International Conference on Research of Educational Administration and Management
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publisher: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
language: en
publication name: International Conference on Research of Educational Administration and Management
items: Cultivating an Adaptive Organizational Culture in Educational Organizations
items: School Location Management in Educational Planning: Global Trends and Emerging Themes
items: Mapping Global Research Trends on Early Career Teachers
items: Integration of Social Media Based Microlearning in Education Strategy Planning in The Digital Era
items: Implementation of Ki Hadjar Dewantara’s Thought to Improve School Principals’ Managerial Competence: A Critical Study
items: The Process of Formulating A Strategic Plan for The Implementation of Vocational Education in Indonesia
items: Research Trends in Cross-Cultural Communication and International Student Adjustment in Higher Education
items: Optimizing Early Childhood Education Management in Enhancinging the Quality of Children's Growth
items: The Applicaton of Education Financing and Governance for Sustainbility in the Indonesia’s Education System
items: A Systematic Review of E-Budgeting and Sustainable Educational Governance
items: Governance Mechanisms and Implementation Pathways for Vocational Education Reconstruction from the Perspective of Educational Administration
items: Research on the Modernization of University Governance Systems in the Context of Digital Governance practical implementations of digital governance
items: Governing Vocational Education Reengineering: The Role of Educational Administration in Sustainable Development
items: Educational Policy and Leadership for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Anhui Xinhua University
items: Effects and Risks of Projectization in University-Government-School Cooperation: Evidence from China
items: Digital Leadership In K-12 Education: A Systematic Literature Review of Principal’ Competencies and Strategies
items: Digital Labor Force Planning Driven Educational Project Management to Enhance Graduate Employability in Chinese Universities with a Case Study of Pingdingshan University
items: Digital Transformation Empowering Faculty Development via Virtual Teaching and Research Offices
items: Leadership in Modern Educational Institutions
items: Leadership-Driven University Labor Education Reform via PDCA Cycle
items: Educational Leadership Strategies for Overcoming Digital Resistance in Schools
items: Hybrid Humanistic Digital Leadership Driving Teacher Innovation Culture in Islamic Boarding Schools
items: Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Educational Systems
items: The Effectiveness of Teacher Professional Development Management in Improving Teacher Performance
items: Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Educational Systems: Evidence from China’s Educational Management Perspective
items: Homeroom Teacher Leadership and Digital Strategies in Chinese Classrooms: A Dual-Pathway Framework for Student Engagement
items: Instructional Leadership of School Principals in Improving Teaching Performance of Elementary School Teachers
items: Vocational Education Reconstruction Based on Management Reform
items: A Historical Review, Path Choices, and Future Prospects of Building World-Class Universities in China
items: Equity, Inclusion, and Educational Accessibility in Contemporary Education Systems

Cultivating an Adaptive Organizational Culture in Educational Organizations
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description: Global developments in education, along with transformations in education policy, accelerated digitalization, increased quality demands, and stronger public accountability for the performance of educational institutions, require educational organizations to cultivate an adaptive organizational culture. Amidst these dynamics, organizational culture is increasingly understood as a non-structural foundation that significantly influences how individuals and groups within educational organizations interpret change, make decisions, and act collectively. Organizational culture shapes the values, norms, and practices that form a common framework for responding to external and internal demands. This study aims to analyze strategies that support the development of organizational culture adaptivity in educational organizations. Through a qualitative approach using a literature review method, this study synthesizes a multifaceted approach that integrates components to cultivate an adaptive organizational culture. The results show that the integration of adaptive leadership, cultural transformation, effective change management, and organizational agility can cultivate a strong adaptive culture that supports continuous improvement and innovation. This study concludes that adaptive organizational culture is an important foundation for strengthening governance and educational reform in the face of contemporary educational challenges.
subject: Articles
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subject: Adaptive organizational culture
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subject: Cultural transformation
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subject: Adaptive leadership
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subject: Change management
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subject: Organizational agility
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creator: Lindawati Abidin
creator: Eka Prihatin
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 632
ending page: 638

School Location Management in Educational Planning: Global Trends and Emerging Themes
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description: This study examines global research trends and emerging themes in school location management within educational planning. The study responds to the growing importance of spatially informed educational decision-making, particularly in relation to accessibility, equity, school mapping, geospatial analysis, and sustainable public service provision. Bibliographic data were retrieved from the Scopus database using the search query TITLE-ABS-KEY ( school AND location OR spatial ). The initial search identified 45,948 publications. After applying inclusion criteria covering publication years 2015–2025, English-language documents, journal articles, and the Social Sciences subject area, 349 articles were retained as the final dataset. The study employed performance analysis and science mapping procedures to examine publication trends, source distribution, country and institutional contributions, keyword co-occurrence, and emerging thematic structures. The findings indicate that research on school location management has developed as an interdisciplinary field connecting educational planning, spatial analysis, geographic information systems, accessibility, equity, land suitability, and decision-support methods. The keyword structure shows that the field is moving beyond technical school placement toward broader concerns with spatial justice, equitable access, environmental risk, and evidence-based planning. This study contributes by consolidating a fragmented body of literature and by identifying future directions for integrating school location planning with geospatial data, community needs, sustainability, and inclusive educational policy
subject: Articles
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subject: school location management
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subject: educational planning
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subject: spatial analysis
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subject: geospatial data
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subject: accessibility
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subject: educational equity
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creator: Chen Hao
creator: Johar Permana
creator: Taufani Chusnul Kurniatun
creator: Suryadi
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Chen Hao, Johar Permana, Taufani Chusnul Kurniatun, Suryadi (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-26
publication date: 2026-05-26
starting page: 516
ending page: 526

