One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of September 28, 2026, IICE2027 has received over 370 submissions from 55 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
- Briar ECE Test Submission
- Teaching Media Literacy Across Subjects: A Mixed Methods Study of Teacher Perspectives in Secondary Education
- Integrating Agricultural Literacy into K-12 Curriculum via Transdisciplinary Approaches and Experiential Learning
- Be the Animal, Be the AI: Embodied Machine Learning and Animal Adaptations in the Elementary Science Classroom
- Beyond Generating Images: Generative AI and Human-centered Learning in a Sports Architecture Aesthetics Course for Physical Education Students
- Artificial Intelligence in Communication Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Government Communication
Assessment and Learning Analytics
- Framework in Assessing Students’ Learning in Science in Flexible Instruction Delivery
- From Dependence to Deliberation: Using the AI Resilience Scale to Identify Risk and Guide Mitigation Strategies in Residency Training
- Building an MTSS Ecosystem: Middle School SSIS SEL Roadmap
- Beyond the Product: Reframing Assessment as Learning in the AI Era
- Learning to Assess General Education: Lessons from Four Years of Building and Refining an Assessment Process
Arts - Teaching and Learning the Arts
- Technology Integration in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A Critical Examination
Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics (including ESL/TESL/TEFL)
- Producing Global Graduates: Student Aspirations, English, and Internationalisation in Higher Education
- Unassigned, Unassessed, and Unacknowledged: The Silent Absorption of Computer and Digital Literacy Guidance in Japanese University EFL Classrooms
- Digital Tools as Pedagogical Mediators in Adolescent Foreign Language Classrooms in Urban Kyrgyzstan
- The Effects of Asynchronous Video Assignments on English Speaking Skills and Learner Confidence: A Mixed-Methods Quasi-Experimental Study
- AI-Mediated Writing in the EFL Classroom: International Students’ Competencies, Challenges, and Creative Practices
- Surface Strategy Taxonomy in Digital Narrative Writing: Evidence from NoRedInk Users
- Developing Academic Reading Competence in STEM Students Through Blended Extensive-Intensive Reading
- Enhancing Academic Reading Through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Evidence from Saudi EFL University Students
- Vocabulary Development in University EFL Learners: Reading Confidence, Language Anxiety, and the Effects of Previous Learning Experience
- Investing in Shadow Language Education (or Not): How Ethnic Minority Students Navigate Multilingual Tutoring in Hierarchical Linguistic Markets
- A Blast from the Past: A Hands-On Workshop of Timeless, Engaging ESL Activities
- Lexical Development in Korean Academic Speaking Among International Students
- Belonging as Inheritance: Family, Cultural Wealth, and English Aspirations Among Indigenous Students in Northern Chile
- The Gap Between Students’ Needs and Textbook Provision in English Presentation Courses
- Does Spoken-Form Recognition Facilitate English Idiom Acquisition? Evidence from Japanese EFL Learners
- From Classroom Tasks to Real-world Projects: An Experiential Approach to Second-language Learning
- Reading Prosody and Comprehension in L2 Learners: Implications for Reading Instruction and Assessment
- “Do I Sound Like an English Teacher?” Negotiating Accent, Philippine English, and Professional Legitimacy in the Philippines
Professional Training, Development & Concerns in Education
- Examining Factors Associated with Nurse Preceptors’ Metacognition: A Path Analysis of Grit and Belief in Cooperation
- Coaching for Resilient, Purpose-Driven Teaching: Integrating the Arts and Personality-Informed Practices to Support Diverse Classrooms
- Factors Associated with the Learning Needs of Nurses in Responsible of Staff Development in Clinical Judgment Skills
- Changes in Pre-service Informatics Teachers’ Perceptions of the Teaching Profession Before and After Their Teaching Practicum
- Functions of Teachers’ Real-Time Observation Sharing in Interpreting Classroom Events
- Self-Care and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Trauma-Informed Flexible Schooling
- From Classroom to Community: Reimagining Public Health Workforce Development Through Higher Education
- The Evolving Experience of Joy: Sources of Joy Across the Early Childhood Professional Lifespan
- Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of Learner-use Digital Textbooks: An Examination Based on Learning and Usage Experiences
Design, Implementation & Assessment of Innovative Technologies in Education
