Asia. The higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, initiated TTS to make the profession attractive for talented PhD graduates. This study highlighted the pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation phases of TTS and the underlying tensions among faculty, university managers, and leaders of the Central Ministry. The findings discuss organization theory's structural, cultural, and institutional lenses. This is an [...]

COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the existence of non-formal community-based volunteering (NCV) across countries. NCV during the COVID-19 lockdown was, however, mainly in health and welfare causes since previous studies showed it improved citizens' health care and awareness in health emergencies (e.g., Ebola) in Africa. Educational needs were underemphasized and mainly managed by formal organizations; and their services are usually not enough. NCV, being substantial in Africa, could be leveraged on to meet children's educational needs during emergencies. To effectively utilize NCV to maintain access to education in emergencies (EiE), we need to understand its constraints. Hence, this paper adopts an [...]

Academic writing is an advanced and specialized form of communication used in academia to communicate the outcomes of scientific research. Academic writing is, hence, governed by the rules, conventions, and values of the scientific community. It is even more significant in today's knowledge based economies. Knowledge-based economies rely on continuous research and development for progress rather than the natural resources. The human capital forms the backbone of a knowledge-based economy. Hence, in such an economy, researchers and scholars enjoy great importance and academic writing skills become crucial along with research skills due to the need to share the outcomes of [...]

This research study delves into the perceptions of secondary-level teachers regarding their professional identity, seeking to illuminate their understanding of themselves as professionals. The study employed phenomenological case study. Five teachers from the selected private school participated in the interviews. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The teachers' professional identity was found to be in a developing stage, primarily attributed to their limited experience and their exposure to professional identity exploration. Teaching identity of educators can be strengthened through their proactive engagement with reflective practices. In addition, digital literacy is the key to their learning identity development. [...]

The major concern in teacher education has been the relationship between theory and practice among pre-service teachers. The study explored how pre-service teachers employed an information processing theory memory strategy of elaboration in the classroom to facilitate meaningful learning of English grammar. Participants included 10 pre-service teachers who were purposefully selected because they were undergoing teaching practice in 9 secondary schools in Malawi. Prior to data collection, informed consent was sort from participant in order to ensure and provide voluntary participation as part of ethical consideration. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations using interview schedules and observational [...]

Students' classroom experiences and engagement are prominent research areas, predominantly in teaching and learning studies. Considerable attention is dedicated to identifying factors associated with higher levels of student engagement and the underlying reasons; nevertheless, the concept of student engagement is still unclear. The purpose of this study is to explore factors that influence higher education students' engagement. The present study examined the relationship between teacher enthusiasm, quality of content, and social support on student engagement with the mediating role of student enjoyment, student self-efficacy, and student boredom. The study utilized SEM to analyze the proposed hypotheses. The results indicate that [...]

Empirical research about academics being bullied in the Pakistan higher education (HE) sector has been an emerging field in the last decade. This small thread of important research has begun to explore the gendered experiences of women academics facing multiple forms of bullying and harassment against them. This scoping review identified 45 refereed articles based on 37 studies conducted over the past two decades that investigated bullying targeted at academic staff by colleagues and administrators. While these studies included both men and women participants who had been recipients of bullying conduct, this generalist focus has underplayed the gendered nature of [...]

ICT revolution has stimulated eLearning to be an option for education delivery especially for distant learners. COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated its adoption, onsite learners inclusive. However, the perception of a low comparative effectiveness of eLearning learning has been critical issues among stakeholders. The researchers investigate the effect of three models of eLearning delivery platform on learning outcomes in social studies in Nigeria. Learning Management System, Web 2.0 and Mobile learning Applications were instructional packages while knowledge and retention were learning outcomes under investigation. The study adopts non-equivalent pre-test, post-test control group research design. Learners who were exposed to the [...]

This study examines the teacher's and administrator's perceptions of using artificial intelligence (AI) in education. This study is based on the population of Pakistan. Mainly focus on the Teachers and Administrators working in the education sector. This study used the stratified sampling technique and subdivided the overall population into three strata. This study used the five-point Likert scale questionnaire and analyzed 385 responses. The powerful tool used for the analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is the software Smart PLS version 4.0.9. Results indicate that influence from colleagues has significant mediation between academic load and outcome, perception towards [...]