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Journal notices

10 years of Frontiers in Education

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Science Education for Responsible Citizenship – Open for Submissions

This Research Topic brings together work at the intersection of science education and citizenship education in a time shaped by digital transformation, social polarization, climate change, and widespread misinformation.

The right to education and addressing inequalities

In a rapidly changing world, education now spans lifelong learning across formal, non-formal, and informal settings, yet inequalities continue to limit access to quality education.

Article Spotlight

The impact of generative AI on academic reading and writing: a synthesis of recent evidence (2023–2025) reports a systematic review of research on generative AI–assisted digital reading and writing in higher education (social sciences).

Special Educational Needs

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Journal notices

10 years of Frontiers in Education

Meet us at INTED2026 in Valencia

Science Education for Responsible Citizenship – Open for Submissions

The right to education and addressing inequalities

Article Spotlight

Editors

geoff lindsay

james martin boyle

david lansing cameron

lénia carvalhais

Articles

From mathematics and science to classroom management: an IRT validation of a teaching confidence scale in a sample of primary special education teachers

Motor skills intervention: effects on support needs in the adaptive behavior of autistic children

Perceptions and Experiences of Staff Members Working at Schools for the Deaf in South Africa

Deconstructing teachers’ mental models of collaboration through Lesson Study between mathematics and special education teachers

Research Topics

Bringing voices together: Rethinking the systems of support for students with special needs in inclusive education

Artificial Intelligence and Universal Design for Learning: Empirical Pathways to Inclusive Education

Cultural and Contextual Challenges in the Inclusion of Children with Developmental Disorders

Speech Perception and Language Development in Individuals with Special Educational Needs