- Building Bridges: Custom Minecraft Crossword Puzzles for Vocabulary Retention in Japanese Engineering EFL
- Reimagining Academic Advising Training and Development: From Informal Practices to Scalable, AI-Enhanced Learning in D2L
- Rethinking the More Knowledgeable Other: AI-Mediated Activity and the Conditions of Scaffolding in Graduate Education
- Integrating Layout-Based Design Projects into ECE 140: A Scalable Approach for VLSI System Design Education
- Teaching Beyond the Screen: Simulation, Adaptive Learning, and Experiential Engagement in Digital Education
- Cultivating Critical Thinking Through Advanced AI Pedagogy: Navigating the Risk of Passive Learning in Higher Education
- Designing Ethical Friction in AI-Assisted Learning Environments
- Curriculum Reform in Informatics Education in Japan: An Analysis of the Next Course of Study
- A Metaphor-Based Socratic AI Tutoring Framework and Interactive Simulation Architecture for Undergraduate Engineering Education
- Designing a Knowledge-Graph-Based Learning Environment for Self Regulated Learning in Computer Science Education
- What Must Stay Human: Employer Perspectives on Soft Skills in AI-Ready Graduates
- The GUIDE Model: an Evidence-Based Faculty Learning Community Framework for AI-Ready Higher Education
- Understanding the Landscape of Digital Parenting in Kuwait: Measures to Take at the Age of Digital Risks
- Designing the Metacognitive Law Curriculum for Gen Z Students
- AI Tool Use, Emotional Regulation, and Perceived Academic Performance Among Arts and Humanities Undergraduates
- A Discourse Analytic Study of Instructional Designers’ Construction of Stance, Engagement, and Expertise in Gen AI Talk
- Using More, Verifying More? Generative AI Use and Responsible Judgement in Japan’s Nationally Required High School Informatics Course
- Embodied English: Learning English with the Body
- Enhancing Student Success Through Immersive Programing in Advanced Quantitative Reasoning: Lessons from a Liberal Arts HBCU Pilot Program
- Synergizing Success: AI, Academic Integration, and Models for Career Success
- When a Submission Is No Longer Reliable Evidence of Learning: AI Agents and Human Presence in Higher Education
- Cultivating Ethical Technologists: Assessing AI Literacy and Sociotechnical Responsibility from First-Year Orientation to the Core Curriculum
- Playtesting and Co-creating a Digital Communication Game for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Language Development & Literacy
- Objects of Belonging: How Things Shape Literacy and Identity
- Algorithmic English: Linguistic Imperialism of Artificial Intelligence on Global Englishes
- Exploring Role of Public Speaking in English Language Classroom
- Eye-Tracking-Based Reading Profiles and Literacy Support in Swedish Primary Schools
- Theatre-Based Activities and Language Development in Non-Formal Education: Children’s Perspectives from the Greek Scout Movement
- Teaching Yorùbá in the Diaspora: A Community-Based Model for Language, Identity and Cultural Continuity
Learning Experiences, Student Learning & Learner Diversity
- Enhancing Reading Literacy Through Inclusive Digital Learning in Kazakhstan
- Learning, Belonging, and Becoming: Leveraging Professional Identity Formation to Support Neurodiverse and Unique Learners Across the Educational Continuum
- Metacognitive Profiles and Career Readiness: Introducing the MARC Model Through a Comparative Analysis of Business Students in Oman
- The Power of GRIT: Cultivating Belonging, Cultural Connection, and Humanized Learning in Diverse Classrooms
- From Representation to Transformation: Applying Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy to Reimagine Children’s Museums as Inclusive Learning Environments
- From Being Supported to Co-Creating Learning Spaces: Non-Formal Education, Relational Agency, and Implications for Youth and Higher Education
- The Digital Divide and Educational Equity: Online Learning Experiences of Marginalised Children in Post-Pandemic India
Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, Practice & Praxis
- Case Study: Incorporating Writing with Data in the Introductory Statistics
- Analytical Study on the Role of Teachers’ Mindsets in Teaching Reading Comprehension and Learners’ Processing of Narrative Texts
- Advancing Student Belonging and Motivation Through Inclusive Teaching: Evidence from Faculty and Student Surveys
- Empowering Our Adolescent Learners: The Promise of YA to Validate Students and Impact Communities in Extraordinary Times
- Exploring the Influence of Teachers’ Mindsets on Instructional Performance and Learners’ Comprehension of Narrative Texts
- Designing an AICurated Audio-Visual Ecosystem for Multilingual Language Acquisition, Cultural Intelligence, and Global Awareness in Early Childhood
