Abstract Despite an enormous growth of the literature and research on inclusive education during last two a half decades, theory practice are still inconsistent across systems worldwide. It is defined, conceptualised practised differently diverse socioeconomic contexts groups scholars practitioners. While some promote educating all students in mainstream classroom setting irrespective their abi...

Contrasts are drawn between mainstream macroeconomics (with the ›New Consensus in Macroeconomics‹ taken as the current manifestation) and heterodox macroeconomics and their abilities to comprehend the fi nancial crises and world wide recession of 2007 – 09 for macroeconomic paradigms is discussed. Specifi cally, the contrasting ways in which the two schools of thought treat unemployment, human ...

Contextualized experiential and authentic learning can be situated within augmented-reality (AR)-enhanced learning environments involving inter-disciplinary academic domains such as physical education, physics, mathematics and biology. However, AR technology-based learning tools are mainly exploited in tertiary institutions such as universities and polytechnics as they are costly and sometimes ...

This study examined the teachers’ perceptions on the implementation of mobile learning via mobile phone at schools. The sample for this study comprised thirty eight teachers who were teaching Information Technology (IT) subjects from various primary schools in Penang, Malaysia. A quantitative survey was administered to the respondents whereby results indicated that the adoption of mobile learni...

This study aimed to address a gap in current research on cultural responsiveness by introducing the Culturally Responsive Practices for Māori Scale (CRPMS), a self-report instrument designed to measure schools’ culturally responsive practices in relation to Māori students. Within this paper, the development and analysis of the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the CRPMS are pre...

This discussion paper is drawn from a qualitative research project comparing the effect of special and ordinary schools on the lives of children, young people and their families. Special schools are recommended by health professionals who seldom know how ineffective these schools are. We question the beneficence and justice of health professionals' advice on education for children with disabili...