One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of October 10, 2025, IICE2026 has received over 440 submissions from 57 countries and territories - including: the United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, and Taiwan.
The following submissions have been accepted for presentation at IICE2026.
Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Education
- Mining Small Data: A Phenomenological Framework for Analyzing Student-AI Dialogue
- How Do Futurism and Land Art Approaches Affect Creativity in Visual Arts Education Within the Context of Contemporary Art?
- Advancing Transdisciplinary Experiential Learning: A New Partnership for Student Training and Mentorship in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
- Enhancing Preservice Teachers’ Learning Through Integrated STEM and Community-Based Experiences in a Mathematics Content Course
- Empathic Communication of Japanese Nurses with Simulated Patients: The Influence of Japan's High-Context Culture
Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics (including ESL/TESL/TEFL)
- Task-Based Language Teaching: Best Practices and Insights from Hong Kong
- Integrating Virtual Reality into Language Learning: Insights from a Pragmatics-Focused Game
- 'The Third Year Slump': The Importance of Reflective Practice for Novice Teachers
- How Informal Digital Habits Shape Vocabulary Growth Among Saudi EFL Learners
- Integrating Sustainability into ESP for TVET: A Mixed-Methods Study on Language Proficiency and Green Competencies in Saudi Arabia
- AI Avatar VR Speaking Practice: Effects on Speaking Proficiency and Anxiety in Japanese EFL Learners Preparing to Study Abroad
- How Does Lexical Coverage Affect the Processing of L2 Texts?
- Understanding the Interplay of Oral Communication Strategies, Public Speaking Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Public Speaking Anxiety of Omani EFL Students
- Scaffolding English Language Learning with GenAI: Redefining Pedagogy in the Post-Method Era
- Japanese Learners Embrace AI: Reducing Anxiety and Enhancing Fluency, Autonomy and Confidence in English Practice
- Developing Contextualized EFL Materials for Mongolian Pre-service Teachers: Insights from Coursebook Evaluation
- Multimodal Approaches to Teaching Additional Languages
- Tour Guides’ Embodied Conduct for Preparing Visitors for Extended Informings of Sites of Interest: The Nexis of Language and Tourism
- Learners Construction of Opinions With Reported Speech During Task-Based Language Learning Activities: How Classroom Materials Are Employed in Student Discussions
- Navigating Voices: Translanguaging, Code‑Switching, and Social Identity in Philippine College Classrooms
- Self-reflection and Online Peer-feedforward: Pre-Service EFL Teacher's Gains in Academic Writing
- Analyzing the Challenges of Teaching Technical Vocabulary: Evidence from the National English Olympiad Among Mongolian Polytechnic College ESL Teachers
- The Use of AI for Teaching and Learning English Writing Skills: Utaut Approach
- Exploring EFL Students' Engagement with Generative AI: Experiences, Perceptions, and Ethical Concerns
- Students' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Using AI Tools to Enhance Writing Skills at the National University of Mongolia (NUM)
Professional Training, Development & Concerns in Education
- Teacher Health Literacy and Burnout in Ghana’s Basic Education Sector: Evaluating Digital Interventions for Stress Management and Well-being
- Egyptian Japanese Schools as Learning Organizations for Both Students and Teachers Through Reflective Lesson Study and Professional Learning Communities
- From Training to Practice: Empowering TEFL Teachers to Bring Global Citizenship to Life Through Immersive Virtual Reality
- Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Reflections on Partnership Outcomes
- Adapting Differentiated Instruction Strategies for Infants and Toddlers: A Framework for Inclusive Early Learning
- Student Perception of Teacher Support as a Mediator of the Association Between Maltreatment by Teachers and Student Depression: A Short-term Longitudinal Panel Study
- Examining the Personality Characteristics that Support Well-being and Professionalism Among Medical Professionals
- Attitude, Involvement and Capability Towards Librarianship Among Librarians in BRLC
- Applying a User-centered Approach to Inclusive Education Teacher Training: Teach Input from the U.S. and Netherlands
Design, Implementation & Assessment of Innovative Technologies in Education
- From Text to Visual Story: Enhancing STEM Students' English Writing with Adobe Firefly and Express
- Future-Proofing Fashion: Integrating AI-Driven E-commerce and Digital Marketing Analytics into Fashion Education Curricula
- Development of a Website-Based MERDEKA Syntax in Improving Science Literacy Competencies
- Designing AI-driven Simulation for Process Control Education: A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Teaching Intelligent Energy Optimisation
