Open research questions in Educational Practices and Policies
69 gap statements mined from Educational Practices and Policies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 3,197 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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What the literature leaves open
It highlights the need to examine the impact of prejudice on credibility.
L’école face à la pauvreté : comment les inégalités sociales se transforment en inégalités scolaires · 2026 · DOIThe study highlights the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the UCA's Sociology Department.
Recorridos, tradiciones y tensiones de la enseñanza de la sociología en la Universidad Católica Argentina (1959- 1984). · 2026 · DOIThe paper highlights the need for a critical examination of Zola's vision.
The study is limited to the analysis of a specific language and cultural context. The data collection method may not be representative of all teaching practices in Cameroonian secondary schools.
Entre prescriptions institutionnelles et pratiques transmissives : l’enseignement du mundang au secondaire camerounais · 2026 · DOIFuture research can explore the impact of entrepreneurial education on students' development. The role of local initiatives and community involvement can be further investigated. The challenges and opportunities for implementing entrepreneurial education in different contexts can be studied.
Développement de l’esprit entrepreneurial chez les élèves du primaire en contexte de crise sécuritaire : analyse des dispositifs et des pratiques d’enseignement au Burkina Faso · 2026 · DOIThere is a gap in implementing entrepreneurial education in primary schools due to various challenges. The security crisis in Burkina Faso exacerbates this gap.
Développement de l’esprit entrepreneurial chez les élèves du primaire en contexte de crise sécuritaire : analyse des dispositifs et des pratiques d’enseignement au Burkina Faso · 2026 · DOIThe study highlights the need for more research on the experiences of newly arrived students in French-language schools in Ontario.
Des pratiques éducatives adaptées aux besoins d’élèves nouveaux arrivants dans les écoles de langue française de l’Ontario · 2026 · DOIThe magazine had to accompany the evolution of theories and put them at the disposal of schools. It had to maintain its longevidade despite the lack of systematic support from the power public.
The lack of feminist and countercolonial approaches in the field of critical studies on technology and work. The need to promote health and care in the context of technology and work.
Em busca de uma educação feminista e contracolonial: relatos da disciplina Tecnologia, Trabalho, Saúde e Cuidado · 2026 · DOIThere is a lack of focus on human formation and development in education.
There is a lack of research on the influence of emotional education on pedagogical discourse. Prior studies have not examined the relationship between emotional education and teacher competencies.
Educación Emocional como Eje Estructurante del Discurso Pedagógico en el Contexto Escolar Colombiano · 2026 · DOIThe paper suggests that future research could explore the use of zine-making in other educational settings. The paper highlights the need for more research on the impact of zine-making on student learning outcomes.
Zine-ing Latinidad: Zinemaking, Latinidades, and the Muxerista-Jotería Pedagogical Possibilities with/ in the Graduate Classroom · 2026 · DOIThe paper highlights the need for more research on the potential of zine-making as a site of educational liberation.
Zine-ing Latinidad: Zinemaking, Latinidades, and the Muxerista-Jotería Pedagogical Possibilities with/ in the Graduate Classroom · 2026 · DOIThe study is based on a qualitative approach and may not be generalizable. The sample size is limited to 36 entretiens.
The study highlights the need for further research on the impact of cultural mediation on accessibility and identity representation.
POPULAR EDUCATION AND THE BREAKING OF SYMBOLIC EXCLUSION: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT OF THE HELLEY BATISTA PREPARATORY COURSE AT MASP · 2026 · DOIThe BNCC lacks explicit priority on ethnic-racial relations and social justice. There is a need for a more critical and inclusive approach to language education. The paper identifies a gap in the literature on antiracist linguistic education in the Brazilian context.
The paper suggests future research directions, including the expansion of the transformation of society in its relationship with nature through Agroecology. The paper highlights the importance of social networks, specifically agroecological networks, in the construction of a new professionalism.
Metodologias Participativas em Agroecologia: redes, processos e estratégias rumo a uma Pedagogia do Alimento · 2026 · DOIThe paper highlights the need to analyze the relation between the dialogical process of agroecological knowledge construction and academic action, together with social networks.