- Down to Earth! Turn Your Classroom into a Living Ag Lab
- Cognitive Pragmatic Adaptation: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding AI-Mediated Academic Writing by Multilingual Author
- How School Climate and Teacher–Student Relationships Buffer the Negative Impact of Work Stress on Teacher Efficacy: a Moderated Mediation Model
- Leading Through Community: Pre-Service Teacher Education as a Conduit for Ocean Literacy and Collective Leadership Development
- Bridging Theory and Practice: An AI Supported Virtual Patient Learning Activity for Curriculum Integration
- University Nursing Faculty Members’ Experiences with Concept-Based Learning Activities in the United States
- Deconstructing the Lecture Model: Interactive Pedagogy in Higher Education
- Developing Computational Thinking Through Story-Based Picturebooks: Designing Programming Education Materials for Japanese Primary Schools Based on Finnish Programming Picturebooks
- Persistence and Change of Paper-Based Drills in Digital Learning Environments: A Survey of Japanese Elementary School Teachers
- Understanding the Teacher’s Role Through Teacher Moves: Preservice Teachers Facilitating Mathematical Discourse
- Decolonizing Learning for Neuroinclusivity in Higher Education
- Humanities in the Business Curriculum: AI, Critical Thinking, and Skill Resilience
- Teaching Queer Joy as Praxis: Pedagogical Resistance in Alberta’s Changing Political Landscape
- Making AI Literacy Explicit in LIS Education: A Curriculum Integration Model
- Teaching at the Precipice: An Unlearning and Relearning Model for Transformative, Trauma-Informed, and Cross-Cultural Adult Education
- From Certification to Experimentation to Full Implementation: A Reflective Account of Team-Based Learning in an Undergraduate Course
- Developing and Validating an SDG-aligned Eco-pedagogical Framework for Biology Teaching
- Teaching Machine Learning Through Sports Analytics: A Pickleball Classification Tree Case Study
- Repetition With Difference: A Modular Approach to Teaching Queer North American History
Education, Sustainability & Society: Social Justice, Development & Political Movements
- Moving Beyond Punitive Practices: Building a Restorative School Climate
- Reframing Mathematics in Teacher Education: Indigenous Perspectives and Relational Learning
- The Rainbow Panic: Storying the Experiences of LGBTQ+ Educators in an Era of Backlash
- Skill Education for Women Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh
- Restoration of the Old Sariaya Municipal Building for Adaptive Reuse as a Cultural Hub: A Research-based Extension Model for Heritage
- The Long-Term Socio-Economic Impact of Western Religious Education on Human Capital Development and Sustainable Postcolonial Growth Outcomes in Africa
- The Global Teacher Shortage Crisis: A Critical Analysis of Origins, Manifestations, and Solutions
- Career Restoration of Refugee Health Professionals Through Stakeholder Collaboration in the UK
- Gender-Expansive Education in the Age of AI: Inclusion, Representation and Algorithmic Bias
- Teacher Readiness for Inclusive Education: Bridging the Value-Practice Gap Through a Competency-Based Model
Mind, Brain & Psychology: Human Emotional & Cognitive Development & Outcomes within Educational Contexts
- How Languages Teach Humans to Attend: Implications for Education and AI-Supported Learning
- The Power of a Teacher’s Voice with Students with ADHD Symptoms
- Exploring Associations and Potential Pathways: Socioeconomic Status and Intelligence in the Relationship Between Maternal Education and Academic Achievement
- Beyond Words: Understanding Preschool Children’s Emotional Security Through Symbolic and Spatial Representations of Family Relationships
- Building Human Intelligence Through Family-Based Social-Emotional Learning: A Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Program for Preschoolers
- Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education and Metalinguistic Awareness of Children (5-8 Years) in Bafut Sub-Division, Cameroon
- Learning Science Is Child’s Play: Games to Promote Young Children’s Biology Learning
- Gender as a Moderator of Microaggressions and Adjustment Outcomes Among First-year College Students: Findings From a First-year Seminar Assessment
Educational Policy, Leadership, Management & Administration
- Coordination over Command: Policy Leadership in Indonesia’s National Education Transformation
- The Impact of Neuro-Education on Executive Functioning and “Rote Learning” Habits: A Structured Literature Review
- From Crisis to Classroom: Analysing the Implementation of the National Blended Learning Policy in Bangladesh Through a Multiple Streams Lens
- Why Aren’t Teachers and Administrators Data Use Ninjas?