Mapping Global Research Trends on Early Career Teachers
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description: This study maps global research trends on early career teachers using a bibliometric approach. The study addresses the growing scholarly and policy interest in early career teachers as a critical group in relation to teacher induction, mentoring, professional identity, wellbeing, attrition, and retention. Bibliographic data were retrieved from the Scopus database using the search query TITLE-ABS-KEY ( early AND career AND teachers ). The initial search identified 3,942 publications. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria (English-language publications, journal articles, and documents published between 2020 and 2025) 200 articles were retained for analysis. The study employed performance analysis and science mapping to examine annual publication trends, productive journals, contributing countries, and keyword co-occurrence patterns. The findings indicate that research on early career teachers has developed around interconnected themes, including induction, mentoring, professional development, teacher identity, wellbeing, resilience, attrition, and retention. The keyword structure suggests that the field is moving beyond a narrow focus on teacher survival toward a broader concern with professional sustainability and institutional support. This study contributes by providing a structured overview of the intellectual landscape of early career teacher research and by identifying future research directions related to mentoring quality, teacher wellbeing, leadership support, and sustainable teacher retention.
subject: Articles
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subject: early career teachers
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subject: bibliometric analysis
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subject: teacher induction
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subject: mentoring
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subject: teacher wellbeing
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subject: teacher retention
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creator: Song Xinling
creator: Taufani C. Kurniatun
creator: Abubakar
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-03-27
publication date: 2026-03-27
starting page: 506
ending page: 515

Integration of Social Media Based Microlearning in Education Strategy Planning in The Digital Era
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description: Rapid advances in digital technology require a transformation of educational strategies to better align with the characteristics of modern learners. This study analyzes the integration of social media based microlearning as an innovative pedagogical strategy in the digital age. Using a qualitative approach and a systematic literature review, the research synthesizes the implementation of microlearning across various platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and WhatsApp. Findings indicate that strategically designed microlearning can optimize cognitive load, enhance information retention, and stimulate motivation for self-directed learning by delivering content in concise, interactive units. Furthermore, the use of audiovisual features on social media has been shown to significantly increase students' emotional engagement and active participation compared with conventional methods. However, the success of this integration depends on modular curriculum planning, educators' digital fluency, and robust institutional policies to mitigate the risks of digital distraction. This study concludes that, when managed strategically, social media can be transformed into an effective and sustainable tool for educational innovation within the Indonesian education system.
subject: Articles
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subject: Microlearning
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subject: Social media
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subject: Educational strategy planning
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subject: Digital age
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subject: Cognitive load
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creator: Farida
creator: Asep Suryana
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 608
ending page: 617

Implementation of Ki Hadjar Dewantara’s Thought to Improve School Principals’ Managerial Competence: A Critical Study
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description: Ki Hadjar Dewantara’s educational philosophy provides a foundational framework for enhancing school leadership and managerial competence through a balanced approach known as the “Among system,” which emphasizes leading by example, motivation, and supportive guidance. This study explores the practical application of Dewantara’s philosophy in contemporary school leadership, particularly focusing on its alignment with transformational and servant leadership models. Using a qualitative review of empirical studies and case examples, the research examines how principals integrate Dewantara’s emphasis on holistic development, cultural relevance, and humanism into school environments that foster academic achievement alongside moral and social growth. Findings reveal that culturally grounded leadership, characterized by empathy, collaboration, and community engagement, enhances student-centered learning and autonomy. However, the full realization of Dewantara’s vision is often challenged by cultural, institutional, and resource limitations, highlighting the need for supportive policies and ongoing professional development. The discussion underscores that embedding Dewantara’s principles in leadership training fosters resilient and ethically grounded educational communities. In conclusion, Dewantara’s philosophy remains highly relevant in today’s educational landscape, promoting leadership that balances guidance, respect, and support to nurture well-rounded students capable of facing future challenges.
subject: Articles
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subject: Ki Hadjar Dewantara
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subject: Educational leadership
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subject: Holistic Development
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subject: Cultural relevance
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creator: Nenah Eja Widiawati
creator: Taufani Chusnul Kurniatun
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 594
ending page: 607

The Process of Formulating A Strategic Plan for The Implementation of Vocational Education in Indonesia
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description: Strategic planning is a central governance mechanism for translating national development priorities into sectoral policies, programs, budgets, and performance accountability. In Indonesia, vocational education reform requires coherent planning because it involves labour-market responsiveness, institutional coordination, curriculum relevance, teacher capacity, and industry partnership. This study examines how the Directorate General of Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, formulated its 2020–2024 Strategic Plan and how the process connected national development priorities with vocational education governance. Using a qualitative case-study design, the research drew on policy and regulatory documents, institutional planning materials, observations of planning-related processes, and in-depth interviews with actors involved in or knowledgeable about strategic planning. The data were analysed thematically to identify the main stages and governance dimensions of strategic plan formulation. The findings show that the formulation process consisted of three interrelated stages: technocratic analysis, political alignment, and formal determination. The technocratic stage provided an evidence-based basis for identifying sectoral challenges and development priorities; the political stage aligned the draft plan with the RPJMN and presidential priorities; and the determination stage institutionalized the plan as an authoritative reference for annual work plans, budgeting, and performance reporting. The study contributes to vocational education governance literature by showing that strategic planning is not merely an administrative requirement, but a negotiated policy-translation process that links evidence, political legitimacy, institutional coordination, and implementation accountability.
subject: Articles
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subject: Vocational Education
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subject: Strategic Planning
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subject: Policy Alignment
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subject: Public-Sector Governance
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creator: Dani Darmawan
creator: Dedy Achmad Kurniady
creator: Aan Komariah
creator: Taufani C. Kurniatun
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-26
publication date: 2026-05-26
starting page: 498
ending page: 507

Research Trends in Cross-Cultural Communication and International Student Adjustment in Higher Education
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description: This study maps research trends in cross-cultural communication and international student adjustment in higher education through bibliometric analysis. Drawing on 346 Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2015 and 2025, the study examines publication growth, productive authors, leading journals, highly cited documents, and keyword co-occurrence networks. The data were retrieved using a structured TITLE-ABS-KEY search strategy and analyzed with VOSviewer and Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny to combine performance analysis and science mapping. The findings show that the field has developed into a maturing interdisciplinary area shaped by international student mobility, intercultural communication, language-mediated learning, study abroad, intercultural competence, and student well-being. The International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Journal of International Students, and Language and Intercultural Communication emerged as major publication venues, while highly cited documents highlight the importance of English as a lingua franca, online study abroad, transcultural communication, and intercultural task-based interaction. Keyword analysis further confirms that intercultural communication, international students, study abroad, intercultural competence, and intercultural communication competence are the central themes structuring the field. The study contributes to international higher education research by clarifying the intellectual structure of the literature and showing that international student adjustment should be understood as a communicative, relational, and institutional process.
subject: Articles
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subject: bibliometric analysis
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subject: cross-cultural communication
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subject: international students
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subject: student adjustment
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subject: higher education
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subject: intercultural communication
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creator: Wu Jiewei
creator: Aan Komariah
creator: Dedy Achmad Kurniady
creator: Sururi
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-26
publication date: 2026-05-26
starting page: 618
ending page: 631

Optimizing Early Childhood Education Management in Enhancinging the Quality of Children's Growth
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description: Efforts to foster child growth and development are directed at improving children's physical, mental and psychosocial health through stimulation, detection and early intervention of developmental deviations (SDIDTK) activities with special attention to children under five years old and preschoolers. Fostering children's growth and development is carried out through Posyandu activities, but the level of community participation is still low. As a solution, monitoring children's growth and development is integrated with Early Childhood Education (PAUD) facilities through increasing the knowledge and skills of ECCE Teachers about SDIDTK. The IBM method is training and mentoring SDIDTK for ECCE teachers. The training was carried out for 2 days, followed by mentoring once a month four times. Before and after the training, pretests and post-tests are carried out using questionnaires to determine the level of knowledge. The skills of ECCE teachers in SDIDTK are observed using a checklist before and after mentoring. After being given training and assistance, there was a significant increase in the knowledge and ability of ECCE teachers in implementing SDIDTK. The average teacher knowledge increased by 16.00 points after the training, and the average ECCE teacher skills increased by 16.00 points after mentoring. Training and mentoring can optimize the role of ECCE teachers in implementing SDIDTK so that the quality of growth and development of preschool children improves.
subject: Articles
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subject: Optimization
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subject: ECCE education management
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subject: Growth and development
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subject: Preschoolers
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creator: Hega Nurazizah
creator: Andika Sapwan
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 465
ending page: 472

The Applicaton of Education Financing and Governance for Sustainbility in the Indonesia’s Education System
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description: Education financing and governance are foundations sustainable and equitable development in national education systems. Indonesia, as one of the world’s largest and most decentralized education systems, has made significant progress in expanding access and strengthening policy frameworks. However, the sustainability of these achievements depends on improving the effectiveness, equity, and long term coherence of financing and governance mechanisms. This paper examines the structure of education financing in Indonesia, analyzes multi level governance dynamics, and explores how these Keywords—education financing; governance; sustainability; decentralization; Indonesia I. Introduction for achieving -Education is universally recognized as a fundamental pillar of sustainable development. Through education societies enhance human capital promote social mobility and strengthen the capacity of individuals to address economic social and environmental challenges. International frameworks including the Sustainable Development Goals emphasize education not only as a development objective but also as a critical means for achieving broader sustainability outcomes. Despite global progress in expanding access to education many countries continue to face persistent challenges related to quality equity and system resilience. These challenges are often rooted in factors influence the system’s capacity to deliver sustainable education outcomes. The study adopts a conceptual lens that integrates financial sustainability, institutional resilience, equity, and governance effectiveness. It evaluates the strengths and limitations of Indonesia’s financing architecture, including constitutional budget mandates, fiscal decentralization, operational school grants, and teacher compensation policies. Governance challenges such as bureaucratic fragmentation, disparities in local capacity, uneven accountability mechanisms, and limited data integration are also assessed. The paper concludes with poli…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Education Financing
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subject: Governance
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subject: Sustainability
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subject: Decentralization
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subject: Indonesia
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creator: Hu Peng Tao
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-07-01
publication date: 2026-07-01
starting page: 585
ending page: 593

A Systematic Review of E-Budgeting and Sustainable Educational Governance
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description: Digital transformation in educational financial management has become a crucial pillar for achieving sustainable governance. This study aims to synthesize literature on the key mechanisms and implementation barriers of e-budgeting in educational institutions over the last decade (2015-2025). Using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method with the PRISMA protocol, 15 key articles were analyzed from Google Scholar and Crossref databases. The results show that the main mechanisms of e-budgeting work through strengthening radical transparency, real-time accountability, and quality-based budget allocation efficiency. However, its implementation still faces systemic barriers such as low digital literacy among human resources, organizational resistance, and regulatory inconsistency. The implications of this research emphasize the need for an integrative digital leadership vision to ensure that digital budgeting is not just an administrative formality but a strategic instrument for educational sustainability
subject: Articles
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subject: E-budgeting
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subject: Educational governance
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subject: Sustainable education
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subject: SDGs
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subject: Financial transparency
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creator: Nurkhaeratunnisa
creator: Dedy Achmad Kurniady
creator: Abubakar
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-07-01
publication date: 2026-07-01
starting page: 577
ending page: 584

