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Differential Pathways to Depressive Symptoms in Students With and Without Special Educational Needs: The Role of Emotional Reactivity and Parent–Teacher Relationships

Social and emotional competence (SEC) is a core target of school-based social and emotional learning (SEL), yet learner variability may alter how relational experiences and emotion-regulation difficulties are associated with mental-health outcomes. Depressive symptoms were treate...

Collaboratively Designing Curriculum-Aligned Bee-Bot Learning Resources: Insights from a Qualitative Case Study of a Professional Development Workshop for Primary Teachers

Although educational robotics is widely recognised as an effective approach to supporting curriculum-aligned learning in primary education, comparatively little attention has been paid to how teachers develop the learning resources needed for meaningful classroom activities. This...

Teaching Science Through Play: An Adaptive Professional Development Programme to Provide Tailored Support to Preschool Teachers

Abstract Even though play is commonplace in preschool education, a need is constantly highlighted to support preschool teachers in integrating concrete play-based methods and models for science teaching. However, this support needs to be tailored to the special professional needs...

Social-emotional learning interventions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials in primary education

Abstract The prevalence of scientific research on the impact of social-emotional learning (SEL) interventions within primary educational contexts has notably escalated in recent years, particularly facilitated by the application of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate...

A Comparative Assessment of Homeschooling Experiences, Practices, Support, and Arithmetical Attainments in Greece and the UK

This preliminary study aims to compare homeschooling in Greece and the UK in terms of experiences, arithmetical attainments, parental motivations, implementation practices, and support structures. For this purpose, we employed a multiple case study design, enrolling a total of fi...

Evolution of the Minimum and Average Wage in the Countries of the European Union

This paper synthesises the available evidence on the evolution of statutory minimum and average wages across European Union Member States over the period 2019–2024. It examines patterns of wage convergence and wage adequacy, the implementation of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequ...