The Future of Education
| Adult Education | |||
 Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| AI Tools and the Risk to Critical Thinking Skills in Undergraduate Courses PDF | New York University of Tirana (Albania) |
||
| Gamification in Cybersecurity Education and the Enhancement of Professional Skills. Insights from the Cyber Sapere Initiative in Italian Higher Education Institutions PDF | Paolo Micozzi Ministry of University and Research, Italy (Italy) Fabiana Rocchi Consorzio Cineca, Italy (Italy) HSPI S.p.A. (Italy) |
||
| Toward Ubiquitous Learning for Adults: Opportunities Enabled by Artificial Intelligence PDF | Ministry of Instruction (Italy) |
||
| When Law Meets Practice: How Leaders Handle Legal and Relational Challenges in Schools and Early Childhood Education and Care PDF | Nord University Norway (Norway) Nord University Universitetsalléen 11 8026 Bodø (Norway) |
||
| Renderings of Audacity: Black Youth’s Defiance Under the Canopy of Educational Anti-Black Structural Violence PDF | The University of Arizona, Education Policy Studies & Practice (United States) Seanna Leath Washington University in St. Louis, Psychological and Brain Sciences (United States) Tamara Lawson The University of Arizona, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies (United States) Amber C. Coleman Arizona State University, School of Art (United States) Melanie Bertrand The University of Arizona, Education Policy Studies & Practice (United States) |
||
| Curriculum Development | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Are Functional and Critical Digital Skills Distinct? Evidence from Set Bifactor‑ESEM Using the yDSI Among Students PDF | Fan S. Noli University of Korca (Albania) |
||
| Cultivating AI-Ready Graduates: Curriculum Coherence and Tiered Competency Development in Business Education PDF | UMass Global (United States) Andrea Munro UMass Global (United States) UMass Global (United States) |
||
| Enhancing Employability and Workplace Readiness through the International Career Coaching Programme (ICCP) in South African TVET Colleges PDF | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) Akanimo Odon Envirofly Consulting Group (United Kingdom) Nellie Kangwa Flexylearn International (Zambia) Tinashe Muteto University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) |
||
| FILL the Future: Personalizing Language Learning with AI PDF | Delmar School District (United States) National Council of State Supervisors for Foreign Languages (United States) |
||
| Mandatory AI Use as a Catalyst for Reflective Practice in Graphic Design Education PDF | University of Aveiro (Portugal) |
||
| Perceptions of Secondary Stage Students of the Role of the School Library in the Development of Reading and Writing Skills in Kuwait PDF | Department of Information Studies, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait (Kuwait) Bibi Alajmi Department of Information Studies, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait (Kuwait) |
||
| Scalability by Design: Leveraging DACUM and AI to Standardize Implementation Fidelity in Global Educational Interventions PDF | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (Guatemala) |
||
| Secondary Educator Approaches to Cemetery-Based Education PDF | University of Tampa (United States) |
||
| Shaping Future Learning Through Digital Skills Profiling PDF | Fan S. Noli University of Korça (Albania) |
||
| Understanding Student Preference for Universities Over TVET Colleges: A Conceptual Analysis of Perceptions and Institutional Factors PDF | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) |
||
| E-Learning | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| AI-Powered Chatbot Assessments in Online Anatomy & Physiology: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Pilot Study PDF | Austin Community College (United States) |
||
| Digital Transformation and Student Engagement in Higher Education: An ICT and E-Learning Perspective PDF | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) |
||
| Operationalizing the Metaverse in South African Higher Education: A Readiness Assessment and Strategic Framework PDF | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) |
||
| The Use of AI in Higher Education: The Example of the UX Design Course for eHealth PDF | University of Applied Sciences – Technikum Wien (Austria) University of Applied Sciences – FH JOANNEUM Graz (Austria) |
||
| Who Gets to Generate Knowledge: Co-creation of an “Open Educational Resources” Textbook PDF | Fort Hays State University (United States) |
||
| Education and Society | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Against the Robotization of Education PDF | Simon Fraser University - School of Communication (Canada) |
||
| Closing Speech at the 16th International Conference "The Future of Education" on 19 June 2026 PDF | National Council of State Supervisors for Foreign Languages (United States) |
||
| Cross-country Analysis of Women’s Participation in the Labor Force and Political Representation in Middle East Countries PDF | Fort Hays State University (United States) |
||
| Culture Shock: The Effect of School Culture on Teacher Burnout and Motivation during Polarizing Times PDF | Gladwyne Montessori School; University of Pennsylvania (United States) |
||
| Epistemic Asymmetry in Adolescent Democratic Deliberation: Teacher Facilitation, Participatory System Design, and Initial Role Reconfiguration Insights from the SAUFEX Interdemocracy Pilot PDF | DROG group (The Netherlands) Fundacja Citizen Project (Poland) |
||
| Exploring Barriers to the Implementation of Inclusive Teaching Practices in the Moroccan Context PDF | Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Morocco) Asmae Ourdi Moulay Ismail University (Morocco) |
||
| Intercultural Communication Models Revisited: The Richard Lewis Model, The Generation Alpha, and Beyond PDF | NHLStenden University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) |
||