Governance Mechanisms and Implementation Pathways for Vocational Education Reconstruction from the Perspective of Educational Administration
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description: Driven by the dual imperatives of a new stage of development and the pursuit of high-quality growth, vocational education is undergoing a significant transformation from factor-driven expansion toward systemic reconstruction and modern governance. Educational administration, situated at the intersection of national policy, public governance, and institutional practice, plays a pivotal role in shaping this transformation through governance philosophy, institutional design, and policy implementation. This study aims to examine the governance mechanisms and implementation pathways through which educational administration facilitates the reconstruction and high-quality development of the vocational education system. Drawing on theories of governance and educational administration, the research adopts a mixed-methods approach that integrates literature analysis, policy text analysis, questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews, and field observations, with a primary focus on higher vocational colleges. The findings reveal several key challenges, including insufficient vertical coordination across administrative hierarchies, fragmented policy instruments and institutional supply, superficial multi-stakeholder collaboration, and limited autonomy and adaptive capacity at the institutional level. These constraints collectively weaken the effectiveness of vocational education governance and reform implementation. In response, the study proposes governance innovation pathways, including optimizing authority–responsibility structures through guided decentralization, strengthening the systematic coordination of institutional policies, institutionalizing collaborative governance mechanisms, and enhancing the empowerment of grassroots institutions. The study contributes theoretical insights into vocational education governance while providing practical guidance for policymakers and administrators seeking to advance governance modernization and improve the effectiveness of vo…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Educational administration
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subject: Vocational education
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subject: Governance mechanism
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subject: Institutional reconstruction
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subject: Implementation Pathway
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creator: Zhang Nannan
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 566
ending page: 576

Research on the Modernization of University Governance Systems in the Context of Digital Governance practical implementations of digital governance
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description: The rapid integration of digital technologies into public administration has made digital governance an essential pathway for modernizing governance systems in higher education institutions. With the widespread adoption of technologies such as big data analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things, universities are increasingly transitioning from traditional governance models characterized by hierarchical decision-making and fragmented management toward more data-driven, collaborative, and integrated governance approaches. However, many institutions continue to face significant challenges, including misalignment between traditional governance concepts and digital innovation, fragmented digital policy frameworks, data silos, superficial digitization of administrative processes, and insufficient coordination among governance stakeholders. This study aims to examine the internal mechanisms through which digital governance initiatives influence the modernization of university governance systems. Grounded in digital governance theory, institutional theory, and higher education studies, the research adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining a systematic literature review, analysis of strategic policy documents from leading global universities, and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, including university leaders, chief information officers, deans, and student representatives. The analysis is structured around four governance dimensions actors, structures, processes, and instruments and identifies key barriers and enabling factors shaping digital governance implementation. Based on these findings, the study proposes a comprehensive optimization framework centered on conceptual-cultural renewal, institutional-regulatory reinforcement, technological empowerment, and collaborative governance. The research contributes to theoretical understanding of digital governance in higher education and provides practical guidance for univer…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Digital governance
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subject: University governance
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subject: Governance modernization
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subject: Data-driven decision-making
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subject: Higher education management
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creator: Xiong Yijun
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 550
ending page: 565

Governing Vocational Education Reengineering: The Role of Educational Administration in Sustainable Development
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description: In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the global pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), vocational education systems worldwide face persistent structural challenges, including misalignment with labor market demands, fragmented governance, inefficient resource allocation, and uneven quality assurance. While existing studies primarily address curriculum reform or pedagogical innovation, limited attention has been paid to the governance mechanisms that enable systemic transformation. This study addresses this gap by conceptualizing vocational education reengineering as a governance-driven process led by educational administration. Employing a mixed-method research design that integrates a systematic literature review, comparative case studies, and semi-structured interviews, the study identifies five interdependent administrative functions: policy framework reconstruction, cross-sectoral collaboration, resource allocation optimization, quality assurance enhancement, and digital transformation promotion. These functions are synthesized into a coherent “policy–collaboration–resource–quality–digitalization” framework. The study contributes theoretically by reframing educational administration as a core explanatory variable in vocational education governance, and practically by offering an analytically transferable framework to guide vocational education reform in diverse institutional contexts.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Vocational education reengineering
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational administration
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subject: Governance framework
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subject: Digital transformation
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subject: Sustainable development
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creator: Liang Fengying
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 541
ending page: 549

Educational Policy and Leadership for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Anhui Xinhua University
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description: Educational policy and leadership play a critical role in advancing sustainable development within higher education institutions. This study examines the interaction between policy implementation and institutional leadership through a qualitative case study of Anhui Xinhua University (AXHU), a representative private university in Anhui Province, China. Anchored in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aligned with China’s Double First-Class initiative and Education Modernization 2035 plan, the study adopts a qualitative research approach, employing document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and comparative institutional review. The findings reveal that value-oriented leadership, inclusive governance mechanisms, and localized policy adaptation significantly enhance institutional sustainability across governance structures, curriculum design, and organizational culture. By focusing on a regional private university, this study addresses a gap in the literature that has traditionally prioritized elite public institutions. The research contributes empirical insights into sustainability-oriented leadership in China’s private higher education sector and provides policy-relevant implications for regional institutional development.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Sustainable development
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subject: Educational policy
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subject: Leadership
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subject: Higher education
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subject: Anhui Xinhua University
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subject: China
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creator: Wu Haifeng
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 536
ending page: 540