Metodologias Participativas em Agroecologia: redes, processos e estratégias rumo a uma Pedagogia do Alimento · 2026 · DOIIt highlights the need for research on the impact of socio-ecological factors on teachers' professionalism. The study aims to address the gap in the literature on transformative professionalism.
Socio-ecologies and teachers’ professionalism: on the careers of Portuguese teachers over the last five decades · 2026 · DOIThe limited training of teachers in student-centered learning approaches. The dominance of transmissive practices in language teaching.
Entre prescriptions institutionnelles et pratiques transmissives : l’enseignement du mundang au secondaire camerounais · 2026 · DOILa necesidad de desarrollar competencias interculturales y ciudadanas en el alumnado. La importancia de promover la equidad y la justicia social en la educación superior. La falta de experiencias educativas interuniversitarias e internacionales con enfoque intercultural.
Experiencias educativas interuniversitarias e internacionales con enfoque intercultural. · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in the literature on abortion discourse in the Czech context, particularly with regards to the role of social media. The research aims to fill this gap by examining the discursive construction of abortion by Czech pro-life actors on social media.
Methodological Aspects of Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Pro-Life Actors in the Czech Online Environmen · 2026 · DOIÉtudes longitudinales pour suivre le devenir de cohortes d'étudiants porteurs de projets sur plusieurs années. Recherche sur les stratégies pour développer l'entrepreneuriat universitaire au Maroc.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the formation process of teachers and their continuous development. The paper highlights the importance of providing institutional conditions for the creative and intellectual potential of students to flourish.
Crisálida aberta: memorial de uma formação ganha asas na interseção entre ciência, ludicidade e docência · 2026 · DOIThe book identifies a gap in the study of the relationship between discourse and power - The book highlights the importance of Critical Discourse…
Caldas-Coulthard, C. R. y Coulthard, M. (Eds.). (2023). Texts and Practices Revisited. Essential Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis (2nd ed.). · 2026 · DOI
Most-cited papers in Educational Practices and Policies
- Vertical and Horizontal Discourse: An essay · British Journal of Sociology of Education · 1999 · 713 citations
- Structure and Agency and the Sticky Problem of Culture · Sociological Theory · 1994 · 324 citations
- Cultural Action and Conscientization · Harvard Educational Review · 1970 · 281 citations
- Saberes docentes e Formação Profissional · Olhar de Professor · 2014 · 246 citations
- Lost Talent: Unrealized Educational Aspirations and Expectations among U.S. Youths · Sociology of Education · 1994 · 232 citations
- Social-Class Variations in the Teacher-Pupil Relationship · Journal of Educational Sociology · 1952 · 199 citations
- Bourdieu on Education and Social and Cultural Reproduction · British Journal of Sociology of Education · 1990 · 187 citations
- Scientific literacy: A Freirean perspective as a radical view of humanistic science education · Science Education · 2008 · 148 citations
- Profissionalismo, gerencialismo e performatividade · Cadernos de Pesquisa · 2005 · 143 citations
- Direito à educação: direito à igualdade, direito à diferença · Cadernos de Pesquisa · 2002 · 114 citations
Most recent work
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- 'The people need to be enlightened and taught' · European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults · 2026
- L’école face à la pauvreté : comment les inégalités sociales se transforment en inégalités scolaires · 2026
- La participación de lxs niñxs en la gestión escolar y en el espacio público: un estudio histórico-etnográfico · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
- Recorridos, tradiciones y tensiones de la enseñanza de la sociología en la Universidad Católica Argentina (1959- 1984). · Política & Sociedade · 2026
- Quelle confiance des parents d’élèves envers l’institution scolaire ? · Recherches sociologiques et anthropologiques · 2026
- Experiencias educativas interuniversitarias e internacionales con enfoque intercultural. · Ehquidad Revista Internacional de Políticas de Bienestar y Trabajo Social · 2026
- Methodological Aspects of Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Pro-Life Actors in the Czech Online Environmen · Civilia. · 2026
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