- Synergizing Success: A Deeper Dive into Academic Integration
- Empowering Learning Through Adaptive Cybersecurity Simulations: Design and Evaluation of a Gamified Training Platform for Tertiary Institutions
- A Technology-Assisted and Multiple Intelligences-Based Approach to Developing a Learning Experience Guide for Teaching Effective Communication
- Extending the Studio Habits of Mind to the Age of AI
- Advantages and Considerations of E-Portfolios Using General-purpose Cloud Tools in Elementary School English Education
- Designing a Custom GPT: Considering the Implications for Media Education
- From Challenges to Solutions: Development and Evaluation of Alumni Engagement Portal System for Tracer Studies
- Transforming Adult Learning: Addressing Hidden Curriculum Through Gamified Online Education
- Time-Series Analysis of Learner Engagement and Instructor Interventions in AI-Based Learning
- Integrating Generative AI into Construction Education: A Classroom Activity on Reasoning and Reflection
- Learning by Design: The Transformative Pedagogical Experience of College Students in Extending Monomodal Texts into Multimodal Texts
- AI Applied to Industrial Maintenance: An Approach from Technological Innovation in Higher Education
- Improving AI Literacy in Graduate Research Training: Integrating Prompt Engineering into Research Methods Courses
- Layered Devotion: Integrating Byzantine Iconography, Typography, and AI-Assisted Prototyping in Contemporary Design Education — a Course Design
- Entrepreneurship in Language Teaching and Academic Writing: Teachers' Experiences and Emerging Opportunities at Tribhuvan University
- Education of Physical Therapy Students on the Innovative Use of Spirometry in Physical Therapy Practice: Scoping Review
- From AI Interest to Application: What Faculty AI Training Reveals About Higher Education's Digital Future
- Generative Artificial Intelligence in Art Education: An Overview of Current Research Themes and Future Research Directions
- Design, Implementation, and Assessment of a Student-Led Intelligent Learning System: Enhancing Engagement and Learning
- Teacher as Builder: Creating Custom AI Applications for Student Learning
Language Development & Literacy
- Insights into the Development and Application of Scientific Register for Natural and Physical Science in African Indigenous Languages
- Illocutionary Work: A Theory of Shared Agency in Human-AI Group Discussion: Exploring How Learners, Peers, and AI Co-construct Meaning
- Writing Back with AI: a Phenomenological Study of Language Decolonization Among Arab Bilingual Learners
- Implementing the Model-Based Approach to Oral Reading Fluency Assessment
- Embedding Writing Opportunities in All Subject Areas
Learning Experiences, Student Learning & Learner Diversity
- Building Teacher Efficacy Through International Experiences
- Mathematics Competence and Teacher Strategy: A Case Study of Learners’ Perceptions of Learning Algebra in South African High Schools
- Diverse South African Learners' Experiences of the Teaching Strategies for Learning Algebra
- Linking Context to Concept: How Different Types of Context Shape Grade 9 Mathematics Learning
- Japanese University Student Perceptions of ELTs from Diverse Backgrounds
- Beyond Admission: Gendered Motivational Profiles and Clusters Among Medical Students
- Interested, but Not Motivated: Motivational Corruption in Higher Education
- More Than Survivors: Narratives of Resistance and Capability Among Student Parents in South African Universities
- From Exclusion to Engagement: A Study on Slum Children's Participation and Learning
- Differences in Self-Efficacy Among Collegiate Athletes: A Comparison Between Contact and Non-Contact Sports
- Predicting a New Student's Math Score Based on the Scores of Previous Students
- Beyond the Screen: Interactive Strategies for Bias Awareness in Teacher Education
- Perception of the Metaverse in Education: An Exploratory Qualitative Study on Creative Destruction from the Perspective of Generation Z
- A Study on the Test Construction of Psychological Resilience of College Students
- An Evaluation of Athletic Leadership Development Program of National University
- Perception of Changes on People with Disabilities from Recreation Therapy Course
- Voices from the Studio: Understanding Art Students’ Educational Experiences and Challenges
- Breaking Barriers: Expanding Science Fair Participation Among Title I Middle and High School Students
Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, Practice & Praxis
- Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Mathematics Teacher Education
- The Effect of Low Interest in Creative Arts on Academic Performance of Learners in Ghana
- Beyond the Ordinary: Unleashing Teachers’ Knowledge and Skills in STEM Education for Secondary Schools in Tanzania
- Enhancing EFL Grammar Proficiency Through Interactive Learning Techniques: A Study at Arrass College of Technology