Effects and Risks of Projectization in University-Government-School Cooperation: Evidence from China
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description: Within China’s project-based governance system, the projectization of University–Government–School (U-G-S) cooperation has become a dominant mode of educational collaboration, reshaping teacher education partnerships and basic education reform. However, its governance implications remain underexplored. This study examines the formation logic, practical effects, and structural risks of projectized U-G-S cooperation in the Chinese context. Using a qualitative institutional analysis approach, the research integrates policy document analysis, theoretical interpretation based on project-based governance, resource dependence, and path dependence theories, and illustrative case evidence from existing literature. The findings indicate that projectization enhances precision, resource mobilization, and procedural standardization through time-bound cycles and performance-based evaluation, thereby improving the operability of cooperation. At the same time, it generates structural tensions, including goal alienation, path dependence, and the amplification of regional disparities resembling a Matthew Effect. These tensions stem from the dominance of instrumental rationality embedded in technical governance. This study provides a systematic institutional interpretation of both the benefits and inherent constraints of projectized U-G-S cooperation and offers insights for optimizing governance design in policy-driven educational systems.
subject: Articles
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subject: U-G-S cooperation
  topic: keywords
subject: Projectization
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subject: Practical effects
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subject: Multiple risks
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subject: Chinese context
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creator: Yuxi Jin
creator: Shengjun Zhang
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 524
ending page: 535

Digital Leadership In K-12 Education: A Systematic Literature Review of Principal’ Competencies and Strategies
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description: The post-pandemic era has accelerated digital transformation in K-12 education, fundamentally disrupting traditional administrative paradigms. While schools are increasingly equipped with digital infrastructure, many school principals struggle to adapt, often prioritizing hardware procurement over the human-centric management required for sustainable change. Therefore, this study aims to systematically analyze the evolving roles, core competencies, and strategic approaches of school principals in practicing effective digital leadership. Employing a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) guided by PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) method, this study synthesize data from 25 peer-reviewed articles published between 2022 and 2025, retrieved from the Scopus and Web of Science database. The findings reveal that modern digital leadership transcends technical proficiency; it requires “Digital Wisdom,” visionary agility, and distributed empowerment. Furthermore, the analysis identifies a critical shift from top-down mandates to participatory modeling and psychological scaffolding as the most effective strategies for ever coming teacher technostress and policy vacuums. As a major contribution, this study highlights the unique challenges faced by educational contexts in developing countries, such as Indonesia, and offers a conceptual model of the principal as an “Agent of Transformation.” This framework guides policymakers and practitioners to shift investment from hardware to human ware, ultimately enhancing school quality in the digital era.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Digital leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: School principal
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subject: Educational administration
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subject: Systematic literature review
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subject: PRISMA
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creator: Teuku Yasser
creator: Diana Devi
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 512
ending page: 523

Digital Labor Force Planning Driven Educational Project Management to Enhance Graduate Employability in Chinese Universities with a Case Study of Pingdingshan University
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description: Amid global industrial transformation and the expanding scale of Chinese college graduates, the mismatch between higher education outputs and labor market demands has become a pressing issue, leading to suboptimal graduate employment absorption. A critical gap lies in the lack of systematic integration of data-driven digital labor force planning (DLFP) into educational project management (EPM). This study aims to address this gap by constructing a feasible DLFP-driven EPM model to enhance graduate employability, with Pingdingshan University as a case study. Adopting an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design, the qualitative phase involves in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis with 48 key stakeholders (program directors, faculty, students, alumni, and industry representatives) to identify critical influencing factors. The quantitative phase utilizes a structured questionnaire (targeting 260 respondents) and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to test relationships among five independent variables (demand forecasting, curriculum-job matching, competency mapping, work-integrated learning, career services), one mediating variable (employment readiness), and one dependent variable (graduate employability). Expected results include identifying bottlenecks in current EPM (e.g., inadequate digital demand forecasting, poor curriculum-job matching), validating the positive impact of DLFP on employability, and proposing a four-module EPM framework. Theoretically, this study enriches the literature on higher education governance and DLFP; practically, it provides actionable strategies for Chinese universities to bridge the industry-education gap and enhance graduate competitiveness, contributing to regional economic development and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Digital labor force planning
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational project management
  topic: keywords
subject: Graduate employability
  topic: keywords
subject: Collaboration
  topic: keywords
subject: Mixed-methods research
  topic: keywords
creator: Liu Han
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 504
ending page: 511

Digital Transformation Empowering Faculty Development via Virtual Teaching and Research Offices
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description: Under the strategic background of the comprehensive and in-depth digital transformation of higher education, virtual teaching and research offices, as a new type of teaching and academic community that breaks through the boundaries of time, space, and organization, have become a key innovative path for empowering the professional development of university faculty. This study focuses on two core dimensions of virtual teaching and research offices: their knowledge innovation mechanism and their actual operational efficiency for faculty development. Through a hybrid research method, it systematically explores how virtual teaching and research offices, through cross- institutional activities such as course co-construction, resource sharing, and collaborative research, construct a dynamic ecosystem for knowledge generation and transformation, thereby effectively improving faculty's digital literacy, teaching and research capabilities, and collaborative education effectiveness. The study aims to reveal the internal logic and key influencing factors of the successful operation of virtual teaching and research offices, providing a solid theoretical basis and operable practical guidelines for universities and education management departments to optimize digital faculty development models and build a sustainable new teaching and research ecosystem.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Digital transformation
  topic: keywords
subject: Teacher development
  topic: keywords
subject: Virtual teaching and research room
  topic: keywords
subject: Innovative mechanism
  topic: keywords
subject: Operation efficiency
  topic: keywords
creator: Song Jiayin
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 499
ending page: 503

