Against the background of globalization, college English education is facing both unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The traditional monolingual teaching approach can no longer meet the demands of cultivating multi-disciplinary talents today. In this context, the 4T lenses (Trans-languaging, Trans-semiotizing, Trans-knowledging, Trans-culturing) offer a transformation pathway for college English teaching from single language skill development to comprehensive quality cultivation. In rec...

Language Education  Educational Reform  Higher Education 

The central problem of this study is academic underachievement of secondary school students over the years. Schools in Kenya, especially in Mombasa County are facing a big problem of poor quality grades which may be attributed to students’ spending minimal time on school activities and giving up easily when faced with difficulties. Poor quality grades have been consistently realized due to students’ inability to identify with academics and failure to connect current school performance to future ...

Educational Reform 

In the context of high-quality development of vocational education, traditional student evaluation models face practical challenges such as limited data dimensions, delayed feedback, and insufficient personalized support. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offers new pathways for constructing intelligent evaluation systems. This paper systematically reviews research advances in AI-enabled comprehensive quality evaluation of vocational students, particularly in higher voca...

Education Administration  Educational Reform 

From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, China’s disastrous defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War and the abolition of the imperial examination system prompted the country to take educational modernization as the core path for national salvation and survival. Owing to its mature, modern educational system and cultural affinity, Japan became a model for China to emulate, with a large number of Japanese teachers deeply participating in the modernization of Chinese women’s education. T...

Sociology  Educational Reform  Literature 

Counselors in vocational education play a crucial role as agents of moral guidance, technical facilitation, and holistic student development. As the global economy increasingly relies on high-quality technical and skilled labor, the professionalization of counselors teams has become essential to ensure that vocational education cultivates both competence and character. This paper draws on insights from China’s vocational education reforms and international practices to conceptualize the counselo...

Education Administration  Teacher Education  Teaching and Learning Technologies  Educational Reform 

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into ideological and political education (IPE) is reshaping pedagogical practices in Chinese higher education, yet its conceptual boundaries, operational challenges, and ethical implications remain underexplored. This study critically examines the emerging paradigm of AI-empowered IPE through a mixed-methods approach, combining policy analysis, case studies of technology implementation, and interviews with educators. Findings reveal three core tens...

Education Administration  Educational Reform  Educational Technology  Higher Education 

With the gradual development of globalization, China, as the largest developing country, has increasingly close exchanges with other countries. With the indepth implementation of the “Belt and Road” initiative and the increasing international dissemination of Chinese culture, my country has ushered in a wave of Chinese fever, and countries are increasingly interested in learning Chinese. More and more volunteers are sent to teach Chinese and spread Chinese culture around the world. This paper ta...

Educational Reform 

The twenty-first century has been a time of revival and disruption for decolonization movements. Movements such as #Rhodes Must Fall have ignited calls for the decolonization of higher education institutions and challenged the colonial legacy of academia, including the curriculum. As elsewhere in the world, higher education in South Africa is under pressure to reinvent and transform itself. Curriculum decolonization is one of the central issues in the reform of higher education in South Africa, ...

History  Politics  Curriculum Development  Educational Reform  Higher Education 

Introduction: Peer learning is an asset that contributes to improving the acquisition of knowledge and skills development among students of the Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Lubumbashi based on the experiences of peers. The objective of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of peer learning on the behavior of students at the Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales in Lubumbashi, DR Congo. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive stud...

Educational Reform 

With China’s significant advancements in integrating high technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, virtual reality, and augmented reality into educational systems in recent years, smart teaching in China has enhanced learning experiences and created more interactive and personalized environments. This study investigates the current state of smart teaching in China, highlighting its progress and challenges. By summarizing the current status and challenges of smart cla...

Education Administration  E-Learning and Knowledge Management  Educational Reform