This article contributes to understanding school attendance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and Sweden. Sweden presents a unique European case, as compulsory schools largely remained open with only brief closures, while Germany, opted for extended school closures. (pdf).

Around 10% of school children receive special education (SE), however, we know little about what characterizes these children. This study examined the relationships between parental and child factors in children with SE. (pdf).

Simulation gaming is an interactive method to simulate complex problems, allowing learners to experience, explore, and experiment with dynamic situations and processes. Simulation gaming sessions usually consist of three key phases – briefing, gameplay, and debriefing. Often, debriefing is seen as the most important part of such a session. (pdf).

Children's engagement in play and learning is becoming increasingly complex as educational spaces integrate digital experiences. While engagement is often seen as a multifaceted construct, there is often no clear and generally accepted definition or understanding of what is meant when the term ‘engagement’ is used. This scoping review synthesised the ways in which engagement…

School Behavioral Threat Assessment (SBTA) is a key process in managing school threats and preventing violence. Using Self-Determination Theory and other theories related to motivation and emotional experiences, researchers examined the implementation of SBTA by school personnel. (pdf)

Drawing on notions of social capital, insider knowledge embedded in “the grapevine”, and the “labor of choice”, this study examines interpretive assistance in the context of families’ K-12 school decisions. (pdf).

This study explores the type and frequency of extramural English (EE) (e.g. reading, speaking and gaming) and relationships between EE activities and performance on a standardised English reading comprehension (ERC) test in a sample of young adults, with a particular focus on potential sex differences and online gaming as an EE activity. (pdf).

This study investigates the learning outcomes of a classroom-based intervention designed to help upper-secondary students verify the time and location of war-related photographs, thereby improving their ability to navigate visual disinformation, specifically concerning the war in Ukraine. (pdf).

This study unpacks team teaching in two case schools with ILEs, each characterised by distinct organisational structures. Teacher interviews provided data analysed through a model identifying a continuum of teacher interaction. Findings reveal that while co-location and coordination lay the groundwork for managing shared spaces, achieving pedagogical cooperation and collaboration requires deliberate strategies to realise…

While awareness of the need to teach with social justice has increased, research suggests that significant disparities in educational opportunities continue to negatively affect marginalised students. Scholars have suggested teachers with certain caring dispositions are more likely to teach with social justice and there is some evidence that empathic and compassionate teachers are more likely…

This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment. These (re)definitions develop from analyses of data tracking 13 aspirant teachers throughout their education from age 10 and…

This study aimed to explore pupils’ experiences of being taught science subjects using outdoor learning, including the learning they achieved. The study took place during one school year and was conducted for pupils in grade 6 in a school on Sweden’s west coast.