| Metaphors: Vocabulary of Success and Failure in Career Guidance PDF | Richmond, the American University of London (United Kingdom) Tmumen Raghad Richmond, the American University of London (United Kingdom) Allison Cole-Stutz Richmond, the American University of London (United Kingdom) |
||
| Opening Speech at the 16th International Conference "The Future of Education" on 19 June 2026 PDF | Communication Specialist - Erasmus+ Italian National Agency INDIRE (Italy) |
||
| Promoting Knowledge Cross-fertilization between Academic Roles through Third Mission PDF | University of Turin (Italy) |
||
| Scenario-Based Teaching of Water-Stress Communication in Business Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Bulgaria PDF | Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Bulgaria) Neviana Krasteva Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Bulgaria) Aleksey Potebnya Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Bulgaria) |
||
| Supporting Learning in Contexts of Disruption by Natural Disaster, War, and Communal Violence: A Comparative Case Study of Scalable Strategies from Four Settings PDF | Universal Learning Systems (Ireland) |
||
| Teaching Digital Inclusion Early: Practical Approaches to Accessibility in Primary Education PDF | University of Limerick (Ireland) Ian Clancy University of Limerick (Ireland) Ruth Bourke Mary Immaculate College (Ireland) |
||
| The Blueprint: A Self-Sustaining Model for Educating Every Child in the Developing World PDF | No Forgotten Kids (United States) |
||
| Enhancing Student Engagement | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Dancing with DNA: A Gamified Learning Approach for Enhanced Educational Experience PDF | Institute of Translational Pharmacology - National Research Council (Ift-Cnr), Rome, Italy (Italy) Jacopo Condo' Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione, Innovazione e Ricerca Educativa, Florence (Italy) Institute of Translational Pharmacology - National Research Council (Ift-Cnr) (Italy) |
||
| Enhancing Project Outcomes in First-Year PBL Courses through Increased Teaching Sessions PDF | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) Livinus Obiora Nweke Noroff University College (Norway) |
||
| Gamifying Feedback for Student Engagement in Research Modules: A Design-Based Research Approach PDF | The Independent Institute of Education, Emeris (South Africa) |
||
| Learning through Lived Roles: Personas as Pedagogical Anchors in Online Higher Education PDF | Auburn University (United States) Auburn University (United States) Sydney Basset Auburn University (United States) Megan Slatton Auburn University (United States) Amanda Wilcox Auburn University (United States) |
||
| Modeling and Analysis of Interventions Directed by Race and Gender of Students in the Mitigation of School Dropout in Brazil PDF | Federal University of Bahia (Brazil) Leogildo Freires Federal University of Alagoas (Brazil) Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Brazil) Gabriel Macedo Federal University of Alagoas (Brazil) Federal University of Alagoas Center for Excellence in Social Technologies (NEES) (Brazil) |
||
| What Would Paulo Freire Think of Generative AI? Critical Pedagogy, Cognitive Offloading, and the Struggle for Humanisation PDF | University of Malta (Malta) |
||
| Games and Media in Education | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Co-designing with Children: Intuitive Insights for Growing Minds PDF | BESIGN The Sustainable Design School (Turkey) Saumya Grover BITS Design School (India) |
||
| Overcoming GBL Teaching Barriers: The Preliminary Stages of a Teacher Action Research PDF | The University of Milan-Bicocca / CAPTED (Italy) |
||
| Stamp-Based Gamification for Enhancing Museum Engagement and Informal Learning PDF | Neviana Krasteva Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Bulgaria) Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Bulgaria) Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Bulgaria) |
||
| ICT in Education | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| A Case Study of EFL Learners’ Experiences of Using Interactive Fiction with ChatGPT: A Sociocultural Perspective PDF | American University of Armenia (Armenia) American University of Armenia (Armenia) |
||
| A Three-Pillar Framework for Responsible, Fluent, and Inclusive Generative AI Integration in Higher Education PDF | University of Malta (Malta) |
||
| Advancements in Teaching AI in Medium Level Education PDF | Furtwangen Hochschule University, Faculty of Engineering andTechnologynCampus Schwenningen (Germany) |
||
| The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Promoting Accessibility for Students with Disabilities: The Landscape of Inclusion in Vocational and Higher Education PDF | Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal) Leila Araújo-Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) |
||
| Language Teaching and Learning | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Embodied Language Learning in the Age of AI: Insights from Five Years of Scaffolded Language Emergence PDF | University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (Czech Republic) |
||
| First Evidence of Reliability and Validity of SARD: An Exploratory Pilot Study in UAE Primary-Grade Native Arabic Readers PDF | Ahmad Nazzal ZAI Arabic Language Research Center, Zayed University, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) ZAI Arabic Language Research Center, Zayed University, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Haitham Taha ZAI Arabic Language Research Center, Zayed University, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Rana Nazzal The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) Rabab Saleh ZAI Arabic Language Research Center, Zayed University, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) |
||
| Honoring Human Variation at Scale: Reimagining School through Facilitated Interdependent Learning PDF | National Council of State Supervisors for Foreign Languages (United States) Ryan Allen Delmar High School, Delmar (United States) |
||
| Implementing Discussion-Based Pedagogy in the EFL Classroom: Frameworks, Practices, and Emerging Challenges PDF | Hilda Terlemezyan Plovdiv University 'Paisii Hilendarski' (Bulgaria) |
