Establishing a measure of educational attainment: Using the Zambia Neurobehavioural Test Battery

This study is aimed at establishing a suitable measure of educational attainment in the process of validating the Zambia Neurobehavioural Test Battery. We explore the function of education in…

Interaction between teacher and students in Spanish language classes through the lens of Communication Accommodation Theory

Foreign language instruction emphasizes the development of learners’ communicative competence with the primary goal of being able to communicate in the target language. However, many Spanish language learners in…

Nurturing parental involvement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy among children in multicultural classrooms

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are more and more embedded into day-to-day family activities, from discourse with voice assistants to mobile guidance. Much as educational strategies for teaching AI to…

Secondary school learners’ experiences during COVID-19 in Africa and beyond: A systematic review

This chapter is informed by findings of a study that explored the lived experiences of learners who survived COVID-19 in secondary schools of Kasama District. The study emanated from…

Determinants of women legislators’ media coverage in a male-dominated Kenya political landscape

“When we have served meat, my husband comes first”: A qualitative analysis of child nutrition among urban and rural communities of Rwanda

Decoding barriers and failures in Liberia’s educational policy implementation

Ethnographic research methods and the role of reflexivity in qualitative research

This chapter is dedicated to discussing ethnographic research methods as a valuable tool for studying cultures and societies. The authors explore the theoretical foundations behind the use of ethnographic…

Looking at qualitative research data collection methods and the significance of CAT in cross-cultural interviewing

This chapter gives an overview of the various data collection methods in qualitative research. Then the authors concentrate on the communication accommodation theory (CAT) and its strategies. Additionally, they…

Sociocultural adjustment by two international students: A critical look at multilingualism in Spain

Multilingualism would potentially foster understanding, increase contact between host country members and migrants, and ease the acculturation process. Acculturation and language competence are supposedly connected from the perspectives of…