- Sustainable K12 Leadership on the US Mexico Border
- Outsourced Growth and Compliance-Driven Support: How the Management of Teacher Professional Development and Curriculum Implementation Shapes Academic Performance in Under-Resourced Primary Schools
- Middle Leaders as Instructional Leaders for Sustainable Improvement of Learner Results in STEM Subjects: Evidence from a Systematic Literature Review
- From Access to Infrastructure: A Retrospective Mixed-methods Implementation Study of STEM, Gifted, and Educator-capacity Systems in a Rural Tribal K–12
Higher Education
- Minding the AI Evolution: Implementing AI-Human Workflows in Higher Education
- The Power of Collective Practice: Building Interdisciplinary Communities for Equity
- Principled Protection or Digital Illiteracy? Interrogating the Authenticity of Lecturers’ Concerns on University Students’ AI Usage in Academic Writing
- English Medium Instruction in Mongolia: EMI Graduates’ Postgraduation Experiences and Employers’ Perspectives
- From Participation to Practice: Examining the Impact of Professional Development on Adjunct Faculty and Student Success in Online Writing Courses
- Degrees vs Jobs: Developing a Composite Vertical Mismatch Index for Labor-Market Alignment in Armenia
- Final-Course Engineering Projects in Higher Education: Achieving Competence, Self-Efficacy, Professional Readiness
- Upskilling the Reskillers: New Evidence from per Scholas
- Bridging the Gap: Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Equity-Centered Experiential Learning in Digital & Graphic Art and Application Development
- Bridging the AI Readiness Gap in Small and Minority-Serving Institutions: From Fragmented Use to Systemic Integration
- From Access to Equity? A Spatial Analysis of Equity in Virtual Student Mobility
- A Study on Major Perception and Career Choice Among College Students in Companion Animal-Related Departments
- Brilliant but Doubting: Motivation and Imposter Phenomenon Across Undergraduate, Graduate, and DVM Programs
- Hubs of Constraint: A Critical Appraisal of Research Productivity and Academic Freedom in Indian Higher Education
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Assistive Technologies and Their Effectiveness in Enhancing Accessibility and Usability for Students with Visual Impairment
- Building an AI-Ready Construction Workforce Through Stackable Construction Credentials from Certificates to Associate and Bachelor’s Degrees
- Designing a Place-Based Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Degree for Renewable Energy, Infrastructure, and Workforce Preparation
- A Comprehensive Framework for Evaluating Higher Education Programs to Enhance Employability and Sustainable Development in Congo
- Impacting Students Through a Model of CARE
Nurturing Creativity & Innovation: New, Innovative & Radical Education
- Students’ Self-Initiated Reference to Peers’ Externalized Learning and Its Association with Learning Engagement Under Japan’s GIGA School Initiative
- The Game Changer™: Systems Change Through Cooperative Play, Global Knowledge Translation, and Reimagining Social Reward Systems
Challenging & Preserving: Culture, Inter/Multiculturalism & Language
- Promoting Global Citizenship Through Amplifying Indigenous Narratives of People, Land, Sea, and Sky
- Supporting Plurilingual Learners with Diverse Developmental Profiles in Minority French-Language Schools in Canada: Findings from a Longitudinal Study
- Beyond the Family: Can Digital Media and Artificial Intelligence Be New Sites for Bengali Heritage Language Maintenance?
- Beyond “Western Civilization” Reimagining Classical Education for Global Citizenship
- Negotiating Identities Through Online Intercultural Dialogue: Adult Newcomers’ Experiences in Canada’s LINC Program
- Researching in Good Ways: Relationships, Land, and Learning in Indigenous Research
- Assessing the Implementation of the Chinese Language Curriculum as a Tool for Multicultural Education in Nigerian Secondary Schools
- Beyond School Walls: Intercultural Parenting, Language Investment, and Global Citizenship in South Korea and Japan
- When and Where Does Language Awareness Change? A Cross-case Model From Long-term Dialogue with Plurilingual Speakers
Education & Difference: Gifted Education, Special Education, Learning Difficulties & Disability
- Resilience, Faith, and Excellence: Filipino Licensure Examination Success Journeys
- Specialised Intentions, Unequal Outcomes: Parliamentary Framing of Special Education in Singapore
- Teachers’ Advocacy for Belonging for LGBT+ Visually Impaired Learners
- Mapping Reading, Writing and Mathematical Reasoning Processes Across Grades 7-9: A Longitudinal Study
- From Language Access to Educational Equity: Lessons from Deaf Adults for Future Inclusive Education
- Acceptance and Effectiveness of a Technology-Based Attendance-Reporting System for High School Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Study
- Understanding Gifted Identification: Effects on Student Motivation
- Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Teacher Preparation in Tanzania: A Comparative Analysis of Montessori and Government Teacher Training Approaches
- Redefining Family Involvement: A Three-Phase Framework for Supporting Immigrant Families in the IEP Process
- Addressing Alternative Text for Large Complex Models in STEM Education
- Impact of a New Inclusive College Program: Perspectives from Multiple Stakeholders
- Neurodiversity Across Borders: Global Lessons for Building More Inclusive Education
- Use of Gestures in Communication in Adolescence Students: Bilingual vs Monolingual
International Education
- Educational Maltreatment and Mental Health Crisis Among Japan’s Youth in Competitive Educational System
- From Study Abroad to Global Learning: a Narrative Reflection Framework for Human-Centered Learning in the Age of AI
- Remembering Science: Improving Scientific Vocabulary Retention in Low Attaining ELLs
- Self-Identified Communication Barriers in Nursing: A 10-Year Study of ‘At-Risk’ International Students
- Beyond Study Abroad: Longitudinal Pathways to Intercultural Competence Among Japanese University Students
Counselling, Guidance & Adjustment in Education
- Connection Creates Engagement: Understanding Gen Z and Gen Alpha
- The Main Factors that Affect the Degree Completion of Undergraduate First-Generation College Students