- Perception of Mathematics Education Students on the Impact of Social Networks on Collaborative Learning in Tertiary Institutions in North Central Nigeria
- The World Is Our Playground: Using Cultural Education and Storytelling to Shape Global Citizens
- Philosophical Teaching Practices and Reflections at Aizhi Camp
- Curriculum Development and Implementation of Expressive Arts-Based Life Education for Children
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Language Education: Pedagogical Strategies for a Transformative Era
- Place-based STEAM Education: Students' Perceptions of Their Social and Environmental Responsibilities as Citizens
- Applying Teaching Games Understanding Approach (TGFU) Model in Modify Cela Coconut Game to Stimulate Students' Social Skills Development
- Examining Graduate Students' Opinions About the Impact of AI on Their Teaching
- Faculty Mentorship for Underserved Senior STEM Students: Insights from a Hispanic-Serving Institution
- Teaching on Shifting Ground: A Self-Study of AI Policy, Practice, and Online Graduate Education
- Effect of Practical Work on Students' Academic Achievement in Physics
- Students as Positive Deviants: Addressing Global Poverty with Action Research
- Embodied Empathy: Language, Identity, and Pedagogical Reception in a Hispanic-Serving Institution
- Revisiting the Bowles and Gintis Correspondence Principle 50 Years Later
- Fostering Applied Learning and Research Culture in Higher Education
- Scientific Literacy as Part of the Science-for-all Movement
- Proposed Instructional Model in Developing the Metacognitive Knowledge for Science Education
- South Asian Writers as Public Pedagogues: Reading Gender through the Literary Humanities
- Visible Learning in the Age of Generative AI: A Design‑Focused Review
- Imitative Learning in Shaping Learning in Student-Teachers' Pedagogies in Teacher Training
- Understanding Null Evaluation: Misalignment Between Curriculum and Assessment
- A Narrative Study on the Experiences and Growth of Mothers Who Practice 'Mom’s English'
- ICT-Based Instructional Materials and Butterfly Stroke Skill Acquisition in Junior High School Students: A Pre–Post Evaluation
Education, Sustainability & Society: Social Justice, Development & Political Movements
- Education for Sustainable Development: An Analysis of English Textbook Grade 11 in the Vietnamese Context
- The Effects of a Culture of Belonging on Indigenous Students in Junior High
- Not Alone: Women Social Justice Educators Speaking Our Truth
- Consideration and the Content of 'Informatics' – Which Was Introduced from 2025 in the Common Test for University Admissions in Japan
- Environmental Sustainability Practices in Schools: Operational Strategies for a Greener Future
- Socio-academic Integration Skills of First-Generation College Students of a Local University: Input for Skills Calibration Training Program
- Culturally Relevant Instruction and Sustainable Pedagogy (CRISP) for Data Science and Social Justice
- Waves of Resistance: Beyond the Illusion of Inclusion
- Educating for Trust: Science to Misinformation
- Linking the Bridges with Transnational Law: Reimagining Peace Education Through Indigenous African Knowledge Systems
- Assessing School Resources and Children's Well-being Through the Capability Approach
- School Governance in Complex Contexts: A Systems-Informed Framework for Public School Leadership
- Communicating Development Through Broadcast and Interactive Media by State Universities and Colleges in Bicol, Philippines
- Education and Social Mobility: Investigating the Role of Education in the Farmers' Community of Rawa Ragil Village
- Reforming Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Bridging the AI-Driven Digital Divide in MENA and CASA Regions
- Utilizing Sustainability Frameworks to Counter Anti-DEI Efforts
- Lived Experiences of Lay Teachers in the Lasallian Mission of Education: A Phenomenological Exploration
- Passing the Torch: Navigating Intergenerational Transitions in Community Education and Partnerships
- The Secret Life of Copyright: Intellectual Property and Inequality in the Age of AI
- The Impact on Students of Color Who Engage in Race Dialogue: A Case Study
- Leveraging AI for Health Education: Advancing Equity, Trust, and Resilience in Public Health Systems
- Early Childhood Science Education in Bedouin Communities
Mind, Brain & Psychology: Human Emotional & Cognitive Development & Outcomes within Educational Contexts
- Emotions in the Classroom, Training Under Scrutiny: Preschool Teachers and the Challenges of Socio-Emotional Development
- Parental Stress and Coping Strategies of Mothers of a Child Having Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder as Basis for an Intervention
- Integrative Trauma-Informed School System: A Tri-Theory Approach for Mitigating Poly-Violence Exposure Impact on Learners in South Africa
- Dialogue, Metacognition, and AI: A Phenomenological Study on Transforming a Generative Tool into a Cognitive Partner for Geometric Reasoning