Leadership in Modern Educational Institutions
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description: With the profound transformation of the global educational landscape driven by technological innovation, cultural diversity, and changing societal expectations, the role of leadership in modern educational institutions has evolved from a traditional administrative function to a core driver of educational quality, institutional innovation, and stakeholder engagement. This paper aims to explore the connotation and characteristics of leadership in modern educational institutions, analyze the key dimensions that constitute effective educational leadership, and discuss the challenges faced by educational leaders in the current context. By reviewing relevant theoretical frameworks and practical cases, the paper further proposes targeted strategies for enhancing leadership capacity in modern educational institutions. The research finds that modern educational leadership is characterized by inclusiveness, adaptability, technological orientation, and ethical responsibility, and effective leadership relies on the synergistic effect of instructional leadership, distributed leadership, transformational leadership, and ethical leadership. Meanwhile, educational leaders need to address challenges such as technological integration, diverse stakeholder needs, and educational equity. Finally, the paper concludes that strengthening professional development of leaders, building collaborative leadership teams, and optimizing the institutional environment are crucial paths to improving leadership effectiveness in modern educational institutions, which in turn contributes to the sustainable development of education and the cultivation of talents meeting the needs of the times
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Modern educational leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Inclusiveness
  topic: keywords
subject: Technological integration
  topic: keywords
subject: Distributed leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational equity
  topic: keywords
creator: Chen Hao
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 494
ending page: 498

Leadership-Driven University Labor Education Reform via PDCA Cycle
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description: Under the “five-education development” strategy, the reform of labor education in universities is crucial to the quality of talent cultivation, yet it often falls into difficulties due to insufficient driving force, poor coordination among main stakeholders, lack of process management, and unclear effectiveness evaluation. The core issue lies in the inadequate alignment between school leadership and systematic promotion mechanisms. The closed-loop management logic of the PDCA. cycle provides a methodology for this, but its effective operation urgently requires leadership empowerment throughout the process. This study uses a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, to construct an integrated analytical framework of “Leadership-PDCA”. Research has found that the effective advancement of reforms depends on a four-dimensional leadership system encompassing “vision guidance-coordinated planning-process control-reflective iteration”, and it needs to dynamically align with each stage of the PDCA cycle: the planning stage relies on transformational leadership to create a blueprint, the execution stage requires distributed leadership to promote collaboration, the checking stage guides reflection through instructional leadership, and the action stage depends on strategic leadership to drive institutionalization. Research conclusions indicate that combining systematic process control with flexible interpersonal influence to form a “dual-drive” strategy is key to overcoming collaboration barriers, preventing process derailment, and advancing labor education reform from “fragmented” to a “systematic” depth. This study provides a theoretical reference and practical approach for optimizing governance in higher education.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: University labor education
  topic: keywords
subject: PDCA cycle
  topic: keywords
subject: Leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational governance
  topic: keywords
subject: Collaborative mechanism
  topic: keywords
creator: Zhang Tingting
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 484
ending page: 493

Educational Leadership Strategies for Overcoming Digital Resistance in Schools
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description: Digital transformation in education is often hindered not by infrastructure constraints, but by resistance to change from human resources. This resistance can take various forms, such as technological anxiety, adaptive reluctance, and passive rejection of new digital systems, which pose significant challenges for school management. This study aims to explore effective leadership strategies for reducing digital resistance and promoting an adaptive organizational culture in schools. Using a qualitative approach based on a literature review, this study identifies the root causes of resistance, which include the phenomena of technostress, concerns about increased workload, and low digital self-efficacy among educators and educational staff. The results show that traditional top-down leadership approaches have proven ineffective in the digital age. Therefore, this study recommends a multidimensional leadership approach that integrates participatory decision-making (bottom-up approach), personalized digital mentoring, and strategic recognition for digital drivers in schools. The success of this transformation is highly dependent on leaders' ability to prioritize empathetic communication and provide continuous support to ensure inclusive and sustainable technology adoption. This study concludes that human resource-oriented leadership strategies are a key factor in creating educational institutions that are resilient, innovative, and aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDGs 4).
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Educational leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital transformation
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital resistance
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital self-efficacy
  topic: keywords
creator: Fatimah Azzahra Ramadani Fazri
creator: Abubakar
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 473
ending page: 483

Hybrid Humanistic Digital Leadership Driving Teacher Innovation Culture in Islamic Boarding Schools
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description: The rapid development of digital technology and the complexity of educational challenges demand the presence of a contemporary leadership model that is adaptive, collaborative, and oriented towards human values. Academic institutions are required to develop leadership practices that not only integrate digital technology but also foster a culture of innovation and inclusivity among teachers. This study aims to analyze digital, transformational, and inclusive leadership practices for building a culture of innovation among teachers in Islamic boarding school-based secondary schools. This study employs a qualitative case study design conducted at SMA IT Darul Qur'an in Bogor Regency. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with school leaders and teachers, as well as through analysis of documentation related to digital-based school management practices. The results show that digital leadership plays a significant role in driving teacher innovation by strengthening a collaborative culture, integrating digital technology into management and learning, and fostering a sense of psychological security that encourages innovation. These findings confirm that effective contemporary leadership in modern Islamic boarding schools is hybrid, combining humanistic values, religious principles, and digital competencies in a sustainable manner.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Digital leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Teacher innovation culture
  topic: keywords
subject: Hybrid humanistic
  topic: keywords
subject: Psychological safety
  topic: keywords
subject: Islamic education
  topic: keywords
creator: Nova Virdamahaputra Ruchmayano
creator: Diding Nurdin
creator: Nurdin
creator: Juliani Musti Khofifah
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 449
ending page: 464

Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Educational Systems
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description: Against the backdrop of globalization and social transformation, educational equity, inclusion, and access have emerged as the core agenda of global education governance. UNESCO’s Education 2030 Framework for Action has clearly set the goal of advancing inclusive, equitable, and quality education, yet persistent and widespread educational disparities remain across countries, regions, and social groups worldwide, posing severe challenges to the global realization of this educational goal. This study aims to clarify the core connotations and internal logical correlations of educational access, equity, and inclusion, systematically analyze the current global practical dilemmas and key influencing factors in their advancement, and propose targeted collaborative optimization paths for their development from a global perspective combined with local educational practices. Adopting a theoretical analysis framework based on human capital theory, social justice theory, multicultural education theory and inclusive education theory, the research conducts a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the three core concepts through the integration of global practical investigation and logical deduction. The key findings reveal that educational access, equity, and inclusion form a progressive and collaborative "foundation-core-extension" relationship, with their practical advancement constrained by four major factors: economic, institutional, cultural, and technological elements. Meanwhile, the global practice of the three concepts is confronted with prominent dilemmas including regional and group gaps in educational access, uneven resource allocation in educational equity, and prevalent discrimination and insufficient inclusive resources in educational inclusion. To address these issues, the study puts forward a four-dimensional collaborative optimization path involving resource allocation, institutional guarantee, ecological construction and technological empowerment. This resear…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Educational equity
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational inclusion
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational access
  topic: keywords
subject: Global education governance
  topic: keywords
subject: Optimization paths
  topic: keywords
creator: Chen Qiyu
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 434
ending page: 448

The Effectiveness of Teacher Professional Development Management in Improving Teacher Performance
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description: Taking Hunan Electronic Technology Vocational College as the research subject, this study explores the impact of Teacher Professional Development (TPD) management on teacher performance. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, combining questionnaires, interviews, and document analysis. A total of 220 full-time teachers and 20 administrators participated in the study. The findings indicate that training program design, incentive mechanisms, follow-up support, and evaluation systems significantly enhance teachers’ professional competence, teaching methods, and engagement in research activities. Teachers’ professional development needs, participation motivation, and the alignment between TPD activities and teaching practice serve as key mediating factors. However, existing challenges include insufficient personalization of training programs, a disconnect between training content and industry demands, and inadequate follow-up support. The study proposes constructing a stage-based personalized TPD system, strengthening school–industry collaboration, and improving comprehensive evaluation and support mechanisms.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Teacher professional development management
  topic: keywords
subject: Teacher performance
  topic: keywords
subject: Vocational colleges
  topic: keywords
subject: Case study
  topic: keywords
creator: Chen Mingkang
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 425
ending page: 433

Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Educational Systems: Evidence from China’s Educational Management Perspective
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description: Sustainable development has become a central prin ciple in global policy-making, with education playing a critical rol e in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Education is both a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of sustainable national development, serving to advance social equity and build human capital. For developing countries marked by large populations and regional disparities, ensuring equitable access, processes, and outcomes in education remains a critical governance challenge.This study examines how educational management mechanisms shape educational equity, with particular attention to regional inequality. Using China as a case study, it adopts a qualitative descriptive approach based on policy documents, statistical data, and academic literature from 2014–2024. A comparative analysis of Guangdong and Guizhou highlights the “geographic lottery” in resource distribution.Findings show that despite substantial progress in expanding access, disparities persist in funding allocation, teaching quality, and learning outcomes. Equitable resource redistribution, evidence-based policymaking, multi-level governance, and systematic monitoring emerge as key managerial mechanisms for narrowing these gaps.The study refines theoretical understandings of educational equity by incorporating governance perspectives and offers policy implications for other developing contexts, including Indonesia.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Educational equity
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational management
  topic: keywords
subject: Urban-rural disparity
  topic: keywords
subject: Fiscal decentralization
  topic: keywords
subject: Guangdong and Guizhou
  topic: keywords
creator: Li Qingmei
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 414
ending page: 424

Homeroom Teacher Leadership and Digital Strategies in Chinese Classrooms: A Dual-Pathway Framework for Student Engagement
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description: Under China’s Education Informatization 2.0 reform, classroom management is shifting from administrative control toward leadership-driven and digitally mediated governance. Although homeroom teachers are expected to integrate humanistic leadership with AI-supported strategies, existing research rarely explains how their integration sustains authentic student engagement. This study examines how transformational and distributed leadership can be combined with digital strategies to enhance behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement. Using a qualitative literature-based approach, it analyzes 20 practitioner monographs and 9 recent academic journal articles (2020–2025). Inductive coding and thematic synthesis were employed to construct a dual-pathway framework. Findings indicate that leadership-oriented practices cultivate emotional safety and autonomy, while digitally-enabled strategies improve precision and personalized feedback. Sustainable engagement emerges from their synergy rather than isolated application. The study proposes a Dual-Pathway Framework that integrates moral leadership with intelligent governance, offering a human-centered model for classroom management in the AI era.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Homeroom teacher leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Student engagement
  topic: keywords
subject: Dual-pathway framework
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital transformation
  topic: keywords
subject: Classroom management
  topic: keywords
creator: Wu Qianwen
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 400
ending page: 413