||
| Linguistic Immersion and its Role in Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers: Middlebury College in the United States as a Model PDF | Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities – Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Hassan Al Hosani Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities – Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) |
||
| The Impact of Bilingual Education: Students’ Plurilingual Competence, Language Accreditation and Mobility PDF | University of Córdoba (Spain) University of Córdoba (Spain) |
||
| University Teachers’ Challenges and Expectations in Bi/Multilingual Disciplinary Literacy Instruction: A Qualitative Cross-disciplinary Study PDF | Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University (Czech Republic) Enriketa Sogutlu Department of Education and English Language, Faculty of Humanities and Law University College Beder (Albania) Saime Kara Duman Department of Modern Languages, School of Foreign Languages, Istanbul Yildiz Technical University (Turkey) Özlem Çukurlu-Aydin Giresun Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi, Turkish Ministry of National Education, Giresun (Turkey) Zeynep Bütün Ikwuegbu Department of Translation and Interpretation in English, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University 46050, Kahramanmaras (Turkey) |
||
| Mathematical Sciences | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| AI Driven Prediction of Student Success in Engineering Mathematics: Integrating Course Performance, Academic Progression, and Mathematical Misconceptions PDF | Jinendrika Weliwita Higher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates) Higher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates) |
||
| Not Anxious or Confident: A Framework of Why Mathematics Apathy is a Barrier for Learning PDF | University of Lincoln (United Kingdom) |
||
| Multiculturalism and Social Inclusion | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Adult Education, Social Selectivity and Inclusion: Evidence from Slovenia and Implications for Deinstitutionalisation PDF | Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (Slovenia) Jakob Šubic Zavod notranji mir (Slovenia) Social Protection Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Centre for Deinstitutionalisation (Slovenia) |
||
| Developing Critical Consciousness among Black and Latino Boys: A School-Based Approach PDF | Boston University (United States) Soe Young Lee Boston University (United States) Xinyu Gu Boston University (United States) Jessica Wu Boston University (United States) Thai Daniel Boston University (United States) |
||
| Teaching German within the Framework of Intercultural Exchanges PDF | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) |
||
| The Perception of Social Science Students on the Importance and Application of Intercultural Competencies in Education and Professional Life PDF | Ines Hocenski Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, J.J.Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia) |
||
| Special Needs | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| Parental Involvement in the Early Years of Rehabilitation for Children with Disabilities in the United Arab Emirates PDF | United Arab Emirates University, College of Education - Special and Gifted Education Department (United Arab Emirates) Maxwell Opoku United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates) Mariam Alshamsi United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates) Afnan Aljaberi United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates) Reem Abuwatfa United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates) Khadija Kerani United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates) |
||
| The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Planning of Teaching Practices in Inclusive Special Education PDF | Denise Flora Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) Simone Mafaciolli Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) Walquíria Mendonça Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) Universidade Federal do Paraná (Brazil) Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal) |
||
| Assessing Graduate Students in Age of AI PDF | Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School , Baltimore, MD (United States) |
||
| Teacher Professional Development | |||
| Title of Paper |
Name |
Institution |
|
| ‘I Feel Nervous about Teaching This…’ Exploring the Experiences of Beginning Teachers with ‘Difficult Histories’ such as the Holocaust. PDF | University of Manchester (United Kingdom) |
||
| Educators’ Experiences of Skills Development in a Funded Technology-Enhanced Learning Initiative: A Case Study of Three TVET Colleges PDF | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) Varaidzo Denhere University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School, College of Business and Economics (South Africa) Tinashe Muteto University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Business School, College of Business and Economics (South Africa) |
||
| From Individual Innovation to Institutional Strategy: A Competency-Based Model for Strategic AI Integration in Faculty Development PDF | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (Guatemala) |
||
| Pre-service Teachers’ Solution Strategies in Addition and Subtraction Tasks PDF | Nord university, Faculty of Education and Arts, Mathematics (Norway) Nord University (Norway) |
||
| Prospective Teachers’ Knowledge of Multiplication PDF | Stein Arnold Berggren Østfold University College, The Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Mathematics (Norway) Nord university, Faculty of Education and Arts, Mathematics (Norway) |
||
| Three Models to Address the Global Teacher Shortage: What School Leaders Must Do to Create Sustainable Pathways That Grow Well-Prepared and Diverse Teachers PDF | Marywood University (United States) Marywood University (United States) Marywood University (United States) |
||