- Exploring Atypical Second Language Development: A Study on Linguistic Profiles, Cognitive Load, and Educational Implications of Second Language Learners
- Exploring the Association Between Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Optimistic Thinking in Nepalese University Students
- Tech-Mediated Communication Competence: A Framework for Enhancing Digital Feedback Engagement in Hybrid Learning Environments
- Healing Math Trauma and Improving Teacher Efficacy in Mathematics
- The Role of Emotional Competence in Early Learning: Insights from Preschool Teachers
- Perceived Influence of Imagery and Self-Efficacy on Mental Toughness Among Secondary School Athletes in Southwest Nigeria
- A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Psychotherapy Stage Play Bond on College Students' Well-Being
Educational Policy, Leadership, Management & Administration
- Navigating Mandates: Leaders of Nonprofit Support Service Providers for Adults with I/DD and the Challenge of Ethical Decision Making
- Crisis Leadership in Education: Managing Institutional Change in Uncertain Times (Liberian Context)
- Continuing Professional Development Policy for Primary School In-Service Teachers: Classroom with Ethnic Minority Students
- Tech-Savvy Education Practices in a Midwest U.S. Unified School District
- Culturally Responsive School Leadership: Strengthening Connections Between School Management and Indigenous Communities in Ethiopian Primary Schools
- Agile Leadership Instrument: Psychometric Evaluation in the Malaysian Educational Context
- A Shared Vision of MTSS
- Enhancing Leadership of Technology Integration Through Professional Learning Aligned to the ISTE Standards
- Understanding Legal Protections and Inclusive Practices for Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education
- Formulating a Strategic Plan for a Medical Educational Institution Using Organizational Development
- Examining Programs for Educators in Leadership: A Scoping Review of Strategies to Address Racial Inequities for African Refugee Students
- Employer-Based Health Care and Retirement Literacy Initiative Attracts, Retains, & Engages Employees
- Utilization of Conflict Resolution Strategies in Higher Education
Higher Education
- Keeping Your Personal Research Assistant Employed: Tips for Using AI Responsibly in Planning and Conducting Doctoral Research
- University-Community Partnerships: How Land-Grant Institutions Are Strengthening Community Relationships with Cooperative Extension Programs
- Exploring the Use of Chat-GPT in Nangarhar University’s Academic Staff: Insights from a Survey-Based Investigation
- Examining the Modes of Successful Learning and Teaching Provision Within Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
- GreenSmart Campus Towards a Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Higher Education Institutions
- Predicting Student Enrollment, Dropout, and Retention in Higher Education Using Deep Learning Techniques: A Framework for Developing Countries
- Enhancing Public Health Education at Tampere University by Using Artificial Intelligence
- Enhancing Engineering and Technology Education Through AI-Enhanced Instructional Methods
- Plural Pedagogies and Inclusion in French Primary Schools: Building Teacher Self-efficacy
- A Review on the Motivation of International Students Studying at Taiwan's Higher Education Institutions
- Post-independence of Art Education Curriculum in Ghana
- Exploring the Relationship Between College Pre-service Teachers' Achievement and the Acquisition of Critical Thinking in Organic Chemistry
- Translating Experience into Excellence: A Framework for Student Skill Recognition and Articulation
- Enhancing Neuroinclusivity in British Columbia's Post Secondary Education System: A Macro-Level Perspective
- When Dissonance Feels Like Gaslighting: Facing the Gap Between Stated and Actual Institutional Support
- Changing Internal Medical Residents' Attitudes Towards Managing People with Obesity Using an Interactive Educational Session with Embedded Real-life Patients' Experiences
- Information Skills of University Freshmen and General Informatics Education
- Interdisciplinary Decolonizing Approaches in Indigenous Canadian, Iberian, Latin American, and Latinx Education
- Aligning Systems of Support: Strengthening University and P-12 District Partnerships to Attract, Prepare, and Retain Educators
- What We Gained, What We’ve Lost: the Changing Curriculum of Higher Education Administration in the United States
- From Awareness to Transformation: Guiding Educator Prep Programs Through the Generative AI Era
- Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence Through a Short-term Study Tour
- Evaluating the Role of Science Communication in Educating and Influencing Prospective Engineering Students
- Improving Student Engineers' Ability to Communicate Their Work to Non-Expert Audiences
- Annual Rankings of Institutions of Higher Learning: Where’s the Validity?