Instructional Leadership of School Principals in Improving Teaching Performance of Elementary School Teachers
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description: The quality of basic education in Indonesia remains constrained by unresolved structural issues reflected in uneven teacher competence, weak academic supervision, and ineffective policy implementation resulting in suboptimal teaching performance at the elementary level and highlighting the urgent need for strengthened instructional leadership to bridge the gap between educational standards and classroom practice. This study aims to analyze the instructional leadership strategy of school principals in improving the teaching performance of elementary school teachers at SDN 2 Cianting, Plered District, Purwakarta Regency. The importance of this research is based on the need to respond to the problem of low teacher performance and learning quality at the basic education level in Indonesia. The research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method because it allows researchers to gain a comprehensive and contextual understanding of instructional leadership practices in a real school setting. The research informants include school principals, teachers, supervisors, and school committees. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and documentation studies. The research instruments are in the form of interview guidelines and observation sheets, while data analysis is carried out through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing which are validated using triangulation of sources, methods, and time. The results showed that principals implemented five key instructional leadership strategies, including: 1) Setting clear and contextual learning standards; 2) Implementing reflective and guiding academic supervision; 3) Develop teachers' professional capacity on an ongoing basis; 4) Building a culture of collaboration and teacher leadership; and 5) Strengthening communication, motivation, and school quality culture. The strategies implemented have been proven to strengthen pedagogic competence, learning innov…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Instructional leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Principal
  topic: keywords
subject: Teacher performance
  topic: keywords
subject: Elementary school
  topic: keywords
creator: Nenden Nadya Rizky Mashrul
creator: Asep Suryana
creator: Hega Nurazizah
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 389
ending page: 399

Vocational Education Reconstruction Based on Management Reform
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description: Against the backdrop of China's undergraduate vocational education pilot, Hohhot Vocational and Technical College faces prominent management challenges, restricting its high-quality development. This study has dual theoretical and practical significance: it fills the gap in Sino-Indonesian vocational education management comparative research and helps the college break management bottlenecks. Adopting literature review, case study, action research and comparative analysis, this study argues that vocational education management reconstruction should focus on industry-education integration, transform to a service-oriented model and build a multi-subject collaborative governance system. It finds obvious differences between China and Indonesia's vocational education management systems, identifies the root causes of the college's problems, and proposes targeted solutions. Pilot practice shows remarkable effects, and the study summarizes a practical paradigm for undergraduate vocational education management reconstruction in ethnic minority areas, providing references for Sino-Indonesian vocational education cooperation.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Vocational education
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational management Reform
  topic: keywords
subject: Institutional restructuring
  topic: keywords
subject: Industry-education integration
  topic: keywords
subject: China-Indonesia vocational education cooperation
  topic: keywords
creator: Zhang Le
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 375
ending page: 388

A Historical Review, Path Choices, and Future Prospects of Building World-Class Universities in China
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description: In the context of intensifying global competition and knowledge-driven economic development, the construction of world-class universities has become a central pillar of China’s national strategy. The comprehensive performance of higher education in research, talent cultivation, social service, and cultural development is widely regarded as a key indicator of national competitiveness. This study systematically examines the historical evolution of China’s world-class university construction, aiming to identify its major strategic pathways, stage-based transformations, and emerging characteristics. Drawing on literature review and policy analysis, the paper analyzes a series of landmark national initiatives, including Project 211, Project 985, the 2011 Plan, and the Double First-Class Initiative. The findings reveal that China’s approach is marked by strong state leadership, targeted support for key institutions and disciplines, sustained financial investment, and an increasing emphasis on quality and performance. Over time, the development model has shifted from qualification-based allocation to performance-oriented governance, from inward institutional strengthening to coordinated internal external development, and from reliance on Western evaluation standards to a framework incorporating Chinese characteristics. The study argues that China’s experience demonstrates a distinctive state-led model of world-class university construction, offering both strategic clarity for future reform and comparative insights for global higher education development.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: World-class universities
  topic: keywords
subject: Higher education policy
  topic: keywords
subject: Project 211
  topic: keywords
subject: Project 985
  topic: keywords
subject: Double first-class initiative
  topic: keywords
creator: Liu LiFeng
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 363
ending page: 374

Equity, Inclusion, and Educational Accessibility in Contemporary Education Systems
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description: Education systems worldwide are universally mandated to safeguard equitable and high-quality learning opportunities for all learners, irrespective of their socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic location, or linguistic background. Yet, persistent structural and systemic inequalities rooted in historical, social, and economic factors continue to curtail the developmental potential of millions of marginalized learners across the globe, perpetuating cycles of disadvantage and hindering global sustainable development. This paper delves into the interrelated core concepts of educational equity, inclusion, and accessibility within the context of contemporary education systems, systematically analyzing the multi-dimensional structural barriers that impede fair and universal access to quality education across primary, secondary, and higher education stages. It further explores evidence-based inclusive educational practices tailored to support diverse learner groups, including students with disabilities, ethnic minorities, migrant populations, and low-income communities, and examines the latest policy interventions and technological innovations targeted at enhancing educational accessibility in both developed and developing countries. By synthesizing theoretical frameworks from social justice, education economics, and inclusive education, as well as empirical findings from existing international literature and cross-country case studies, this study underscores the indispensability of systemic reform, multi-stakeholder collaborative governance, and context-specific implementation strategies in advancing equitable and inclusive education. The paper concludes by proposing actionable, tiered strategic recommendations for policymakers, educational practitioners, school leaders, and international organizations, aiming to promote sustainable educational development rooted in the principles of fairness, inclusion, and universal access to quality education.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Educational equity
  topic: keywords
subject: Inclusive education
  topic: keywords
subject: Educational accessibility
  topic: keywords
subject: Contemporary education systems
  topic: keywords
subject: Social justice in education
  topic: keywords
subject: Marginalized learners
  topic: keywords
creator: Zhang Zenghui
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2026-05-25
publication date: 2026-05-25
starting page: 350
ending page: 362