- Student Satisfaction on the Office of Student Services of De La Salle University Dasmarinas Cavite Philippines
- Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models in Intermediate Accounting
- Factors Affecting the Emotional Regulation Skills of Pedagogical Students in Learning Activities
- Characterizing Evolution in Departmental Change
- Reframing Educational Aims in the Digital Age: Anthropological and Philosophical Challenges of AI Development with Kazakhstan as a Case Study
- Executive Function, Metacognition, and Wellbeing in Academic Achievement
- Designing Inclusive Data Science Literacy for Non-STEM Majors: A 2023 Baseline and Design-Based Extensions Through 2025
- AI-Supported Feedback in Higher Education: Evaluating Prompt Design and Pedagogical Potential
- The Development of Blended Teaching Using Learning Platforms in College English Education Under the Influence of AI
Nurturing Creativity & Innovation: New, Innovative & Radical Education
- Engaging Black Male Faculty: Phenomenological Study in the US
- Neuroaesthetics: Art Integration for Trauma-Informed, Equity-Centered Pedagogy
- From Industry Need to Academic Reality: Building an Evidence-Based AI Literacy Curricula
- Teaching the Invisible: Carbon, Students, and a Campus Living Lab
Challenging & Preserving: Culture, Inter/Multiculturalism & Language
- Rolling the Dice Across Cultures: Board Games in Language, Identity, and Belonging
- From Sociocultural Competence to Transculturing as a Goal of Dual Language Bilingual Education and Immersion Education
- The Integration of Filipino Words into the Oxford English Dictionary: Cultural and Educational Implications in Global Englishes
- Teaching Japan in English: Cultural Essentialism and the (In)visibility of Minorities in University EFL Textbooks
- An Exploration of Native Representation, Contradictory Colonial Values, and Messaging Through the Lens of Early Primers and a Family History
- Uncovering Hidden Funds of Identity of a Newcomer Multilingual Family in the US
- From Classrooms to Communities: A Case Study of Student-Led JSL Support Programs in Japan
- Ghost Logics: Resistance, Transparency, and Liberation in Generative AI Outputs
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and Student Intrinsic Motivation in Multicultural Higher Education: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
- The Impact of Extensive Reading on English Language Development Among STEM Students at a Korean University
- Can Japan Learn from Hawaiʻi for Its Multicultural Future? An Analytical Journey from Hybridity to Complexity
- Land-Based Learning in Art Education: Bringing Indigenous and Western Knowledges Alongside One Another Through Collaborative Approaches
Education & Difference: Gifted Education, Special Education, Learning Difficulties & Disability
- The Integration of Augmented Reality (AR) in Saudi Arabia's STEM Special Education: Impact on Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes
- Pursuing Agreement or Pursuing Response?: Caregiver Pursuit of Answers During Interaction with Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Normalization and Its Relation to Peace Education Using a Sampling of Montessori Preschools from Around the World
- Social Justice and Inclusive Physical Education in the Central Region of Ghana: Lived Experiences and Policy Implications
- From Awareness to Action: Advancing Autism Inclusion in Physical Education in Ghana
- From Curiosity to Confidence: Experimental Evidence on AI Literacy for Seniors in Nepal
- Data Justice for Disability-Inclusive Education: Global Policy Roadmaps for Equity and Peace
- Creativity in STEM Talent Development Program: Teacher's Perspective of Their Creative Teaching
- Unrealized Potential: Case Study on Underachievement in a Gifted Student with Selective Interests
- Effective Strategies for Developing Attention Span for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
International Education
- Exploring Student Rationales in Relation to Enrolment, Articulation and Immobility on a TNE Programme in a University in China
- Improving Midwifery Care and Staff Performance at Hargeisa General Hospital: A Reform Initiative
- Understanding China Offshore: Southeast Asian Students' Perceptions of China's National Image in Taiwan-Based Universities
- Institutional Autonomy as a Structural Enabler of Curriculum Internationalization: Opportunities and Challenges in Vietnam's Higher Education
- Empathy in Action: Expanding Intercultural Pedagogy Through Experiential Learning in Japanese Higher Education
- Between Worlds: The Experiences of International Students Navigating Geosciences Education Abroad
- Beyond the Barrier: Strategies to Empower Study Abroad Participation
- Belonging and Identity: Supporting Third Culture Kids with Image Theatre
Counselling, Guidance & Adjustment in Education
- Career Anxiety and Career Preparation Behaviors Among Youth in Child Care Facilities: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-method Study of Serial Double
- Inclusivity for LGBT+ Visually Impaired Learners Living in Residential Schools for the Blind
- Navigating Adolescent Digital Worlds: Discursive Practices, Exclusion, and Critical Literacy in Education
Assessment Theories & Methodologies
- From Intermediate to Advanced Learners: Improving the Senior High School Students' Writing Skills Through PBL
- The Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications and Their Relationship to Academic Achievement Among University Students: A Study of ChatGPT
- Using Diagnostic Classification Models to Improve Instructional Decision-Making
- Beyond Grammar to Application: Experiential Business English Pedagogy and Strategic Communication in the University Classroom